THE RESULTS of recent research into the challenges faced in a transition to renewable energy have been released, with one key finding being that a majority of respondents believe community consultation into energy projects is often tokenistic. Many in Port…
THE children of Tea Gardens Public School (TGPS) have received a donation to their Breakfast Club, thanks to the generous raffle attendees of the Tea Gardens Hotel. Every three months, proceeds from the Tea Gardens Hotel raffles are collected and…
IT’S that time of the year when the luderick ‘invade’ the port. Swimming in huge schools along the beaches the fish gather in the quiet bays from Birubi to Fingal until a change in the weather pattern drives them further…
VOLUNTEERS were celebrated by MidCoast Council at a special luncheon held at the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Clubhouse on Monday 27 May, for all their contributions to the local government area (LGA). “Council is grateful for the…
BUNDABAH properties played host to some informative field-study of controlled fire management, with a group of local landowners hiking out on Sunday 2 June. Doug, from Controlled Burning Contractors (CBC) in Salamander Bay, explained how proactive burns of hazard reduction…
DR DAVID Gillespie celebrated his tenth year anniversary as Federal Member for Lyne with a dinner featuring many distinguished luminaries from the political field. Attendees included former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, former National Party leader Ian Sinclair, former Member for…
FLOODING has been prevalent all around the Myall Coast with the recent heavy and relentless rains, and floodwater experts at Stroud State Emergency Service (SES) hope to help residents understand the differences between flash flooding and its riverine counterpart. “Flash…
AMIDST the weekend’s rainfall was the perfect opportunity for landowners of Pindimar and Bundabah to brush up on their fire management strategies, with a Midcoast2Tops Landcare Connection Eco Burn workshop held at the community hall on Sunday 2 June. Landowners…
ARTIFICIAL hazards continue to prove dangerous for our native fauna, as discovered by Lily the grey-headed flying fox, who became entangled in a barbed-wire fence near Myall Quays estate last month. So-named for the lily pond nearby her rescue, the…
THE OPENING of the 35th Student Parliament was made official at Tea Gardens Public School on Thursday 30 May. In the presence of several special guests, including the former NSW Governor, Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair, the Year 6 students who…