IT was in 2013 when I launched my book, ‘Oysterman’, in the Karuah RSL Club. At the time the Port Stephens oyster industry was struggling to reestablish itself as the premier oyster growing waterway in the state. Advertise with News…
VIGILANT pollution inspections were performed by local kayakers upon the Myall River on Friday, 9 June. “The first and last river clean-up, in 2018, pulled out four trailer-loads of rubbish, around the Bridge and other spots,” Gordon Grainger of the…
OFTEN the most effective ways to get results are those seldom known nor discussed, as it would seem with the MidCoast Council’s ‘Report An Issue’ website function. At several recent community meetings, including the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association…
RATES, and the way MidCoast ratepayers get charged, could potentially change, amidst rumblings from the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). IPART is responsible for regulating rates and increases, and has released a draft report proposing changes to the way…
PERSISTENCE and strong purpose have finally paid, as Hawks Nest’s Dorothy Thompson celebrated the opening of the Mirreen Street footpath outside Peter Sinclair Gardens (PSG) on Thursday, 8 June. A tenacious Kiwi by birth, Dorothy (94) has volunteered at PSG…
MEALS on Wheels (MOW) has played a crucial role nationally in supporting the health and wellbeing of over 200,000 older Australians every year. The organisation has a member network of over 590 service locations and has been operating for over…
WATER wastage has come front and centre in MidCoast Council’s LGA, with the Regional Network Leakage Detection Project launched at the end of May. The Project is part of the NSW Government’s $12.5 million Regional Leakage Reduction Program, which has…
THE Bulahdelah Country Women’s Association’s (CWA) Devonshire Tea mornings have always been popular, and last month’s event was certainly no different. Crowds filled the CWA rooms in Wade Park to enjoy a cuppa and a chat while tucking into a…
WITH winter upon us, MidCoast Council Senior Ecologist Mat Bell is urging residents not to mistake a native animal for the pesky introduced house mouse that may have entered homes looking for warmth. Although the Brown Antechinus looks much like…
OVER May and June many areas are holding Biggest Morning Tea events to raise funds for cancer research. In Bulahdelah, events were held recently at the Myall River Big4 Holiday Park, with participants coming from as far afield as Raymond…