Tag: news
Students drawn to help
THE good deeds of students often go unnoticed.
Dozens of young people from the high schools in Port Macquarie volunteered many hours of their...
Salute to citizenship
ELEVEN Port Macquarie-Hastings residents became Australian citizens late last week in a formal ceremony conducted by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council.
Mayor Peter Besseling presented the new...
Boat signs launched
NEW boating safety signage will be installed at Westport Park and 39 other priority boat ramps across NSW in a project to increase boating...
Sharp off mark: council
PORT Macquarie Hastings Council has hit back at claims by Hastings Residents Action Group president Rick Sharp (Independent, 25 July) over a lack of...
Vandalism battle locked up
TWO more wheelchair-accessible toilets in Port Macquarie will soon be fitted with the Master Locksmith Access Key (MLAK) system in a bid to reduce...
Care at the centre
THE SkillsLink Training College in Port Macquarie has formed a partnership with the Nambucca Valley Phoenix Disability Service.
The move will enable SkillsLink to be...
New stretch of road
PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council officially marked the opening of a new section of Beechwood Road on Monday 21 July, also launching the Beechwood Small Towns...
Carbon tax savings to flow
FEDERAL Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie said the axing of the carbon tax is particularly good news for families, seniors and small businesses...
EIA for waste facility
PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council is currently seeking consultants to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Cairncross Waste Management Facility.
The EIA will form part...
Dredging to boost lake appeal
PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council is dredging lower Lake Cathie to make it a better recreational destination.
Dredging works to deepen the lake and enhance the sand...
Boost for health
A $2.4 MILLION Palliative Care Unit and the new Urgent Care Centre were officially opened at Wauchope District Memorial Hospital yesterday.
The new facilities, officially...
Greens target Tafes
GREENS state candidate for Port Macquarie Drusi Megget has called for more support for Tafes.
Ms Megget said Tafe was the lowest funded of all...
