Tag: news
Digging through history
THE Port Macquarie Historical Society is hosting a series of free history talks during the winter months.
The first will be held on Tuesday 10...
Mayor gives thanks
A GOOD roll-up of church and community representatives attended the Mayoral Thanksgiving Breakfast at Panthers on Saturday morning.
Mayor Peter Besseling welcomed the guests, who...
Paths to progress
PORT Macquarie-Hastings mayor Peter Besseling and Federal Lyne MP Dr David Gillespie will officially open the new Kooloonbung Creek Footbridge and the improvements to...
Forum looks at sea-rise risk
EVERY year around the world, 5 June signifies World Environment Day (WED) - a date set aside by the United Nations for encouraging global...
Switch on to carbon savings
THE Hastings branch of Climate Change Australia has urged us all to do what we can to reduce our carbon footprint to mark World...
Long day care boost
In brief
A $200-MILLION investment in the professional development of the long day-care sector announced by the Federal Government is the largest program to be...
Pets say thanks a million
"READY, steady, go!" Mayor Peter Besselling officially starts the RSPCA Million Paws Walk on Sunday in Port Macquarie. Full story on page 5.
Warmer weather makes their day
IF you’ve forgotten it’s not summer, you’re not alone. The Hastings has been blessed with beautiful summer-like weather for most of May, with daytime...
Oakeshott tells all
By CAROLINE STRAINIG
FORMER Federal Lyne MP Rob Oakeshott has launched a tell-all memoir about his most turbulent times in politics, apologising in advance for...
Kmart’s $17.6m move
A NEW Kmart could be up and running in Port Macquarie in just over a year.
THE development application for a Kmart supermarket in Park...
Weeds still a worry
By CAROLINE STRAINIG
THE Weedsville saga has taken an about turn - literally, landing back on Port Macquarie-Hasting Council’s lap.
Regular readers will remember that in...
Heaven is… a Slice of Haven
BRILLIANT weather, fine wine and delicious food - if it sounds like the perfect receipt for success… it was.
On Sunday an estimated 10,000 people...
