July 16, 2025
The Big Screen
Film

The Big Screen

THIS is the week this particular cinephile has been awaiting, with the all new Superman flying into theatres. While films based on comics owned by Warner Bros. have been a mixed bag (to be generous), the involvement of James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) as writer, director and creative head for films under the “DC […]

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Cabaret, circus fusion lights up ArtWalk Lucy Gamsby Frost performs her Lightning Lucy Cowgirl show. Photo: supplied.
Entertainment, Event

Cabaret, circus fusion lights up ArtWalk

Lucy Gamsby Frost performs her Lightning Lucy Cowgirl show. Photo: supplied. The Anua Alchemy Fire Show. Photo: Pauline Cain. Daniel Thwaites drawing in the crowd for The Space Cowboy’s augmented reality exhibition. Photo: Pauline Cain. Antonio Giri Mazzella serenading locals Chloe Moye and Sienna Macfarlane. Photo: Pauline Cain. HUSBAND and wife duo Gordo Gamsby and […]

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Illy brings the Good-er Life Tour to Port Macquarie Australian hip-hop artist Illy. Photo: Diego Camponar.
Entertainment

Illy brings the Good-er Life Tour to Port Macquarie

AUSSIE hip-hop heavyweight Illy is bringing his The Good-er Life show to town in August as part of a 27-date regional tour. “It’s going to be a whole lotta fun,” Illy, whose real name is Alasdair David George Murray, told News Of The Area. “We’re bringing the energy, and the vibes, and anyone that’s seen […]

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Phillips Lane comes alive with colour and creativity during ArtWalk Indo the Artist’s ‘Port Mac’ work in Philips Lane. Photo: Pauline Cain.
Event

Phillips Lane comes alive with colour and creativity during ArtWalk

Phillips Lane bursting with life and visitors during ArtWalk. Photo: supplied Indo the Artist’s ‘Port Mac’ work in Philips Lane. Photo: Pauline Cain. THE newly revitalised Phillips Lane was a popular spot with the crowd at ArtWalk last Friday night, drawn in by the lighting, murals, interactive installations, live art and music.  A project to […]

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Local artist’s Art Trail raffle raises much-needed funds for farmers Mayor Adam Roberts with local artists Halia Senu and Jean Ballands. Photo: supplied.
Event

Local artist’s Art Trail raffle raises much-needed funds for farmers

WHEN Mayor Adam Roberts throws up a price match challenge to Phil Cassegrain, you know you’re onto something special. And something special is exactly what local artist Halia Senu served up as part of last weekend’s Hastings Arts Trail at Cassegrain Wines. Wanting to do something to support local farmers following devastating floods, Halia created […]

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New pie shop in Wauchope stirs the pot with risky, and now viral, shop name
Food

New pie shop in Wauchope stirs the pot with risky, and now viral, shop name

EVERYONE loves a good pie. Well, everyone except for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) when Wauchope’s new bakery offering, the Phat Phuc Pie Shop, tried to register its business name. Forced to assume the registered business name of Double P Bakehouse following multiple failed attempts, the bright neon sign that hangs in the […]

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Empowering communities through sustainable fishing Brice with one of his latest catches. Photo: supplied
Event, Fishing

Empowering communities through sustainable fishing

Brice with one of his latest catches. Photo: supplied Brice sharing his love of the ocean. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. CAMDEN Haven’s Brice Hayward has personal experience of the power of fishing and the ocean to change lives. A primary school teacher and facilitator of Indigenous cultural camps, Brice believes that fishing has the potential for […]

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Discover the region’s creative side with the Hastings Arts Trail David Brooker will be live painting at the Port City Bowling Club on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm.
Entertainment

Discover the region’s creative side with the Hastings Arts Trail

David Brooker will be live painting at the Port City Bowling Club on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm. The Blokes Notes choir. THE community will be invited into the studios and creative spaces of local artists this weekend, as the Hastings Arts Trail hits the streets from 5-6 July. Visitors can discover and […]

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Hooked On: From snapper to a surprise cobia Andrew Dyson reeled in this remarkable 19kg cobia off the Camden Haven. He was targeting snapper with squid on 20lb line when this beauty took the bait.
Fishing

Hooked On: From snapper to a surprise cobia

THE Mid North Coast has been a bustling hub for anglers, offering a wide array of fishing opportunities despite recent rough conditions. The Camden Haven River continues to be a top spot for anglers. Rock fishing anglers have had mixed success targeting drummer, with Camden Head being a reliable location. Other nearby headlands are also […]

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Celebrating 170 years since the birth of Port Macquarie’s ‘Rudyard Kipling of the South Pacific’ Becke’s family cottage at the corner of William and Owen streets was known as Becke’s Corner and is now the Luxor Apartments.
Event

Celebrating 170 years since the birth of Port Macquarie’s ‘Rudyard Kipling of the South Pacific’

Louis Becke (1855-1913). Photo: from the book ‘Louis Becke’ by Professor Grove Day (decd). Dr Chrystopher J Spicer in Port Macquarie with David Bawden ahead of the 170th birthday celebrations. Becke’s family cottage at the corner of William and Owen streets was known as Becke’s Corner and is now the Luxor Apartments. THE descendants of […]

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