John Bowen from Stroud has been nominated as Citizen of the Year Stroud, Booral, Lime Burners Ck by NOTA - January 21, 2015March 17, 2015 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 the lodge bus. He is also involved with the restoration of the
Tea Gardens women saves life of her neighbour MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - January 21, 2015 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 elderly neighbour. Police said she explained to them that his blinds
Yvonne O’Donnell is humbled by Citizen Award nomination Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - January 21, 2015 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,” she said. “I think you get more out of volunteering than
Bulahdelah’s own, Judy Dixon, Karl Price and Ellie Gooch Bulahdelah, Wootton, Nerong by NOTA - January 21, 2015 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 holiday Driver Reviver program. She also manages the local post office which is
Citizen of the Year nominee Gordon Grainger Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - January 21, 2015 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 contribution to the community in regard to the health of the Myall
Full Moon Bandits charged by Police at Tea Gardens FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 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 to leave a Tea Gardens licensed premises. Bar staff previously asked the
Hawks Nest dispute where a man was wielding a knife MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - January 15, 2015 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 male from Hawks Nest. Information received was that the female was seeking
Huge book Sale Success for Rotary Club of Myall Coast FEATURED MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - January 15, 2015 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 conjunction with the Tea Gardens Library, the collection of books was
Tea Gardens Police praise New Year revelers and celebrations FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - January 15, 2015January 15, 2015 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 a police car. At about 2.30am on New Year’s morning the 28-year-old
Hairdinkum Style Hawks Nest owner Tammy Read 10 years after Salon fire FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - January 14, 2015January 15, 2015 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 swept through four shops in Hawks Nest, including Tammy’s newly established