No butts about it, smoking to go
Outdoor playgrounds for our kids may become smoke-free under a new policy.
Council received a $2950 grant from the NSW Cancer Council to implement a...
Council out of the red
A surplus budget in excess of $140,000 for this financial year has been forecast for Council.
According to Juliet van Oirschot, Acting Director Corporate and...
Cath’s sign erected
A new sign for the Cath LePage Arboretum was unveiled last week in the Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park.
Cath LePage and the Friends then enjoyed...
Fresh start for Lake
Work began to reopen Lake Cathie to the sea last week.
Heavy rain events over the last two weeks have brought the lake closer to...
Canadian champ here for Ironman
A top Canadian ironman professional is staying in Port Macquarie in the lead-up to the Urban Hotel Group Ironman Australia Triathlon on May 1.
Star...
Broadband doc to talk shop
The benefits of high-speed broadband will be the hot topic at Port Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming business lunch on May 4.
The keynote speaker is...
Spectacular Easter sunrise
More than 300 people packed Town Beach for a spectacular Easter Sunrise and Combined Church Service on Easter Sunday morning at 6am.
The service, led...
Dirty Dealings – Residents fed up with people dumping on their turf
Several residents are up in arms over people dumping on their parade — literally.
One resident, who wishes to remain nameless, put out goods on...
Carbon footprint a hoax
I refer to Chris Nadolny’s letter ‘Ross Garnault is correct’ in The Independent of 30 March. Chris’ interpretations of Wallace Broecker’s article in Nature...
Local food and power for vote
The change in rhetoric from The Liberal Party, stating that climate change is ‘real’ could be said to be more symptomatic of modern politics....
World Red Cross Day and International Volunteers’ Week
As we prepare to celebrate both World Red Cross Day and International Volunteers’ Week in May, I would like to thank our many Red...
Council spending questioned
Page 6 of the Local News section in the PM Independent newspaper featured three main items, namely, “Water quality secured”, “Airport upgrade takes flight”,...
