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By Margie TIERNEY RESPECT was the theme of the day when members of the Newcastle Knights Football Club visited Tea Gardens Primary School last week.

Led by Game Development Officer Luke Lawrence, the players addressed a full assembly of children on the values the NRL is campaigning to promote both on the field and off.

The Knights 18-yearold Brendan O’Hagan and 20-year-old Keanu Dawson spoke to the children about how important it is to belong to a group, community and

Stay smart online q HIGH FIVE: Knights Keanu Dawson with Jack Browne and Korban Patteson.

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family. ‘’Respectful behaviours are important to ensure people feel welcome and have a sense of belonging and be part of a group,” Luke said.

Both Brendan and Keanu spoke candidly about what it takes to become part of a team.

18-year-old Brendan has been with the Knights club since his junior years.

“I love doing this stuff,” Brendon told News Of The Area.

It’s Keanu’s first season at the Knights, having moved to Australia from New Zealand and the Warriors.

“It’s a good change, it’s good to meet different people,” Keanu said.

“However the heat is a bit of an issue,” he added with a big smile.

The players also demonstrated the team’s many forms of welcome from handshakes, to high fives and hugs.

“The handshakes were the best part,” said schoolboy Korben Patteson.

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Hooked on yarns

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q HIGH FIVE: Knights Brendan O’Hagan with Delilah Newlin and Evie Braddick.

q Nanna Night: Rachael Terry, Karen Flemming, Ruth Butler, Ren Sullivan and Rachel Reitsma.

A CRAFTY group of people were in stitches of laughter at the very first Nanna Night held at Bulahdelah Bowling Club last week.

The group chatted and shared their yarns accompanied by the click clack of needles as they knitted one, purled two and increased their woollen rows.

Others were hooked on crochet, interweaving their yarns into double loops and chains.

Organiser Ren Sullivan said the evenings were a laid-back opportunity for people to do something they enjoy.

“The purpose is to encourage people to get together with their craft or hobby and work on it in a relaxed social environment,” she said.

“It is a great excuse to get out of the house and have a chat with friends and also meet new ones.”

People of all ages are welcome to bring along their knitting, needlework, crochet or other crafts to work on during the evening, but you don’t need to be crafty to join the group.

“There’s plenty of people willing to

Valley, Newcastle and Myall Coast areas over the coming year.

With many traditional craft skills in danger of being lost in the technological age, Ren said it’s important to keep the skills alive.

“These are valuable skills that were once passed down from generation to generation,” she said.

“We need to continue to share them and keep them going.”

The Nanna Nights are held each fortnight on Tuesday evenings at 7.00pm at Bulahdelah Bowling Club.

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said she uses many strategies to protect her personal details on social media accounts.

“All my accounts are set to private so I can pick who can see my posts,” she said.

q Abby Fenner, Indianna McDonald and Khloe Middleton access social media sites.

q Tommy Keen from Bulahdelah, Dane Pope from Hawks Nest and Jonathan Hawes from Tea Gardens use social media safely to connect with friends.

Talents Pooled

By Margie TIERNEY GREAT things happen when community organisations join forces.

Tea Gardens local Barbara Downing desperately needed a mobility scooter and an access ramp to make a major difference to her day to day life.

Enter, the Tea Gardens Lions Club, the Myall Coast Rotary Club and Tea Gardens Men’s Shed.

In a friendly spirit of cooperation, the organisations pooled their talents and resources to turn

Barbara’s dream into reality. ‘’Over the years, Barbara and her late husband, Ken, have been very involved in

community works and this was seen as one way that we could show thanks for their contribution,” Lions Club Treasurer, Bart Huthnance said.

The Lions Club had the mobility scooter, but it

“I also turn the location services off so no one can track where I am posting from.”

Indianna told News Of The Area as an added privacy measure, she uses a nickname created for her accounts instead of revealing her full name online.

Nerong teen Khloe Middleton said she is aware of the importance of online safety.

“I frequently get friend requests from people I don’t know and when this needed reconditioning.

Members of the Men’s Shed came to the rescue, stripped it down and got it back up and running.

Then there was the problem of access to Barbara’s house.

q COMMUNITY UNITED: Back row: Rotary Club President Brian Oakley, Men’s Shed President Ian Robinson, Men’s Shed carpenter Des Pagett, Lions Club Treasurer Bart Huthnance. Front: Barbara Downing.

happens I just block them so they can’t see anything on my profile,” she said.

“I never accept a request or chat online with anyone I don’t know personally.”

Children’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said we need to be having regular conversations with young people about what is, and is not okay to share online.

“We also need to make sure we are modelling the same behaviours in our own social media use,” she said.

“The good news is that most young people are using privacy settings, however, education is essential for reinforcing the importance of keeping sensitive information private.”

Commissioner Inman Grant said the Office has developed a range of resources to help young people, parents, and the wider community develop skills in using online sites safely and respectfully.

