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Sport

Port Macquarie boxer Jessica Messina successfully defends Australian Welterweight title

Arlene Blencowe and Jessica Messina following the eight-round bout for the belt. Photo: supplied. Jess retains her Australian Welterweight title. Photo: supplied. CONFIDENTLY fighting her way through eight full rounds, Port Macquarie boxer Jessica Messina successfully defended her Australian Welterweight title last Thursday, defeating Arlene ‘Angerfist’ Blencowe via unanimous decision. It’s the 33-year-old athlete’s first […]

Fishing

Boats out: Mid North Coast fishing heats up for the Long Weekend

WITH the fantastic weather for the school holidays and long weekend, local and visiting anglers have great opportunities across the beautiful Mid North Coast region. In the Port Macquarie area, game fishing anglers have been targeting striped marlin with success. Hopefully we will be in for a bumper upcoming season on the inshore black marlin. […]

Sport

Beach to Brother proves a ‘showcase’ trail running event

Dawn West captured this stunning dawn shot of runners heading off from Town Beach Port Macquarie towards Laurieton. What a view! Photos: Sportive Media. What a view! Photos: Sportive Media. A SPECTACULAR sunrise marked the start of another gruelling but successful Beach to Brother trail running festival, which has left even the most exhausted competitor […]

Business, Government

NSW Government invests $2 million to create low-carbon concrete jobs on Mid North Coast

Minister for Climate Change and Energy Penny Sharpe tours the site with Solidcast owners Will and Sarah Hynes. Minister Penny Sharpe with Solidcast owners Will and Sarah Hynes. Precast walls in use. Photo: Solidcast website. WAUCHOPE-BASED Solidcast will expand production of its patented low-carbon concrete panels after receiving more than $2 million from the NSW […]

Community

Wauchope residents call for action on youth crime

WAUCHOPE residents are urging police to respond to ongoing youth crime in the area following multiple calls to Triple Zero (000) allegedly falling on deaf ears. “Crime is being ignored in Wauchope, and residents are tired,” Wauchope local Amy Murphy told News Of The Area. “Residents in Bain Street, Walters Street, Waugh Street, and James […]

Local News

Children suffer as hidden victims of coercive control

BARNARDOS Australia warns that children in regional NSW are bearing the brunt of coercive control, as new crime statistics reveal rural communities are experiencing dramatically higher rates than other areas. The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research quarterly report shows regional NSW recorded 170 coercive control incidents from July 2024 to June 2025 compared […]

Funding windfall for community organisations in Wauchope and Laurieton

REGIONAL Australia Bank has returned more than $98,000 to local organisations across Wauchope and Laurieton through its Community Partnership Program (CPP), celebrated at an event at Wauchope Country Club earlier this month. The CPP encourages bank members to nominate a local organisation they care about, and each year the bank donates a share of its […]

Sport

MacKillop College crowned rugby league Under 16 Schoolgirls state champions

The final whistle sparked scenes of jubilation. Photo: supplied. (Back L-R) Erin Denham (coach), Siena Kind, Ellah Armitage, Millie Byrne, Sophia Wilmot, Isabella Hawkins, Lily Moseley, Lenni Gosling, (Front L-R) Alison Montgomery (staff), Grace Byrne, Evie Evans, Lainey Fenton, Darcie Gleeson, Ella Oliver and Matilda Medlin. Photo: supplied. MACKILLOP College’s U16 Girls rugby league team […]

Sport

Kendall Blues win third consecutive Hastings District Rugby League grand final

THE Kendall Blues have secured a rare “three-peat”, claiming victory in three consecutive Hastings District Rugby League grand finals. Playing the Lake Cathie Raiders at Lake Cathie Sporting Complex on Saturday, 27 September, the Blues fought their way to an 18-30 win to secure the silverware once more. The teams were neck and neck during […]

Jasminda's Advice

On the couch with Jasminda

DEAR Jasminda, On my rostered day off last week I went for a day trip to the beach. After getting a bit too much sun, I rolled over and noticed Amy, who is a junior work colleague, swimming in the ocean with her kids. She was on a work from home day (approved by me). […]