LAST Breath is really going to test the limits for those of you who suffer from claustrophobia, but this survival thriller, based on a true story, is well worth checking out. A fictional retelling of the same story that director Alex Parkinson had already covered in his 2019 documentary of the same name, the story […]
Wauchope Physical Culture Club members Selena Ewart, Shelby Mackenzie and Lydene Heslop receive the Ironman award from Danny Souter, Rex O’Rourke and Michael Reid. Photo: supplied.
Wauchope Physical Culture Club members Selena Ewart, Shelby Mackenzie and Lydene Heslop receive the Ironman award from Danny Souter, Rex O’Rourke and Michael Reid. Photo: supplied. Volunteers Gemma Riley, Caitlin French, Holly Richardson, Karen Cusato and Kim Patrick. Photo: supplied. Individual club members volunteering. Photo: supplied. DEDICATED volunteers transform a major sporting event into a […]
Richelle and Susan served up democracy sausages near the PCYC. All photos: Bill Harrow.
Richelle and Susan served up democracy sausages near the PCYC. All photos: Bill Harrow. Voter Judy Campbell was impressed by the PCYC. Richelle and Susan served up democracy sausages near the PCYC. Arriving to join the queue to vote. New locals Ros Winchester and David Lawrence. Sausage king, Andrew. Sarah, Tracey, Brian and William raised […]
PORT MACQUARIE has made a mark on the property map after being named in the state’s Top 10 for property sales in the first quarter of 2025. The newly released report reveals Port Macquarie and surrounds, as well as East Wagga Wagga, Tamworth and their surrounding towns, recorded some of the highest sales volumes across […]
Bianca Moore.
YOU’VE probably seen Bianca Moore’s smiling face at markets or local events, or maybe you’ve popped into her Port Macquarie business, The Witchy Nook. What you might not know is just how much heart and community spirit she brings to everything she does. Bianca grew up in the Hunter Valley and moved to the Mid […]
Cowper MP Pat Conaghan (centre) with wife Ilona and Port Macquarie-Hastings Mayor Adam Roberts on election day.
NATIONALS MP Pat Conaghan says he is ready to “get to work” after retaining the seat of Cowper for the National Party after Saturday’s federal election. “With the polls results now locked and the last of the postal vote counts trickling in, it’s time to declare Cowper as ‘Nat Retained’ and accept the role of […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WHY am I not surprised? Another election letdown, promises out the window. After voting at my polling station at Lake Cathie I looked around to purchase my democracy sausage, but there were no sausages to be had! What was I to say to my faithful dog, waiting in my car […]
Participants in the Doggy Day Out event held in Port Macquarie last year.
PORT Macquarie RSPCA is inviting the community to join them for the final lap of their Million Paws Walk. After 30 years of branches around the country raising $17m to fight animal cruelty, this will be the event’s last. The decision to hang up the leash was due to cost-of-living pressures and the rise in […]
Beach Operations Management course candidates and educators at Horseshoe Bay, South West Rocks, having completed a simulated search and rescue.
PROFESSIONAL and volunteer lifeguards from the Mid North Coast are undertaking maintenance and upgrading of qualifications in the off-season. At South West Rocks, a class of 16 professional lifeguards have undertaken a new and compulsory two-day Beach Operations and Management (BOM) course under the guidance of the Australian Lifeguard Service’s James Turnham (Mid NSW Lifeguard […]
