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Yaccaba Headland: a world away from Utrecht

FROM the canals of Utrecht to the rugged Myall Coast, two young Dutch travellers have discovered that Australia’s most memorable experiences lie far beyond the well-trodden tourist trail. NOTA met the couple stretching their legs on the Yacaaba Headland walking track at Hawks Nest, following a scenic journey through Seal Rocks and the luminous waterways […]

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Perfect weather made Pindimar Markets 2026 a year to remember

Jenny Little with her detailed category boards at the Thong Throw range. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Lesley and Bea handed out prizes at the Chocolate Wheel. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Tea Gardens Red Cross bake members after an early sell-out. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Local authors Ray Keipert and Greg Mutton, with Debbie inside. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The […]

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Port Stephens wildlife carers struggle to keep up as flying foxes go hungry

A flying fox caught in netting around a fruit tree. Photo: WINC. Tears and holes in a flying fox’s wing membrane, from netting or barbed wire around the fruit they are desperately trying to access. Photo: WINC. Two young flying foxes being hand-fed while in care. Photo: WINC. FLYING foxes weakened by hunger, injured in […]

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Home-brewing king Neil Goldthorpe had a cure for whatever might ale ya

The coveted perpetual Ron Richards Memorial Trophy is running out of room after 25 years. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Organiser Kerry Croaker with Bruce Lane, accepting the prize on behalf of Neil Goldthorpe. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. MANY merry moments were had at the Pindimar-Bundabah Home Brew Competition, held during the Pindimar Markets on Saturday, 24 October. […]

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Marine Rescue Lemon Tree Passage now offering on-water boat licence training

A student on one of the first general boat licence training courses. Photo: Marine Rescue NSW. The course training vessel, a TX 10. Photo: Marine Rescue NSW. MARINE Rescue NSW has taken its boating education program to the water for the first time, with Marine Rescue Lemon Tree Passage and Hawkesbury now delivering the practical […]

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Want to win cash? Share the scenes and sounds of farming

First place in 2025: Sleeping on Cloud 9, by Kiana Waters. Photo: NFF. Runners-up, 2025: Harvest 25, by Jack Mckibbin. Photo: NFF. 2nd place in 2025: First Load at First Light, by Connor Smith. Photo: NFF. Runners-up: Threads of Gold, by Kellie Craft. Photo: NFF. Runners-up: We Grow Together, by Arlie Becker. Photo: NFF. THE […]

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Pesticide misuse kills native birds

Meat-eaters like this local kookaburra are prone to poisonings via the food chain. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. WINC volunteers Ben and Les at the Pindimar Markets last weekend. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. ON top of the looming bird flu epidemic, native birds are suffering from alleged incidents of poisoning, according to the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) […]

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David Aselford recognised at Hunter Volunteer of the Year Awards

MARINE Rescue Lemon Tree Passage volunteer David Aselford was surprised to hear his name called at the Hunter Volunteer of the Year Awards at NEX in Newcastle on Tuesday, 20 October. The former unit commander was named the 2026 Hunter Emergency Volunteer of the Year. Fellow member Lisa Lodding also received the Hunter Adult Volunteer […]

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Then and now – a short history of the Pindimar Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service

An original photo of the ‘Old Bastard’; the Pindimar Bundabah Bushfire Brigade’s first truck. A photo of the station’s new Tatra fire truck. A photo of the Honour Board, held at the Pindimar shed. Helmut PANHUBERCurrent PresidentPindimar Tea Gardens RFS Brigade THE now Pindimar Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service (RFS) brigade came into being with […]

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ORRCA raises funds for rescue drone to help marine mammals off Port Stephens

A WHALE caught in ropes can be clearly visible one moment and gone beneath the water the next. For ORRCA volunteers watching through binoculars from the beach, finding it again is far from easy. Now the Port Stephens and Newcastle pod is asking the community to help buy a drone so volunteers can better track […]