DEAR Jasminda, Frequently when I go shopping someone pushes a trolley into my ankles. How do I avoid this painful scenario? Jim R. Dear Jim, In the wrong hands, a trolley can be a weapon of mass destruction, thrust into the legs of an unsuspecting shopper when they are simply trying to reach for a […]
DEAR News Of The Area HAPPY New Year and a great Australia Day to everyone in the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest community, and visitors. I would like to provide an update on the Hawks Nest Tea Gardens Progress Association following our first Management Committee meeting for the year, held last week. The new 2026 Committee […]
DEAR Jasminda, We have a few family members who work from home and our mannerisms and work styles are getting on each other’s nerves. How do we improve our work-from-home balance? Megan P. Dear Megan, Research by Roy Morgan (2025) stated that more than 6.7 million Australians work from home at least some of the […]
Some of the donated gifts that were distributed to local familiers.
DEAR News Of The Area, The Myall Community Art and Craft Centre would like to say a BIG thank you to all members of our centre and the public who donated [gifts] so generously to make Christmas a happy one for lots of people. Thanks of course to the Salvation Army for all their work […]
DEAR Jasminda, There is only one New Year’s Resolution I have and that is to start doing some exercise. I know it’s good for me, but I detest physical activity. Now I’m in my mid-fifties, it hurts my joints and that just makes me feel worse. Do you have any suggestions? Evie H. Dear Evie, […]
Welcome to another year. For many residents, 2025 was a challenging and difficult 12 months, which saw our region endure the worst flood in recorded history in May, followed by devastating bushfires last month. The bushfire danger, unfortunately, has not yet abated, and I ask all residents to be prepared in case we have more […]
NEW Year – New Aspirations. Rather than going over the trials and tribulations of last year, I prefer to look ahead with renewed vigour in order to see what our society can do better, in order to make improvements to our way of life. The area that offends me greatly, and needs to be corrected […]
MY FINAL article for the year is not about regrets for opportunities missed during the past year, it is more about what our society has started but won’t finish. Often governments prefer to sweep it all under the carpet and start new projects in the hope that voters will simply forget what needs to be […]
