A NEW cohort of kindergarten students began their formal education at Tea Gardens Public School (TGPS) with a special assembly on Friday 14 February. “At our school, we are excited to witness the growth and development of our kindergarten students as they embark on their primary school journey,” TGPS Principal Mark

BLUEBOTTLES have plagued swimmers along the coast this summer, with Hawks Nest’s Bennetts Beach the site of a wave of incidents. The marine stingers, each of which is a colony of four separate organisms called “zooids”, are generally carried in on the prevailing north-easterly winds and the incoming tides. Advertise with

PORT STEPHENS MP Kate Washington has confirmed that dredging of the Myall River is set to commence in early March, with all necessary regulatory approvals now secured. Sydney-based Dredging Solutions has been appointed as the contractor to carry out the project. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for

AUSTRALIA Day was celebrated in style at the Promenade of Tea Gardens Palm Lake Resort, by close to a hundred residents. The afternoon boasted a quintessentially Australian menu of traditional roast lamb with mint jelly and gravy, roast veggies, pavlova and lamingtons. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

DANGEROUS surf conditions in the wake of gale-force winds and rain closed Bennetts Beach last weekend. ‘Beach Closed’ signs in the middle of the school holidays are never a happy sight, but the visible churning of the waters, and waves averaging two metres in height, were more than enough to

YEAR 6 students at Tea Gardens Public School (TGPS) became published authors at the end of last term, a fitting end to the Class of 2024’s primary education journey. “Throughout 2024, students have been working under the guidance of our teacher-librarian Miss Cooper and, more recently as well, with the

CAROLLERS celebrated Christmas early on South Pindimar beach on Saturday 21 December, with a special visitor dropping in. Despite a strong, persistent, south-easterly wind, residents and their families from all over Pindimar and Bundabah congregated on the northern shore of Port Stephens Bay to sing. Advertise with News of The Area today.

PASSION for a heartfelt hobby is so good it has to be shared, as woodworker Ian Nylander has done. Perhaps known around town as the voice of a Myall Coast Radio show featuring classics from the 50s, 60s and 70s, Ian has moved on to focus on his hobby of woodworking,

SANTA Claus will be making his traditional Christmas Eve circuit of the Myall Coast, courtesy of the volunteers of the Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Brigade (PTGRFS). He will be escorted around the villages of Pindimar, Bundabah, Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest, fresh from his recent appearance at the Lions Christmas

A SUNNY Summer’s day at Hawks Nest Beach became shrouded in a “sea fog tsunami” on Sunday, 8 December. A meteorological phenomenon, known simply as “sea fog”, occurred along the coastline, affecting water visibility across the beaches and within Port Stephens, and prompting very curious questions from those who saw