The resources can be viewed at: www.esafety. gov.au.

“So Ian Robinson, President of the Men’s Shed and Lions member, proposed that the talented team from the Men’s Shed should construct and install a suitable access ramp,” Rotary Club member Ian Mackenzie Smith said.

Rotary then donated $500 to cover the cost of all the necessary building materials.

The ramp was duly built and installed by a team led

by Des Pagett and Kevin Partridge.

Barbara said, “I am just so appreciative of the wonderful work that everyone has done.’’ ‘’It will make such an enormous difference to my ability to get about in my daily life”.

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A 2nd bite of the cherry The deceased died in 2014. He had been married and lived with the former wife for only 18 months. They separated in 1990 and divorced in 1995. Their property settlement was determined by a judge in 1992 and confirmed on appeal in 1993.

No spouse support order was ever made.

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Discover Convict Connections

By Margie TIERNEY

THE Tea Gardens/Hawks Nest Family Research Group has a busy time ahead.

Seniors Week is coming up and the Research Group is offering members and the public some free advice and research time at their Myall Street Office.

“On Sunday and Monday 5 and 6 March, those days will be free for anyone who would like to look and see if they have any convict connections,” Judith Glover told News Of The Area.

“As well on Saturday 11 March it will be free for anyone to research any Anzacs in their family tree,” Judith said.

And there’s more on the agenda.

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The group is also happy to take donations of goods to sell.

“Every half year we seem to be very poor, so our Easter

q FOUNDATION MEMBERS: Vice President Lesley Turner, Librarian Shirley Cox and Margaret Munright.

The 50 members of the Family Research Group are also busy preparing for their annual Garage Sale on Easter Saturday 15 April. ‘’The garage sale is held at the Masonic Hall and everything is for sale, just offer us a price, it all has to go,” Judith said.

“What we cannot sell is

garage sale really boosts our funds,” Judith said with a laugh.

They’d also like to say thank you for a number of recent grants. $500 from MidCoast Council went towards purchasing some new meeting chairs.

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O-Week fun has begun

q Chloe Shultz is looking forward to university life.

By Daniel SAHYOUN ORIENTATION many regional kicked off this new students

WEEK at universities week giving a taste of

campus life to prepare them for the demanding academic road ahead.

Myall Coast student Chloe Shultz, who is enrolled in a

Bachelor of Social Work at the University of New England (UNE), recently moved into student accommodation at the University’s Armidale Campus.

“I decided to study at UNE because it is a regional university that has small class sizes, similar to what we had at Bulahdelah,” Chloe said.

“I also like the idea of being away and living on campus so I can gain more independence.”

Chloe is hoping her four-year degree will lead to working in a hospital unit specialising in eating disorders.

To help transition to University, Chloe is attending introductory lectures, information sessions and fun social events during the week-long orientation.

“I had a big break after finishing high school so it might take me a while to get back into study, but I’ve got a lot of people around me who are very supportive,” Chloe said.

“I’ve also got an academic mentor and there are study nights and help with essay writing.”

q FAMILY RESEARCH: Member Judith Glover and Jenny Little. from the Department of Social Services, they were able to buy new computer chairs, two gazebos and some fold up tables to be used for their outdoor stalls at days such as the Australia Day Breakfast, Grey and Thespian Mardi Gras and Riverside Festival.

If you’d like to join the Family Research Group it costs a one-off fee of $15 and $30 a year for singles, $40 for

Chloe told News Of The Area she is enjoying the social aspect of university and is looking forward to meeting new people.

“There are many international students, so I hope to get to know them and learn about their cultures,” she said.

“I’m also looking at getting into sport, I’m not a sporting person but I’m going to give it a go.”

Friday 3rd March 2017, at St. Andrews Anglican Church (cnr Witt and Ogden Streets, Tea Gardens)

commencing at 2.00 p.m.

The World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement which brings Christians of many traditions together to observe a common day of prayer each year.

This year the Anglican Church of Tea Gardens is hosting the service in support of the women of the Philippines.

The guest speaker will be Alex Shaw.

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Chloe was awarded a $2,000 UNE scholarship at the end of last year which she will combine with money saved from a part-time job to assist with expenses while studying.

“I’ve been working since I was 14 so I’ve saved up quite a fair bit, and my parents will help out as well,” Chloe said.

Formal lectures and tutorials at UNE will begin on 20 February.

q Chloe Shultz is commencing a Bachelor of Social Work at UNE. Photo: Tara Smith.

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Top results from regions best

By Daniel SAHYOUN

THE Bulahdelah Central School Community has plenty to smile about with their top HSC results from 2016 ranking them ahead of other schools in the region.

Principal Mr Don Hudson said the rankings show BCS finished in front of Hunter River, Irrawang, Dungog, Gloucester and Taree High Schools.

The rankings compare HSC results from secondary schools across NSW based on the number of students sitting exams and the number of top bands achieved.

