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Oyster growing in the port was for some families little more than a cottage industry. The Davis family survived on a small oyster farm in Swan Bay. Long tongs with claws were used to harvest naturally growing oysters. The Broughton Island shack of Greek fisherman Demetrius ‘Kerosine Tin’ Karageorgis who lived on the island for […]

Jasminda's Advice

‘On the couch’ with Jasminda

DEAR Jasminda, AFTER a couple of weeks away, my husband and I have realised that we get along much better when we are away from home. Our relationship improved, we both relaxed for the first time in a long time, and it became apparent that we are soft touches and often feel that others take […]

Dorin's Drawin'

Tariff Fire

The Write Direction

The Write Direction: Understanding the debt

LAST week I listed the nations with the largest debt loads, measured as a percentage of borrowings in relation to a country’s GDP. It has worried me for some time that there doesn’t appear to be the political will for short term governments to reduce the long-term debt of their nation. It seems they prefer […]

From The Mayor's Desk

From the Mayor’s desk: Cr Claire Pontin

YOU may have seen that LGNSW has released its latest independent review into the costs that the State and Federal Government push on to Local Governments in NSW each year. I have been campaigning for the State and Federal Governments to put a stop to their cost shifting patterns that are increasing the financial burden […]

Dorin's Drawin'

Aussie Monopoly

The Write Direction

The Write Direction: It’s looking dangerous

THE fourth of July is America’s national day annually. The nation’s President, Donald Trump, demanded that legislation containing most of his vision to “Make America Great Again” needed to be put into law by that date this year. He broadly achieved that due to his personal control over the Republican Party, over which he seems […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Sand blockages not to blame for fish kills

DEAR News Of The Area, I DON’T think that the fish kills in the Myall Lakes are attributable to the partial blockage of one of the channels around Corrie Island. Major fish kills always follow major flooding. In 1948, scientists estimated that there were 50,000 boxes of dead fish around the lakes. Throughout the 1970s, […]

Opinion

Progress Association update

THE Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association is pleased to provide this mid-year update on our activities, advocacy, and upcoming plans for the rest of 2025-26. We hosted a successful, self-funded Seniors Festival in May and proudly supported this year’s ANZAC Day commemorations, including a donation to the local school in recognition of its role […]

The Write Direction

The Write Direction: Pondering life and meaning

I WAS recently reminded that “by the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he is often too old to go anywhere”. As you get older, three things happen. First is that your memory goes, but I can’t remember the other two. So, I thought that it must be time to look […]