Local News
05 Mar 10 | IGA Bulahdelah will donate over $2000 to the Bulahdelah Hospital Auxiliary through its community chest program.
Run over a 12 month period the program sees a percentage of all IGA branded products sold go back into the community.
05 Mar 10 | FOR the first time, a one-stop tourism booklet has been made available with essential information for visitors to Tea Gardens Hawks Nest.
05 Mar 10 | IT’S time to do your bit for the environment this Sunday and volunteer for Clean Up Australia Day.
05 Mar 10 | AS two mining companies encroach on the Gloucester Valley, residents have invited the Minister of Planning to come and listen to the widespread concerns held by the communities.
05 Mar 10 | A PREVIOUSLY undiscovered species of yabby could be living in the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park at Fingal Bay.
05 Mar 10 | GREAT Lakes Council was operating at a loss during the 2008-09 financial year, its annual report confirms.
Council managed a $1.6m loss of investment interest, brought on by global financial instability, in its 2008-09 budget.
05 Mar 10 | TEA Gardens Hawks Nest will have a second police officer stationed in the area, with a position currently being advertised.
05 Mar 10 | PLANS for the long-awaited upgrade to Tea Gardens wharf will be on public exhibition in the near future, Great Lakes Council has announced.
24 Feb 10 | THE Myall Coast Chamber of Commerce and Tourism was very pleased to hand to the Hawks Nest Pontoon Committee with a cheque for $1100.
24 Feb 10 | SUPERINTENDENT Charles Haggart has assured the community that the Port Stephens Local Area Command is working hard to manage crime in Tea Gardens Hawks Nest, with the resources made available to him.
24 Feb 10 | BULAHDELAH is the setting for the latest novel from local author Kate Loveday, titled An Independent Woman.
24 Feb 10 | WITH 301 registrations, the 2010 Bulahdelah Bass Bash was the biggest yet.
24 Feb 10 | A CANBERRA man is serving out a 12-month custodial sentence at Kempsey Jail following a high speed police chase on the Pacific Highway last week.
24 Feb 10 | WITH the Bulahdelah bypass slowly taking shape, the community has been invited to a planning workshop to formulate a clear vision for the town once it is complete.
24 Feb 10 | BUSINESS women throughout Great Lakes are joining forces and swapping tips on managing successful business.
24 Feb 10 | A DECISION by the NSW Government to lower the annual rate cap has left a $200,000 hole in council’s draft budget which may force them into deficit.
17 Feb 10 | UP until a reunion of epic proportions in early January, Tea Gardens resident Dawn Johnston didn’t have a lot of extended family to speak of.
17 Feb 10 | THOUSANDS of books are currently being sorted in preparation for the Myall Coast Rotary annual Easter book sale on April 2 and 3.
17 Feb 10 | THEY may not have even turned five yet, but the children from Little Miracles Child Care in Tea Gardens are getting on board to raise money for this year’s World Greatest Shave.
17 Feb 10 | IT was all in a day’s work for local volunteers of the Native Animal Trust Fund Wildlife Rescue Service, when they released a spotted-tail quoll back into the wild last Wednesday night.