The Stone family. Mark Stone. THIS week’s edition of Port Mac Goss features Mark Stone, who has owned and operated Billabong Zoo with his family since 2003. Mark, what is it like running a zoo with your family? My wife Danena and I are owners and directors of the business. Brooke and Blake, my kids, […]

Lifeguards update skills in the off-season
PROFESSIONAL and volunteer lifeguards from the Mid North Coast are undertaking maintenance and upgrading of qualifications in the off-season. At South West Rocks, a class of 16 professional lifeguards have undertaken a new and compulsory two-day Beach Operations and Management (BOM) course under the guidance of the Australian Lifeguard Service’s James Turnham (Mid NSW Lifeguard […]
Wauchope community pays tribute on Anzac Day
Members of the Military Brotherhood MMC Wilson Sub Branch. Port Macquarie Wauchope RSL Pipe and Drums supported the service. Port Macquarie Wauchope RSL Pipe and Drums supported the service. Wauchope CWA members served tea and biscuits after the service. THE Wauchope community gathered in solemn reflection at the town’s cenotaph for an Anzac Day dawn […]

Anzac Biscuits and a cuppa as Birdon honours veterans
NO cup of tea or coffee is complete at this time of year without an Anzac Biscuit – or three. Birdon made sure they didn’t run short last Tuesday, when 300 were on offer for staff at its Port Macquarie headquarters. It was part of a company-wide morning tea to honour Australian Defence Force (ADF) […]
Where to vote in Cowper and Lyne as region steps into national spotlight
PORT Macquarie can expect to be in the national spotlight after polls close in this Saturday’s Federal Election, 3 May. It is in the most marginal Nationals seat in the country and could play a key role in determining whether there will be a hung or majority parliament. As was the case in 2022, Nationals […]