The quick action from members of the public out for an early afternoon walk on Sunday June 26 certainly helped avoid an even worse situation when an amount of smoke was seen coming from a house in Karthena Street, Hawks…
THE proposed Offshore Fish Farm which is set to be a joint venture between NSW DPI and Tasmanian-based Huon Aquaculture Providence Bay to some might seem a feasible idea. Given that 70 to 80% of our Seafood is imported, one would…
THE popular Sun Restaurant at Tea Gardens Country Club served up its last Chinese feast last weekend after four years of serving the community. Managers George and Jian Deng are planning on taking a well-earned break and spending more time…
[one-fourth-first][/one-fourth-first][one-fourth][/one-fourth][one-fourth][/one-fourth][one-fourth][/one-fourth] TWO ambulance officers have been assaulted by a patient leaving one with a serious ankle injury and the other being spat on by the offender. A 31-year-old Tea Gardens male is to be charged with assault upon an ambulance…
AN invitation to extended to all members of the community to meet with Port Stephens Police Commander Mr Craner and his Senior Management Team. The meeting will take place in Tea Gardens on Tuesday 12 July with the purpose of…
TEA Gardens Ice Cream Shack has done it again, being awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for the second year running. To receive the prestigious award, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor rating of at least four out of…
MEMBER for Port Stephens Kate Washington is encouraging local community groups to apply for the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnership Grant. In 2015 there were 12 successful groups in Port Stephens who received a combined total of approximately $300,000. This…
OF all the iconic native creatures we are so fortunate to have in the Myall Coast area, Koalas are especially important to the area but are susceptible to injuries and death by wild dogs and interactions with vehicular movements. With…
WELL, for those that asked for a drop of rain last weeks deluge was certainly what so many had requested and Mother Nature even managed a bit more from the Heavens just to make sure. On a worrying trend though,…
BE prepared for a new adventure with plans well underway to re-establish the Scout Group in Hawks Nest. A public meeting will be held to discuss the plans and all community members are invited to attend. Manning District Scout Commissioner…