ANOTHER year approaches its end, and the Tea Gardens Lions Club is asking locals to consider a few special citizens to reward for their dedication and efforts on behalf of the community. Every year, the Lions Club hosts a localised version of ‘Australian of the Year’, which is, perhaps by

WORK will begin this week on a major upgrade to the Hawks Nest Sewage Treatment Plant. MidCoast Council says the $50 million overhaul will enable the plant to “accommodate the large increases in population that are forecast to occur in the area over the coming decades”. Advertise with News of The Area

WOMEN of Destiny Haven visited Tea Gardens St Andrews Anglican Church on Tuesday, 1 October, to bring a welcome dose of feedback to the unending charitable works of the Op Shop group. Proceeds from the twice-yearly Christmas sales at the Op Shop, one in July and one in December, have

FIREFIGHTERS from Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Brigade spread the message with big red trucks and a powerful hose at the Myall River Festival in Tea Gardens on Saturday, 5 October. Volunteers from the local RFS brought out several of the local fleet of well-maintained vehicles, including the workhorse Category 1

FUNDRAISING has never tasted so good, according to members of the North Arm Cove Community Garden group. Its members have purchased a new mulcher with the proceeds from sales of local artisan Bill Moller’s jams and pickles, which were made from the NAC garden’s very own produce. Advertise with News of The

THE community of Bulahdelah is celebrating after an announcement that Stroud Community Lodge will purchase and operate Cedar Wharf Lodge Nursing Home. Anglican Care shut down the Cedar Wharf facility in May 2022 after taking over management of the nursing home in 2017. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's

RURAL landholders on the Myall Coast are being encouraged to consider the support available for establishing environmental plantings for carbon on their land. Planting native trees and shrubs on cleared land can provide much-needed future habitat for native wildlife, and by storing carbon it can allow landholders to participate in the

A MEMORANDUM of understanding (MOU) has been signed between MidCoast Council and Newcastle Airport, aiming to bring long term economic growth to the region. According to a MidCoast Council statement, the agreement will help “leverage the expansion of Newcastle Airport to capitalise on new visitor markets and potentially attract new businesses”. Advertise

SPRING has sprung in Tea Gardens, with a charity double-header held outside Coles on Saturday 31 August. There was no sign of winter’s discontent out the front of Tea Gardens Coles on the last day of the cold season, as local contingents from two major Australian charities set up to

PERMITS will be legally required for all fires from Sunday 1 September within the Mid Coast District of the Rural Fire Service (RFS), kicking off the fire danger season a whole month earlier this year. A fire permit is required for burning activities during the ‘Bush Fire Danger Period’ in