Huge turnout for Pindimar Markets Myall Coast Photo Gallery Port Stephens by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 30, 2024 Local artist-extraordinaire Michele Winn with her stall of ceramics and other creations. HUNDREDS flocked to the Pindimar Markets on Saturday 26 October, bringing to life one of the biggest days in the village’s recent memory. Pindimar Fire Station, the Pindimar-Bundabah Community Hall, and adjacent Leone Fidden Memorial Park hosted huge crowds of people perusing the stalls and enjoying the glorious weather, after several rainy nights and grey mornings. 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 The Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service (RFS) gave live demonstrations of their life-saving equipment, next to Lemon Tree Passage Marine Rescue’s new multi-purpose boat. The vessel, which has come about as a result of concerted efforts to secure grant funding, will help Marine Rescue cover their large service area, which includes all waterways that lead into Port Stephens, as well as the Bay itself. The Pearls of Port Stephens’ Buy My Wardrobe second-hand stalls were well-protected by the Pindimar Bundabah Community Association’s (PBCA) new outdoor awning, which is also soon to be leased for special occasions. From their sales, the Pearls will be donating to ‘We Care Connect’, a charity for families living below the poverty line in the Central Coast and Hunter. Vendors carried food, home-made and imported items for sale, antiques and more, while staple events like the chocolate wheel and homebrew competition drew much attention, as did Jenny Little’s thong throw competition. While market-goers milled around, live music was provided by several local duos, including Doug and Trevor, Burt and James, and Jack and Joe. MidCoast Council representatives also set up several educational stalls, while a petting zoo offered experiences with farm animals. “The atmosphere is lovely; it is a wonderful place to have the community come together,” said Lesley Lane of the Pearls, PBCA and RFS. so many people did so much work to get it all together, it has a real ‘country market’ feel,” exclaimed Lesley Lane, of the Pearls, PBCA and RFS. Kathy Jones, one of the PBCA organisers, proudly proclaimed 2024’s Pindimar Markets as the “best market day ever!” By Thomas O’KEEFE Doug and Trevor regaled the crowd once again with live music. Home-made cakes and biscuits supplied by Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Red Cross. The Pindimar/Tea Gardens RFS Brigade was clear and present out the front, recruiting more valiant volunteers. Some future fire-fighters got to know the inside of the big red truck. Brad Fuller from Lemon Tree Passage Marine Rescue debuted the new multi-purpose boat. Visitors got hands-on with the firefighting equipment that has saved the area on several occasions.
