PROBUS members and visitors were privileged to receive Margaret Abbott, wife of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, at their monthly meeting on Friday, 1 September at Hawks Nest Golf Club. “I love to see the rain now,” began Mrs Abbott, who recently purchased a property in tank-dependent North Arm Cove.

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ROWERS from the Jimmys Beach Aquatic Club (JBAC) received a visit from Federal Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie on Monday 21 August. First formed in June 2022, the JBAC has grown from its initial five members, who saw a need in the local community, to over 40 now, all

ABORIGINAL art, language and culture are celebrated by the new Art Trail installed in and around the Reflections Jimmys Beach caravan park, officially opened on Friday, 1 September. Featuring artworks by Tyson Jolly, a Worimi artist from Karuah, the Trail also aims to promote the use of local Aboriginal language

OUTDOOR exercise will become even easier and more accessible with the soon-to-begin installation of exercise equipment at Providence Bay Park, off Booner Street, Hawks Nest. An initiative of the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association (HNTGPA) that dates back to 2021, the new equipment was voted most popular in

PROBUS members from the Hawks Nest and District Club swung away at the Myall Park Croquet Club on Monday, 21 August. In a ‘Funday Monday’ gathering, the two clubs joined forces for a great social morning out, hammering around the court on a summery August morning. Advertise with News of

MIDCOAST Council seeks to provide the community with regularly updated information via a new interactive map on its website. Council’s Director of Engineering and Infrastructure Services, Robert Scott, explained that the map function on the website provides the community with a snapshot of what they can expect to see delivered.

FEDERAL Member for Lyne, the Hon. Dr David Gillespie, dropped into the new Myall Coast Radio studio recently, sharing with the community his views on what is happening in the “big house” in Canberra and his take on current issues. The initial question dealt with the separation of powers between

GROWING your family tree is about knowing yourself and where you come from, as the Tea Gardens Family Research and Local History (TGFRLH) group showed many on Monday, 21 August. A large gathering at the Tea Gardens Library watched as TGFRLH member Judith Glover unpacked the seemingly daunting task of