I HAVE enjoyed spending some time in the Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest area over the last few weeks and meeting a number of people in the community and discussing the things that matter to them.

I’ve met with the Business Chamber, the Progress Association, a group of local Aboriginal Elders and the executive, and some of the many volunteers, at Meals on Wheels.

I also recorded a segment on the Business Buzz segment on Myall Coast Radio.

I intend to visit Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest regularly to continue to have these conversations.

Feel free to contact me if you would like to catch up on one of these visits.

I, along with the General Manager, Directors and Councillors will be in Tea Gardens this Thursday night, May 12, as part of our Community Conversations program.

This will be an opportunity for members of the community to talk to us about all the things that matter to you.

Staff will answer questions and discuss local issues and planned projects.

We do know that development is a big issue for the community, along with community facilities, the environment and roads and footpaths.

We will be addressing these issues at the meeting and encourage those interested to come along and participate.

The meeting will be held at the Tea Gardens Baptist Church at 6pm – all are encouraged to come and hear directly from us on the things that matter to you.

Keeping in touch

Council meetings are broadcast live and an audio recording is available on our website, along with the meeting agenda and a summary of the decisions.

There’s also a summary of decisions in the ‘recent news’ section of our website.

I encourage everyone to keep up to date with Council’s activities by signing up for Council’s weekly e-newsletter, keeping an eye on our Facebook page and using the ‘have your say’ section on our website.

We are working on improving our communications and would like to see more people tap into these information sources.

 

By MidCoast Mayor Claire PONTIN