FISHERMEN could do anything in the early days. They often had to as mechanics, doctors, dentists and certainly veterinarians were rarely seen. One such fisherman, Charlie Asquith, has a hundred stories. “I was talking to Vic Whitney down the pub…
MAINTENANCE work is set to start on the Old Karuah Bridge from this week. The six-span Pratt Truss style bridge was built in 1957 to replace an earlier punt ferry crossing, which formed part of the original route of the…
ONE word for the weather over the past month – unpredictable. Rain, wind, rolling ocean swell and sporadic sunshine. Of the few opportunities available for those of us who try to catch a fish, the news is all good. Inside…
IT WAS lights, camera, action when NBN/Nine Wide World Of Sport (WWOS) cameras visited the Myall River and Tea Gardens Hawks RLFC training at Myall Park on Thursday 23 May. Footage taken from the evening included interviews with team leaders…
BEAUTIFUL weather way out west greeted the drivers of the Variety Big Bash charity drive from 19-25 May, including a team of locals from Tea Gardens’ Woody’s Nursery. After covering over 3000 kilometres in six days, not to counting the…
THE BIGGEST Morning Tea for cancer research hosted by the Wednesday Craft Group (WCG) on 22 May at Hawks Nest Community Hall was yet another stellar success for the crafty ladies. The annual Craft Group event itself raised over $800…
A VOLUNTEER RFS Deputy Captain and former Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott was the special guest speaker at the Pindimar/Tea Gardens RFS Charity Golf Day at Hawks Nest Golf Course on Friday 24 May. Mr Abbott, who has been an…
STORIES of survival were shared, along with tea and cakes, at the Biggest Morning Tea hosted by PD Solutions Cleaners at the Tea Gardens Masonic Hall on Thursday 23 May. Di Beaton, owner of PD Solutions, told NOTA, “Cancer resonates…
AN unconventional yet effective team is helping to tackle Phytophthora dieback in Barrington Tops National Park. In a ground-breaking initiative, conservation detection dogs Alice and Echo have been trained to sniff out Phytophthora cinnamomi, an unseen pathogen which is a…
A GLORIOUS day was enjoyed by many at the RFS Parrys Cove Charity Golf Day 2024, held at Hawks Nest Golf Club on Friday 24 May. Originating from the wake of the 2019/20 mega-fires, the Charity Day has persisted as…