BCS students Hannah Rietveld from Bulahdelah and Arlee Francis Nieswandt and Emily Kirkpatrick from Tea Gardens, each achieved a Band 6 (a result above 90

q Boosting results: BCS Deputy Principal Mrs Deb Gilbert mentors current Year 12 students Bonnie Hay, Bianca Mason and Kaitlyn Gregory.

Destination Hawks Nest Mr Len Roberts, Council Local Representative Committee Member for MidCoast Council and local Tea Gardens resident.

In past years over 300 vehicles and motorcycles have attended the Motorfest Event and again this year

committee organisers are already indicating that responses to Motorfest 2017 will see similar numbers.

Again in 2017 we will have in attendance Sydney Sports Ground Speedway Cars and Dirt Track Bikes.

The Local Fire Brigade,

Rural Fire Service and the local Surf Life Saving Club will display their latest vehicles and equipment with the Police Area Command at Raymond Terrace also displaying their vehicles.

The Red Cross Ladies will be present to ensure that cups of tea, coffee and home made cakes, biscuits and scones are

percent) earning them a place on the HSC Distinguished Achievers list.

Arlee also achieved an E4 Band in Extension English, the highest possible ranking in an extension subject.

A number of other students just missed out on a Band 6 by one or two marks.

Mr Hudson attributes the students’ success to hard work over their two-years of senior study.

“Students can’t achieve at the top level without persistence, dedication, study, revision and putting in the work required both in class and outside of class,” Mr Hudson said.

“Our staff work hard to improve the teaching and learning that is happening in all our classrooms and I believe this is demonstrated every year with our results.”

Many of the students received offers to study at universities and others have available.

The Rural Bush Fire Brigade will cater for hungry visitors with their sausage sizzle and barbecue.

The Local Surf Club will again provide and serve cold drinks.

Undercover seating will also be available for those visitors who wish to rest and

q The Annual Motorfest Community Aid Day promises to be a huge event.

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gained employment or are continuing their education at TAFE. Deputy Principal Mrs Deb Gilbert said staff were now focusing on implementing strategies to assist this year’s HSC class.

These include a teacherstudent mentor program, allocating specialist teachers to study periods and a flex Friday where students receive individual assistance in specific subject areas.

“We traditionally rank higher than other schools in the region which shows that as a school, we are excelling in certain areas,” Mrs Gilbert said.

“This gives us a bit of confidence in things we have implemented and guidance towards where we need to go for further success.”

Mrs Gilbert said many support networks were in place to assist Year 12 through their HSC studies.

enjoy the day.

Entertainment will be provided by well known local band “Driftwood”.

The Motor Club wishes to thank the generous support of the local business and sponsors and the NRMA who will again sponsor the trophies for the various Vehicle Categories Awards prizes.

The winners of the major raffle prizes will be announced at 1pm and the various Vehicle Category Awards will be announced at 2pm.

The Club would also like to thank the MC for this event, Mr Terry Munright, who has supported the club in this role for many years.

Motorfest 2017 is a Community Aid Event Day and this year is supporting Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club Inc., Local NSW Rural Fire Services at Tea Gardens and Pindimar and the Local Clinic Bus. For more information contact Phil Hoare, Secretary, Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Motor Club Inc. on 49970082.

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THE Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Motor Club Inc. is now ready to stage their Annual Motorfest Community Aid Event Day on Saturday 11 March 2017 at the Myall Sports Oval at Hawks Nest.

This year will mark the fifteenth Anniversary of the Event.

Various motor clubs from Newcastle, The Hunter Region, Sydney Basin, Central Coast, Taree, Tuncurry/ Foster, Tamworth, Gunnedah, Nelson Bay and the Port Macquarie area are expected to attend.

This wonderful day, where car enthusiasts display their treasured veteran, vintage, classic and unique vehicles and motorcycles, all in pristine condition, has become a popular event for the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest locality.

Vehicles are expected to start arriving from 8.30am with the official program commencing at 10am with the opening of the event by

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Community Disappointment Grows

Modern technology for business transactions is a pressing problem for elderly community who are not ‘tech-savvy’

C O M M U N I T Y disappointment over the Holiday Coast Credit Union’s (HCCU) decision to close its Bulahdelah Agency on 28 February continues to grow.

Members have been advised a HCCU Visa Debit Card will be needed for all transactions through the Bank@Post service from 1 March, creating concerns for volunteer organisations and elderly members of the community.

President of the Bulahdelah Hospital Auxiliary Irene Worth, said many of

By Daniel SAHYOUN

PLANS for the opening of a United Service Station in Bulahdelah is fueling hope that local petrol prices will fall.

The new station will be located at the O’Sullivan’s Retreat site adjacent to the northbound lanes of the Pacific Highway, four kilometres north of the town centre, United Area Manager Tania Salter said the site will be geared mainly towards travellers.

