MEMBERS of Tea Gardens Lions Club continue their efforts to improve the area and help others, with several ongoing projects in the works. With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ‘Walk for Breast Cancer’ is being undertaken by club members to raise awareness and funds for research into the terrible disease. The walk is 58km […]
Pindimar Bundabah Community Association members with Lyne MP Alison Penfold, who came to town to share news of the association’s successful grant application. Photo: Clare Mason.
THE Pindimar Bundabah Community Association (PBCA) has received a Federal grant to install an antenna booster to improve mobile phone service at the local hall, as part of the Department of Social Services’ volunteer grants program. The PBCA was granted $1000 from a total of $66,665 that was shared among 41 similarly focused community organisations […]
Brandy, Voddy, Alice Rapley and Pimms from The Pindimar Markets Petting Zoo.
THE Pindimar Markets will take on added significance this year as they fall on Saturday, 24 October – the same day as United Nations Day; an international occasion celebrating peace, human rights and cooperation. United Nations Day commemorates the anniversary of the UN Charter coming into force in 1945, recognising the importance of communities working […]
Leah Veksins is calling for a safer intersection where the Pacific Highway meets the Bucketts Way and Medowie Road. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. The intersection of Medowie Road and the Bucketts Way, where residents are calling for improved safety measures. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. CLOSE to 7,000 signatures have been collected in a renewed push to improve […]
The Phil Forbes was built in Swansea by the Forbes brothers. Photo: Anne Johnson.
The Phil Forbes was built in Swansea by the Forbes brothers. Photo: Anne Johnson. The Phil Forbes undergoing repairs on Witt Island. Photo: Anne Johnson. Wrecked on Broughton Island. Photo: Anne Johnson. AUSTRALIA’S maritime history is a constant source of remarkable stories of vessels that sailed our waters – and beyond – over two and […]
Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’.
Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’. Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’. Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’. Environment Group experience the natural beauty of Mid North Coast’s ‘hidden gem’. ON the coastline beyond Bulahdelah is Myall […]
The course is designed to be a refresher for experienced food handlers. Photo: MidCoast Council.
DO you operate a food business or work in the food industry on the Mid North Coast? A free seminar in Forster next month will help the region’s businesses stay up to date with food safety requirements and equip their staff with the latest food safety knowledge. It’s designed to be a refresher for experienced […]
Flying foxes are vital pollinators in Australia. Photo: WIRES.
A MASS starvation event is killing flying foxes across large tracts of NSW. Residents across the state are taking to social media to report uncharacteristic daytime behaviour and close suburban encounters with the flying mammals as they desperately search for food and water. The Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) recently shared news of […]
Nicole Chaffey, curator and director of Murrook Cultural Centre, with the striking Regent Honeyeater display she created. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. A visual representation of the Regent Honeyeater’s remaining population hangs from the ceiling, highlighting the plight of this critically endangered bird. Photo: Althea Guinsberg. HUNDREDS of small yellow and black birds hang overhead in Murrook […]
A tour group at MidCoast Council's Bootawa Dam. Photo: MidCoast Council.
RESIDENTS are invited to learn about the vital connection between water and their everyday lives this National Water Week with a tour of some of our region’s most important water and sewer facilities. National Water Week runs from 19-25 October. Two tours will be held at the region’s largest facility, Bootawa Water Treatment Plant, combining […]
