Sell-out fury
THE State Government’s apparent intention to sell the Plaza Crown Reserve on the foreshore of the Port Macquarie CBD to Woolworths without calling for...
North Shore gets a say
In brief
RESIDENTS of the North Shore area are being encouraged to have their say next month as part of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s Engaging and...
All feel budget pain
By CAROLINE STRAINIG
THE 2014 Federal Budget has been handed down, with many cost-cutting measures which will impact on the country as a whole.
The budget...
Skills tackle study stress
TEACHERS are fully aware of the difficulties young people face at school when entering the senior years.
The pressures put on students by the...
Top of its class
By TONY CRONIN
HIGH School Musical - currently showing at the Players Theatre - is a feel-good show about young people’s dreams and aspirations.
The...
Connecting with history
TO celebrate International Museum Day, the Port Macquarie Historical Museum will host a free community day on Sunday 18 May, from 9.30am to 4pm,...
Artist’s bold stroke
THERE’s a new art group in Port Macquarie.
Keen sketcher Dorothy Filshie has started a sketching group, which she has called Saturday Sketchers.
The group will...
Rugby wrap
ROUND two of the Mid North Coast Rugby Union competition was played on the weekend.
In the Upper Mid North Coast Competition in first grade,...
Library says to get your geek on
PORT Macquarie-Hastings Library Service will be giving away an iPad Mini in celebration of Library Week.
The library will be running The Great Library Week...
No nett loss
MODERN technology and better business practices have been the catalyst for the dissolution of the nearly 60-year-old old Lower North Coast District Bowling Association,...
That’s how they roll
ROLLER derby is no longer just the ‘whip it’ image of fights and fishnets. It’s competitive, it’s fierce, and it’s athletic. Surprised? Read on.
One...
Seeing Angels
FOUR decades of hits, four decades of touring and legendary Australian band The Angels are still making great music.
Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year...
