VOLUNTEERS were celebrated by MidCoast Council at a special luncheon held at the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Clubhouse on Monday 27 May, for all their contributions to the local government area (LGA). "Council is grateful for the contributions all these groups make to the community, we can't

DR DAVID Gillespie celebrated his tenth year anniversary as Federal Member for Lyne with a dinner featuring many distinguished luminaries from the political field. Attendees included former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, former National Party leader Ian Sinclair, former Member for Lyne Mark Vaile, Member for Upper Hunter Dave Layzell and Member

AMIDST the weekend’s rainfall was the perfect opportunity for landowners of Pindimar and Bundabah to brush up on their fire management strategies, with a Midcoast2Tops Landcare Connection Eco Burn workshop held at the community hall on Sunday 2 June. Landowners hailing from Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the local area converged

ARTIFICIAL hazards continue to prove dangerous for our native fauna, as discovered by Lily the grey-headed flying fox, who became entangled in a barbed-wire fence near Myall Quays estate last month. So-named for the lily pond nearby her rescue, the furry flyer had evidently not seen the low, thin-wired fence

BEAUTIFUL weather way out west greeted the drivers of the Variety Big Bash charity drive from 19-25 May, including a team of locals from Tea Gardens’ Woody’s Nursery. After covering over 3000 kilometres in six days, not to counting the trip to the starting line at Gunnedah, Matt Tulk, Jason

THE BIGGEST Morning Tea for cancer research hosted by the Wednesday Craft Group (WCG) on 22 May at Hawks Nest Community Hall was yet another stellar success for the crafty ladies. The annual Craft Group event itself raised over $800 for the Cancer Council, but the date was also the

A VOLUNTEER RFS Deputy Captain and former Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott was the special guest speaker at the Pindimar/Tea Gardens RFS Charity Golf Day at Hawks Nest Golf Course on Friday 24 May. Mr Abbott, who has been an active member with the Rural Fire Service (RFS) Davidson Brigade

STORIES of survival were shared, along with tea and cakes, at the Biggest Morning Tea hosted by PD Solutions Cleaners at the Tea Gardens Masonic Hall on Thursday 23 May. Di Beaton, owner of PD Solutions, told NOTA, “Cancer resonates with many present, as everybody you talk to has had

INCREDIBLE food and amazing wines flavoured the Zonta Long Lunch charity fundraiser at Tea Gardens on Sunday 19 May, with proceeds going to helping girls and women around the world. Despite the cold, wet and windy morning, several dozen Zontians and their guests turned out, some coming from as far

THE MEN’S Shed at Tea Gardens has received a cutting-edge technology upgrade, thanks to a sponsorship from Century 21 Real Estate in Tea Gardens, together purchasing a new diode laser engraving tool. “Ivy Stevenson contacted us from Century 21, asking us to engrave some cheese boards for their housewarming gift