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Foot down on new bridge

THE superstructure for the new Kooloonbung Creek footbridge in Port Macquarie is continuing to attract plenty of interest after being lifted into place by...

Walk against violence

HASTINGS residents have been asked to get behind the White Ribbon movement to stop violence against women, by turning out en masse for a...

Council faces grilling

IF you’re hot under the collar about something Port Macquarie-Hastings Council has or hasn’t done, next week may be your opportunity to find out...

Firies’ champion efforts

LOCAL firefighters hosed down the opposition at the northern zone division of the NSW Firefighter Championships in Port Macquarie on the weekend, taking out...

Arts cash splash

ARTS programs at the Glasshouse in Port Macquarie have received a boost in the form of a NSW Government grant. Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams...

Better days by the beach

LOCAL residents and visitors to the region will notice a significant improvement at Port Macquarie’s Shelly Beach Reserve before the end of the year. Port...

Objects of interest

STORY-TELLING was the order of the day when museum volunteers from Port Macquarie and Kempsey got together with local ABC producer Wiriya Sati for...

Big night for network

THE Hastings Business Women’s Network will celebrate the year’s achievements at the HBWN Gala 2013, hosted by Sydney-based social media strategist Fiona Scott-Handley, tomorrow...

Over it all

BRANDON Norgan gets air at Port Macquarie Skate Park on the weekend. PICTURE: FAB PHOTOS

Escape into fiction

AGE is no barrier when it comes to writing - at least for 92-year-old Port Macquarie man Charles Granquist. This celebrated ex-soldier has just launched...

Dam leak ends in quarry fines

THE Wauchope quarry operated by the M.A. Roche Group has been ordered to pay $76,000 because of water pollution. The company, which operates the Volcanic...

Hidden casualties of violence

A NEW awareness-raising campaign has been launched in the lead up to White Ribbon Day. Australia, Land of Secrets, intends to give a voice to...