THE Nelson Bay Branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) will host a Christmas Market on November 25. Offering a range of items from scones and tea to plants grown by CWA members, the market will raise money for different…
THE members of the Port Stephens Community Arts Centre (PSCAC) firmly believe that art is about sharing joy. The centre’s current exhibitions, on display until 12 December, are themed around travel and Christmas crafts. Advertise with News of The Area…
A DIVERSE range of stakeholders, from developers to homelessness advocates, gathered in Medowie last Friday to discuss the ongoing housing crisis being experienced in Port Stephens. The Port Stephens Housing Forum, hosted by Port Stephens Council at the Greenhouse Eatery,…
1/71 Marine Drive, Tea Gardens Price: $400 per week IF you are a couple looking for a rental with awesome character you cannot go past this three bedroom apartment overlooking the Myall River in Tea Gardens. Located above commercial premises,…
DEAR News Of The Area, DID any of your readers question Dutton on what alternative he would offer to solar or wind generated power in terms of sustainable energy? Does he propose a “small” nuclear reactor (SRN) down at Nelson…
THE SPIRIT of Melbourne Cup Day was celebrated with an extravagant fashion parade in the main room of Tea Gardens Country Club on Tuesday, 7 November. The fashions were provided by Tea Gardens’ own local fashionista Maxine from the newly-refurbished…
THE BIG Melbourne Cup race-day celebrations were marked by style and great food and company at the Tea Gardens Country Club (TGCC) on Tuesday, 7 November. Revellers relished the fashion and lavishness of the Bohemian Spirit pre-race fashion show, then…
CHRISTMAS will soon be all around us, as the Tea Gardens Lions’ annual Christmas Lights Festival will light up our summer nights from 1 December, and houses wishing to participate can register soon. Always a delight to see the seasonal…
STUDENTS from Bulahdelah Central School’s HSC class will have their artworks showcased by the Galleries in the Gardens on Marine Drive, Tea Gardens, starting Saturday 18 November. Anyone who has endured the NSW examination system knows the pressures that constitute…
FIREFIGHTERS of the Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service (RFS) held a special local area training practice session near Tea Gardens’ ANZAC Park on Thursday, 9 November. Passers-by could see how the myriad tools and systems operate on the big Category…