Christine Sefton, Leon Bobako and Walter Hannibal at the Mingara meet (supplied).
THREE Tea Gardens swimmers headed to the Central Coast for the Mingara Masters Individual Pool Swim Meet on Saturday 23 May and recorded some impressive results. The Myall Masters representatives modelled dedication and commitment during the event, which was held at Woy Woy Peninsula Pool. “Christine Sefton, Walter Hannibal and Leon Bobako, who are all […]
Morty the Fly. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Cowboys sang about farm girls in the Oklahoma bracket. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Two happy little Vegemites led the first ad break jingle. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Things got cultural for the Sound of Music bracket. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. A few Weet-Bix kids tuned out for the next jingle. Photo: Thomas […]
The large, grassy area between Reflections and Hawks Nest beach is starting to take shape. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Concrete pads ready to be poured before the May rains hit. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. THE TEA Gardens Lions are pushing to make the Hawks Nest dog park a reality, scraping together funding and sponsors for one of […]
A NEW trial is rolling out in regional NSW to test expanding community transport eligibility to help transport disadvantaged people access education, training and employment. Currently, community transport is a service available to transport disadvantaged people such as eligible seniors, pensioners, those with accessibility needs or those who have limited access to public transport. Under […]
Weed busters Richard, Peter, Wendy, Sandy, Kit, Anne, Jane and Trish. Photo: Jim MItchell.
EIGHT hardy Bitou Buster volunteers ignored the gloomy weather and turned out at Winda Woppa in Hawks Nest on Sunday 24 May, to tackle the ever-invasive mother-of-millions weed. Rain had forced the group to cancel their weeding plans the previous day, but Sunday’s weather brought a spectacular rainbow and a perfectly timed two-hour break in […]
MEMBER for Lyne Alison Penfold has introduced a Private Member’s Bill to the Australian Parliament to amend the Sex Discrimination Act. Ms Penfold wants to reinstate the Act’s 1984 definitions of a man and woman, which were based on biological sex, not self-identification. In a statement, she said, “The Parliament has a responsibility to provide […]
Peter Sterling at a Hawks training session earlier this year. Photo: Northern Hawks Facebook.
Peter Sterling at a Hawks training session earlier this year. Photo: Northern Hawks Facebook. Peter Sterling and Hawks Head of Pathways Garth Brennan at a training session earlier this year. Photo: Northern Hawks Facebook. CORLETTE sporting identity Peter Sterling has been inducted into the NSW Rugby League Hall of Fame. The legendary Parramatta half back […]
WHEN you live in a small community and basically know or are known by the majority of its population, then you express a strong opinion at your own peril. If you seek to survive in this society, it is imperative that you are fair and reasonable to all sides of the political and social divide. […]
Up until the mid-1980s oysters were grown right throughout the Port.
CONTINUED expansion of the Australian colonies placed increased pressure on the building industry, which relied heavily on lime for mortar for stone buildings. It was well known that oyster shells could be burned to produce the lime – cheap and in ample supply. At first only the empty shells of eaten oysters were used but […]
