A LUCKY motorist walked away from the scene of a crash on Viney Creek Road East on Saturday July 8. Investigations continue, but a combination of poor visibility and a dirt road probably stacked u against the driver. Advertise with…
THE Myall River Voice, Interests and Education of Women Club (VIEW) marked it’s 26th Anniversary at the Tea Gardens Grange Clubhouse on Friday, 14 July. More than 80 members congregated, including those of sister clubs at Tilligerry, Maitland, Gloucester and…
TANYA Thompson’s first three months as The Nationals Myall Lakes MP have been busy, and she’s using the parliamentary winter break to confer with her electors. “Having been involved with the back-office issues under Stephen Bromhead (her late predecessor of…
REFURBISHMENT work will begin in the next two weeks at Hawks Nest Community Centre on Booner Street. MidCoast Council on June 28 voted to release money for the upgrade from its ‘developer contributions’ funds. Advertise with News of The Area…
BENNETTS Beach has been the inspiration for more than one incarnation of a Surf Life Saving Club, and rightly so as it is arguably the most beautiful beach in the world. Previous reports in the News Of The Area have…
GLOBAL trivia made for the warmest winter night, as the people of Pindimar, Bundabah and surrounds gathered at the fire station for their ‘Around the World’ trivia event on Saturday, 8 July. The theme was beautifully buttressed by the cornucopia…
WAUKIVRY Road between Bulahdelah and Gloucester was impacted by several landslips during the March 2021 natural disaster and was rendered impassable. The worst landslip occurred 25 kilometres south of Gloucester, where an 80-metre section of road crashed down the hillside…
FIRST Nations celebrations will have another first, with the inaugural NAIDOC Week events occurring at Tea Gardens Public School grounds from 9.45am-2pm on Tuesday, 11 July. During the holidays Tea Gardens Public School will be hosting a very special event…
POOL safety and lap-time performance will be better assured next season, with a successful grant application by the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association for funds to revitalise the Tea Gardens Pool. The HNTGPA’s submission for the federal government’s ‘Stronger…
RESILIENCE in remote bush communities was covered when the Pindimar Bundabah Community Association (PBAC) hosted two comprehensive first aid courses last week. Covering everything from dealing with snake and spider bites, choking, asthma, CPR, injuries, anaphylaxis, using the recovery position…