THE HEAT ignited at the Tea Gardens Country Club this long weekend, with the annual Rural Fire Service (RFS) fundraiser Pig Races held on Saturday, 30 September. Hundreds herded to the Country Club to witness porcine glory through six races,…
FITNESS has found providence at Hawks Nest’s Providence Bay Park, with brand new outdoor exercise equipment unofficially opened to public use early, as of Friday, 29 October. Designed and manufactured in Australia, the UrbanFit equipment sits in three distinct stations,…
MIDCOAST Council continues to build on its tourism brand by releasing a new draft Destination Management Plan and inviting feedback on the document while on public exhibition. It comes off the back of its highly successful predecessor which was completed…
ROAD rehabilitation work will start in the next three weeks on the Lakes Way, Boolambayte. The work will take place between Violet Hill Road and two kilometres east of the Pacific Highway. Works are expected to be completed in late…
TRUE love lasts, as it has for Bill and Beverley Thrift, who celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on a sunny Thursday, 21 September, 2023. Beverley and Bill both originally hailed from Singleton, where they grew up on opposite sides of…
PORKY plodders return for charity as the main event in the Tea Gardens Country Club’s (TGCC) Charity Pig Races Day on Saturday, 30 October, during the Long Weekend. This time the porcine prancers will be helping to raise funds for…
THE LABOUR Day Long Weekend will witness the return of the annual Myall U3A Art Show at Hawks Nest Community Hall, running from Saturday 30 September and Sunday 1 October, 9am-3pm. Billed as ‘bigger and better than ever before’, the…
SIGHTINGS of echidnas have ramped up in recent years, and their pocket-sized profiles mean motorists and cyclists need to be especially vigilant on busy roads and blind corners. Just prior to the June 2021 lockdown, one spiny digger was spotted…
MIDCOAST Council will meet again this Wednesday. The monthly Council meetings are open to the public to either sit in on or watch via the livestream. Council’s General Manager Adrian Panuccio urged residents to tune in for a chance to…
WITH the weather warming up and the spring school holidays upon us, lifesaving patrols kicked off at beaches across the MidCoast last weekend. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us…