PORT Macquarie teenager Charlie O’Derry has captured national attention as a contestant on Channel Seven’s The Voice, impressing viewers and judges alike with his heartfelt performance and down-to-earth charm. For the 17-year-old Year 12 student at Heritage Christian School, the experience of standing on stage before four global music stars was nothing short of surreal. […]
THE Camden Haven Orchid Society will hold their Annual Spring Show on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 August in the Anzac Room of the Laurieton United Services Club. The show will be open to the public on Saturday from 10.00am to 4.00pm and Sunday from 9.30am to 3.00pm. Entry is $2.00, with children or students […]
Trumpet players Sarah Butler and Alex Eglon with trombone player Amanda Eglon.
Flutist Aarohi Deshmark. Drummer Harrison Eglon. Trumpet players Sarah Butler and Alex Eglon with trombone player Amanda Eglon. Sarah Butler is the former lead trumpet of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Photos: supplied. NOW a leading figure in the much-loved Hastings Koalas Orchestra, conductor Sarah Butler’s musical talents have taken her across the globe. She spent […]
The Greater Good team behind Good Intent. Photo: Billy Zammit. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. Past Greater Good winner Fool Nelson, performing in Coffs Harbour recently. GREATER Good, a massive multi-discipline support package worth $30k for independent music artists, is back for a fifth year, with applications open now […]
OVER the past week, the coast has been drenched again – a downpour accompanied by a consistent swell and a welcome hint of Spring’s warmer weather. The combination of these conditions has been a bit of a mixed bag. In recent weeks, I’ve noticed a couple of notable boating incidents, from a vessel stranded high […]
Diesel hits the stage in Port Macquarie this Father’s Day. Photo: Jesse Lizotte.
WALKING the aisles of his local supermarket, Mark Lizotte, or Diesel as he’s more widely known, still gets the tingles when he hears his songs playing on the speakers. “It’s a really strange thing”, he told News Of The Area. “It’s like, I made the song here, and then I go over there, and I […]
The Blues Brother Rebooted, aka Christian Clarkson and Shane Peters.
OUR entertainment industry is lucky to have many acts who specialise as tribute artists or bands. Here in Australia, it is not often you see the real performer. Many of these shows are also paying tribute to performers who are “up there” in Rock n Roll heaven. Shane Peters is one of those artists who […]
Volunteer presenters gathered last Saturday for a radiothon briefing.
PRESENTERS for 2WAYFM 103.9 have been briefed ahead of their upcoming radiothon. Conducted by the volunteers of Hastings Community Radio, the annual fundraiser will run from Monday to Sunday, 1-7 September. Hastings Community Radio has many keen volunteers with a solid history of supporting local community groups. They provide up-to-date local information and a great […]
Let the hypnotism begin. Photo: Chan Ansell.
“ONE. Two. Three. Sleep.” They were the four magic words that had a Port Macquarie audience in stitches on Sunday as Chinese Hypnotist Haiming Jiang hit the stage at the Glasshouse. With a theatre full of giggle-hungry patrons of all ages, it was the professionally trained clinical and stage hypnotist’s first time visiting the region. […]
ARTS Mid North Coast has launched MAKE/SPACE, a new creative initiative designed to bring art to life in unexpected places. The program offers two distinct opportunities for the region’s artists. MAKE/SPACE is a series of two-week shopfront activations in which artists create, exhibit, or host workshops in public-facing spaces, while COMPACT is for small works […]
