March 9, 2026

New recruits for state’s transport and roads agency

SEVENTY-ONE new apprentices and trainees are kicking off their careers at Transport for NSW worksites this month. From...

MP calls for community to leave feedback on Wrights Road

ONLY 60 people have officially complained about the lack of progress on the Oxley Highway bottleneck in Port Macquarie...

Progress on Maria River Road as upgrade construction gets underway

CONSTRUCTION is now underway on the $24 million Maria River Road Upgrade, with Eire Construction delivering work in...

Finding comfort through a ‘blind date with a book’

FOR Port Macquarie social worker and lifelong reader Kirralee Dibben, street libraries have provided a refuge from...

Council launches plan to save wildlife from fishing lines

One of the waste bins for fishing tackle. A brush turkey wrapped in fishing line. WITH its vast array of rivers, lakes...

Bonny Hills building demolition the ‘end of an era’

The home that has long stood at the corner of Ocean Drive and Beach Street has been knocked down. Photo: Bonny Hills...

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