THE TIMING was perfect for the RediPlan Emergency Services Workshop, held at Hawks Nest Community Hall on Saturday, 16 September. Representatives from the Pindimar-Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service (RFS) and Red Cross Emergency Services met to further discuss community preparation details on the statewide RFS ‘Get Ready Weekend’. Advertise with

BEING environmentally friendly is at the heart of the Boomerang Bags program which promotes the use of reusable shopping bags. However, the team that delivers their beautifully crafted Boomerang Bags in the Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest region go one step further. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it

SPRING is a season for refreshment and new beginnings, and the Tea Gardens Anglican Church is hosting a ‘Back to Church Sunday’ on 24 September to give people a chance to reconnect. The lockdowns and unprecedented isolation precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated things, with many struggling to ‘return

CROWDS gathered at North Arm Cove Community Hall on Saturday, 16 September, to unite under one voice in their plight for rezoning of long-held lands. More than 200 people came from all over NSW and even interstate, for their first physical gathering, organised by the North Arm Cove Rate Payers

IT’S nesting season for the threatened sea and shorebirds that visit the MidCoast region and they need our support to survive. Sharing the shore ensures we can continue to enjoy our beautiful beaches and the migratory shorebird populations will thrive. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for

WITH the 30th Anniversary of the Myall U3A (MU3A), News Of The Area has been informed of many of the goings-on at the group, and how several community members have found long and rewarding involvement with U3A and its various sub-groups. One lifelong member, Barbara Lyle, was recently interviewed, and

BIG blue pipes will form the new artery through which Hawks Nest residents and businesses get their water, with upgrades having commenced along Moira Parade and Eagle Avenue. The large-calibre pipes appeared unannounced upon Council land in front of the Moira Parade boat launch area some weeks ago. Advertise with

AFTER months of delay, a big, blue fence appeared across the Hawks Nest Community Hall on Booner Street on Tuesday, 5 September. Regular, registered users of the Meals on Wheels (MOW) service operating out of the Hall can still access the building via the main front entrance. Advertise with News

LITERACY and learning support for our local schoolchildren are the focus of several recent and future fundraisers for Tea Gardens Public School (TGPS). At the weekly Happy Hour held by the TG Palm Lake Resort (PLR) Bar Committee, PLR residents invited TGPS Principal Mark Clemson to receive a donation of