“It’s something that northbound traffic has needed for some time and will cater for people who want to fuel up, grab something quick to eat and get going,” she said.

“It will provide fuel, drinks and convenience food like chips and pies.”

Ms Salter said United were currently calling for

expressions of interest for leasing the site with the process expected to take up to eight weeks.

“It’s not company run, there will be an independent agent who will be running it for United, it will be their business, very similar to a franchise,” she said.

The United Service Station will operate 24-hours a day and Ms Salter is expecting many locals will also purchase their fuel from the site.

Bulahdelah Coles Express Manager Sue Malone said although they have cut back on opening hours since the completion of the bypass, she was not expecting the new service station to impact on business.

“We are already an established business so people know we’re here, we are doing very well in spite of the bypass,” she said.

“We’ve got a lot of our travellers back because there’s no delay, no lining up, it’s all in and out.”

Bulahdelah BP Manager Kylie Watling told News Of

the senior population who are not ‘tech-savvy’ will be affected by the changes.

“Many are unable or reluctant to access key cards, they are used to using their bank books and filling it out manually,” she said.

“They don’t understand modern technology.”

Mrs Worth told News Of The Area one of the biggest problems for the Hospital Auxiliary will be authorising transactions.

“Our constitution states that we require two signatures for transactions,

but now, we will have one person with a key card,” she said.

Bulahdelah Chamber of Commerce has contacted HCCU on behalf of community members and business operators and is awaiting a response.

HCCU Retail Executive Manager Earl Emerson said the decision to close the Bulahdelah Post Office Agency was simply that the income generated did not justify the operating costs.

“Our Bulahdelah Agency Agreement was the last of

its kind in place for Holiday Coast Credit Union,” Mr Emerson said.

“We will continue to support our local communities via our 12 Branches spread from Greenhills up to Coffs Harbour, along with our Customer Support Centre

located in Wauchope.”

HCCU members requiring assistance with the new banking arrangements should phone the Member Contact Centre on 1300 365 724.

Fueling Competition

q Irene Worth reads the from HCCU advising the Bulahdelah Agency will be closing.

The Tale of ‘Time and Money’

By Margie TIERNEY IF boats could talk, then the houseboat ‘Time and Money’ would certainly have a tale to tell.

Last week it finally made it back into the water

q BP Manager Kylie Watling said the new service station could affect fuel sales.

at Hawks Nest after a journey of more than two and a half thousand kilometres and many years on dry land.

Its new owner, local plumber Robert Brown, tells the story of how the houseboat started its life in

q HOUSEBOAT TALE: ‘Time and Money’ leaves front yard.

Cairns but when its original owner went bankrupt, ‘Time and Money’ was used to pay a debt.

For the next seven years it was left to rot in a shed

on the Sunshine Coast until Robert heard about it from a mate. $10,000 for the boat, $8,000 for the road trip from Buderim to Hawks Nest and

q SHIP SHAPE: Houseboat launched at Hawks Nest.

‘Time and Money’ ended up in the front yard of the Browns’ house in Hawk

Nest.

“It was a bit of a mess when we got it,” Joan Brown

q Coles Express Manager Sue Malone is not expecting the new station to impact on business.

The Area business at their 24-hour site had improved considerably over the past two-years.

“The fuel side has died off a bit but we’ve seen big

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improvements in retail and food, the shop sales are just climbing,” she said.

“I think the people who come through and always stop here will continue to do

so.”

Kyle said, “We will have to wait and see if the opening of the new service station will impact on trade.”

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q HOUSEBOAT TALE: ‘Time and Money’ owner Robert Brown.

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Stop Safely at School ENSURING our children arrive and leave school safely is behind the ongoing campaign by MidCoast Council, which urges all parents and caregivers to brush up on car parking rules near schools and be aware of the meaning of the signs.

The campaign is aiming to ensure every driver dropping and collecting children at schools in the MidCoast is obeying the rules and our children arrive at, and leave, school safely.

“Many parents say they didn’t understand what the signs meant, usually after they have been cautioned or booked for breaking the rules. The school environment is very busy as more students are driven to school rather

than walk, cycle, or catch a bus,” Council’s Road Safety Officer Chris Dimarco said.

“We can’t emphasise enough how important the parking rules are, especially near our schools. Across the MidCoast from 2011 - 2015, there were 47 pedestrian injuries and one fatality on our roads. No one wants to see an accident at any of our schools in the MidCoast region.”

As a simple prompt, the completely red sign that says ‘no stopping’ means that you cannot stop or park at all in that zone. In zones with a white sign with a ‘no parking’ image, you may stop to set a child down, but you can only stay for two minutes, and the driver must stay within three metres of the vehicle. It is the responsibility of every

licence holder to ensure they know the road rules.

A poster will be distributed by schools to families showing what each sign means and Council is hoping to see all drivers obey the parking rules near our schools.

And watch out for Council rangers, who will be on hand at schools before the end of the year to help drivers learn the rules.

