IT’S nesting season for the threatened shorebirds that visit the Myall Coast region, and they need our support to survive. Sharing the shore ensures we can continue to enjoy our beautiful beaches, and the resident and migratory shorebird populations will…
LOCAL mainstays like the Tea Gardens Op Shop happen only with the work and dedication of a small army of volunteers, who were thanked by St Andrews Anglican Church on Friday 16 August. “The Church could not survive in its…
DESPITE cold and wet weather meaning less boats on the water last month, Marine Rescue Port Stephens still conducted fourteen rescue missions – including two long haul rescues. Marine Rescue Port Stephens Unit Commander Ben Van Der Wiingaart told News…
COMMUNITY service groups do a lot for our towns, such as the Tea Gardens Lions, who take pride in their volunteers’ efforts every Monday morning up at Elouera Lookout. Since 2021, the Tea Gardens Lions Club has been rostering volunteers…
THE NSW Liberals had plenty of time to nominate candidates for local government elections, the state’s electoral commission says, rejecting a requested deadline extension despite its own formal election notice being published two days late. There was still no “realistic…
BISHOP Peter Stuart, of the Diocese of Newcastle, paid a rare and welcome visit to Tea Gardens’ St Andrews Anglican Church on Sunday 18 August. Addressing the combined congregation of Bulahdelah, Tea Gardens and Karuah, Reverend Richard Goscombe warmly welcomed…
OVER the past 50 years, since my family and I became a part of Port Stephens, there have been a number of major on-water environmental issues that have required the community to react. I think opposition to the proposed pearl…
AUSTRALIAN oceans are feeling the burn of climate change, but they could also form part of the solution. The federal government on Friday released a draft of Australia’s first national plan to manage ocean health as environmental and commercial pressures…
AUSTRALIANS are increasingly shunning commuter towns and moving to regions with thriving local economies in a shift driven by cost-of-living pressures and the housing squeeze. Regional migration is sitting at the same level as the tail end of COVID-19 lockdowns,…
VIETNAM Veterans Day was commemorated in Bulahdelah on 18 August, 51 years since the end of Australia’s involvement in Vietnam. “The importance of Vietnam Veterans Day is realising how free we are and the sacrifice others have made to protect…