VOLUNTEERS from the Myall Community Art & Craft Centre have begun revitalising the entry to their facility in Tea Gardens. In an effort to create a better and more inviting entrance, local landscapers and handymen have dug in, literally, to…
A DRAFT plan of management for the Stroud Showground is on public exhibition from 18 September to Sunday 3 November 2024. The draft plan includes detailed actions that identify management strategies and new proposed facilities for Stroud Showground. Advertise with…
WITH summer just around the corner, the Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club (TGHNSLSC) hosted an open day on Sunday 8 September. On an oddly grey day amidst the recent beautiful spring weather, more than 50 people turned out…
VISITORS re-enacting a historic ‘Sydney to Coolangatta’ coastline journey landed at Hawks Nest beach at the end of their journey’s first day on Monday 2 September. Two inflatable rescue boats (IRBs) were launched from Sydney Harbour, with an Australian Federal…
POET-who-knows-it Bob Bush regaled a crowd of more than 100 as the guest speaker at the Hawks Nest and District Probus Club meeting on Friday, 6 September. The locally-based poet took the room on a journey of emotions as he…
PRE-POLL voting in the MidCoast Council election opens on Saturday, 7 September. There are six locations at which residents can cast an early vote. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone…
TWO paintings by a Tea Gardens artist have been reunited years after being separated to opposite ends of the planet. Gillian Fabiszewski is the artist behind ‘Tidal A and B’, a diptych (a pair of paintings created to be hung…
INCUMBENT mayor Claire Pontin will look to secure re-election to MidCoast council later this month, leading a team of six into the 14 September election. Elected to council in 2017, Ms Pontin served as deputy mayor from 2019-21 before taking…
WORIMI GRINGAI Elder Dr Elizabeth McEntyre will contest the 14 September MidCoast local government elections as an ungrouped Independent. Dr McEntyre, who lives in Tea Gardens, says she has been connected to the area from birth. Advertise with News of…
HAVE your say on the strategy for managing public toilets in Myall Coast parks. The draft MidCoast Public Toilets in Parks Strategy 2024 – 2035 is on public exhibition from Wednesday 28 August to Wednesday 2 October 2024. Advertise with…