Former councillor Dheera Smith.
GREENS councillor Dheera Smith has announced her retirement from MidCoast Council due to a serious illness. Cr Smith was first elected to MidCoast Council in 2021 and was most recently re-elected in the September 2024 local government elections. Her retirement was effective as of Monday 7 April. In acknowledging the contributions of Councillor Dheera Smith […]
Keith proudly wears his 10-year medal in front of the Mid Coast Bulky, which he helps maintain at the Tea Gardens station.
VOLUNTEER firefighter and Tea Gardens local Keith Baker has been awarded a medal for his 10 years with the NSW Rural Fire Service. Keith was among more than 100 volunteers acknowledged for a combined 2000 years of service to the Mid Coast region during a ceremony in Taree on 29 March. RFS Chief Superintendent Kam […]
This year Stroud Show will host the Australian Split Post Championships.
THE 2025 Stroud Show is set to bring a whirlwind of family fun to the region from 25-27 April. This three-day event celebrates country life, showcasing agriculture, horse and split post competitions, and a variety of eccentric contests, along with products and produce from the Stroud Valley and beyond. This year, Stroud will host the […]
Fingal Beach is alive with mullet over Easter.
WITH the colder months just around the corner it is time to reorganise and focus our efforts on fish that are more likely to arrive in our waters. This is the start of the bream and luderick season so you can expect to see the breakwall in Nelson Bay bristling with rods with an expectant […]
THE community has an opportunity to celebrate the incredible women who volunteer their time to make a difference, by nominating them for the 2025 Hidden Treasures Honour Roll. The Honour Roll, an initiative by the NSW Government, highlights the vital contributions of female volunteers across rural, regional and remote New South Wales. Since its inception […]
David Littleproud is promising rural dwellers their own pot of money. Photo: Dominic Giannini/AAP
RURAL and regional Australians could share in billions of dollars to fill gaps in infrastructure, childcare and health services that local authorities can’t afford. The Nationals have pledged a regional Australian future fund worth $20 billion, if the coalition wins the 3 May election, with $1 billion to be set aside for projects each year. […]
Police Commissioner Karen Webb said the fear of crime is having a significant impact in rural communities. Photo: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi.
NSW Police have launched rapid response units to tackle youth crime across the state. Operation Soteria is a high-profile strategy involving around 60 officers. Deputy Commissioner Paul Pisanos said that over the next three months, police will target offenders aged between 11 to 16 years of age and specifically focus on aggravated break, enter and […]
The Equinor and Oceanex project is proposed for the southern end of the declared zone, around 20 kilometres off the coast, predominantly off Lake Macquarie, Newcastle and the southern end of Port Stephens. Photo: AP Photo, David Goldman.
THE Federal Government is pushing forwards with its plan to develop an offshore wind industry in the Hunter region, with a feasibility licence officially offered to the Novocastrian Offshore Wind Farm project. The project, by Equinor and Oceanex Energy, was offered a preliminary feasibility licence in June 2024. The Equinor and Oceanex project is proposed […]
Clean Up volunteers with their haul from around Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens.
VOLUNTEERS swept across the Myall Coast for the annual Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday 2 March, leaving several towns far better looking than when they started. The Tea Gardens crew covered a large catchment stretching out to Mungo Brush, Deadmans Dunes, the banks of the Lower Myall estuary, up past the Lions Lookout along […]
THE Reflections Rod Run is set to bring dozens of custom cars to the Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest area later this month. From 14 to 16 March, more than 70 hot rods and vintage cars will call the area home for a weekend-long event. Entrants will stay at Reflections Holidays Hawks Nest and Jimmys […]
