Russell and Monica from Tea Gardens Post Office with Diane and Harry from BT’s. Photo: Tea Gardens Post Office.
AN ERA has ended for a major local business, with BTs for Fashion closing its doors for the last time at Tea Gardens’ Myall Quays shopping centre. Nearly 20 years ago, Harry, Diane, Nicole, Adam, and their families, who hailed from Townsville in Queensland, brought a new outlet for fashion and accessories to Tea Gardens, […]
Diggers clear burnt trees and open up hidden ground fires near the pine plantation. Photo: Pindimar-Tea Gardens/RFS Facebook.
The 6500ha bushfire sits just a few kilometres north of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest. Image: Fires Near Me website. A water-bombing helicopter refills at a dam on a property near Nerong. Photo: Pindimar-Tea Gardens RFS/Facebook. Diggers clear burnt trees and open up hidden ground fires near the pine plantation. Photo: Pindimar-Tea Gardens/RFS Facebook. Grass […]
Koala at Waulinbakh. Photo: Brad Leue/AWC.
AUSTRALIAN Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) is calling on private landholders in the Stroud district to join a proposed large-scale conservation precinct. The initiative aims to strengthen habitat connectivity across the region and increase protection for threatened species, including the koala and greater glider. One AWC project is the 3871-hectare Waulinbakh Wildlife Sanctuary, located near Stroud, which […]
New apprentices and trainees undergo their induction and training. Photo: MCC.
NEW apprentices and trainees have been inducted into their roles with MidCoast Council. Each year, Council provides the opportunity for a group of people to kickstart a career in a number of fields. The positions are not just for young people. As an equal opportunity employer, Council says it is committed to attracting and retaining […]
Rural Fire Service crews worked in smoke and haze to contain the fires and prevent them restarting. Photo: NSW Rural Fire Service.
Rural Fire Service crews worked in smoke and haze to contain the fires and prevent them restarting. Photo: NSW Rural Fire Service. Smoke clouds covered an otherwise sunny day on Bennetts Beach. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Ash fell from the sky Friday night and all day Saturday, washing up on Bennetts Beach. Photo: Oce Brett/Facebook. Debra […]
Death Cafe resumes for connection and conversation. Photo: Antoni Shkraba Production.
COMMUNITY conversation about life, loss and everything in between returned to Tea Gardens this week, with the Death Cafe restarting at the local library. The Death Cafe provides a safe, welcoming space for people to talk openly and listen to others about death and what it encompasses, without judgement or expectation. One reader on Facebook […]
Point Stephens, part of the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park. Photo: supplied.
OVER the past 50 or so years, the pure waters of Port Stephens have been threatened by viruses and parasites in the oyster industry, acid sulphate from the disturbed soil leaching into the water column, and inappropriate development and aquatic industries – as with the coal wharf at Fingal and the proposed 90-hectare pearl farm. […]
The first decent beach day in a while saw few beachgoers venture into the blue waters of Bennetts Beach Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
Louise and Amanda warding swimmers back into the flagged zone, eternally vigilant of the strong northerly drift. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The first decent beach day in a while saw few beachgoers venture into the blue waters of Bennetts Beach Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. RECENT reports of shark attacks along the NSW coast have made many holidaymakers […]
The blue mats being levelled and re-laid. Photo: Sherrie O’Keefe.
The blue mats being levelled and re-laid. Photo: Sherrie O’Keefe. HNTGPA Vice President Thomas, President Sandra, and Secretary Bruce manually re-rolling the MobiMats at Jimmys Beach. Photo: Sherrie O’Keefe. MOBILITY was restored at Jimmys Beach in Hawks Nest by volunteers of the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association (HNTGPA) on Thursday 15 January. The hardy […]
There is currently no off-leash park in the Hawks Nest-Tea Gardens area.
There is currently no off-leash park in the Hawks Nest-Tea Gardens area. Concept images of the proposed off-leash dog park. THE Tea Gardens Lions Club has launched its 2026 community fundraising campaign to build a fenced off-leash dog park for Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens. It would be located at Providence Bay Park in an […]
