Police and community host Charity Golf Day at Hawks Nest Golf Club Myall Coast Myall Coast News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 13, 2023 Organisers Rebecca Mount, James Howell, Colin McCarthy, Jeff Farmer, Stephen Mount, Mick Rumble, John Rumble, Trent Moffat and Kristie Curry. SWINGING for charity was the Good Friday deed for many this year, at the Police and Community Charity Golf Day at the Hawks Nest Golf Club on 7 April. “The Golf Day is run by the police and the community, to raise money for the community and local charities, people in need,” Trent Moffat, local Senior Constable and Lockup Keeper, told NOTA. 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 “Not one cent goes to the police, it is about local people supporting local people. “The local police rely on the community for support, and we want the community and the police to maintain a good relationship through events like this,” Mr Moffat said. Jeff Farmer, a local policeman from 1988-2001, co-founded the event in 1988 and still resides in the area. “The people of Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest and surrounds have been the most giving to charity, per capita, compared to anywhere else,” he said. “This sort of thing used to happen all over the Hunter, but this is now the only ‘Police and Community’ event of its kind that still happens,” Mr Farmer told NOTA. Since its inception, the Police and Community Golf Day has raised an accumulated total of more than $250,000, according to the organisers. This year’s major sponsor, Hawks Nest First National Real Estate, led the way with a host of local businesses sponsoring holes, and donating a host of impressive raffle prizes. “We’ve supported the local school and preschool, the Community Bus, Meals On Wheels, local ambulance services and the Westpac Helicopter, donations to brain cancer research, and to individuals and kids with illnesses,” Mr Farmer added. Stephen Mount, local solicitor and organising committee member, told NOTA, “We are pleased to see up to 140 golfers who had joined the competition, coming from all around the Hunter.” This year’s event raised over $20,000, going to the Tea Gardens P&C Association and other local beneficiaries. The next event at Hawks Nest Golf Club, which brings hundreds of tourists to the area, will be a Kids Disco, held on 13 April. By Thomas O’KEEFE Hawks Nest First National’s John Rumble in action on the 10th hole. Golfers numbering 140, plus family and friends, attended the event for charity. Golf competition winners Perry White, Mitchell McGrath, Justin Shaw and Jeff Plimmer.
