AIN’T it the truth – the youngest member of the family catches the biggest fish. It happens time and time again. Holidaying from Gladstone, QLD with their grandparents the Jones’s in Tea Gardens, young Bayley Aldwell and dad Ron hit…
MIDCOAST Council is again partnering with NBN Co to host free scam awareness seminars at Council Libraries across the LGA, with Tea Gardens hosting on Wednesday 28 February, 2pm-3:30pm. “We are passionate about giving our community the opportunity to get…
HEATWAVES and dry summer days have not helped the Myall Park grasses, but MidCoast Council is happy to report that the fix is on the way. “We did have to order a new controller for the irrigation system which has…
STAGE 2 of the Myall Park Sports Complex began with demolition of the old site along the football field in Hawks Nest on Saturday, 3 February. Stage 1 was successfully completed last year, giving both the junior and senior football…
ON Tuesday 30 January, Fire and Rescue and Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews sprung into action following reports of a structure fire at a mechanics shop in Tea Gardens. Their rapid response helped prevent the blaze from spreading to nearby…
STARTING school is a milestone, especially for one family in Bulahdelah, with twins and a Principal starting this year. St Joseph’s Primary School in Bulahdelah has begun 2024 with an increased population, including Principal Amanda Pomplun’s own twin daughters, Amaya…
CELEBRATING the Singing Bridge’s 50th Anniversary this year requires a retrospective on what it took finally to build ‘Our Bridge’, now the centrepiece of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest townships. Plenty of documentary evidence suggests that Hawks Nest was little…
THE Hunter will receive a major boost to its health workforce, with 109 medical graduate intern doctors starting work in local public hospitals this month. Interns are medical graduates who have completed their medical degree and are required to complete…
A PLAN to tackle the state’s housing crisis has been announced by the NSW Government, with a reform bringing key stakeholder groups and government departments together under one banner. The new agency, Homes NSW, will bring together the housing and…
FROM 1 July 2024 venues with more than 20 gaming machine entitlements will be required to have a Responsible Gambling Officer on duty while poker machines are in operation. Responsible Gambling Officers will help identify patrons at risk of harm…