Tag: entertainment
Bringing romance home
By MATT NICHOLLS
OPERA New England director George Torbay says this year’s audience should be prepared for something brilliant as time-honoured opera La Bohème comes...
Merc thirsty for fame
By REBECCA STONE
ONE of Australia’s most renowned rock bands will hit the road for its summertime tour and perform at the Armidale Ex-Services Club...
Win passes to visit cubs
TARONGA Western Plains Zoo’s cheetah cubs are continuing to grow in leaps and bounds.
The cubs are almost three months old and are starting to...
Mulch for heatwave
Your Garden - Jude Costello
WHAT uncharacteristic hot dry horrible weather we are experiencing in the New England.
It reminds me of Mungindi - well...
Tips for body balance
1. Eat more often
BY spacing out your meals to every 2.5-3 hours you’ll help yourself lose weight. Instead of eating three large meals a...
Idol rocks out
FORMER Australian Idol winner Damien Leith rocked The Pier at Panthers on Friday night, playing to a small but extremely enthusiastic audience.
Damien played many...
Surfin’ the big screens
SURF’S up in the Glasshouse in Port Macquarie in January.
Tim Bonython’s independent surf movie tour initiative is back with the Australian Surf Movie Festival...
Get set for a big one
THE Christmas-New Year period is always packed with entertainment in the Port Macquarie-Hastings region and 2013 is no exception.
Clubs, pubs and theatres have a...
The heart of the matter
AUSSIE band In Hearts Wake will be hitting the Hastings early next year, with bands Hand of Mercy and Hellions in tow.
The visit is...
Brie’s surprise win
THE Christmas lunch attended by 30 members of the Armidale branch of the Country Women’s Association proved to be a double celebration.
A...
Produce stars at market finale
CHRISTMAS is coming to Walcha on Saturday as the monthly farmers’ market prepares to turn on the festive spirit.
The markets will open at 8.30am...
Opera showcase for rising stars
OPERA New England is bringing La Bohème to Armidale next month.
There will be four performances at The Armidale School’s Hoskins Theatre in January.
La Bohème...