Myall Lakes MP Stephen Bromhead has announced that Great Lakes Council’s waste facilities in Tea Gardens and Tuncurry has received $1,080,614.00 to expand and enhance its recycling infrastructure to increase its capacity to recycle. The NSW Government funding, under the Resources…
January is normally a hectic period for most local businesses, and more often than not it also proves to be the most profitable few weeks of the year with a steady flow of visitors. One attraction for holiday makers is of…
With an abundance of sea grass currently present around the Pindimar foreshore, turtle sightings are becoming more frequent for those out on light water craft, and can even be seen from shore bobbing their curious heads out of the water…
Pindimar has beautiful scenery and is a lovely place to live with its waterside residences and nature surroundings, but over the last few years there has been a loss to the fragile environment with its deterioration of sea grass. Don…
Fines recently issued by Great Lakes Council in regards to illegal clearing of trees resulting in polluting and blocking Nanabah Creek by a property developer at Bundabah, have reportedly been met with remorse by the owner, Tea Gardens Farms, who…
New trees recently planted along the waterfront on Marine Drive that has been rejuvenated by Great Lakes Council, are being protected from the elements and human interference with thanks to the team from the Tea Gardens Mens Shed (TGMS). Great Lakes…
Hearing of the continued erosion problems that Jimmys Beach and Winda Woppa residents have had to endure, South African born Patrick Johnson, from Australian Coastal Walls, has again offered his product as a viable solution to fix the problems once and…
Deputy Mayor of Great Lakes Council talks about Coastal Zone. Council is required to develop Coastal Zone Management Plans for all land within the “Coastal Zone”. The purpose of the plans is to develop actions to protect “assets” from storm and tidal events.…
MidCoast Water and Great Lakes Council recently met with concerned Hawks Nest residents regarding the irrigation upgrade of Myall Park in Yamba Street, Hawks Nest. The proposal has been met with mixed reactions however Great Lakes Council and MidCoast Water feel…
Extemsive work to rehabilitate Wallamba Island on the Wallamba River is now complete. Following a century of agricultural use of the Island, Great Lakes Council ultimately acquired the island in 2011 as part of the water quality improvement program. By that…