Rudd bowls in
By TANIA PHILLIPS
THE election campaign came to the Tweed in full force this week with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd bowling in and leaving a...
Access on the rocks
By NIKKI TODD
TWEED Shire Council will look at ways to improve access to beaches along the Tweed River at Chinderah after a new rock...
Bush tucker track praised
By TANIA PHILLIPS
THERE is a local legend that a Hairy Man protects the environment at Fingal and on Tuesday he had a little competition...
Indigenous careers expo
By TANIA PHILLIPS
TWEED’s Indigenous students will have the opportunity to be better equipped than ever before for life after school thanks to the first...
Fires out of control
TWO fires burnt out of control north of Port Macquarie on Tuesday.
Port Macquarie Independent reader Steve Wise sent these pictures in, which shows the...
Finding your voice
EVERY day more than 1.1 million Australians have difficulty communicating, according to Tweed-based speech pathologist Cathy Hudson, who is raising awareness for Speech Pathology...
Dawning of new era for greens
By NIKKI TODD
DAWN Walker is a fighter.
Deeply committed to social justice, the environment and her local community, the Fingal Head resident is a formidable...
Special GM job meet
TWEED Shire Council will hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday 26 August at 4pm to consider the recruitment of a general manager.
Tweed mayor Barry...
Kingscliff group slams levy
By NIKKI TODD
KINGSCLIFF-based community group Tweed Monitor has slammed a motion by Councillor Warren Polglase to investigate the imposition of an environment levy on...
Flying Roo’s new nest
TRAVELLERS flying out of Port Macquarie to Sydney with QantasLink will now enjoy smoother connections and reduced check-in times following the move to Qantas’s...
Westport gives back
By MATT NICHOLLS
COMMUNITY groups throughout Port Macquarie and the Hastings have shared in more than $330,000 after The Westport Club dished out its annual...
Gillespie’s surf trip
NATIONALS candidate for Lyne David Gillespie said it was an eye-opening experience to see first-hand the condition of the Port Macquarie Surf Club.
Mr Gillespie...
