Tag: news
Port’s net gain
ALMOST 100 Port Macquarie reisdents will soon have faster, more consistent internet.
Telstra has completed further upgrades at the Port Macquarie exchange, which will give...
Business supercharged
NEARLY 30 micro-businesses in the Hastings area discovered the buying strategies of customers at the bi-monthly Micro Business Forum (MBF) meeting at Town Green...
Wolf to come out of the woods
AUSTRALIAN rock ‘n’ roll heart-throb Reece Mastin is once again packing up his bags and taking the band back out on the road -...
Hot spot hotel
By CAROLINE STRAINIG
A PORT Macquarie hotel is in the running for an international award.
The Observatory Hotel on Town Beach has been shortlisted in the...
Hearts reach out for Finn
A FUND-RAISING dinner will be held early next month for the young boy whose story touched hearts when it was featured on the front...
Golden folks take different strokes
A LOCAL group of men in their golden years has proven age is only a number when it comes to sport and having fun.
The...
Humbled by honours
THREE local residents were among the many Australians recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
Ken Fletcher, 69, of Port Macquarie, was awarded an Emergency...
Harvest of experience
MORE than 100 guests attended the Hastings Business Women’s Network Reap and Sow Dinner at the Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club on Thursday...
Opportunity excellence
LEADING Aboriginal employment organisation Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) has announced its trainee of the year.
At the North Coast Institute of TAFE Student Recognition Awards...
Spikey end to pursuit
A PORT Macquarie man has had his vehicle impounded for three months after being caught allegedly speeding by more than 45km/h.
Taree Highway Patrol officers...
Hell on eight wheels
THIS Saturday 14 June the Wauchope Indoor Stadium will be the scene of Winter Fury as the Breakwall Brawlers of Port Macquarie Roller Derby...
Massacre at Myall Creek
AN Australian history book will be launched in Port Macquarie this Friday.
Written by Port Macquarie resident and Independent My Word correspondent Laurie Barber, Massacre...