ENVIRONMENTALISTS have opened fire on a bill which could pay recreational hunters for killing invasive pests, describing the plan as enabling a “fringe minority of men” to let loose. A bill before NSW parliament aims to establish a Conservation Hunting Authority, with debate in the upper house taking place on Wednesday. It would better enable […]

A full Hawks Nest Community Hall, with members of various volunteer and community service groups attending the Biggest Morning Tea 2025. Jan and Anne from the Free Clinic Bus. Major rescue and emergency services vehicles ready to take off when the rain worsened outside. Members of the RFS, SES, and Westpac Rescue Helicopter, recipient organisations […]

The flood recovery and distribution centre at Mitchells Island Hall. Hay bales were found strewn along the riverfront at Manning Point and adjacent to the Manning River. The final load of relief goods was sent up in Graham Ball’s big delivery truck. SPONTANEOUS outpourings of compassion and solidarity were behind Myall Coast efforts to bring […]

Meals on Wheels volunteers were thanked for their years of service Meals on Wheels is essential to keeping people fed and in social contact. VOLUNTEERS with the Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest Meals on Wheels service have been thanked in a special National Volunteers’ Week morning tea held at Hawks Nest Community Hall on Thursday 22 May. […]

THE NSW Government says it is “working around the clock” to help flood-affected communities get back on their feet following the recent severe weather event on the east coast. Service NSW Centres that were closed due to dangerous conditions, including in Taree, Wauchope, Kempsey and Port Macquarie, have now reopened, with the last centre resuming […]