Cynthia Miller – Morning Walk. Photo: Supplied. Gail Cardow. Photo: Supplied. Leslie Oliver – Arts Guide. Photo: Supplied. Handmade – Tania Angeli. Photo: Supplied. THE creative heart of the Mid North Coast is again throwing open its doors as the Bellingen Shire Arts Trail Weekend returns on 7–8 November 2026. A diverse network of 40 […]
More than 3000 athletes will race in Port Macquarie this weekend. Photo: Korupt Vision.
More than 3000 athletes will race in Port Macquarie this weekend. Photo: Korupt Vision. Ironman competitors begin Sunday’s race with a 1.9km swim leg. Photo: Korupt Vision. PORT Macquarie is preparing for its biggest annual sporting event this Sunday when 3000 athletes will run, swim and pedal for honours in the 2026 Ironman 70.3. This […]
Watercolour painter Anne Falkner at her exhibition in the new Art Hub at Settlement City. Photo: Supplied.
Watercolour painter Anne Falkner at her exhibition in the new Art Hub at Settlement City. Photo: Supplied. Some of Falkner’s works which, while distinctive, are in a traditional style. Photo: Supplied. FOR 74-year-old Lakewood painter Anne Falkner, painting remains an enduring challenge. She paints what she sees around her home and nearby locations, making the […]
A Fish Aggregating Device in open water. FADs are man-made structures placed in the ocean to attract schools of pelagic fish. Photo: Supplied by Kate Shelton. This table shows the location coordinates of local FADs. Information supplied by Kate Shelton. WITH the warmer months approaching, Fisheries Aggregating Devices (FADs) have once again been placed along […]
THE upcoming long weekend is shaping up to be a challenging one for anglers, with strong north-easterly winds forecast across the Mid North Coast. While the weather may limit offshore and exposed rock fishing opportunities, there should still be a few options for those looking to wet a line when conditions allow. With the warmer […]
Tacking Point Lions Club president Max Carrick, Make a Difference representative Kristy, CWA vice president Christa Lobb, and Mayor Adam Roberts. Photo: Supplied.
AROUND 100 pieces of artwork found new homes during the inaugural Tacking Point Lions Club Second Chance Art Sale, raising more than $2000 for local charity Make A Difference (MAD). The event brought together several local organisations, with donated artworks sold to raise funds for MAD’s work providing emergency assistance to people in need across […]
LIVE music, local brewers, food trucks and family entertainment will take over the heart of Port Macquarie when the Hideaway Festival returns with a two-day program of entertainment, beginning on Saturday 3 October 2026 from 3.00pm till 8.30pm. The free event is being delivered by Port Macquarie Hastings Council through funding from Transport for NSW’s […]
IN the Camden Haven River region, a few drummer are still being caught, with some impressive fish reported from the rocks. Cunjevoi has been producing some good results and is well worth having in the bait bucket for anyone chasing these hard-fighting fish. Tailor fishing has been fairly average, although Crowdy Head has been one […]
IT has been an interesting couple of weeks for me holidaying in the old family home on the Terranora Lakes, just west of Tweed Heads. Coming from a fishing family, most of my early days were spent on the beaches or in a boat floating up and down the Tweed River. To say “things have […]
This is the second in a two-part series devoted to this topic. SOME questions worth asking This is where I think recreational fishers are entitled to ask some genuine questions. From my own experience fishing on the Mid North Coast, kingfish numbers in recent years appear to be as good as I can remember. That […]
