Myall Masters State of Origin
STATE of Origin isn’t only the domain of Rugby League. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE For the past 14 years there’s been a battle royal in the pool between swimmers from New South Wales and Queensland in the annual…
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Dr Allan Stewart receives Order of Australia Honour
TAKING a trip down memory lane with 102-year-old Allan Stewart is like stepping back in time through a century of Australian history. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE News Of The Area was given the privilege recently of interviewing Dr…
Ahoy Pirates Tea Gardens Library
AHOY young pirates, Tea Gardens Library is the place to be this July school holidays for some swashbuckling fun. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Magician Quenorie Eades is back at the library, this time hosting a pirate party. “The…
Tea Gardens River Clean-Up Postponed
THE recent heavy rains have forced the postponement of this week’s river clean up in Tea Gardens. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE A team of divers was scheduled to go below the surface of the Myall River between the…
Back to Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Reunion
DISMAL weather couldn’t put a dampener on the recent ‘Back to Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest Reunion’. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Organiser Anne-Marie Barry told News Of The Area, “People travelled from Tasmania, Victoria, ACT, Queensland and all corners of NSW…
Former Deputy Mayor Len Roberts addresses Progress Association
FORMER deputy mayor and councillor with Great Lakes Council, Len Roberts, recently addressed a meeting of the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Mr Roberts, now an advisor to the administrator of MidCoast…
Tea Gardens Excursion to Sydney
AUSTRALIAN history mixed in with New South Wales politics and lots of fun were on the agenda when students from Tea Gardens Public School went on a recent overnight excursion to Sydney. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE First stop…
Fire Ravaged Dunedoo says Thank You to the Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest Community
FIRE ravaged Dunedoo has sent out a special thankyou to the Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest Community for its ongoing support following February’s devastating Sir Ivan blaze. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE The Dunedoo Branch of the Country Women’s Association said,…
A French Twist raises funds for Bridge Club house
YOUR local bridge club is spearheading the construction of its own club house; a club house which, when completed, it hopes to share with like-minded groups. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Thanks to a lot of hard work over…
Pay rises and penalty cuts in the Myall Coast
MILLIONS of the nation’s lowest paid workers will get a weekly pay rise of $22.20 from 1 July. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Under the decision from the Fair Work Commission, the 3.3 percent increase equates to an additional…