Tag: news
Police numbers up
NSW Deputy Premier and Oxley MP Andrew Stoner announced last Friday that the Mid North Coast Local Area Command would receive five additional experienced...
Fortune favours the council bold
IF you like the idea of a six-figure salary, read on to find out more about a local position vacant - but, be warned,...
Raise a cup for the cause
THE Newport Charity Group and the Cedro Cafe in Port Macquarie are among the latest groups and businesses to announce Biggest Morning Tea events...
The knock-on effect
THE Salvos are calling on the community of Port Macquarie to join in on the annual Red Shield Appeal Doorknock Weekend to raise $10...
Knife attack
A WOMAN has been charged over an alleged knife attack in Port Macquarie late last week.
Police have been told that about 5pm Thursday 8...
High-revving thrills
THE nation’s best motocross riders will be heading to Port Macquarie next month with Port Macquarie-Hastings Council successful in securing round two of the...
Hats off to our unsung heroes
Volunteer Message from Federal Lyne MP David Gillespie
THIS year marks the 25th anniversary of National Volunteer Week - a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge the...
Our hometown heroes
THIS year the contribution volunteers make in our community was recognised with the inaugural Community Volunteer Awards, organised by the Port Macquarie Neighbourhood Centre...
Helpers in the spotlight
THE 2014 Port Volunteer Expo held at the Maritime Museum in Port Macquarie on Saturday 10 May was hailed a successful start to National...
Service is everything
In honour of National Volunteer Week and the inaugural Port Macquarie awards, the Independent invited a cross-section of volunteers to provide short profiles, containing...
Aileen’s super century
BORN on Saturday 16 May, 1914, Port Macquarie resident Aileen Marie Linton will celebrate her 100th birthday tomorrow.
Aileen will celebrate with family and friends...
Switched on to traffic changes
NEXT time you’re heading out of Port Macquarie on Hastings River Drive allow a little longer for the trip.
The new traffic lights on the...