Disobeying the signs attracts fines and demerit points, but the real motivation for Council rangers is making sure every child is safe to arrive and leave school every day.

And that’s worth making sure that everyone stops safely at MidCoast schools.

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Heatwave Sparks Fire Alert

By Daniel SAHYOUN

MYALL Coast residents hit the waterways or stayed indoors with airconditioners cranking as the region sweltered through one of the worst heatwaves on record last weekend.

As the temperature soared, unofficial readings as high as 47°C were recorded in Bulahdelah at 1.00pm on Saturday afternoon, and are believed to have become higher as the weekend progressed.

There was little relief at night with the mercury continuing to hover in the high 20s during the evening and early hours of the morning.

With extreme

temperatures and winds continuing into Sunday, the Myall Coast Region, like many parts of Australia, were faced with “catastrophic” fire conditions.

NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons warned that Sunday’s conditions were the worst possible.

“They were catastrophic — we haven’t seen this in NSW to this extent ever,” Commissioner Fitzsimmons said.

“It’s not another summer’s day. It’s not another bad fire day. This is as bad as it gets.”

The RFS issued a Watch & Act alert for the areas surrounding Crawford River near Bulahdelah on Sunday Morning due to bushfires

around Gooches Road, Terreell Road South and Howes Creek.

Local RFS crews were involved in controlling the fires with fears they could spread quickly with the hot winds.

Locally, the heat wasn’t just confined to the Myall Coast region, with an official reading of 45.2°C recorded at Williamtown RAAF Base at 3.00pm on Saturday.

Temperatures at Williamtown remained in the mid-thirties until midnight.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the stifling conditions were the result of a trough moving north-east from the central region.

THE Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Motor Club recently went on a Club run to the picnic area at Karuah.

Some twenty plus Club members travelled on the run and it was a successful and very enjoyable day.

The weather was beautiful and all enjoyed

a barbecue or just a couple of drinks and a sandwich.

Members are now preparing to hold their Annual Motorfest Community Aid Event Day on 11 March at the Myall Sports Oval at Hawks Nest.

A great day is expected with already many, many Motor Clubs indicating

their intention to join us at Hawks Nest.

Keep this day in your diaries and come to the Show.

Money raised will be donated to Local Community Groups including The Surf Club, Rural Fire Service and the Community Bus.

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Thursday Thai

houseboat’s ‘tale to tell’

For the month of February 2017

3 course Thai dinner

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& canapes on arrival Entrée Choices

Duck Spring Rolls & Thai Salad Som Tom Thai Thai Beef Salad Tom Yum Goong

q SHIP SHAPE: Houseboat launched at Hawks Nest.

steer and stop,” Robert said.

But the main thing that was worrying the Browns didn’t happen.

“It didn’t sink,” laughed Robert. q SHIP SHAPE: Houseboat launched at Hawks Nest.

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q SHIP SHAPE: Houseboat launched at Hawks Nest.

“It looks a 100 percent better than when we got it, it’s been painted, new blinds, new awnings,” Joan said.

With anxious friends looking on, ‘Time and Money’ finally slipped into the water with Robert at the helm.

“It weighs about 13 tonnes, and it’s a bit hard to

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12 months of hard work and a fair bit more money spent and the houseboat finally ended up on the back of a trailer last Friday bound for the Yamba Street wharf.

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The bathroom includes a vanity, shower and bath with a separate WC and laundry.

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The land is undulating to hilly mostly cleared but with areas of shade trees it has been pasture improved with Supa and Lime.

Located just a short four minute drive to the Wootton Community Centre on Wootton Way, 20 minutes to Bulahdelah and 40 minutes to the beautiful beaches of Seal Rocks.

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OPINION Community Garden needs Growth

Dear News Of The Area, I HAVE been working very hard everyday for the past six months developing a community garden for Karuah Information Centre with no funding or volunteer help.

The Garden is failing after two attempts to rebuild in difficult conditions and a lack of resources.

I have a plan for an eco friendly self-sustaining garden which requires very little watering, fertilising, weeding, pesticides or digging.

This method dramatically reduces labour intensity and recycles all water, nutrients and compost waste automatically.

I would like to apply for a funding grant to establish this system.

This is an innovative project that I believe will revolutionise urban community gardens.

The long term benefits are: improved vegetation growth and reduced maintenance costs and self sustainability even in the worst of weather conditions.

A HUGE thankyou to all of you wonderful people that stopped to help when my car conked out on Tuesday 7 February at the corner of Myall Way

and Pacific Highway, and took the time to look after me and help me.

I feel that we live in a wonderful part of the country where everyone is so friendly and happy and I am very blessed that people went out of their

Milo T20 Cricket at SCG STUDENTS from the Bulahdelah Milo T20 Blast cricket group had the opportunity to participate in the o n - g r o u n d entertainment at the SCG (Sydney Cricket Ground) on day two of the Test Match Australia vs. Pakistan.

