FOLLOWING its recent acquisition of a potentially life-saving automated external defibrillator (AED), Bulahdelah Tennis Club held a public information session to demonstrate its use. Dr Jason Bendall, a passionate advocate for improved health outcomes on the Mid Coast, provided instruction to an attentive and enthusiastic gathering. Advertise with News of The

THE COMMUNITY Technology Centre (CTC) in Tea Gardens will close its doors for the final time on Thursday, 29 February, ending 21 years of service to the people of Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest and surrounds. Established 2003, the CTC was a popular spot for all technological services, especially back before

FALLING trees have become a clear and present danger that all residents need to keep front-of-mind, and recent weather fluctuations have only exacerbated the situation. Storms, high winds, and the volatile mix of dry weather, boring insects and water-hungry eucalypts create problems that mostly go unseen, until a giant

THE Lions Club of Tea Gardens finally has its purpose-built storage shed, complete and ready to be used by the famous local community services organisation, formally announced on Tuesday 13 February. The old 40-foot metal storage container that previously passed for a shed has been cleared and done away with,

SOUTHERN estuaries of the MidCoast Council area are the focus of a renewed call for specific community representatives to form a new reference group in the Local Government Area. The region specified includes Wallis, Myall and Smiths Lakes, Karuah River, North Arm Cove, Kore Kore, Khappinghat Creeks and Black Head

EACH month the Myall U3A Photography Group selects one photo to be published in News Of The Area. This month’s photo topic was ‘Umbrellas’, with the chosen photo taken by photographer Mandy Craig. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02)

FIRE and Rescue NSW Tea Gardens brigade has begun its local Pre-Incident Planning (PIP) campaign in and around Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest, visiting several sites already, with more to come. “Anywhere there is a risk to our people when we respond to an incident, we go in now to

MYALL Masters Swimming Club successfully held its tenth annual masters swimming meet at the Tea Gardens Pool on Saturday 10 February. Clubs from across NSW, 23 in all, were represented by a record 165 swimmers, with flags and banners under marquees as the weather threatened rain and howling wind from

ON Friday March 1 the Kaden Centre will bring the ‘Golf by the Sea’ charity golf day fundraiser to Hawks Nest Golf Club. The Kaden Centre, a registered health promotion charity based in Warabrook, delivers custom, targeted exercise programs to people experiencing all stages of cancer and chronic disease, safely

MIDCOAST Council has announced the decision to ‘transition out of the delivery of ageing and disability services’, following the Council meeting on Wednesday 7 February. Council now seeks proposals from private providers of ageing and disability services to replace the delivery to clients and participants of MidCoast Assist, a Council