A CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY (CSU) research team is inviting feedback from visitors and patients on their perceptions of body-worn cameras (BWC) worn by security staff at Port Macquarie hospital. Chief Investigator for the independent evaluation project, Dr Amanda Davies from the Charles Sturt School of Policing Studies, leads the team of researchers. Dr Davies has […]
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Letter to the Editor: Markets decision ‘regrettable to say the least’
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE been a regular visitor to this area since my first visit in 2010. I was very disappointed to read of the lockdown of the Hamilton Green markets after 55 years of operation at the same site. The Rotary book fair at this site was one of the reasons […]
NSW Government finalising business case for Oxley Highway upgrades
THE State Government is currently finalising a business case for staged intersection upgrades along the Oxley Highway between John Oxley Drive and Hastings River Drive. This update was provided in NSW Parliament by Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Transport and Roads Anna Watson on Thursday, 23 October, following a speech by Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer […]
Letter to the Editor: Voter education required
DEAR News Of The Area, FROM my observations at polling booths, it is clear that many voters are ignorant of the system of government in this country. Some of the voting public do not know the difference between State and Federal governments, let alone who the candidates represent. If voting is compulsory, so should education […]
Stallholders locked out of Hamilton Green find new home at Cassegrain Wines
THE community markets shut down without warning after 55 years have found a new home, and a new name. Cassegrain Wines has offered to host the stallholders who were locked out of Hamilton Green on 12 October by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. Planning is already underway for the first market to be held at the winery […]
Council staff respond to concerns about the lack of maintenance at the Gaol Point Lookout. Photo: Sue Stephenson
Council responds to CBD eyesores and maintenance concerns
PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council has responded at length to community complaints about the growing number of property eyesores, graffiti, and overgrown parks and reserves. It follows the release of the City Heart Master Plan for public exhibition, which has inadvertently drawn attention to the current state of the CBD and surrounding areas. Council’s Director of Community, […]
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