The children got to play a game of cricket during the lunch break entertaining the crowd with wickets being taken and runs being scored.

The group was also asked to do the guard of honour for the Australian batsmen as they came back onto the field after lunch.

way to help me at a time of need.

I would be lost without their help.

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Hawks Nest BRIDGE Bridge Results Hawks Nest Bridge Club

By Linda CONROY

Monday 30 January N/S 1. Bill Taylor & Marcia Dane 2. Gary Melrose & Adrian Ryan 3. Liz Caro & Trish Thatcher E/W 1. Carol Richards & Sue Matheson 2. Elke NemethLaky & Alan Greenhalgh 3.

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Glenn & Linda Conroy Handicap – Bill Taylor & Marcia Dane Friday 3 February N/S 1. Trish Thatcher & Mike Parfait 2, Jo & John Younghusband 3. Gordon Morrison & Rex Stoessiger E/W 1. Wendy Haycock & Mike Forte 2. Liz Howarth & Elke Nemeth-Laky 3. Bea Treharne & Sue Matheson Handicap – Gordon Morrison & Rex Stoessiger Monday 6 February N/S 1. Trish Thatcher & Liz Caro 2. Carol Richards & Adrian Ryan 3. Gordon Morrison & Rex Stoessiger E/W 1. Glenn & Linda Conroy 2. Bea Treharne & Liz Howarth 3. Gordon Ingate & Beth Williams Handicap – Glenn & Linda Conroy Friday 10 February N/S 1. Carol Richards & Jeanette Whalan 2. Jo & John Younghusband 3. Bette Caunt & Neryl Grehan E/W 1. Trish Thatcher & Mike Parfait 2. Bea Treharne & Sue Matheson 3. Shirley Pearson & Beth Williams Handicap – Sylvia Schmeding & Pat Palmer.

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Gather once a week for yoga?

What your boss is actually suggesting is that you spend an extra hour of your own precious time with the people you are desperately trying to escape from.

That doesn’t sound like stress relief, more like community service.

And yoga? I mean do you really want to see Sally from marketing trying to master the downward dog?

It’s bad enough spending time with your work colleagues when they’re in a shirt and tie. Imagine Bradley lying prostrate in his tracky-dacks. Or Jed from IT curled up in the corner, nicotine starved and miserable, because by 5.30pm he’s normally downed three Coopers and chain-smoked his cares away at the Bull n Bush.

It is not your fault your boss has hired 15 incompatible personalities.

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It’ll feel so much better pretending the blocking pad is Henry the sales manager than trying to unblock your chakras to whale music.

Carpe Diem, Jasminda. competition winner was Lyn Peirson who achieved a very high score, 171 points.

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AFTER receiving a fantastic turn-out for the veteran golfers week, the social darts evening was temporarily moved to Wednesday 8 February. The mixed doubles winners were Dean Creswick (visiting from England) and Darren Rapley.

The mixed doubles runner up team were Grace Oldfield and Robert Bartlett.

The ladies highest score

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All About The Bass

By Daniel SAHYOUN ALMOST 220 anglers from all over NSW braved heatwave conditions last weekend to contest the 25th Bulahdelah Bass Bash.

With the mercury rising, competitors staked out vantage points along the Myall River with the common goal of reeling in the biggest bass.

Honours in the men’s division went to Grant Bidgood, winning the Leplaw Trophy with a 2.085 kg bass

q Bass Bash: Bulahdelah Fishing Club President Darren Carrall.

q Junior Eel Classic: Zane Pringle with his winning 3.980kg eel.

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By Lynda RICHARDS TUESDAY 7 February: Once again bowling only

permissible weather allowing. Round 2 of the Club Championship Major Singles scheduled to be played as well as social bowls.

Play commenced 8am for

caught early on Saturday morning.

Minor placings were taken

by Tim Kelly and Steve Hoare.

The women were also in fine form with Fiona Minett finishing on top and Chloe Johnson runner-up.

In the juniors, the Vince Malone title went to Jack Baxter who defeated Mick Reeceparks by the narrowest of margins.

Bulahdelah Fishing Club President Darren Carrall said despite the extreme temperature, the weekend competition was successful.

“The heat affected the fishing a bit this year but we’re pleased with the turnout and results,” he said.

“The quality of the bream caught has been really good.”

The competition was about more than just the bass, with many other sections strongly contested.

For the juniors, the Top Line Roofing Eel Classic was won by Zane Pringle who hooked a 3.980kg eel.

Kobi Watt dominated the the competition and 9.30am for social bowlers.

The winners of the Major Singles Competition to progress to the Semi Finals were Lily Smith, Maynie Roberts, Kayelene Pearson and Robyn Beaumont.

Social bowls was called off after 10 ends due to weather conditions.

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Mightiest Mullet category winning the title ahead of his brother Billy.

A new category for carp was introduced this year.

