COMMUNITY members are being invited to attend a special event in Wauchope on 12 May, to learn more about palliative care. Anthony Bui, Community Engagement Coordinator at Palliative Care NSW, will facilitate the event with the support of the local palliative care team. Participants will learn about advance care planning and how to find the […]
Lara Coventry-Cox with her American Paint Horse, Bolt. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
Lara Coventry-Cox with her American Paint Horse, Bolt. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. An aerial view of Lara and Bolt creating their unique artwork. Photo: hello@roving-eye.com. An aerial view of Lara and Bolt creating their unique artwork. Photo: hello@roving-eye.com. An aerial view of Lara and Bolt creating their unique artwork. Photo: hello@roving-eye.com. From training Bolt to training […]
Firies Chris and Kylie Brown at the Lake Cathie RFS station.
WELCOME to Heartbeat of the Hastings, a regular NOTA feature which highlights the incredible people that make our region so special. If you know of someone making a difference in the community, who is deserving of some recognition, let us know! Email Chan@newsofthearea.com.au. WHEN Kylie Brown moved to Port Macquarie in 2001, she didn’t know […]
Bravehearts Mid North Coast chairperson Jenny Watts and Cassie Clark, playing the role of ‘Ditto’.
BRAVEHEARTS Mid North Coast volunteers are preparing for two major events in May and June. Bravehearts is an Australian child protection not-for-profit organisation, dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse. The Mid North Coast branch was formed 10 years ago. “I get huge satisfaction knowing if we can stop just one child […]
Winner Best in Show: Brian Barker’s ‘Afternoon at Rainbow Beach’. Photo: supplied.
Winner Best in Show: Brian Barker’s ‘Afternoon at Rainbow Beach’. Photo: supplied. Winner Oil and Acrylic: Holly Hartwell’s ‘Forest Hollows’: Photo: supplied. Winner Drawing and Pastel: Cheyne Flanagan’s ‘Protect our Pollinators’. Photo: supplied. Winner Any Water Based Medium on Paper: Stu Doherty’s ‘Pink Sky at Night’. Photo: supplied. Winner Mixed Media: Irene Gill’s ‘Shadows Still […]
Wauchope CWA members served tea and biscuits after the service.
Members of the Military Brotherhood MMC Wilson Sub Branch. Port Macquarie Wauchope RSL Pipe and Drums supported the service. Port Macquarie Wauchope RSL Pipe and Drums supported the service. Wauchope CWA members served tea and biscuits after the service. THE Wauchope community gathered in solemn reflection at the town’s cenotaph for an Anzac Day dawn […]
The crew at Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club at the end of their busy patrol season. Photo: supplied.
THE flags came down on the 2024/2025 surf patrol season on Sunday, although lifeguards will remain on duty at Town Beach in Port Macquarie during the cooler months. It will be the only patrolled beach in the area during Winter, so beachgoers are encouraged to head there to swim between the red and yellow flags. […]
New signing Tiffany Reynolds, Dolphins volunteer court announcer Nik Lipovac and club mascot ‘Phin’.
THE Port Dolphins senior women’s team has signed Tiffany Reynolds, a highly respected power forward from Toronto, Canada. After graduating from Lakehead University in Ontario, the 25-year-old spent the 2023-24 season in Nicaragua, where she was named All-Star Guard and selected in the league’s “All-Star 5”. Tiffany arrived in Port Macquarie several weeks ago after […]
