THE next time you see the sunrise, take a moment. That big ball of nuclear fire lighting up your morning sky is not just sitting there politely waiting for you to make coffee. It’s racing around the Milky Way at an eye-watering 828,000 km/h, dragging Earth and the rest of the solar system along for […]
Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club members enjoyed the gala dinner at the Hyatt Regency overlooking Sydney’s Darling Harbour. Photo: Wayne Bower.
Myall Coast Surf Lifesavers feted at Rescue of the Year Gala
Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club members enjoyed the gala dinner at the Hyatt Regency overlooking Sydney’s Darling Harbour. Photo: Wayne Bower. Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib, TGHNSLSC club captain Wayne Bower, Port Stephens MP Kate Washington, Jack Alterator BM, Hunter Branch President Henry Scruton, Gingerlily Shelton BM, TGHNSLSC Vice President Jackie […]
Tea Gardens WWII veteran Roy Day receives medal from Governor-General
Roy received his VP Day commemorative medal from the Governor-General in Canberra. Photo: Facebook. Roy and Lynette at the Tea Gardens Vietnam Veterans Memorial day in Tea Gardens. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Wreaths were laid at the reflecting pool inside the Australian War Memorial before the Last Post. Photo: Facebook. WORLD War Two veteran and Tea […]
Have your say on Bulahdelah flood plan
RESIDENTS can have their say on the Draft Bulahdelah Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan until Sunday 28 September. According to Council, the plan provides an improved understanding of flood behaviour and impacts to better manage flood risk on the Bulahdelah floodplain. Community engagement in 2019 and 2023 informed the review of the plan. The […]
Bulahdelah commemorates Vietnam Veterans Day
Bulahdelah gathers to commemorate. Local residents commemorating those who have served. Lest we forget. BULAHDELAH commemorated Vietnam Veterans Day on 18 August with a moving service honouring those who served. The annual day commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in 1966. It is also an opportunity to thank the almost 60,000 Australians […]
Stinker’s History: Life on Marsh Road part two
THIS is part two of a recollection of growing up on Marsh Road in the 1950s, as told by Patricia Hawkins (nee Maslin). DAD was a market gardener sharing with his brothers Cyril, Keith, Alan and my grandfather Herb. He had four children to feed so, to supplement the income, he took a job on […]
The decision comes after years of local campaigning against the project, with fears of impacts to the marine ecosystem and the fishing sector among the key concerns raised.
Proponents walk away from offshore wind project
PROJECT proponents Equinor and Oceanex Energy have made the decision not to proceed with the Novocastrian Offshore Wind Farm. The project partners had, in February 2024, been offered a licence to explore the feasibility of a two gigawatt offshore wind farm off the coast of the Hunter, however this has now been turned down. Minister […]
Tea Gardens students gear up for Book Week
Year 1 students enjoyed the dress-ups. Photo: supplied. More than a few superheroes were in the book parade. Photo: supplied. The TGPS Book Week parade. Photo: supplied. Harry Potter fans dressed up as Harry, Ginny and Hermoine. Photo: supplied. Year 2 students made their favourite stories come to life. Photo: supplied. Year 4 students, including […]
Hunter hospitals rolling-out safe staffing in EDs
TWENTY-SEVEN more hospitals across NSW are rolling-out safe staffing levels in their emergency departments. In the broader Hunter region these include Manning Base Hospital, Maitland Hospital and John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle. This brings to 40 the number of hospitals across the state that have started operating with safe staffing levels as a result of […]
Police blitz on drunk and drugged drivers
NSW POLICE have targeted motorists affected by alcohol, drugs and fatigue during a three-day operation. Operation RAID (Remove All Impaired Drivers) ran from 21-23 August across all NSW roads. During this period, police conducted more than 87,000 breath tests and 9166 drug tests. There were 186 drink driving offences detected and 660 positive drug samples. […]
