PUBLISHED and aspiring writers gathered for the regular Myall U3A Writers’ Group meeting last Tuesday at Tea Gardens Uniting Church hall, this week hearing from local author Phillip Everett. Self-published writer Ray Keipert and aptly-named bush poet Bob Bush were among the small but focused group that heard Phillip describe

‘DYING to Know’ events were held across Tea Gardens, Bulahdelah, Gloucester and Taree earlier this month, facilitating important conversations about death and grief. In Tea Gardens, Winter Legal director Emma Rowles spoke about wills, probate and will disputes. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business.

GOLDEN anniversaries are a major accomplishment, and Tea Gardens locals Kay and Barry Jones celebrated theirs with family and friends in style on Friday 24 August. “We’ve done a lot of living, it’s just gone by so quickly,” said Kay of the couple’s long story of love and friendship.