FIRE and Rescue NSW Tea Gardens brigade has begun its local Pre-Incident Planning (PIP) campaign in and around Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest, visiting several sites already, with more to come. “Anywhere there is a risk to our people when…
THE BULAHDELAH Historical Society recently celebrated two long-serving members by awarding them life membership. Such an honour is bestowed not only for long term membership to an organisation, but more importantly for significant contributions made. Advertise with News of The…
MYALL Masters Swimming Club successfully held its tenth annual masters swimming meet at the Tea Gardens Pool on Saturday 10 February. Clubs from across NSW, 23 in all, were represented by a record 165 swimmers, with flags and banners under…
COMMUNITY groups can apply for up to $4000 to fund NAIDOC events that are planned and run by a NAIDOC Planning Committee. The funding round is open from Monday 5 February to Sunday 3 March 2024. To apply, fill out…
ON Friday March 1 the Kaden Centre will bring the ‘Golf by the Sea’ charity golf day fundraiser to Hawks Nest Golf Club. The Kaden Centre, a registered health promotion charity based in Warabrook, delivers custom, targeted exercise programs to…
NATIVE creatures great and small require closer consideration, as some Hawks Nest residents have recently learnt the hard way. Flying foxes have, in summers past and this season, regularly swarmed the skies of an evening, seeking the sweet nectar of…
IT’S that time of the year again when the MidCoast region gears up for the yearly bulky waste collection. Before you run out and leave your unwanted waste on your kerb, it’s important to double and triple check the collection…
MIDCOAST Council has announced the decision to ‘transition out of the delivery of ageing and disability services’, following the Council meeting on Wednesday 7 February. Council now seeks proposals from private providers of ageing and disability services to replace the…
TELECOMMUNICATIONS have been an ongoing nightmare for Myall Coast residents, so News Of The Area has conducted a local review of what the current mobile phone infrastructure is in the area, in light of the imminent Federal Review. The official…
LOCAL Life Saver youth Abbey Keighran has been named the ‘Newcastle Permanent Hunter Junior Life Saver of the Year’ at a ceremony at Swansea Belmont Surf Life Saving Club on Sunday, 4 February. Abbey, fourteen, took out the female prize,…