Power of the Olympics
After 12 years CWA Dangarsleigh/Kellys Plains member Lorraine Sewell relived one of the proudest moments in her life when she spoke to students from...
Meet team Roberts this weekend
Mayoral and councillor candidate Adam Roberts’ councillor election team ‘Team Roberts’ will be holding a ‘meet the candidates’ forum on Saturday, August 25 at...
Efforts of Vietnam Vets remembered
Veterans from all conflicts and their families gathered at Port Macquarie’s Town Green on Saturday morning for a service to commemorate Vietnam Veterans’ Day.
Almost...
Check your bones
According to Osteoporosis Australia, someone in Australia is admitted to hospital with an osteoporotic fracture every five to six minutes and this figure is...
80 years celebrated in style
Local resident Marjorie Jackson celebrated her 80th birthday on the weekend with her family who came from Sydney, Kingscliff and Newcastle.
The celebrations kicked off...
Poultry CRC wins prestigious international award
The Poultry Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has won the prestigious World’s Poultry Science Association’s (WPSA) Education Award 2012, recognising the CRC’s effort in outreach...
Community groups double their bonuses through CPA scheme
Forty-four community organisations in Armidale have collected a combined total of $15,027.27 as a bonus from New England Mutual (NEM) member supporters.
The organisations were...
CWA Wanthella meet for Group Council and AGM
The Wanthella Group of the CWA held a Group Council and AGM at the Uniting Church in Uralla on Friday, August 10 to discuss...
Local author’s book launches on National Wattle Day
Local author, Maria Hitchcock, is celebrating the publication of her latest book, ‘A Celebration of Wattle’ which will be launched at the Australian National...
Candidate pitches in at soup kitchen
Country Labor candidate for the Port Macquarie Hastings Council Local Government elections, Colleen Carmody, enjoyed lunch at the Anglican soup kitchen and met with...
Carbon tax pressure valve needs relief: candidate
Mayoral and councillor candidate Adam Roberts has laid down a challenge to fellow candidates to come up with suggestions on how they tackle the...
Neurologist talks shop
A leading neurologist will share his knowledge with Port Macquarie’s Parkinson’s Support Group.
Dr Simon Lewis, Director of the Parkinson’s Disease Research Clinic at the...
