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Douglas Vale Conservation Group to celebrate 30 years of community-led heritage restoration

TV gardening personality Costa Georgiadis visited Douglas Vale Vineyard earlier this year. Photo: supplied. Curator Ian Cupit with the Mayor Adam Roberts. Photo: supplied. COMMUNITY action stepped in when neglect took hold of the historic Douglas Vale site in 1995. Following a series of newspaper reports, residents formed the Douglas Vale Conservation Group to save […]

Sport

Magpies go top of the ladder

The Port Macquarie Magpies are leading the AFL North Coast ladder. Photo: AFL North Coast. PORT Macquarie Magpies have gone to the top of the AFL North Coast ladder after thrashing the Macleay Valley Eagles by 23.12 (150) to 7.9 (51) in Nambucca Heads, during the latest round of the AFL North Coast season. Reserves […]

Government, National

Make-up of Australian Senate confirmed

RESULTS of the 2025 Federal Election have been finalised and the writs returned to the Governor-General Sam Mostyn. This marks the end of the electoral process for the House of Representatives and Senate and paves the way for the opening of the 48th Parliament on 22 July. Acting Electoral Commissioner Jeff Pope said the election […]

Local News

Surge in flood victims seeking legal help

HUNDREDS of people are seeking legal advice following widespread flooding on the Mid North Coast. Lawyers from the Legal Aid NSW Disaster Response Legal Service (DRLS), together with lawyers from Community Legal Centres, have been attending Recovery Centres established by the NSW Reconstruction Authority in flood-hit regions to help people deal with multiple issues. The […]

Port Macquarie

NSW Gov committee investigating access to public land and waterways

A NSW Government committee has begun investigating access to publicly owned land and waterways in New South Wales, including national parks, marine reserves, crown land, state forests, water catchments and Aboriginal land. The Select Committee on Access Restrictions to Public Lands and Waterways was established by a resolution of the NSW Legislative Council on Wednesday […]

Local News

Backlash over ‘quiet cut’ to train passes

LIBERAL MLC Aileen MacDonald has called for the NSW Government to immediately reinstate three-month and six-month NSW TrainLink Discovery Passes, describing the removal as a “quiet cut” that disproportionately hurts regional communities. Speaking in the Legislative Council last week, Ms MacDonald moved a motion highlighting the significant impact of the removal of the passes on […]

Sport

Dozens of women rally for Volley and Vino event

THIRTY-TWO women gathered for the first-ever “Volley and Vino” event at Goodwin Tennis on Saturday 14 June. The afternoon was designed to bring them together through movement, laughter, and social connection. With a combination of pickleball, cardio tennis, light refreshments, and socialising, the event focused on fun over competition. Organisers said it was rewarding to […]

Opinion

Stargazing: Enjoy your shortest day

HAVE you ever wondered why summer days last forever (well, almost!), and winter nights feel like they never end? It all boils down to two amazing celestial events: equinoxes and solstices! These are like nature’s cosmic calendar flips, marking the shift between seasons in Australia, down under where things are a bit opposite compared to […]

Jasminda's Advice

‘On the couch’ with Jasminda

DEAR Jasminda, I am going away with a group of school friends and we are sharing rooms. To save money, we booked a room with two queen beds, but one of our group members has become an incessant snorer. I’m a light sleeper. How do I tactfully ask that she is not my bed companion […]

Opinion

The Big Screen

HOW to Train Your Dragon is at the top of the schedule for cinemas and families this week, as the beloved franchise transitions to live action. Your kids could probably fill you in on the basics: young Hiccup (Mason Thames) is an innovative but hopeless Viking in training who forms a bond with the dragon […]