“The good news is that none were caught, which means there are less carp in the river than we thought,” Darren said.

In the Biggest Other Species category, Dane Staples reeled in a 1.555kg mullet to claim the Royce Dorney Trophy, Ellie Gooch took out the women’s title with a decent sized mullet and Josh Gregory won the Biggest Bream.

The Bass Bash began in 1992 as part of a conservation program to stabilise the bass population in the river.

“We used to buy fingerlings to restock the river with the profits from the event each year, and State Fisheries matched us dollar for dollar,” Darren said.

“For the last couple years, Fisheries have said that no more are needed as the bass are at capacity.”

Darren said the Bulahdelah Bass Bash is the second largest freshwater fishing competition in NSW.

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q Bream and Flathead: Josh Gregory won the biggest bream section and placed second in the biggest other species.

q Biggest Bass: Winner Grant Bidgood with Steve Hoare and Tim Kelly who took the minor placings.

q Mightiest Mullet: Kobi Watt reeled in a 1.440kg mullet to claim the prize. bowls after a random card draw were Pauline Perry, Dorothy Dallas and Bev Stephens.

Welcome to Dorothy who has transferred to our club from Camden.

Thursday 9 February: Semi Finals of the Club Championship Major Singles.

Early start to the day for competition and social players in an effort to win

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q Junior Encouragement Award: Teniesha Morris.

against the summer weather temperatures.

Players in the semi finals were Kayelene Pearson v Robyn Beaumont on Rink 2 and Lily Smith and Maynie Roberts on Rink 4.

The spectators would not have been disappointed with the calibre of play both games “nail biting to the finish”. The players competing to be the

winner of the Major Singles 2017, scheduled to be played on Tuesday 14 February are Maynie Roberts v Robyn Beaumont.

Social winners Francis Betar and Kerry Faber.

Birthday greetings to Bette Gillard. Good to see visiting bowler Nola Sykes bowling with us, visiting bowlers always welcomed.

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By Pauline GREGORY Wednesday 1/2/2017 Ladies Golf Winner- Lyn Pascoe R/up- Thora-Lou Smith

Thursday 2/2/2017 Winner- Michael Donnelly R/up- Alex Reekie

Saturday 4/2/2017 Single Stableford Medley Men’s Winner- Les Katona R/up- John Hooper

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Ladies Winner- Barbie Gordon R/up- Alison Benson NTP 8th- M. Ebner NTP 6 & 15th- John Hooper Straightest Drive- LadiesBarbie Gordon Men- F. Lucas Longest Drive- 0-14- T. Lucas 15+ – Al Jobson NTP 17th- Jackpot- Barbie Gordon $15.00 Golf all day Monday to Friday Hawks Nest Golf Club

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Once again some great golf rounds were played,

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By TONY SMITH 2/2/2017 A Grade 1. Chris Taylor 40 2. David Brailey 39 c/b 3. Alan Collins 39 4. Jeff Chapman 38 5. Bob Peters 37 B Grade 1. Col Bell 41 2. Alan Townsend 39 c/b 3. Craig Norman 39 4. David Garcia 38

Thursday 9 February. The highest score obtained was 21 points, from Leon Katz.

The twilight runner up golfer was Jim McDonald,

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5. Chris Mobbs 37 c/b C Grade 1. John Warne 38 2. Graham Benson 35 c/b 3. Bob Reid 35 4. Col Williams 34 5. Barry Maclean 33 c/b NTP 10th A. David Brailey B. Ross Kirwin C. Bruce Richards 16th A. John Lashwood B. Peter Howard C. Kevin Skelton Balls To. A. 33 B. 32 c/b C. 24 c/b

achieving 20 points. Garth Allen was the golfer nearest to the pin and Gary Porter won the raffle.

BOWLS Tea Gardens Men’s Bowling

By The JAFFA 8 February: The usual Wednesday Gala day was played today with 42 players participating.

Conditions were overcast and rain did stop play for about 15 minutes but all matches were completed.

The format of 20 points for a win plus ends won was used to determine the winners.

The winners actually score a perfect score of +38, winning all of the 18 ends played.

Well done!

The formidable team of Lance Atkins, Doug Naylor, Pip Sullivan and Greg Pearson were deserving winners.

The runners-up were;

By Margie TIERNEY IT was hot and hectic at the Hawks Nest Golf Club last week as close to 1,200 rounds of golf were played during the annual Veterans Week Tournament. ‘’We have again assembled a field of veteran golf tragics,” Tournament Director Bob Macklinshaw said.

“We’ve had players from 69 clubs, from as far south as Wodonga on the NSW Border, to Queanbeyan, Orange, Tamworth and Townsville to the north.”

Bob also paid tribute

q 17 VET TOURNAMENTS: George and Barbara Young Lee.

q SHIELD WINNER: Joe Zancolich, Ian Vidler, Bob Macklinshaw.

q SHIELD WINNERS: Jenny Johnston, Tournament Director Bob Macklinshaw, Joe Zancolich.

