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Voice hits the heady heights

KATE Miller-Heidke has the critics raving with her fourth studio album, and first independent release, O Vertigo! When people discuss Kate, the metaphors have to...

Oh la la!

THE Break a Leg performing arts group staged a Bastille Day dinner at the Village restaurant in Port Macquarie on Saturday night. Bob Kohut,...

Walk in the way of hope

A YOUNG man called in to Port Macquarie at the weekend during a long walk to raise about $60,000 for a school in his...

Scorcher warning

A MAJOR fire that burnt out 627 hectares near Bonny Hills may be only a taste of what’s to come this summer. The McGilvray Road...

All about Botswana

THE Port Macquarie branch of the CWA held a high tea to celebrate its annual International Day recently. The country of study in 2014 has...

Water pressure

By CAROLINE STRAINIG LEVEL 4 water restrictions may kick in soon if we don’t get some serious rain - which is looking increasingly unlikely. Port Macquarie-Hastings...

Mayor takes foreshore fight to minister

PORT Macquarie-Hastings mayor Peter Besseling will take the council’s battle to ensure the community has input into the future of the Plaza car park...

Driver injured in truck tip

A 51-YEAR-OLD truck driver who crashed on the Pacific Highway near Telegraph Point last Friday was discharged from Port Macquarie Base Hospital on Tuesday. The...

New path to improvement

THE ugly grey concrete footpath in the Port Macquarie CBD will soon be no more. Port Macquarie-Hastings Council plans to replace the footpath on Clarence...

Fine art setting

THE Hastings Valley Fine Art Association has a lovely new gallery and home - with a stunning million-dollar view over the ocean. The association has...

Spill clean-up

A DIESEL spill on the Hastings River on Tuesday has made national headlines. Even the Daily Mail Australia and the Townsville Bulletin newspapers reported the...

Health risks at a stroke

THE federal electorate of Lyne - which includes the Hastings - has ranked top in a list of NSW stroke hot spots. The electorate’s ranking...