June 23, 2025
First-ever DNA mapping of NSW river mouths and estuaries Dr Maarten De Brauwer of SCU and Fisheries Technician Kait Harris conduct estuarine monitoring in Yamba.
Regional

First-ever DNA mapping of NSW river mouths and estuaries

Dr Maarten De Brauwer of SCU and Fisheries Technician Kait Harris conduct estuarine monitoring in Yamba. Dr Maarten De Brauwer and Kait Harris collect samples to send to Wilderlab for processing. Dr Maarten De Brauwer and Kait Harris collect samples to send to Wilderlab for processing. A MAJOR study of NSW estuaries using a novel […]

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Road safety educator Luke Ramm receives national award RSE award winner Luke Ramm and Lukus Macintosh Speed & Stopping facilitator. Photo: supplied.
Local News

Road safety educator Luke Ramm receives national award

LUKE Ramm has been recognised with the prestigious Road Safety Education (RSE) Facilitator Award for his outstanding contribution to road safety education in the Port Macquarie region. Presented by RSE Limited in partnership with BOC, Toyota, Bridgestone and Boral, the annual award celebrates individuals who go above and beyond in delivering the Ryda program – […]

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Ex-PM lauded over honours gong but not everyone’s happy Former prime minister Scott Morrison has received the top gong in the King's Birthday Honours List. Photo: Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS.
Regional

Ex-PM lauded over honours gong but not everyone’s happy

FORMER prime minister Scott Morrison has been congratulated after receiving Australia’s highest civilian honour, but there is at least one call for him to decline the gong. Mr Morrison is one of 14 people named as a Companion of the Order of Australia in the annual King’s Birthday Honours List, alongside filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and […]

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The day that led to Kerry Medway’s 60 years of ministry Kerry Medway with his wife Julie: Photo: supplied.
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The day that led to Kerry Medway’s 60 years of ministry

Kerry Medway with his wife Julie: Photo: supplied. Kerry as a young man. Photo: supplied. KERRY Medway is celebrating 60 years since what he calls “the day that changed my life.” On 6 June 1965, at just 17-years-old, he said he experienced a spiritual awakening that would set him on a lifelong path of Christian […]

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Animal advocates shoot down bill for enabling ‘yahoos’ Hunters would receive a bounty for killing invasive species like pigs, under a bill proposed in NSW. Photo: Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS.
Local News

Animal advocates shoot down bill for enabling ‘yahoos’

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have opened fire on a bill which could pay recreational hunters for killing invasive pests, describing the plan as enabling a “fringe minority of men” to let loose. A bill before NSW parliament aims to establish a Conservation Hunting Authority, with debate in the upper house taking place on Wednesday. It would better enable […]

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King’s Honours for Port Macquarie health and childcare advocates Hastings Home Hospice volunteer Marita Crighton OAM and her husband Doctor Colin Crighton OAM. File photos: Mid North Coast Health and PMQ Clay Target Club.
Community

King’s Honours for Port Macquarie health and childcare advocates

Hastings Home Hospice volunteer Marita Crighton OAM and her husband Doctor Colin Crighton OAM. File photos: Mid North Coast Health and PMQ Clay Target Club. Disability advocate and Autism Swim founder Erika Gleeson OAM. Photo: Erika Gleeson Consultancy. Childhood educator Karen McKay OAM: Photo: Semann & Slattery.   THE Port Macquarie-Hastings was strongly represented in […]

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Chronic pain research project starts across the North Coast Local physiotherapists have received training to deliver integrated care treatments for people suffering from hip and knee pain, osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain.
Health

Chronic pain research project starts across the North Coast

RESEARCHERS at the University Centre for Northern Rivers (UCRH) spent two days training 20 local physiotherapists to deliver integrated care treatments for people suffering from hip and knee pain, osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain. The training marks the first step in a four year research project that will run in the physiotherapy departments of […]

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Cheaper complementary health treatments are on the way Private insurers will soon cover some complementary treatments. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS.
Government, Health

Cheaper complementary health treatments are on the way

WHEN Peter Hill walked into his first pilates class, he had to warm-up for the warm-up. With a feeble lower back and taut hamstrings, the then 63-year-old was hoping the therapy could aid his pain. Six years later, he can dart and dash with little-to-no trouble. “Occasionally I might have a bit of a twinge […]

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Port Macquarie’s Flamin’ Dragons qualify for World Championships in Taiwan The Senior B Women’s Crew celebrates after qualifying for the World Championships. Photo: supplied.
Sport

Port Macquarie’s Flamin’ Dragons qualify for World Championships in Taiwan

The Senior B Women’s Crew celebrates after qualifying for the World Championships. Photo: supplied. The crew on the water. Photo: supplied. The club celebrates its successful medal haul. Robert Dwyer MP hands over a Hansard report of the club’s recognition in parliament. PORT Macquarie’s Flamin’ Dragons have secured a place in the Club Crew World […]

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