POWERHOUSE historian Janis Winn’s fifth and latest book was officially launched before 140 people at the Tea Gardens Baptist Church on Saturday, 9 March. In ‘The Chronicles of Carrington, Tahlee and the Legacy of the Australian Agricultural Company 200 Years’,…
SMOKE choked the skies of Pindimar as a large bushfire persisted for almost a week, first reported at 4:21 am on Wednesday 6 March, near Nardoo St, North Pindimar. While its origins are not yet officially determined, eye-witness accounts noted…
ON 31 January the Tomaree Trotters held their annual Beer Mile Relay at Fingal Beach. The Tomaree Trotters are a local running group set up by Fingal Bay resident and keen runner Keith Collin in 2014. Advertise with News of…
COFFS Coast’s best junior touch players have excelled against Northern NSW’s finest during the Northern Eagles Junior Championships at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park. The Coffs Harbour Hurricanes hosted the event which attracted over 800 players. Hurricanes vice-president Judith…
THE Nambucca Valley honoured a host of valued citizens on the evening of Thursday 25 January when the National Celebration Day Awards were held at Bowraville Central School. A moving citizenship ceremony was also conducted, during which the district’s newest…
AUSTRALIA Day was celebrated in typical family-friendly style at the Tea Gardens Lions Club’s time-honoured BBQ Breakfast on Moira Parade, Hawks Nest. The clear morning’s swift evolution into a 40-degree scorcher did not stop the crowd congregating to celebrate being…
AUSTRALIA sweltered through an uncommonly hot Australia Day on 26 January, but not even extreme heat could dampen the enthusiasm of Port Stephens residents in celebrating their nation’s annual day. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it…
‘HAPPY Days’ came for the Galleries in the Gardens (GiG) members at The Gallery on Marine Drive, Tea Gardens, with the official opening of the 16th annual ‘Cool Summer Exhibition’ on Friday 12 January. The local member-based, non-for-profit ‘GiG’ community…
CHILDREN all over the Myall Coast towns of Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest, Pindimar and Bundabah were thrilled to receive the jolly old elf himself, with his Helpers from the Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service (RFS), on Christmas Eve 2023. Beginning…
AN enthusiastic atmosphere washed over the families gathered with their picnics at the popular Foreshore Park at Stuarts Point on the morning of Sunday 17 December…Santa was coming to visit! With a flurry of activities, set up by a dedicated…