March 1, 2026
Thursday Walkers limber up for another year of tramping trails The Thursday Walkers somewhere in the depths of Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: Thursday Walkers.
Community, Health

Thursday Walkers limber up for another year of tramping trails

The Thursday Walkers somewhere in the depths of Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: Thursday Walkers. The Walkers hiked their way to Johnson’s Hill and beach in the Myall Lakes National Park. Photo: Thursday Walkers. THE Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Thursday Walkers group will head off on its first trek for 2026 in early March. The […]

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Declining volunteer numbers impacting Myall Coast service groups Tea Gardens Lions volunteers have mastered the art of the barbecue fundraiser. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
Community

Declining volunteer numbers impacting Myall Coast service groups

Tea Gardens Lions volunteers have mastered the art of the barbecue fundraiser. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The Moira Parade toilet block before the Progress Association gardeners hit it. Photo: HNTGPA. Freshly cut by the HNTGPA in time for Australia Day. Photo: HNTGPA. Local volunteers keep public amenities clean and usable. Photo: HNTGPA. Planter boxes along the […]

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Funding for community groups in the Gloucester and Stroud districts
Community

Funding for community groups in the Gloucester and Stroud districts

THIRTY-THREE community organisations in the Gloucester and Stroud regions have benefited from a share in $92,000 through Stratford Coal’s 2026 Community Support Program. The funding will support a diverse range of local organisations including primary and high schools, rural fire services, creative and cultural associations, historical societies, sporting clubs, community halls, country clubs, preschool services […]

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Big welcome for new Kindy kids at Tea Gardens Public School TGPS kindies start their educational journey. Photo: TGPS.
Community, School

Big welcome for new Kindy kids at Tea Gardens Public School

TGPS kindies start their educational journey. Photo: TGPS. New kindies ready to start ‘big school’ at TGPS. Photo: TGPS. New TGPS kindies receive a new book at their first school assembly. Photo: TGPS. NEW Kindergarten students have been welcomed to their first year of “big school” at Tea Gardens Public (TGPS).   Nineteen new starters have […]

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Local Family Research group finds new home at Tea Gardens Library Members’ at their first ‘show and tell’ in the new space. Photo: TGHNFR.
Community

Local Family Research group finds new home at Tea Gardens Library

  Members’ at their first ‘show and tell’ in the new space. Photo: TGHNFR.   The family research group gathers for their first day at new digs. Photo: TGHNFR.   Kerrie Jeffreys’ spoke in January about history related to the ferry. Photo: TGHNFR.   MEMBERS of the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Family Research and Local […]

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Nominations open for 2026 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards Molly Croft, the 2025 NSW Volunteer of the Year, with Minister Jodie Harrison (left), her mother Ange, and Minister Jihad Dib. Photo: Salty Dingo.
Community

Nominations open for 2026 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards

NOMINATIONS for the 2026 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are now open, with family, friends and work mates urged to help celebrate the enormous positive impact of volunteers across the state. The awards are in their 20th year and are run by The Centre for Volunteering to recognise the outstanding work of volunteers in […]

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Tea Gardens’ ‘Gallery in the Garden’s’ Mambo raffle supports local fire brigade GiG President Anne Stuart presents the symbolic cheque to Pindimar/Tea Gardens RFS Captain David Bright. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
Community

Tea Gardens’ ‘Gallery in the Garden’s’ Mambo raffle supports local fire brigade

PROCEEDS from the huge Reg Mombassa raffle at the Gallery in the Gardens (GiG) have been donated to the Pindimar/Tea Gardens Rural Fire Brigade, with a whopping record intake over the summer period. In October last year, when the GiG Committee and artists were planning their summer exhibition, “Mambo on the Myall, from Mombassa to […]

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End of era for local fashion retailer Russell and Monica from Tea Gardens Post Office with Diane and Harry from BT’s. Photo: Tea Gardens Post Office.
Business, Community

End of era for local fashion retailer

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, […]

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Nerong fires continue to burn and smother towns in smoke Diggers clear burnt trees and open up hidden ground fires near the pine plantation. Photo: Pindimar-Tea Gardens/RFS Facebook.
Community, Event, Health

Nerong fires continue to burn and smother towns in smoke

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 […]

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Australian Wildlife Conservancy calls for Stroud landholders to join new Conservation Precinct Koala at Waulinbakh. Photo: Brad Leue/AWC.
Business, Community

Australian Wildlife Conservancy calls for Stroud landholders to join new Conservation Precinct

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 […]

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