FAMILY fun was had by all who attended the Free Family Fun Day at Tea Gardens’ ‘The Y’ Pool on Friday, 21 April. Although rain swept through briefly, nearly giving some organisers heart attacks, the skies cleared into another brilliant autumn day on the last weekend of the school

MIDCOAST Council is seeking community feedback on a draft On-site Wastewater Management Strategy before 29 May. There are approximately 13,000 septic systems 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 “In developing this

SYSTEMIC volunteer shortages state-wide may mean unpatrolled beaches, as the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Savers Club (SLSC) actively seeks new members for the 2023-24 season. The systemic volunteering shortage is affecting volunteer organisations, including the RFS and SES, also. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

FOOD business owners and hospitality workers are invited to attend a free food safety seminar on Thursday 18 May. As a food business or food handler, it’s important to stay up to date with public health legislation and keep well-informed about your obligations. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth

AFTER a spate of structural fires in Bulahdelah recently, another building has succumbed to the flames. In the late hours of Saturday 22 April a house on the corner of Stroud and Jackson Streets, Bulahdelah became engulfed with flames with the subsequent fire destroying the residence. Advertise with News of The

DORMANT plans for Hawks Nest Plaza could make the difference, as the open area along Booner Street has witnessed a recent revival by local businesses. The Plaza received a new ground surface years ago, but little else has been realised from a Council plan dating back to

GRATITUDE is a dish best served hot, and after a game of barefoot bowls, as the Tea Gardens Country Club did for the Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service volunteers on Sunday 16 April. “After their extraordinary and overwhelming response to the 2019/20 bushfires we wanted to do something to try

DECISIONS made a century ago still wreak consequences upon the mouth of the Myall River. Maps from the National Library of Australia’s Trove clearly show that, in 1845, a large peninsula jutted from the western end of Winda Woppa, known as ‘Myall Point’. Advertise with News of