Great Lakes Ageing Strategy outlined by Council’s Lyndie Hepple

Councils Great Lakes Ageing

GREAT Lakes Council has placed the Great Lakes Active Ageing Strategy on public exhibition and comments are invited from the Great Lakes community. Earlier this year, Great Lakes Council partnered with COTA NSW (formerly Council on the Ageing) to develop the Ageing Strategy for the Great Lakes. The document outlines a number of actions within… click for more

Permits now required for burns, says Pindimar Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service

Ann Scully in Tea Gardens RFS Truck

Pindimar Tea Gardens Rural Fire Service’s Secretary and Deputy Captain, Mr Helmut Panhumer writes the following article for Myall Coast News. A NUMBER of callouts to fires has prompted the early official start to the Fire Season, from 1st August. Permits are now required to do any burns in the open. Fines can be imposed on… click for more

Spike Ryan playing at Karuah RSL

Karuah RSL has Spike Ryan playing

Musican Spike Ryan is playing at Karuah RSL tomorrow evening and is set for an exciting and entertaining performance. “I grew up on a cattle property in the Lithgow region. Music was in my blood,” Spike said. At age 17 Mr Ryan joined his brothers’ rock band as a bass player and vocalist. With innate chemistry… click for more

Kate Milford from North Arm Cove was the director and logistics co-ordinator for the camp

Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Lions Camp

Around 180 young people from across the world were recently hosted by Australian Lions for approximately one month before heading into four Lions Youth Camps held in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales. The purpose of the camps is to “foster a spirit of understanding amongst the people of the world”. In New South Wales,… click for more

Karuah Timber and Oyster Festival

Ready, Set, CHOP!

FOR the past twelve years, Karuah has been host to the Karuah Oyster and Timber Festival which has attracted at least 1500 people, with this year’s Festival taking place in Longworth Park, Karuah. Two main events for the day are the woodchopping competition with choppers coming from Katoomba and Cessnock. The second event is the… click for more