February 22, 2026
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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MidCoast Council inducts new apprentices and trainees New apprentices and trainees undergo their induction and training. Photo: MCC.
Community

MidCoast Council inducts new apprentices and trainees

NEW apprentices and trainees have been inducted into their roles with MidCoast Council. Each year, Council provides the opportunity for a group of people to kickstart a career in a number of fields. The positions are not just for young people. As an equal opportunity employer, Council says it is committed to attracting and retaining […]

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Fire threatens Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest Rural Fire Service crews worked in smoke and haze to contain the fires and prevent them restarting. Photo: NSW Rural Fire Service.
Community

Fire threatens Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest

Rural Fire Service crews worked in smoke and haze to contain the fires and prevent them restarting. Photo: NSW Rural Fire Service. Smoke clouds covered an otherwise sunny day on Bennetts Beach. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Ash fell from the sky Friday night and all day Saturday, washing up on Bennetts Beach. Photo: Oce Brett/Facebook. Debra […]

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Community-led Death Cafe resumes at Tea Gardens Library Death Cafe resumes for connection and conversation. Photo: Antoni Shkraba Production.
Community

Community-led Death Cafe resumes at Tea Gardens Library

COMMUNITY conversation about life, loss and everything in between returned to Tea Gardens this week, with the Death Cafe restarting at the local library. The Death Cafe provides a safe, welcoming space for people to talk openly and listen to others about death and what it encompasses, without judgement or expectation. One reader on Facebook […]

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