Posts by Tele Point
Tele Point Trail Hunt
Last month, the Mid North Coast Hiking Group held a Tele Point Trail Hunt in the Rawdon Creek Nature Reserve. In a combination hiking-orienteering-geocaching event, 27 numbered markers were hidden over a 16km course. Working in groups of 4, teams had to use their map reading skills to find the general location of each marker,…
Read MoreLog Wharf Murals
As part of the NSW Graffiti Management Grant program, and organised by Port Macquarie-Hastings Community and Council Action Team (CCAT), Local Indigenous artists Mel and Ang have been busy at Log Wharf over the past few weeks. Four pylons of the Wilson River Bridge at Log Wharf have now been decorated with vibrant murals featuring…
Read MoreGarage Sale Trail
Multiple households and farms at Telegraph Point are having a Garage Sale this weekend on Saturday 14th May from 8am to 2pm. Addresses, photos, and further details will be added over the course of the week so check back again on Friday to plan your Garage Sale Trail. We recommend mixing up the order so…
Read MoreNew Amenity Block For Log Wharf
Following the Log Wharf Masterplan community meeting in February with representatives from the council, plans are moving ahead for installation of a new toilet block at Log Wharf Reserve. This is the first step in the redevelopment of the reserve to make it more accessible for community use. The online meeting between locals and council…
Read MoreRollands Plains Community Hall Upgrades
Neighbourhood Safer Place $59,485 of Federal funding is on the way to Rollands Plains Hall after it was designated a NSW RFS Neighbourhood Safer Place. A Neighbourhood Safer Place is a location where people can gather and seek shelter during a bushfire. To ensure Rollands Plains Hall can appropriately accommodate evacuees, the Federal Government is…
Read MorePost-Flood Log Wharf Masterplan
It’s been several years since locals first met with representatives from the council to discuss the Log Wharf redevelopment, and almost 2 years since the plans drawn by Sam Cutler were submitted to council on behalf of the TPCA. Last years floods have further complicated plans for rejuvenation. The new draft masterplan has recently been…
Read MoreRicardoes Flush With Strawberries
Strawberries Galore for Summer Holidays and the Christmas Season With the run-up to Christmas now upon us, Ricardoes’ Blackmans Point farm is boasting more strawberries – both fresh and preserved in its gold medal-awarded jams – than ever in its history. If you’re wondering what to do in Port Macquarie for the holidays, or looking…
Read MoreCommunity Grant Funds New Kitchen
On Monday November 8, a number of local residents and TPCA members met with the Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience, Senator Bridget McKenzie, and Member for Cowper, Pat Conaghan, at the Community Hall to learn more about the federal government’s $600m ‘Preparing Australian Communities’ program. “The program will target locally identified…
Read MoreJoin the Tele Point Community Association
Our local community association is working for the improvement of the Telegraph Point area by liaising with council and government and ensuring local priorities are made known on behalf of the community. Many locals are concerned about the state of our roads, local infrastructure, future fire and flood mitigation, the lack of local playgrounds or…
Read MoreNSW SES FLOOD COMMUNITY FORUM REPORT 2021
Flood Location: Telegraph PointFlood Event: NSW Floods 3rd March 2021 – 3rd April 2021Forum Date: Monday 7th June 2021Forum Location: Telegraph Point School of ArtsFacilitator: Greg Bellingham 16 people attended the two-hour Community Forum, which was held at Telegraph Point School of Arts (Community Centre) on the evening of Monday 7rd June 2021.NSW SES Deputy…
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