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Forum looks at sea-rise risk

EVERY year around the world, 5 June signifies World Environment Day (WED) - a date set aside by the United Nations for encouraging global...

Switch on to carbon savings

THE Hastings branch of Climate Change Australia has urged us all to do what we can to reduce our carbon footprint to mark World...

A world of young talent

SOME of the most talented young musicians in the country will be taking to the stage at the Glasshouse in Port Macquarie. The Newcastle Youth...

High notes for Vertigo

ONE of Australia’s leading female vocalists will be bringing her amazing voice to the Glasshouse. Kate Miller-Heidke has the critics raving with her fourth studio...

Hitting the high notes

OPERA-LOVERS will get a chance to indulge in their passion in the flesh, so to speak, next Friday. Cancer Council NSW is staging Opera in...

Hitch up to the odyssey of laughs

THE intrepid travelling comedians can’t be confined to Melbourne’s comedy rooms any longer - the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is back on the...

Long day care boost

In brief A $200-MILLION investment in the professional development of the long day-care sector announced by the Federal Government is the largest program to be...

No masking these talents

PIERROT and Pierrette, fire twirlers, acrobats, musicians and a side show alley will all feature at a vintage-circus-meets-masquerade-ball fund-raising event at Port Macquarie TAFE...

Pets say thanks a million

"READY, steady, go!" Mayor Peter Besselling officially starts the RSPCA Million Paws Walk on Sunday in Port Macquarie. Full story on page 5.

Warmer weather makes their day

IF you’ve forgotten it’s not summer, you’re not alone. The Hastings has been blessed with beautiful summer-like weather for most of May, with daytime...

Oakeshott tells all

By CAROLINE STRAINIG FORMER Federal Lyne MP Rob Oakeshott has launched a tell-all memoir about his most turbulent times in politics, apologising in advance for...

Kmart’s $17.6m move

A NEW Kmart could be up and running in Port Macquarie in just over a year. THE development application for a Kmart supermarket in Park...