Club members love to bring their pride and joys out for the community to enjoy. Club members love to bring their pride and joys out for the community to enjoy. THE Port Macquarie Antiques and Classic Car Club celebrates its 20th anniversary on 15 March. The club started with a small group of people, each […]
Port Macquarie Sailing Club
PORT Macquarie Sailing Club were to hold the Sprint Series races 12 – 16 on Sunday, but with many members away at other regattas and the wind on the Hastings almost non-existent, the 3 boats that turned up to sail, along with the duty officer and starter decided not to sail. However, the boats that […]
Dog-themed fundraiser to support RSPCA group
PORT Macquarie dog enthusiasts and their pooches will descend on Cassegrain Wines later this month for a fundraiser supporting the RSPCA NSW Port Macquarie Supporter Group. The pup-themed fundraiser will help fund the group’s desexing and emergency care programs, assisting low-income pet owners to care for their pets. RSPCA NSW Port Macquarie Supporter Group president […]
Letter to the Editor: Bring the children home
DEAR News Of The Area, THEIR mothers were young and naive when they left Australia to marry ISIS fighters. They were barely children themselves. Allowing them to live in filth and squalor is a breeding ground for radicalisation, let alone shortening their lives due to malnourishment and disease. They are Australian citizens and above all […]
Printed Edition 06 MARCH 2026
Letter to the Editor: Upgrade the North Coast railway
DEAR News Of The Area, IMAGINE this! Instead of spending $93 billion on a high-speed railway between Sydney and Newcastle (which will inevitably double or triple or quadruple in cost before completion), imagine that this money is invested in the North Coast railway! The line would be duplicated so trains could run in both directions […]
Elders, Traditional Owners, NSW Health staff and the project team undertake a walk on Country led by Aunty Rhonda Radley.
Site plans released for Port Macquarie hospital upgrade
An aerial view of the proposed redevelopment and upgrade. Elders, Traditional Owners, NSW Health staff and the project team undertake a walk on Country led by Aunty Rhonda Radley. A NEW multi‑storey inpatient unit will be the centrepiece of the Port Macquarie Base Hospital upgrade, with site plans now available. The NSW Government is investing […]
Hastings Macleay Clinical Network’s new junior doctors Dr Andrew Wu, Dr Anthony Barrett, Dr Matthew Brunet, Dr Naeel Radwi, Dr Leandra McIntosh and Dr Kate Stacey are welcomed by MNCLHD Chief Executive Jill Wong (second from left) and Director of Prevocational Education and Training Dr Leigh Cummins (right). Photo: MNCLHD.
Medical interns arrive on the Mid North Coast
Hastings Macleay Clinical Network’s new junior doctors Dr Andrew Wu, Dr Anthony Barrett, Dr Matthew Brunet, Dr Naeel Radwi, Dr Leandra McIntosh and Dr Kate Stacey are welcomed by MNCLHD Chief Executive Jill Wong (second from left) and Director of Prevocational Education and Training Dr Leigh Cummins (right). Photo: MNCLHD. MNCLHD has welcomed more than […]
Letter to the Editor: They are our children and deserve our care
DEAR News Of The Area, WHAT is the value of Australian citizenship? After the disgraceful performance of Labor, the COALition and One Notion this week I am seriously starting to wonder. There are 34 Australian citizens stuck in a squalid refugee camp in Syria made up of 11 women and 23 of their children. Their […]
Golden Oldies rugby day returns to Port Macquarie
GOLDEN Oldies rugby action returns to Port Macquarie on Saturday, 7 March from 10am. The tournament will be hosted by Port Macquarie Pirates Rugby Union Club at its Woods Street fields, featuring a full day of spirited games. Club spokesperson Paul Smith told News Of The Area, “Fourteen teams [have] entered with around 200 players […]
