Great Lakes Council is currently in debate with various residents and business owners in relation to the removal of the Norfolk Island Hibiscus opposite the Hotel on Marine Drive Tea Gardens. The removal is taking place due to a necessary disabled…
Bush care volunteers from Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest returned to Winda Woppa at the weekend to find that bushland mistakenly cleared by council workers had begun to regenerate. Fourteen members of HN&TG Bitou Busters met at the end of…
On a cold and clear morning, Andrea Evans from Girvan, photographed a unique view of the aurora australis lights. Myall Coast News spoke with Andrea about her photographs. “I was doubtful that the aurora australis lights would actually come up…
Deputy Mayor of Great Lakes, Len Roberts, talks about SES Community Forum and Australian CoastSafe. SES Community Forum The NSW SES Mid North Coast Region has finalised a report following the community forum held at the Baptist church Tea Gardens on 19…
Great Lakes Council is planning its annual Bitou Bush aerial spraying program due to take place later this month. Council’s Noxious and Environmental Weeds Officer, Mr Terry Inkson said, “It is scheduled for the program to be undertaken in late-June, covering…
Great Lakes Council has planned the removal of two Coral Trees (Erythrina x sykesii) along Marine Drive Tea Gardens (between Maxwell and Ogden Streets) during the week commencing 15 June 2015. Council had originally proposed to remove these identified environmental…
Last week Kate Washington hosted the final Storm Emergency & Recovery Community Feedback Forum at Karuah and District RSL Club to receive some final feedback about the super storm’s that hit the region back in April. A number of local…
Lower Myall Integrated Project visit to Tea Gardens. Once more representatives from government and council visited Tea Gardens to explain further the project and its aims. The group announced the new timetable for dredging which has been delayed due to further…
After a fantastic community response to the first event, Great Lakes Council hosted its second ‘Weed, Wine and Dine’ evening, on the 20th May. The special event formed part of the ‘Backyard Bushcare’ program, which aims to help protect the…
Over the past year or so there have been three koala deaths by vehicles on Kingfisher Avenue between the Singing Bridge and Ibis Avenue. There have also been deaths on the same stretch in previous years. Because we have such a…