Zumba is growing within the Tea Gardens community FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - February 24, 2016 Zumba Instructor from Tea Gardens, Christine Carter describes Zumba as ‘exercise in disguise.’ “People have so much fun at my classes, they don’t realise they’re working out, until they wake up sore the next day,” Christine joked to Myall Coast News Of The Area. Christine has been practicing Zumba for four years,
Together Day set to be annual for Forster Forster, Tuncurry by NOTA - December 30, 2015 Locals and visitors, the young and the young-at-heart, in fact, absolutely everyone, is invited to a very special free community event on Wednesday 20 January - the first ever Together!Day at the Community Centre in Breese Parade Forster (next to the Library). This great initiative is the brainchild of Great Lakes Council’s
Forster Private Hospital public dialysis unit Forster, Tuncurry by NOTA - October 28, 2015 Hunter New England (HNE) Health has reached an agreement to establish a public dialysis unit at Forster Private Hospital, meaning patients will be able to receive the life-saving treatment closer to home. Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead said HNE Health reached an agreement with the operator of Forster Private Hospital, Pulse
Manning Base Hospital Stage 1 of development FEATURED Regional News by NOTA - October 7, 2015 Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead is pleased to have met with members of the design team for stage 1 of the redevelopment of Manning Base Hospital which met in Taree. Mr Bromhead said the design team’s visit to Taree is a major step forward in the delivery of stage 1 of
The draw for the National Breast Cancer Foundation raffle FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - September 16, 2015 Myall Coast News attended the drawing of the annual Dowling Real Estate National Breast Cancer Foundation raffle. As mentioned in a previous article, Heather Davy and Kim Bright are staunch supporters of the Foundation which receives no Government funding in its search for a cure for Breast Cancer. One in eight women
Stephen Bromhead replies to ‘Petition for vital hospital upgrade’ story MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - September 3, 2015 Letter to the Editor from Stephen Bromhead MP Member for Myall Lakes regarding the Petition for vital hospital upgrade story recently published. Dear NOTA, I read with interest the item in Myall Coast News (27 August 2015) “Petition for vital hospital upgrade”. I want to correct an impression that may have been left with your readers
Kate Washington launches Alzheimer Australia’s discussion paper MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - September 3, 2015 Port Stephens MP Kate Washington has launched the Alzheimer Australia’s discussion paper “Dementia in Retirement Villages” in her role as Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Dementia. The Parliamentary Friends of Dementia is a bipartisan group which was formed to promote understanding and awareness of dementia, to support people living with
Petition for funding for the Manning Hospital upgrade MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - August 26, 2015 Kate Washington, Member for Port Stephens, last week tabled a petition in NSW Parliament calling on the Government to guarantee funding for the Manning Hospital upgrade. The petition has already gathered more than 5,000 signatures. Ms Washington said, “There is growing community concern that the Manning Hospital upgrade will continue to be prolonged
Parkinsons support group and TabTimer talk Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - July 17, 2015July 15, 2015 The Myall River Tea Gardens Support Group for persons with Parkinsons disease (PD), and their carers, held their first bimonthly meeting at the Tea Gardens Manor on 1 June. The management of the Manor have made a room available for the Group to hold future meetings. This enables residents in the Manor to
Massive $150,000 donation from Mark and Lyn Betar FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - July 15, 2015 Valentine's Day 2014 was the day that Tea Gardens resident Mark Betar was diagnosed with an inoperable Oesophyageal Cancer and was told after further tests that it was highly likely that he would not survive beyond Christmas 2014. All that changed when Mark was referred to a remarkable man at the John