MOTORFEST organisers at the Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Motor Club have donated proceeds from last month’s event to several local community service groups, upholding a long tradition of locals supporting locals. The beneficiaries included the Tea Gardens Hawks Rugby League Football…
LOCAL fitness and adventure group the TGHN Thursday Walkers, started their 2025 season in March with walks at Tilligerry, Newcastle and Belmont. “Our new walking year was intended to start on Thursday the 6 March with a nice, easy, introductory…
TEA GARDENS Red Cross members have had an active start to the year, with two significant donations and a major local event already in the first three months. “We had a wonderful time at the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress…
A MULTI-VEHICLE accident (MVA) closed the Pacific Highway northbound at Bulahdelah on Saturday, 29 March. The Bulahdelah Rural Fire Brigade was called to the scene at 12:20pm, after a report of a single vehicle incident. “On arrival we were confronted…
VOLUNTEERS at the St Andrews Tea Gardens Op Shop were feted and thanked at a special end-of-season morning tea, held at the church on Thursday 20 March. “We had a very good summer season, over the Christmas and school holidays,”…
“TEAM BULAHDELAH” recently participated in the World’s Greatest Shave, held nationwide during March and April. The World’s Greatest Shave is an annual event in Australia, now in its 25th year, in which thousands of people shave their heads to raise…
IRISH song and culture was centre stage at the Myall University of the Third Age (MU3A) on St Patrick’s Day. The “Strings and Song” group dressed in festive green and performed a series of Irish folk songs at the Hawks…
SEVERAL local gym-goers are featured in a new photo essay by photographer Leonie Reisberg, which is now on display at the Tea Gardens Library until the end of April. Titled “Strength in Movement”, the work depicts locals in motion at…
PLAYERS of the Hawks Nest Bridge Club (HNBC) celebrated two anniversaries on Sunday, 23 March. The date marked 30 years since the club was first formed and seven years since its clubhouse was built. Advertise with News of The Area…
INDEPENDENT candidate for Lyne Jeremy Miller visited Tea Gardens on Thursday 13 March, chatting to locals at Palm Lake Resort and the Tea Gardens Hotel. A small business owner who has lived in the Taree area for almost 30 years,…