THE MYALL University of the Third Age (MU3A) opened its new home in Hawks Nest amidst fanfare and celebrations on Friday 14 March. After a multi-year wait, MU3A took over exclusive use of the new building annex at the Hawks Nest Community Hall. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's

MOTORHEADS and car lovers flocked to Myall Park in Hawks Nest in defiance of Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Saturday 8 March, to share their love of cars. While the grey wall of the cyclone loomed in the north-eastern skies, the sky over Motorfest was blue and sunny while the cars

THE Reflections Rod Run is set to bring dozens of custom cars to the Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest area later this month. From 14 to 16 March, more than 70 hot rods and vintage cars will call the area home for a weekend-long event. Advertise with News of The Area

AUTOMOBILE enthusiasts from the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Motor Club have showcased their four-wheeled pride and joys ahead of next month’s Motorfest. The event on Saturday 8 March is gearing up to be bigger and better than ever with more activities for the community and visitors, and many more cars like

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