Iconic Country Club transformation FROM Page 16 Ages ranged from 18 to 85 years young.

“People love it because they love the environment and it is one of the few pools that is so close to the water,” Chris said.

More than 100 swimmers took to the water, despite the extreme weather conditions.

At 74 years of age, Chris swam in four events competing in the 75 to 79 age group.

“It’s only a number,” he said. “And as long as I finish.”

In all there were 16 events including a City vs Country Shootout.

Sixteen swimmers from the Warringah Masters in Sydney’s north have competed in every Tea Gardens Carnival.

“It’s such a good day, we just love coming up,” Peter Myers said.

At the end of a very hot day of competition, Myall Masters won the meet with 821 points.

Novacastrions came second

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on 725 and Warringah third with 597 points. ‘’We’re the smallest town in NSW to have a Carnival of this size, for us to do so, takes a lot of community support,” Rhonda Bobako said.

The Myall Masters would also like to thank their sponsors and those who contributed to their fund raising raffle, Tea Gardens Real Estate, Coles, Hawks Nest Golf Club, Hawks Nest Newsagency, Hawks Nest Pharmacy, Ice Cream Shack,

to George and Barbara Young Lee and Gordon and Maria Mather, both couples taking to the greens in their 17th consecutive Veterans tournament.

As for the Championship rounds, the winners were, Joe Zancolich from Kiama with a score of 83 points and Jenny Johnston from Belmont with a score of 78 points.

The best scratch golf trophies were won by Stan Tworek from Morisset and Di Wolfe from Wodonga.

Four days of frantic action on the course culminated with the dinner/dance and presentation on Thursday night for 340 happy, weary golfers. ‘’We’ve had massive feedback from those who

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Denis Wilberforce, Gary Wynne, Garry Porter and John Yabsley.

There is not much to report for the remainder of the week as the ”big heat” took toll of Friday Open Jackpot Pairs and the Pennant trials organised for Saturday.

Hopefully, the Pennant players can get in some much needed practice with the two-bowl game before Pennants commence later this month and in Early March.

The forecast looks favourable for the Club Minor Singles Championship opening rounds beginning this coming weekend, 18 and 19 February.

This Championship looks very open this year and there should be some tight contests. attended with comments such as ‘best meal we’ve had’ at a veteran golf tournament,” Bob said.

The Tournament Director would also like to thank the course Superintendent Bobby Lee and his crew for their work in the difficult heatwave conditions and the volunteers who were on duty as starters, bunker rakers, ball spotters, marshalls, raffle master and table arrangers.

“Terrific guys,” Bob said.

“Already more than 300 have indicated they’d like to play the tournament next year.”

q 17 VET TOURNAMENTS: Gordon and Maria Mather.

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q TEA GARDENS: Myall Masters Swimming Carnival.

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GOLF Clubs, Rapier Responce, over size & cavity balance system RH golf clubs, 1 - 3 Metal Woods, 3 - SW Clubs, all with regular flex Graphite Shafts. All in good cond. $140ono Ph 0419245757

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Care Service Employees, Hawks Nest  Immediate Start Available – Casual & PPT RSL LifeCare is a leading aged care provider; our investment in caring for Veterans and seniors has led to our growth across New South Wales. Our residential aged care facility, Peter Sinclair Gardens in Hawks Nest is located in the beautiful Myall Lakes area and currently has casual and permanent part-time positions available for Care Service Employees for an immediate start.

In early 2017 we will be opening an additional 23 beds taking total resident numbers to 64.

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ARBORISTS, OPERATORS & LABOURERS FEDC is seeking a range of experienced arborists, operators and labourers for vegetation management contracts around Bulahdelah.

FEDC would like to hear from candidates that: • have previous experience working as supervisors, scopers, cutters, EWP operators, chipper operators and/or ground crew in the vegetation management, private tree trimming or power line clearing industries; or • are hard working, ambitious and want to begin a new career in vegetation management.

Applicants with current qualifications in the following areas will be looked upon favourably: • CATT, Cert II ESI, CAVC; • Chainsaw ticket, ChemCert, OH&S white card, first aid, traffic control; • EWP licence; • unrestricted medium rigid (MR) licence, or higher; • Essential Energy authorised; • Certificate II or III in arboriculture, or other climbing qualifications.

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By: Margie TIERNEY

MEMBERS of the Myall Masters Swimming Club have plenty to celebrate after yet another victory at their own Carnival in Tea Gardens last Saturday. ‘’This is what we call the Branch Pointscore for clubs right throughout New South Wales,” President Chris Lock said.

Eighteen Clubs descended on the Myall, coming from all over the State.

“It’s a great opportunity to showcase both towns, Hawks Nest and Tea Gardens, and the event as the event is more of a fun day,” Chris said.

The Myall Masters Swimming group fielded 28 competitors.

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