Sharks Blue U14s girls victorious in the rain last Friday night. Photo: supplied.
Sharks Blue U14s girls victorious in the rain last Friday night. Photo: supplied. Young players successfully battle the heavy rain. Photo: supplied. Tuffins Lane under water and firmly closed. IT was all smiles on Friday night as the Port Sharks Blue Under 14s girls League Tag team were victorious 12-10 over the Camden Haven Eagles […]
Vital equipment purchased from funds raised by the Trust. Photo: The Hastings Cancer Trust.
COMMUNITY support for the Hastings Cancer Trust remains strong, with tickets selling fast for two of its annual fundraising events. The High Tea and Fashion Parade, to be held at the Port City Bowling Club on 25 May, reached full capacity with 114 guests securing tickets soon after release. The event is expected to raise […]
Rob Dwyer is congratulated by Liberal Party leader Mark Speakman after making his maiden speech in the NSW Parliament.
NEWLY elected Member for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer has used his inaugural speech in Parliament to highlight the growing traffic congestion on the Oxley Highway. Backed by his new colleagues and party leader Mark Speakman, Mr Dwyer said something needed to be done now to fix the huge volume of traffic, particularly between the Wrights […]
A rose is placed to honour the women tragically lost to violence. Photo: supplied by Liberty. Stories were shared to honour and remember victims. Photo: supplied by Liberty. Rose tributes on National Domestic and Family Violence Remembrance Day. Photo: supplied by Liberty. A ROSE to honour each of the 73 women who tragically lost their […]
Two men were arrested on the vessel and another three men were nabbed on shore. Photo: NSW Police.
More than a thousand blocks of cocaine were found on a motorboat off the NSW coast. Photo: NSW Police. Two men were arrested on the vessel and another three men were nabbed on shore. Photo: NSW Police. The 13-metre motorboat was tracked off the NSW coast before being intercepted. Photo: NSW Police. A BOAT bought […]
Dr Kristy Kostalas
HAVING practiced medicine for more than 15 years, Dr Kristy Kostalas maintains a burning passion for giving back and building community. A working general practitioner (GP), Kristy is also the founding doctor of Port Medical Aesthetics Clinic. Kristy told News Of The Area it wasn’t until she moved to Port Macquarie that she discovered the […]
DEAR News Of The Area, NOW that the Federal Election is finally over (thank God) it seems a few are grieving the result, and as a consequence their current thinking, as well as their memories, lack clarity. Mr Williamson in his letter of 9 May 2025 laments the fact that we have elected a lying […]
2024 Men’s Open Winner Kelly Mills. Photo: supplied.
AS heavy rain continues to wreak havoc up and down the coast, the surf community is calling upon Huey to deliver the goods for this weekend’s 45th Bird Rock Memorial Surf Classic. At 6pm on Friday, surfers, families and friends will firstly gather at the Bird Rock memorial at Town Beach Headland to honour the […]
The Sanctuary development site west of Port Macquarie.
MORE than 1800 new homes are to be fast-tracked in Port Macquarie following a major investment in housing and planning by the Minns Government. Port Macquarie-Hastings Council will receive $200,000 through round three of the NSW Regional Housing Strategic Planning Fund for its “Port Macquarie planning control review to unlock housing”. The funding will support […]
