TIRELESS initiative from a few local heroes has helped keep the Tea Gardens Pool open, making the summer heat that much more bearable for many on the Myall Coast. Eight locals (and one from Newcastle) answered the call as of late last year, many hailing from the Myall Masters Swimming

STRATEGY, socialising and a good workout for the brain will be enjoyed by the members of the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Mahjong Club, which is readying to return to the tiles at the Hawks Nest Golf Club on Wednesday, 31 January. “The Mahjong Club was started 40 years ago by

KIDS united for dance-filled fun and games at the Hawks Nest Golf Club’s ‘Kids Only Disco Night’ events over the summer holidays, with still more to come. The Golf Club’s events organiser, Emily McCormack, explained how the discos were a relatively new innovation for the Club, alongside its summer golf

“BETTER than Sydney,” was the phrase many onlookers uttered at the Tea Gardens Country Club’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display at 9:30pm on 31 December. The hot, humid weather before New Year’s had yielded to a cooling rain storm over the Hawks Nest/Tea Gardens townships earlier on, leaving the sky

PINDIMAR residents and guests enjoyed a special evening carols event on Christmas Eve Eve, with a special visitor arriving halfway through the show. Led by local Doug Gillespie and his muso friends, everyone enjoyed a refreshing afternoon of carols and live music, under the historic pine tree, and the watchful

CRIME came to Hawks Nest while many prepared to ring in the New Year, as an apparent burglary was perpetrated upon the recently-opened tobacco shop early on Sunday 31 December. The case is an ongoing investigation, and police are appealing for public assistance after the business was broken into just

SEVERAL groups of concerned citizens in Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest are attempting to correct the system of naming natural environmental features in and around the ‘Myall River’ system, with a hope of highlighting the need for urgent action. The section of the Myall River System existing

GALLERIES in the Gardens will soon host much of the artistic talent that the Myall Coast has to offer, with the ‘Summer at the Gallery’ Art Exhibition from 12 January to 5 February in the Gallery at 81 Marine Drive, Tea Gardens. As the spiritual and seasonal counterpoint to

THE BEAUTY of our beaches is being ravaged by the illicit activities of some four-wheel drive (4WD) users, with MidCoast Council seeking to remind everyone of the rules in place. Beach drivers all require permits, and should be acutely aware of what their permit type entitles, specifically which areas upon