An announcement from the NSW Government has stated Great Lakes Council will be allowed to continue to stand-alone in order to best deliver local government services to the Great Lakes region into the future. “The NSW Government has recognised the…
The Australian Electoral Commission has released a draft report publishing a proposal to federal electoral boundaries in NSW. This is due to a decrease in the NSW entitlement from 48 to 47 seats in the House of Representatives. The Chair of…
Police are appealing for information after two guns, ammunition, and a boat were stolen from a rural property in Swan Bay, near Karuah Port Stephens overnight. Between 5.30pm yesterday (Thursday 22 October 2015) and 6.30am this morning, two firearms (a…
A man has died following a single-vehicle accident near Stroud overnight. Just after 11pm yesterday (Thursday 22 October 2015), emergency services were called to the Bucketts Way, Wards River, about 3km north of Monkerai Road. A car, with two men inside,…
A man will face court today after allegedly indecently assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a rest stop north of Raymond Terrace earlier this week. About 11.30am on Wednesday (14 October 2015), a 15-year-old boy went into the male toilets at…
Cruising around the Winda Woppa area last Friday, Myall Coast News took the opportunity to inspect the playground that has been in the news for the last couple of issues. Previously it had been reported that due to the prior playground…
The Pindimar Bundabah Community Association Inc Aquaculture Committee have again formally opposed to the development of a controversial land based Abalone Farm at the waters edge of Port Stephens, with the facility proposed to be constructed on land in South Pindimar.…
Following last week’s edition of the Myall Coast News that reported on the condition of the Winda Woppa Childrens Playground , Great Lakes Council Manager of Parks and Recreational Services, Mr Andrew Staniland, has offered further information regarding the upgrade works…
Patrolling the Hawks Nest and surrounding areas public places during the recent school holidays, Rangers and members from Great Lakes Council Regulatory Services Division reported that they were fairly pleased with the behaviour and actions by both locals and visitors to…
Despite Great Lakes assurances earlier this year, the childrens playground in the Winda Woppa reserve is still in a state of disrepair as the busiest holiday period of the year looms closer. The Myall Coast News reported back in April that…