Myall dredging starting work FEATURED Photo Gallery Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - August 26, 2015 By now most Tea Gardens readers would have noticed the change in conditions of the Myall River due to the initial opening of the Short Cut with long arm excavators. There has been a significant improvement in water clarity and also a noticeable increase in tidal flow. Local fisherman have seen a
Yamba Street Hawks Nest residents concerned with irrigation FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - August 19, 2015August 26, 2015 Myall Park users, residents of Yamba Street and other interested members of the Hawks Nest community are invited to a demonstration of new irrigation equipment installed at the park as part of the plan to irrigate the area with recycled water. Some residents have expressed concern over the upgrade and have written
Wild Side Festival for 2015 at Hawks Nest: Three days of events FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - August 19, 2015August 19, 2015 Ten years sees Wild Side showcasing the Hawks Nest environment for the community. This year sees the tenth year of the Wild Side Festival happening over three days from Friday 11 September through to Sunday 13 September. Co-ordinator Ian Morphett describes the event as, “A celebration of the beautiful natural environment of the
Dredge arrives in Hawks Nest: Assembly is underway FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - August 19, 2015 The much anticipated dredge arrived in Hawks Nest / Tea Gardens this week to commence the opening of the eastern channel of the lower Myall River. It will take several days for the component parts of the dredge to be delivered to site, assembled and lowered into the water. “Excavation work commenced in
Government call for Green Army volunteers MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - August 12, 2015 The Australian Government is calling for more local people to join the Green Army to work on local projects that will make a real difference to our environment in the Great Lakes area. Applications for projects under Round 4 of the Green Army programme are now open for projects within the Paterson
Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Thursday Walkers Group Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - August 7, 2015August 5, 2015 Helen Watkins from the Thursday Walkers Group filed this report with Myall Coast News: The weather gods are well and truly smiling as twenty four of us gather for one of the favourite walks in the Thursday Walkers’ calendar. The walk at Seal Rocks and Treachery Beach and up to the lighthouse. Well some of us
Bitou Busters work on Hawks Nest sand dunes Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - August 6, 2015August 5, 2015 Cans of beer, a bottle of wine and some costume jewellery were among the bitou bush and rubbish found by local Bitou Busters (BB) while they worked on the dunes at the car park end of Sanderling Avenue, Hawks Nest. On a sunny Saturday 26 July, the BBs worked on the
Bush regeneration at Wallis Lakes in any condidtions MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - August 5, 2015 Three members of the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Bitou Busters joined other community volunteers to look at bush regeneration at Wallis Lakes on the NSW mid-north coast. A group of 15 people braved the rain on Friday 24 July 2015 to take part in the guided walk organised by the Australian Association
Disaster Contigency Planning Committee at Karuah FEATURED Karuah, North Arm Cove by NOTA - August 5, 2015 The town of Karuah have put their heads together since the cyclonic storms back in April, gathering some wise locals to form the Karuah Disaster committee, stemming from an idea raised at the storm recovery meetings back in April. Committee members have recently held the second monthly meeting brain storming ideas to
Myall River update from Action Group and Great Lakes Council MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - July 30, 2015 Myall River Action Group (MRAG) and Drew Morris from Great Lakes Council (GLC) have been contacted by Myall Coast News regarding the current situation with progress of works. We can provide updates on the project with the following information. MRAG reports that the delay in the arrival of dredge is causing concern to