Tea Gardens

Tea Gardens is a locality in the MidCoast Council area, on the Mid North Coast. It extends along the west bank of the Myall River from Port Stephens about 14 km in a north-north-easterly direction, and in the west it reaches the Pacific Highway.

The town itself is at the southern end, on the northern shore of Port Stephens. It is directly across the river from Hawks Nest, and the two-lane Singing Bridge connects the two. It is almost 220 km north of Sydney and about 10 km south-east of the Pacific Highway, at the southern end of the Ramsar-listed wetlands of the Myall Lakes.

To eat and drink: Hawks Nest Golf Club Bistro, Nicole's Art Gallery and Cafe, Tea Gardens Hotel, Tillermans Cafe - Restaurant. Shops and services: Tea Gardens Post Office. For health: Myall Pharmacy. Halls and community places: Greater Lakes Council Community Centre, Tea Gardens Library.

Parks, beaches and recreation: ANZAC Park, Bennets Beach, Memorial Park. Schools and learning: Tea Gardens Public School. Churches: Baptist Church, St Andrew's, St Stephen's, Tea Gardens Uniting Church. Emergency services: Pindimar Rural Fire Brigade, Tea Gardens Fire Station, Tea Gardens Police Station.

Straight-line distances from Tea Gardens. Each has a hub of its own.