Tag: news
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...
Winter gear in need
VOLUNTEER staff Therese Binder, Rhon Bradley and Susan Davis sort through some of the winter gear in stock at the St Vincent de Paul...
Play’s ability to include
PORT Macquarie children will soon have an even better playground in Westport Park.
A sod was officially turned over on Monday to mark the launch...
A whale of a lesson
YEAR 9 geography students from Port Macquarie High School finished their studies in geography for the term by going whale-watching.
Faculty head teacher Chris...
Sure footed for big dance
GRAB the dancing shoes and get ready to put the best foot forward!
The Big Dance is coming to Port Macquarie this Sunday and interest...
Indecency charges
A MAN will appear in court later this month over an alleged aggravated act of indecency incident in Port Macquarie last month.
Police said a...
Full steam ahead for Timbertown
IT WAS a case of full steam ahead when Timbertown in Wauchope hosted its annual steam fair last Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Locals and...
