FIRE safety and household awareness fuelled the state-wide Fire and Rescue NSW Open Day at Tea Gardens Station, on Saturday, 13 May. Deputy Captain Dean Chester led the Q and A presentations as kids and parents fervently observed local firefighters…
JET fighter enthusiasts around Port Stephens were hopefully awed to witness a handling display practice by a new and advanced F-35A Lightning II over the northern side of the Bay on Monday, 15 May. As a semi-regular event run by…
FIGHTING fit and visiting boxers filled the Hawks Nest Scout Hall for a Sparring Day on Saturday, 13 May. The volunteer trainers at Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Boxing Club, who promote physical fitness and engagement of young people, welcomed clubs…
AMAZING autumn weather prevailed for the Pindimar/Tea Gardens RFS Charity Golf Day, the main annual fundraiser event for the Brigade, at Hawks Nest Golf Club on Friday, 12 May. Local and visiting teams from Sydney and other parts of the…
POTHOLES have redefined the Myall Way as a dangerous moguls run from the Pacific Highway into Tea Gardens. In March, NRMA’s ‘10 Worst Roads in NSW’ list ranked the Myall Way at #9. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
FUNDS raised by Motorfest’s triumphant return this March were formally donated to several worthy organisations within the Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest community on Tuesday, 9 May. Gathering at the Tea Gardens Hotel’s Dolphin Room, Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest Motor Club President Ross…
RELENTLESS erosion of Jimmys Beach, Winda Woppa, has necessitated yet another sand renourishment campaign by MidCoast Council, scheduled for 15-26 May. “Jimmys Beach is one of NSW Government’s fifteen identified coastal erosion hot spots, and sand renourishment is undertaken each…
EROSION at Jimmys Beach stubbornly persists, a reminder of the highly dynamic system that constitutes Port Stephens as a whole. In 1967, residential development at Winda Woppa involved artificial reprofiling of the dune to build the road, and resultant vegetation…
BULAHDELAH and Gloucester are two of nine finalists in the NSW Top Tourism Town Awards 2023. Both MidCoast towns are in the Small Tourism Town category, and now the public gets to vote. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
IT was the end of an era when Lion Peter Webb, the longest serving President in the 68 years of the Tea Gardens Lions, passed the baton to Lion Doug Allen during a delightful Changeover Dinner hosted at Mumm’s on…