Community Services
New 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 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…
Read MoreGIVIT Requests & Donations
Telegraph Point Community Association has partnered with Port Macquarie Sunrise Rotary to help with processing GIVIT Request Forms. We are happy to announce that as at mid June, Rotary Sunrise and GIVIT have successfully matched requests with donations/vouchers and we have been able to assist 8 local families totalling over $16,000. We want to be…
Read MoreFlood Recovery
Quick Links – full details below Add a header to begin generating the table of contents Local Lands Services – North Coast Call 1300 795 299 to contact your Local Land Service office from Monday to Friday during business hours. EMERGENCIES AFTER HOURSReport animal and plant disease emergencies after hours to:Emergency Animal Diseases Hotline -…
Read MoreCommunity Round Table
The Port Macquarie – Hastings Council is progressing with the Community Strategic Plan, and has received great feedback from the community around what residents love and value and big ideas for the future. Sarah Toohey from the council has put out a call to ensure Telegraph Point residents have their say in the 2050 Community Strategic…
Read MoreLandcare Fights Invasive Weeds
A group of committed Landcarers from Rollands Plains Landcare have been steadily poisoning some of the invasive weeds, Madeira Vine and Cats Claw Creeper. These weeds have been growing on private land along the Wilson River and its tributaries. If left to their own devices it would dominate the area and suppress native biodiversity as…
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