FALLING trees have become a clear and present danger that all residents need to keep front-of-mind, and recent weather fluctuations have only exacerbated the situation. Storms, high winds, and the volatile mix of dry weather, boring insects and water-hungry eucalypts…
THE Lions Club of Tea Gardens finally has its purpose-built storage shed, complete and ready to be used by the famous local community services organisation, formally announced on Tuesday 13 February. The old 40-foot metal storage container that previously passed…
SOUTHERN estuaries of the MidCoast Council area are the focus of a renewed call for specific community representatives to form a new reference group in the Local Government Area. The region specified includes Wallis, Myall and Smiths Lakes, Karuah River,…
EACH month the Myall U3A Photography Group selects one photo to be published in News Of The Area. This month’s photo topic was ‘Umbrellas’, with the chosen photo taken by photographer Mandy Craig. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
FIRE and Rescue NSW Tea Gardens brigade has begun its local Pre-Incident Planning (PIP) campaign in and around Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest, visiting several sites already, with more to come. “Anywhere there is a risk to our people when…
MYALL Masters Swimming Club successfully held its tenth annual masters swimming meet at the Tea Gardens Pool on Saturday 10 February. Clubs from across NSW, 23 in all, were represented by a record 165 swimmers, with flags and banners under…
ON Friday March 1 the Kaden Centre will bring the ‘Golf by the Sea’ charity golf day fundraiser to Hawks Nest Golf Club. The Kaden Centre, a registered health promotion charity based in Warabrook, delivers custom, targeted exercise programs to…
MIDCOAST Council has announced the decision to ‘transition out of the delivery of ageing and disability services’, following the Council meeting on Wednesday 7 February. Council now seeks proposals from private providers of ageing and disability services to replace the…
LOCAL Life Saver youth Abbey Keighran has been named the ‘Newcastle Permanent Hunter Junior Life Saver of the Year’ at a ceremony at Swansea Belmont Surf Life Saving Club on Sunday, 4 February. Abbey, fourteen, took out the female prize,…
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…