Blair Maxwell from Laurieton Tennis Club and Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer.
Blair Maxwell from Laurieton Tennis Club and Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer. David Relf and Mick Bulmar from Mid North Coast Veteran Cricket Association with Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer (centre). NINE sporting clubs across the Port Macquarie electorate will benefit from a combined $46,000 in funding through the NSW Government’s Local Sport Grant Program […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE price of diesel fuel must be sounding alarm bells to heavy transport operators. How long will the price of diesel stay high, or more to the point how long will it take to return to the prices of a month ago – if ever? How pleasing it was to […]
The XPT trains have been painted to reflect their history.
The XPT trains have been painted to reflect their history. The XPT trains have been painted to reflect their history. THE Sydney to Grafton XPT train service is set to return from 28 April, after a year of coach replacements during fleet upgrades. Sydney to Grafton train services – travelling through the Central Coast, Hunter […]
Lyne MP Alison Penfold (centre) with CWA members (l-r) Deirdre Pfeiffer, Gail Kirkpatrick, Jenny Gaudry, Doreen Burns and Mary McEnallay. Photo: supplied
Lyne MP Alison Penfold (centre) with CWA members (l-r) Deirdre Pfeiffer, Gail Kirkpatrick, Jenny Gaudry, Doreen Burns and Mary McEnallay. Photo: supplied Wauchope CWA members (l-r) Doreen Burns, Gail Kirkpatrick, Donna McKenzie, Deirdre Pfeiffer. Photo: Pauline Cain. Mid North Coast CWA Group President Lynn Moore and member Lea Taylor. Photo: Pauline Cain. Damage to Wauchope […]
Data shows Australian horticulture experiences average food loss rates of about 20 percent per farm.
AUSTRALIAN fruit and vegetable growers are missing out on the sale of up to a million tonnes of produce annually that never makes it to market. That’s a whopping $2.5 billion a year but a figure dwarfed by the costs linked to such a huge loss. Data shows Australian horticulture experiences average food loss rates […]
VIEW members enjoying the anniversary luncheon. Photos: Pauline Cain.
Cutting the cake with inaugural members (l-r) Lynne Magni, Majorie Stone, Zone Councillor Evelyn Lockhart, Jennifer Brett, President Karen Swain, Noeline Millward and Cheryl Corbett. Zone Councillor Evie Lockhart presenting member Lorraine Jose with her 20-year service pin. Guest speaker Debbie Sommers, Assistant Secretary Sue Hudson, guest Suzanne Steel, President Karen Swain, Secretary Cheryl Corbett, […]
Bogie Bandits Social Golf Club.
TUESDAY 07/04/2026 Number of Players – 30 ( great turnout) Game Played –2 Man Ambrose Winners -Glenn & Matt Holt- net 61.75 2nd Luke & Flynn Ackroyd – net 63.75(on count back) 3rd Chas Viner & George Evans – net 63.75 4th Ian McKenzie & Michael Hassett – net 64 NTP 4 […]
Cookery Stewards, Lorraine Wedge and Lexie Burton. Photo: Pauline Cain. Sheryl Workman was the most successful cookery exhibitor. Photo: Pauline Cain. Evelyn Park was the most successful competitor in the junior cookery competition. Photo: Pauline Cain. Anzac Biscuits were the most popular class. Photo: Pauline Cain. THE Wauchope Showground pavilion was bursting with treats during […]
Local households achieved a 75 percent landfill diversion rate. Photo: PMHC.
RESULTS from the 2025 MidWaste Kerbside Waste Audit have revealed that households in the Port Macquarie Hastings local government area are outperforming state averages for waste management. Local households achieved a 75 percent landfill diversion rate, with most of the household waste being successfully kept out of landfill through recycling and the Food Organics and […]
Premier Chris Minns and Energy Minister Penny Sharpe want to boost NSW's EV charging network. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)
WAR in the Middle East and associated spiralling diesel costs could spell the perfect time for truck fleets to keep edging closer to electrification. On Tuesday, the NSW government announced an expansion of heavy vehicle electrification incentives as part of its EV roadmap, along with investment in more fast chargers and kerbside charging stations for […]
