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02 Feb 12 | WITH a remarkable heritage tracing back to the pioneers of the area, this picturesque rural property offers a rare business opportunity.
Picture quest takes local to India
02 Feb 12 | NOT many media-communications students would use their university study break to teach photojournalism skills to orphans in India.
Ukes and utes at the Morisset Show this weekend
02 Feb 12 | THIS year's annual Morisset Lake Macquarie District Agricultural Show will have the biggest, most diverse and brightest stage entertainment in the 58 year history of the event.
02 Feb 12 | TENDERS for the supply and collection of bins for garden and food (organic) waste are now being accepted by Lake Macquarie Council.
02 Feb 12 | MANY think of of the Red Cross in a military or emergency medical context but there's far more to the organisation than stretcher bearing on battlefields or building tent cities in foreign lands.
02 Feb 12 | TORONTO Men's Shed Inc has finally opened its doors in Awaba Community Hall. "Our first step now is to have a huge two-day garage sale to raise funds," organiser Bob Thorburn said.
Wheels turning on push for shared pathway
02 Feb 12 | A MAJOR community awareness campaign to win residents' support for a South-West Lakes Shared Pathway is gaining ground in the Morisset district.
McClymonts bring it home to Central Coast
02 Feb 12 | TAMWORTH Country Music Festival (which ended on Sunday) has proved the ideal antidote to homesickness for Central Coast country music sisters The McClymonts.
02 Feb 12 | LAKE Macquarie City Council and Hunter Resource Recovery are inviting residents to drop off a wide range of unwanted 'gizmos' at the next eWaste and Second Hand Saturday event this weekend.
Ambulance crew levels under fire
02 Feb 12 | INDEPENDANT MP for Lake Macquarie Greg Piper is being hailed as the best hope of resolving the growing ambulance crisis.
02 Feb 12 | THE aptly-named Sensory Garden designed to appeal to the senses will be formally opened at the Southlakes Carers Community and Aged Care centre, Morisset, on February 23 at 12.30pm.
Best yet Paddlefest coming in March
02 Feb 12 | IT'S wet, funny and family entertainment at its best. It is when and where every member can have a go at something enjoyable which is also helpful. It's Paddlefest.
Cat lady may quit
02 Feb 12 | LAKE Macquarie region's supreme animal carer Joanne Hawken is reaching the end of her tether after 30 years of rescuing abused animals and abandoned pets.
Power to hard up people
02 Feb 12 | PENSIONERS and low-income families in Lake Macquarie region can be helped to manage their power bills through the free Home Power Savings Program.
22 Dec 11 | LABOR prepares to convince people of the benefits of a carbon tax. It first has to convince the majority that the change in weather patterns is not a natural occurrence. It then has to convince
22 Dec 11 | THE Newcastle Mall should be embarrassing for every Novocastrian. We have a beautiful city with historic buildings, fantastic beaches, a working harbour and a great foreshore area.
22 Dec 11 | I ATTENDED the Jets/Mariners game at the Central Coast with three of my grandchildren. The behaviour of a few Jets supporters was at times appalling, but the Mariners supporters were just as bad an  | CommentsComments (1)
22 Dec 11 | WHAT a load of rubbish! ("Support for huge rates hike," Lakes Mail, Dec 15.) I am extremely disappointed in our council, to say the least. If, as Mr Hopwood has pointed out, the council spent le
22 Dec 11 | I RIDE a motorcycle from Lambton to Toronto six days a week and am amazed by the number of people on their mobiles. The disregard they have for fellow road users is astounding. I see mums with k
On track on the buses
22 Dec 11 | THE bus services for the Morisset, Morisset Park and Bonnells Bay areas are not reliable enough. Many times when travelling to Morisset train station, I miss my train or have to race like crazy.
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