NATIONAL pride has been renewed at the Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service (RFS), after receiving new flags courtesy of Dr David Gillespie MP on Friday, 15 December. As the old flag flapped fitfully in the gusty afternoon wind, its ragged tendrils were silent testament to the whimsical weather conditions with

REFLECTIONS Holiday Park at Hawks Nest has undergone the first in a multi-stage upgrade to bring the park into the 21st century. The Booner Street site has received fourteen new ‘ModnPod’ contemporary cabins, each complete with bedding, bathroom, kitchen and BBQ verandah. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

SINCE the public toilets opposite the Tea Gardens Police Station have been recently beautifully enhanced, I checked back to when they were erected in 1963, the same time as the boat loading ramp was also being completed a short distance away. The Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest Chamber of Commerce,

GOODWILL and seasonal cheer reached local nursing homes at the end of 2023, thanks to the mammoth Christmas card-making efforts of the Myall U3A Art Group. All created by the Myall U3A Art Group, in a veritable showcase of their budding and maturing talents, the tradition of Christmas cards were warmly

WARMTH was felt this Christmas, thanks to the knitting efforts of the local ‘Knit With Love’ group that meets at the Tea Gardens Catholic Church. ‘Knitters For Love’ is a local group that make and donate blankets or body-wrappings to refugee centres around the world, helping people displaced due to

VOLUNTEERS of the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association (HNTGPA) have been busy helping people enjoy the holidays, while continuing to raise funds for local projects. Two recent outings at Bunnings Heatherbrae have added to the pot that will fund many more community projects and events in 2024, chief among

THE BULAHDELAH Central School (BCS) community marked the end of the school year with award presentations and the annual Matt Smith Concert. The concert was organised by the Student Representative Council to honour the memory of 2011 school captain Matt Smith. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for

A MERRY Annual General Meeting was held by the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association (HNTGPA) at the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club on Wednesday, 13 December, capped off with the Christmas party for a very productive year for the HNTGPA. Highlights of 2023 included 120 members

A TWO-YEAR project to reduce the use of non-renewable energy at five MidCoast Council water and sewer sites is now complete. More than 400 solar panels have been installed at Tuncurry Recycled Water Treatment Plant, Bulahdelah Water Treatment Plant, Tea Gardens Sewer Pump Station 13 and the Coopernook and Manning Point

GIVE your feedback on the draft Cemetery Strategy which has been developed after community consultation this year. MidCoast Council manages 34 cemeteries across the region. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us - media@newsofthearea.com.au The draft