THE Great Lakes sporting community is set to benefit from a $100,000 commitment to resolve existing lighting issues at Peter Barclay Sports Field in Tuncurry. Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead joined members of the Forster-Tuncurry Tornadoes Touch Football Association and Mid Coast Council to announce $100,000 in funding for the
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MidCoast Council Forster Library’s ‘Knit &Knatter’
WINTER warmth in the colourful shape of beautifully handcrafted wraps from MidCoast Council Forster Library’s 'Knit &Knatter' group is currently on display at the Forster Library. "Many locals dedicate hours of knitting in support of this worthwhile cause and we hope the vibrant wraps will inspire regular Library customers to become
MidCoast Council’s Forster Library does Puppet Show
Lady, 81, hit by car at Forster, driven by husband
A woman was struck by the vehicle attempting to pick her up at Forster earlier today. About 11.55am (Tuesday 17 May 2016), a 77-year-old man was driving a Ford Falcon sedan in a car park off Little Street. It appears as the driver attempted to collect his 81-year-old wife the vehicle accelerated,
Jan McWilliams, Mayor of Great Lakes Council: Monthly update
CIVIC PRECINCT SITE We are working towards the development of the civic precinct site in Forster. At Council’s April meeting, we resolved to seek detailed proposals from a number of companies on how we might develop the site to provide the best outcomes for the community - including a mix of public uses
Committee helping to make Forster/Tuncurry dementia friendly
Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead joined the members of the steering committee for having Forster/Tuncurry declared Dementia Friendly towns. Mr Bromhead said the second highly productive meeting of the steering committee is examining the requirements for residents in the Forster/Tuncurry area. “The steering committee has representatives from organisations including Probus, Lions
King of Krater Event to be held in Tuncurry as part of Youth Week Celebrations
Looking for a free fun day out with skate, scooter and BMX competitions, DJ, epic slip and slides, sumo suits and ‘Look at Me’ photo booth with plenty of prizes and giveaways? You can have all this plus more at this year’s King of the Krater event organised as part of
Midwaste and Great Lakes Council’s Forster Library help us declutter sustainably
Midwaste and Great Lakes Council’s Forster Library will hold a ‘Less is More Workshop’ on Wednesday 6 April at 6pm to help residents learn how to declutter their home and dispose of excess clutter sustainably. Are you surrounded by clutter? Then the ‘Less is More!’ workshop is for you! Learn how to
Disaster Recovery Funding Granted to Great Lakes Council
Member for Myall Lakes Steve Bromhead and Federal Member for Paterson Bob Baldwin today announced funding of $243,254 recovery assistance to Great Lakes Council for communities impacted by the January and February 2013 storms and floods. Mr Bromhead said the assistance was being provided through the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State Natural Disaster Relief
Together Day set to be annual for Forster
Locals and visitors, the young and the young-at-heart, in fact, absolutely everyone, is invited to a very special free community event on Wednesday 20 January - the first ever Together!Day at the Community Centre in Breese Parade Forster (next to the Library). This great initiative is the brainchild of Great Lakes Council’s