Volunteers make history
The Port Macquarie Historical Society marked National Volunteers Week with a volunteering information morning and a thank you lunch for its band of volunteers...
Don’t be fooled: Wintersun is set to rock the region!
Confusion has dogged Port Macquarie’s up and coming Wintersun dance, music and hot rod car festival.
Some accommodation houses and businesses in Port Macquarie have...
Older teens to help grassroots study
Year 7 students struggling with reading and writing will now have a helping hand in a ‘big brother/sister’ style program.
A dedicated group of Year...
Wordsmith launches second literary tome
Newspapers as we know them will be around for many years yet.
So says Port Macquarie Independent My Word columnist Laurie Barber in his new...
Budget belittles bowel cancer screens: Surgeon
Port Macquarie resident Dr Guy Hingston, Australian cancer surgeon and author of The Gold Book Service Manuals, said the Federal Budget has done little...
The ever Willing & Able in John
Retired business professional John Davies has recently resigned from his position on the Willing & Able Foundation Board after 10 years.
Willing & Able Foundation...
View gets ‘all shook up’ over birthday
Twin Towns Day View Club celebrated its 43rd birthday in style last week with a pink and black dress day and even an Elvis...
Villages banning the bag
The villages of Stokers Siding and Crabbes Creek are now the fourth and fifth communities in NSW to officially go plastic bag-free, joining Chillingham...
Ollie your way to Beachside Skate
Former Australian skateboarding professional Sid Tapia will be the special guest at this year’s Beachside Skate competition at Cabarita Skate Park on Saturday, May...
Pamper day for lucky mums
A group of mums from all over the Tweed Valley and beyond converged on Plantation House, Duranbah on Saturday for a bit of rest,...
Locals open hearts, homes to Grantham
Families from flood ravaged Grantham were given a chance to sit back, relax and take a short break away, thanks to some Casuarina residents.
The...
Small club with a big heart keeps growing
It’s not the biggest Surf Lifesaving club on the Tweed Coast, but Fingal Rovers is proving to be the little club that could.
However that...
