On Sunday 19 April the Grange RSL Lifecare resort held a Sausage Sizzle and Raffle to raise funds for the Appeal for Bailey Middleton, one of the children seriously injured in the fuel explosion at Nerong some weeks back. On Thursday…
Great Lakes Council is in the early stages of assessing the damage after the intense east coast low pressure system delivered severe storm conditions to the southern parts of the Great Lakes region. The NSW Government has announced that the area…
Honouring our World War II Veterans project is one of the most ambitious photographic projects ever undertaken in Australia. Members of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) aim to commemorate our unsung heroes of World War II in print. The…
Charles Huntley Thompson Private – RN 789. Born 23 August 1889, West Maitland, New South Wales at the age of 25 joined the 13th Battalion G Company on the 8th September 1914. Embarked on the transport ship A38 Ulysses 22nd December 1914…
On Tuesday afternoon 14 April 2015, a 21 year old male formerly from Stroud and now living at Hawks Nest has driven his blue Ford Falcon sedan from the intersection of Pindimar Road onto Myall Way. At this time he has accelerated…
When you think of the Tea Gardens Manor, don’t just think of an Aged Care Facility on the outskirts of town. Seeing an opportunity to bring the community to them, management recently opened The Manor Coffee Shop. Catering to residents, visitors…
Saturday 15 March saw combined Rural Fire Service crews from Pindimar Tea Gardens, North Arm Cove and Limeburners Creek undertake a Hazard Reduction Burn North/West from Swan Bay. Near perfect wind conditions saw an area of approximately 28 Hectares of…
In the lead up to the Centenary Commemoration of ANZAC the community of our local area continues to give with a ‘Can do’ attitude that shows the true nature of helping and mateship. A large group of volunteers met at…
The Myall Koala and Environment Group Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens raised more than $1,700 at their annual Easter Saturday stall in Hawks Nest. Despite the rain, hundreds of locals and visitors browsed the stalls under the canopy of Hugo’s Newsagency on Yamba…
Thirty eight years on and still the biggest fundraising event for Tea Gardens Public School, the Easter Art Expo at the school has proved to be a winner with locals and visitors alike. In its tenth year of exhibiting at the…