HUNTER Surf Lifesaving volunteers led a morning of education and drone-flying familiarisation for the youth of the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) at Hawks Nest’s Bennetts Beach on Saturday 24 August. The air around the SLSC shed was abuzz with the whirring of drones in action,

FORGOTTEN wars and warriors were remembered with the Vietnam Veterans’ Day commemorations held at Tea Gardens’ ANZAC Park on Sunday 18 August, the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. Opened by RSL Sub-Branch Treasurer and Trustee Terry Munright, the service was small and poignant, symbolic of the day’s lower

LOCAL mainstays like the Tea Gardens Op Shop happen only with the work and dedication of a small army of volunteers, who were thanked by St Andrews Anglican Church on Friday 16 August. “The Church could not survive in its current form without the income from the Op Shop, and

COMMUNITY service groups do a lot for our towns, such as the Tea Gardens Lions, who take pride in their volunteers’ efforts every Monday morning up at Elouera Lookout. Since 2021, the Tea Gardens Lions Club has been rostering volunteers from their number to maintain the appearance and amenity of

BISHOP Peter Stuart, of the Diocese of Newcastle, paid a rare and welcome visit to Tea Gardens’ St Andrews Anglican Church on Sunday 18 August. Addressing the combined congregation of Bulahdelah, Tea Gardens and Karuah, Reverend Richard Goscombe warmly welcomed the Bishop’s semi-annual visit to our corner of his immense

FIREFIGHTERS from the Rural Fire Service’s (RFS) Mid Coast District, Tango Sector, gathered at Girvan on Saturday 17 August in the first of hopefully many joint Training Working Groups, aimed at making future engagements more efficient. Eighteen volunteer firies from four brigades - Pindimar/Tea Gardens, North Arm Cove, Girvan and

MYALL River Camp has been feted with three accolades at the recent North Coast Tourism Awards. For the second year running, the Camp received Gold in the ‘Excellence in Camping, Glamping and Caravanning’ category. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone

TEA Gardens restaurant Mumm’s on the Myall has been honoured with three finalist listings in the Restaurant and Catering Association’s Awards for Excellence in 2024. The iconic restaurant was shortlisted in the ‘Regional NSW Seafood Restaurant’, Regional NSW Breakfast Restaurant, and ‘Regional NSW Cafe Dining’ categories. Advertise with News of

AUGUST is Family History Month across NSW, and the Tea Gardens Family Research and Local History Group has built an impressive display at the Tea Gardens Library to celebrate and encourage the community to learn more about themselves. A large and eclectic static display has been carefully curated by Jenny

LOCAL Olympic swimming talent Frances Brown (nee Hogben) spoke to the Hawks Nest Probus Club about her time at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics, and how she got there from a small town in Scotland, on Friday 2 August. Originally from Arbroath, Scotland, Frances swam for the UK team in 1956,