NERONG Progress Association has a new billboard that will better inform villagers and visitors of what is coming up in the local community as well as other relevant community news. Nerong Progress Association president Glen Nesbet said “basically we had an old sign up to communicate things to people and we

MYALL Park Sports Complex is ready for play, and to serve as ground zero for the ‘Back to the Nest’ end-of-season event on Saturday 12 August. Hawks Rugby League Football Club calls Myall Park home. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone

BULAHDELAH Courthouse Museum has hosted several ‘ghost tours’, where people can hunt for ghosts and find out what they have to say. A dozen people recently came from near and far to search for past clues from beyond the living, maybe uncovering something no one else knew. Advertise with News of

LONG life and healthy living are celebrated every year by a growing Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest group calling themselves the ‘47 Club’. The informal group began back in 2008, when a nucleus of eight ladies suddenly realised that they shared the same birth year, of 1947. Advertise with News of The

MAVIS Everingham of Bulahdelah celebrated her 100th birthday last week. Born in Coolongolook in 1923, she lived in Dyer’s Crossing and Nabiac for most of her younger years. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email

MURKY waters and weedy turf confronted volunteers from the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association’s working bee at the Tea Gardens Pool on Thursday 20 July. Despite existing contracts no-one seems to be maintaining the pool during the off-season, leaving some wicked surprises for volunteers. Advertise with News of The

VANDALS have struck several public amenities across Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens, as presented in a recent audit at the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association meeting on Monday 17 July. This issue has been a priority concern for locals for weeks, as vandalism has spiralled out of control. Advertise with

JUST a few short months after celebrating its 35th year of existence, the Hawks Nest-Tea Gardens Probus Club has ceased to function. The club was founded in February 1988 following sponsorship from the Rotary Club of Rutherford-Telarah. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us.

EXERCISE is now easier and equipment more modern than ever at the newly-updated Yallarwah Park along The Ridgeway in North Arm Cove. The upgrades are the result of a successful bid in 2022 by the North Arm Cove Community Association Inc (NACCA), for a slice of the state government’s ‘Stronger

LOVEY’s Grocers IGA Hawks Nest has won three gongs at the National IGA awards of excellence on the Gold Coast. The Small Fresh Award, Small Grocery and Perishables, and the coveted National Small ‘Xpress’ Store of the Year for 2023 were all taken out by Lovey’s at the awards on