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With hopes of Fame

FAME the musical lit up the Glasshouse on Saturday as the Wauchope and Port Macquarie Performing Arts celebrated the end of year by performing...

Closer to God

By CAROLINE STRAINIG THE dream of young Port Macquarie man Zac Young who was killed by a shark is coming true - at least in...

Glad tidings in Wauchope

CHRISTMAS is coming to Wauchope tonight. The annual Christmas in Bain Park will kick off at 5pm, sponsored by the Wauchope Chamber of Commerce and...

Meeting rates well

HASTINGS residents had the chance to find out more about what their council was doing at a meet-the-councillors forum organised by the Residents Action...

Crowds were on song

THOUSANDS of Port Macquarie residents turned out for Carols in the Park on Saturday evening. Pastor Todd Murray of the Grace Church, one of the...

Hopeful outlook for lookout

MEMBERS of the Port Macquarie Lions Club are hoping plans to beautify the Lions Lookout overlooking Town Beach will take a step closer to...

$2.8m funding coup

THE long-running saga surrounding a multi-million-dollar upgrade of Port Macquarie’s regional indoor stadium has finally done an about-face and is heading in the right...

Love and honour in sad farewell

MORE than 1000 people turned out to farewell Zac Young on Saturday, the young Port Macquarie man killed by a shark, joining his family...

Mates share last wave

THE paddle-out at Town Beach in Port Macquarie held on Saturday afternoon after the funeral in memory of Zac attracted hundreds of surfers, keen...

A fitting tribute

IN the wake of Zac’s death, two fund-raising appeals have been launched. His father, Kevin, has suggested a collection to send the three young men...

He would have given his life

ZAC would have been happy to give his life if it helped bring others closer to Christ and God. That’s the view of close friend...

$1 million windfall

A $1 MILLION project in Port Macquarie is among the first projects to be approved for funding in the Lyne electorate under the Coalition’s...