FOLLOWING its inaugural success, the second Grey and Thespian Mardi Gras is just over a week away. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE A group of dedicated volunteers from the Hawks Nest/Tea Gardens Progress Association has been working tirelessly organising…
FORMER Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke famously once said, “by 1990 no Australian child will be living in poverty”. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Tragically, 27 years down the track that commitment is far from a reality. According to…
ORGANISERS of the recent Motorfest weekend are still on a high after their most successful event ever. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Motor Clubs from Port Stephens and Newcastle joined the 45 clubs which converged on the Yamba Street…
IN anyone’s language it’s a long way from their Hawks Nest training ground in Yamba Street to Sydney Olympic Park. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE So it was with plenty excitement and a little anxiety that 10-year-old Tyler Rodgers…
LOCAL businesses have dug deep once again to donate prizes for a raffle to raise funds for Jay Allen’s marathon walk for melanoma. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE When Kaye Simpson from First National in Hawks Nest tasked herself…
WHAT began as an idea just a few months ago has turned into a reality with the opening of a Youth Boxing Gym in Hawks Nest. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE The driving forces behind the gym are Tea…
POLICE and Community have come together for a celebration of local generosity. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE The occasion was the distribution of funds raised from the annual Hawks Nest Police Charity Golf Day. “It’s Community and Policing at…
MANY people, or maybe most sane people, would have looked at the weather forecast for 14 March onward and decided that a television binge watch or hibernation were the obvious choices. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE But not…
NIMBLE fingers and tiny stitches have paid dividends for the members of the Myall Community Art and Craft Centre. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE The ladies of the sewing and quilting group have raffled off one of their beautiful…
THE Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Lifesaving Club has good reason to celebrate after a record breaking medal haul at the recent State Championships held at Blacksmiths Beach. Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE With competitors on the sand and…