Chairman of the Stroud Community Lodge, John Bowen, has been nominated within the Great Lakes 2015 Australia Day Awards as Citizen of the Year. John has spent three decades years chairing meetings at the aged care facility, as well as driving…
A hunch that something was not right next door has seen a Tea Gardens resident save the life of her 86-year-old neighbour. Tea Gardens Police were approached by the woman last Monday evening who expressed concern for the welfare of her…
Tea Gardens local, Yvonne O’Donnell, said while she was touched by her nomination for Great Lakes Citizen of the Year, she was not one to seek recognition for her work. “I do it for myself as well as the community,”…
Three Bulahdelah locals have been nominated for the Great Lakes Australia Day Awards. Judy Dixon has been described as a “truly sharing and caring person” within the community. She is the events coordinator for Bulahdelah Lions Club and organises the…
Gordon Grainger of Tea Gardens has been nominated for the Citizen of the Year award. For the past six years, he has been tirelessly campaigning for the dredging of the Myall River. Throughout this time he has made a significant…
Two patrons at a Tea Gardens pub are facing charges after refusing to leave the premises before ‘mooning’ staff members. Police said at about 7.30pm last Monday, a 19-year-old male from Tea Gardens and a 22-year-old male from Newcastle refused…
A man was charged with breaching his AVO after allegedly threatening a woman with a knife in Hawks Nest. Police said at about 2pm on Saturday, January 3 they attended a domestic dispute between a 40-year-old female and a 35-year-old…
The Rotary Club of Myall Coast held their fourth, two day Annual January Book Sale with about 8,000 books on sale, visitors and locals flocked to the Hawks Nest community hall to take advantage of the bargains available. Held in…
Tea Gardens police are describing New Year’s Eve celebrations in the area as a ‘reasonably controlled’ affair. “We didn’t have any major incidents take place,” they said. There were still some examples of unruly behaviour, including an intoxicated man who punched…
On the same day we watched in horror as the Boxing Day Tsunami swept through Asia, Hawks Nest hairdresser Tammy Read was alerted to destruction much closer to home. In the early hours of Boxing Day 2004, a fire had…