Bailey Middletone, Nerong boy, receives community thoughts, help and funds Bulahdelah, Wootton, Nerong FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - April 29, 2015 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 the Grange also hosted a movie morning as part of the
Music on the Myall at Nerong Bulahdelah, Wootton, Nerong FEATURED by NOTA - April 23, 2015April 23, 2015 Nerong held its first “Music on the Myall” night on Saturday 18 April at the Nerong Progress Association Hall. It was a sold out event with over 120 people attending. It featured Ian Wilson, who is an accomplished musician achieving sixth place in the Brass Bands National Championships recently. Organisers, Bev and Graeme
Fundraising appeal to assist people who are blind or have low vision Forster, Tuncurry by NOTA - April 14, 2015 At any one time over 2,000 Australians are estimated to require support from a Seeing Eye Dog. To help reduce this figure, the Petbarn Foundation and Seeing Eye Dogs Australia (SEDA) are urging the Myall Coast community to get behind a fundraising appeal to assist Australians who are blind or have
Motorfest hands over funds to community organisations FEATURED Pindimar-Bundabah Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - April 11, 2015April 8, 2015 Sunday 30 March at the Pindimar Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service Station saw a gathering of people from the local area on hand to witness the successful culmination of the 13th annual Motorfest. Chief organiser for Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Motor Club Incorporated, Juergen Seil, spoke of the clubs humble beginnings
Bulahdelah’s Leigh Brown more than doubled her goal for Leukemia Bulahdelah, Wootton, Nerong by NOTA - April 8, 2015 Bulahdelah resident, Leigh Brown, has raised over $1300.00 for the Leukemia Foundation by being sponsored to shave off all her hair. Leigh explained that she chickened out for many years but then realised, “It’s only hair!” 30 March marks the anniversary of her grandfather’s fight with cancer and after talking to some
Eilish Battle and Jim Perry shave for a cure Bulahdelah, Wootton, Nerong FEATURED Pindimar-Bundabah Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - April 8, 2015April 8, 2015 Sunday 15 March and a nervous Eilish Battle sat at a table at Myall Quays Shopping centre awaiting the sound of the scissors at the back of her neck. The big day had arrived and Eilish and family friend Jim Perry followed through their fundraising drive by losing their hair for
Val Brown and Rusty Sargeant football trip for fundraising Bulahdelah, Wootton, Nerong by NOTA - April 8, 2015April 8, 2015 The Westpac Helicopter Bus Trip to the ANZ Stadium on the 27 May will be the last fundraiser of this type for Val Brown and Rusty Sargeant. Both of these Bulahdelah residents have been collecting donations and putting on fundraising events to contribute in keeping the rescue helicopter in flight for
Greg Brown will be walking to the tip of Yacaaba Head for fundraising FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - April 1, 2015 Hawks Nest resident Greg Brown will be walking for the Vanuatu Relief fund on Saturday 18 April 2015. Greg states he was overwhelmed by the media vision of the devastation of the small Pacific Island group from Cyclone Pam and felt he just had to help. Red tape nearly got the better of
Tea Gardens Hotel hosts ‘Women of the area’ event FEATURED Photo Gallery Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 A fundraiser event for cancer research was held at the Tea Gardens Waterfront Hotel, with ladies attired in all their “BLING”. On arrival, they were treated to a glass of champagne or a cocktail, followed throughout the night to a variety of delicious finger food. Noted jeweller Roger Carey showcased a display of
Charles Blackman limited edition artist print “Butterflies Path” for sale FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - March 17, 2015 The aging population on the Myall Coast, means our men carry a higher risk of developing prostate cancer. A group of Tea Gardens Gardens Hawks Nest residents have formed the Prostate Support Awareness (PSA) in a bid to raise awareness of the incidence of Prostate Cancer in the community. Group member Howard Grant