Juniors put us on the map
The 2011 Allphones New South Wales Junior Surf Life Saving Championships were held over the weekend with Mid-North Coast clubs enjoying success.
The small country...
Rugby heavyweight appears at local campaign fundraiser
Author, former national rugby union great and raconteur Peter FitzSimons was in Port Macquarie last week to support a campaign fundraiser for the Member...
Domestic goodliness on historical display
The Port Macquarie Historical Society is celebrating Australian Women’s History Month with a temporary exhibition ‘Bring a Plate’ at the Port Macquarie Historical Museum...
Lighthouse natives given new life
Weedy vines are giving way to wildlife-friendly native plants in a new project at Lighthouse Beach.
The novel project is helping native birds by removing...
$3000 a cut above
A mother and daughter in Port Macquarie went under the clippers for this year’s World’s Greatest Shave last week, raising almost $3000 for the...
Outreach finally within grasp for dementia patients
Those with memory loss in the region have been given a helping hand.
A new home for the Port Macquarie office of Alzheimer’s Australia NSW...
Besseling aboard campaign trail
A modified Mercedes passenger bus will be the driving force behind one MP’s campaign trail.
Independent Member for Port Macquarie, Peter Besseling, has launched his...
Straight, narrow for unruly footpath
A notorious sloping footpath just south of the Ocean Drive Bridge in Lake Cathie has been fixed at long last.
The Lake Cathie Progress Association...
Students go ‘Wild’ for nature project
A better future is certainly on the cards for our youth.
A program to engage school aged students in conservation works has commenced.
Duke of Edinburgh...
$110m gives hospital life
Local MPs are joining the community in celebrating the $110 million upgrade that has been secured for Port Macquarie Base Hospital.
Independent MP for Lyne...
Young at heart. Get ready for upbeat Seniors Week, “Live Life” to fullest
Cracking a joke is Bill Ryan’s secret to getting the day off to a lively start.
So too, it’s the inspiration behind the 97-year-old Port...
Japanese touch for a musical wonder
Fasten your rickshaw and head for Japan at The Glasshouse on March 14. Featuring ‘The Mikado’, Morning Music at the Glasshouse is excited to...
