$75 promise to revive Hospital
The $75 million fourth pod expansion at Port Macquarie Base Hospital, with a cardiac cath lab, is set to be delivered as soon as...
Council’s GM shown the door
The contract of Port Macqharie Hasting Council’s General Manager, Andrew Roach, was terminated at last week’s Council meeting, effective from February 17.
The contract was...
No bite for Maccas at appeal
The appeal of Council’s refusal of a development application for a McDonald’s restaurant and drive through has been dismissed in the Land and Environment...
Marine Rescue doesn’t just assist those at sea
Marine Rescue Port Macquarie (MRPM) volunteers performed a rescue with a difference on Saturday afternoon.
Volunteer Ken Brown was out training a new recruit, Blake,...
Thieves nabbed in crackdown
Police targeting property crime in the Port Macquarie area made numerous arrests last week and seized property items suspected of being stolen.
Officers attached to...
Health reform hoped to revive flailing system
A number of local nurses and our State MP have welcomed, in principle, COAG (Council of Australian Governments) support for a single, independent entity...
Climate change hot topic at forum
Over twenty climate change groups gathered in Port Macquarie last weekend to plan a significant boost to renewable energy in Australia.
The workshop was the...
Relay for Life up and running
The Hastings Relay for Life is being launched this Sunday by the local Volunteer Chair, Warden Mersey, and his dedicated committee.
The Hastings Relay For...
MP makes waves to revert Lake to fresh water
Funding is being sought to discover the possibility and implications of making Lake Innes a fresh water zone.
The Lake Cathie Progress Association revealed findings...
Mobile reception top of AGM agenda
Plans to turn around flailing mobile phone reception is set to ensure a good turnout at the Lake Cathie Progress Association’s Annual General Meeting...
Police renew plea for information on death
Mid-North Coast Police have renewed their appeal for information in relation to the alleged attack on an elderly man in his home last year.
The...
Fallen nurses remembered
The horror of the Bangka Island massacre brings a tear to one’s eye.
To remember those nurses who died, and survived the terrifying World War...
