June 8, 2025
Emergency services reminder after wet weather rescues SES flood-boat operators and trained rescuers along a flooded street near Emu. Photo: Forster FRNSW.
Local News

Emergency services reminder after wet weather rescues

  SES flood-boat operators and trained rescuers along a flooded street near Emu. Photo: Forster FRNSW.   Humans and pets rescued from flooded residences. Photo: Forster FRNSW.   Tea Gardens Fire & Rescue’s Alex Sinclair with one of the lucky people rescued from the recent floods.Photo: Forster FRNSW.   Multi-agency responders, including SES and Fire […]

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Karuah commemorates Anzac Day Locals and visitors young and old gathered in Kaurah to commemorate Anzac Day. Photos: Robert Whiteman.
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Karuah commemorates Anzac Day

Locals and visitors young and old gathered in Kaurah to commemorate Anzac Day. Photos: Robert Whiteman. Locals and visitors young and old gathered in Kaurah to commemorate Anzac Day. Photos: Robert Whiteman. Locals and visitors young and old gathered in Kaurah to commemorate Anzac Day. Photos: Robert Whiteman. Locals and visitors young and old gathered […]

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Fire station opens its doors for annual open day
Community

Fire station opens its doors for annual open day

TEA Gardens Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is throwing open its doors for its annual Open Day on Saturday, 10 May 2025. Tea Gardens Fire Station will be open from 10.00am to 2.00pm with a range of free activities including firefighting demonstrations, station tours and safety presentations. Families can also see the fire trucks, firefighting […]

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Stinker’s History: Fred on the farm
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Stinker’s History: Fred on the farm

FARMER and lobster fisherman Frederick Henry ‘Fred’ Blanch (b 1883), son of John Blanch and Eliza Lorman (Eagleton), married Ella West in 1913. Fred worked on his father’s farm on Marsh Road from the age of 14 and went net fishing near Mosquito Island. In 1979 Fred died at the age of 95 years, being […]

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Twelve new police officers hit the ground across the Hunter
Police

Twelve new police officers hit the ground across the Hunter

TWELVE new Probationary Constables are beginning work in the Hunter region, allocated to Hunter Valley, Manning-Great Lakes, Mid North Coast and Port Stephens-Hunter Police Districts. NSW Police Force’s Class 365 officially attested at the Goulburn Police Academy on Friday, 2 May. The new recruits have now commenced duties at their new home stations across the […]

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Tea Gardens Library upgrade to kick off this month The library will close during the upgrade works for approximately five weeks from Thursday 24 July 2025.
Local News

Tea Gardens Library upgrade to kick off this month

UPGRADE works for Tea Gardens Library will kick off mid-May 2025. Works include a 97m² extension to provide a meeting and events space, an amenities upgrade, an access ramp upgrade, new carpet and self-serve technology. “We are excited to upgrade the library facilities at Tea Gardens to better meet the needs of the local community […]

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Anzac Day reminiscences
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Anzac Day reminiscences

GIVEN the privilege of laying a wreath from the Tea Gardens Family Research and Local History group on Anzac Day, I was reminded as I did so of a photograph I found via Trove of my aunt, Joyce Edmonds. She was a bridesmaid in a bridal group laying their bouquets on the Martin Place Cenotaph […]

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Lyne and Paterson vote in 2025 Federal Election ‘Democracy sausages’ were on offer at North Arm Cove, hosted by the local RFS.
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Lyne and Paterson vote in 2025 Federal Election

DEMOCRACY was exercised yet again across the country last week, with voters of the Federal electorates of Lyne and Paterson heading to the polls to have their say on the nation’s future leadership. Candidates’ volunteer armies mobilised at polling places across the electorates, wearing distinctive campaign t-shirts and brandishing ‘How-to-Vote’ cards. Polling places around the […]

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Alison Penfold succeeds Dr David Gillespie as Lyne MP National candidate Alison Penfold has won the seat of Lyne. Photo: Alison Penfold FB.
Government

Alison Penfold succeeds Dr David Gillespie as Lyne MP

THE National Party’s Alison Penfold will be the next Federal Member for Lyne, succeeding the long-serving Dr David Gillespie. As of Monday morning, Ms Penfold held 60.55 percent of the Two candidate preferred count over Labor’s Digby Wilson (39.45 percent) after Saturday’s federal election. “I am very grateful for the support from so many individuals […]

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VIEW member commemorates Anzac Day with memorabilia collection Some of the several artefacts Shirley Croxon displayed from her time with the CMF.
Local News

VIEW member commemorates Anzac Day with memorabilia collection

THE Myall River VIEW Club paid tribute to Anzac Day with a special presentation from member Shirley Croxon on Friday 11 April. Shirley shared her journey from the farm near Coonabaraban to becoming a teacher and joining the Citizen Military Forces (CMF). The story begins with her acceptance into the Australian College of Physical Education […]

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