MEALS On Wheels volunteers and staff have celebrated the finalisation of long-awaited upgrades to their facilities at the Community Centre on Booner Street, Hawks Nest. The new installations, which have come alongside other additions delivered to the Community Centre, are…
HERBALIST Debbie Mutton was the first guest speaker of the year at the Pindimar-Bundabah Community Association Hall on Saturday 16 February. “My recently passed Mum was a real earth-woman and a wonderful home-maker, so thanks to her I have a…
MATS that allow people with mobility issues to access Bennetts Beach are at risk of being removed, as the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club (TGHN SLSC) struggles to keep them usable. The SLSC’s liability for the mats…
ABSTRACT art was the topic of the first Myall U3A Art Group gathering for 2025 on Monday 3 February in the Tea Gardens Baptist Church hall. The teacher for the day, Carolyn Fredericks, who goes by ‘Aquaa’, led more than…
PETER Thomson, lead curator at Newcastle Art Gallery, will judge the 2025 Anderson Art Award competition. “Peter joined Newcastle Art Gallery in early 2023 in anticipation of the gallery’s reimagined and expanded operations,” said Anderson Art Award coordinator Ian Morphett.…
ARTISTS from the Tea Gardens Galleries in the Gardens (GiG) have donated to the Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Brigade, reinforcing the strong connections between community groups in the Myall Coast. GiG President Anne Stewart visited the Pindimar/Tea Gardens RFS station…
LOCAL engineering ingenuity has provided patrol crews of the Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Surf Lifesaving Club with better protection and immediate access to emergency resources. Club Captain Wayne Bower told News Of The Area that crews needed a fit-for-purpose vehicle that…
TWO ancient artforms have been reinvigorated by the creative forces of a number of local artists and craftspeople at the Myall Community Art and Craft Centre. They are behind the return of Thursday night sessions. Advertise with News of The…
LONG-DELAYED charity pig races returned to the Tea Gardens Country Club on Australia Day long weekend, in support of the Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Brigade. Unforeseen human matters held the piggies back from their previously scheduled October long weekend derby,…
MYALL University of the Third Age (MU3A) saw a massive turn-out for their annual sign-up day, with dozens of locals, new and returning, seeking to better themselves throughout 2025. Courses offered this year include: Art, Big Ideas, Card Games, Choir,…