MYALL River Camp has been feted with three accolades at the recent North Coast Tourism Awards. For the second year running, the Camp received Gold in the ‘Excellence in Camping, Glamping and Caravanning’ category. Advertise with News of The Area…
TEA Gardens restaurant Mumm’s on the Myall has been honoured with three finalist listings in the Restaurant and Catering Association’s Awards for Excellence in 2024. The iconic restaurant was shortlisted in the ‘Regional NSW Seafood Restaurant’, Regional NSW Breakfast Restaurant,…
AUGUST is Family History Month across NSW, and the Tea Gardens Family Research and Local History Group has built an impressive display at the Tea Gardens Library to celebrate and encourage the community to learn more about themselves. A large…
LOCAL Olympic swimming talent Frances Brown (nee Hogben) spoke to the Hawks Nest Probus Club about her time at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics, and how she got there from a small town in Scotland, on Friday 2 August. Originally from…
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TRUE love and a lifetime of memories were celebrated with the 50th wedding anniversary for Susan and Ned Battle, of Bulahdelah, as well as a special 70th birthday for Susan, during July 2024. “We celebrated with family and friends at…
MIEUX vaut tard que jamais (better late than never) for the local French language and enthusiasts’ group, ‘Le Francais sans Frontiere’, as they celebrated Bastille Day at Tillermans Restaurant, Tea Gardens, on Thursday 1 August. Twenty-three die-hard Francophiles assembled to…
PLAYERS past and present flocked to Myall Park for the Tea Gardens Hawks ‘Back to the Nest’ day on Saturday 3 August. The past players and plethora of local businesses and individual sponsors were able to watch most of the…
CATASTROPHIC storms and swells chomped away a section of the road along Jimmys Beach, Hawks Nest, dragging part of The Boulevarde into the sea and leaving critical infrastructure dangerously exposed as of Thursday 1 August. The Jimmys Beach ‘Erosion Zone’…
MEMBER for Port Stephens Kate Washington has offered an update on dredging plans for the Myall River, suggesting the sand removal operation will begin in early 2025. The State MP told NOTA dredging is a “complex process which requires approvals…