TRIBUTES from around Australia and overseas revealed the rich and varied life of Tea Gardens resident Ann Woods after her recent passing. More than sixty people who gathered at Tea Gardens Hotel for a celebration of Ann’s life heard about achievements of which she never boasted. Advertise with News of The

THE LOCAL IGA grocery store in Hawks Nest has won yet another slew of state-level awards, bringing home four majors, including the top prize, at the 2024 NSW and ACT IGA Awards of Excellence held in Sydney on Friday 1 March. The four prestigious awards, contested by IGA stores across

SENIORS from Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest enjoyed a pottery workshop with a local flavour, as part of MidCoast Council’s Seniors Week program on Wednesday 13 March. The workshop, deliberately kept small to facilitate maximum engagement, was attended by a handful of local seniors, proving that one is never too

MIDCOAST Council area pools will cease to be managed by The Y NSW as of the end of the current financial year. Existing contracts are set to expire on 30 June 2024. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02)

MULTIPLE necessary roadworks will soon begin at several key locations around Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest, and MidCoast Council wishes to advise motorists to be realistic about parking and traffic, starting from 18 March, weather permitting. “Road resurfacing works will begin in Tea Gardens, with two sections of Myall Street

REGULAR Wednesday raffles at the Tea Gardens Hotel have produced charitable donations to three major community groups, presented on Wednesday 6 March. In the three months since December 2023, Trevor Officer has been running meat raffles and members’ badge draws at the Tea Gardens Hotel, raising an impressive $6000. Advertise with

THE PROBUS Club of Hawks Nest and District inducted Ray Hosking as its newest Life Member at the Club’s AGM on Friday 1 March. Prior to the AGM, a special announcement was made with all present, before Ray stood to take on his Returning Officer role facilitating the AGM’s elections.

A RECENT presentation in Bulahdelah by Noel Atkins, Director of the Resources, Energy and Environment Foundation, highlighted the need for careful planning and controls to ensure the sustainability of the native timber industry into the future. Native hardwood forests provide timber for uses beyond the housing industry, with construction, infrastructure, mining