June 23, 2025
Health district awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership Aboriginal Health Liaison Officer Reg Craig with Aboriginal Health Practitioner Laurie Clay accepting the Excellence in Aboriginal Healthcare award for the Hastings Aboriginal Diabetes Education Service.
Community, Health

Health district awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership

Aboriginal Health Liaison Officer Reg Craig with Aboriginal Health Practitioner Laurie Clay accepting the Excellence in Aboriginal Healthcare award for the Hastings Aboriginal Diabetes Education Service. NSW Health Chief Experience Officer Anne-Marie Hadley with Tara O’Brien and Zoe Chaffer from the Paediatric Complex Care Coordination Service who won the Transforming the Patient Experience Award. MNCLHD […]

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Posthumous honour for sound pioneer Peter Burgis
Local News

Posthumous honour for sound pioneer Peter Burgis

THE archivist and oral historian who paved the way for Australia’s first and largest collection of recorded music and sound has been posthumously awarded an OAM in the King’s Birthday Honours. Peter Burgis died in March in Port Macquarie Base Hospital at the age of 88. He leaves a legacy that is now preserved at […]

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MPs call for urgent timeline on Oxley Highway reopening
Regional

MPs call for urgent timeline on Oxley Highway reopening

THREE regional MPs are pressing the NSW Government for a clear timeline on the reopening of the Oxley Highway, which has been closed since a major wet weather event in May caused 100 new landslips between Forbes River and Clay Road. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan, Member for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer and Member […]

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City charity C3 Cares delivers food and flood aid to Mid North Coast The C3 Cares team Michael Grantham and Vic Hitchcock with Neami National’s Cherie Caltabiono, Crs Danielle Maltman and Chris Kirkman and Head of C3 Cares Pastor Adrian Tam.
Regional

City charity C3 Cares delivers food and flood aid to Mid North Coast

FAMILIES across the flood-affected Mid North Coast have received another much-needed lifeline, thanks to the Sydney-based charity C3 Cares Woolloomooloo. The organisation delivered 14 pallets of essential items this week to communities in Taree, Port Macquarie, and Kempsey. In Port Macquarie, community volunteers and local councillors joined forces to welcome the delivery. The generous shipment […]

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‘Exemplary service’: two Mid North Coast police officers awarded King’s BIrthday honours Mid North Coast Police District Superintendent Shane Cribb. Photo: NSW Police.
Police

‘Exemplary service’: two Mid North Coast police officers awarded King’s BIrthday honours

TWO of the region’s leading police officers have been awarded Kings Birthday 2025 Honours. Head of the Mid North Coast Police District Superintendent Shane Cribb, and Manning-Great Lakes Detective Sergeant Craig Ryan (formally of Port Macquarie), were among only nine serving officers from across NSW awarded the prestigious Australian Police Medal (APM). “This year’s recipients […]

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PM commits to ‘lasting change’ in second-term agenda The prime minister wants to see an economy that's more dynamic, more productive and more resilient. Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS.
Regional

PM commits to ‘lasting change’ in second-term agenda

ANTHONY Albanese has pledged to implement lasting and meaningful change in his second term as prime minister, promising his government can meet the moment against challenging circumstances. In his first major speech since winning an expanded majority at the May election, the prime minister said the government had a responsibility to disprove the doubters. Speaking […]

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Historic Sopwith Snipe aircraft honours WWII pilot The replica Sopwith Snipe aircraft hangs at Port Central. Photo: supplied.
Local News

Historic Sopwith Snipe aircraft honours WWII pilot

A POWERFUL symbol of wartime sacrifice and family legacy now soars above shoppers at Gowings Port Central. Owner John Gowing has unveiled a suspended replica of a Sopwith Snipe aircraft in the centre’s atrium, honouring his late father, WWII Royal Air Force pilot Ted Gowing. John, 63, led the project to celebrate his father’s life […]

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Aerial inspections to safeguard transmission network The helicopter will fly above transmission lines at about 50 kilometres per hour.
Local News

Aerial inspections to safeguard transmission network

TRANSGRID will be deploying a helicopter across the Port Macquarie-Hastings region this month to inspect high-voltage electricity transmission lines for the network’s annual bushfire prevention program. The comprehensive inspections help identify any potential bushfire risks and assess the condition of towers and transmission lines to ensure the safe operation of the network in the lead-up […]

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