January 19, 2026
Fishing action hotting up across Mid North Coast
Fishing

Fishing action hotting up across Mid North Coast

IT FEELS like the weather has completely bypassed Spring and launched right into full Summer conditions, and the fishing action is absolutely heating up across the Mid-North Coast. If these recent stellar, warm conditions hold, we are clearly in for an absolute cracker of a season. The water temperature is perfect, and the fish are […]

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Port Macquarie actors to play the leads in Taree Arts Council production of ‘& Juliet’
Entertainment

Port Macquarie actors to play the leads in Taree Arts Council production of ‘& Juliet’

Jess Davidson and Kate Simpson in rehearsal for ‘& Juliet’. Photo: supplied. Kate Simpson and Jess Davidson looking for inspiration from Madeline Li’s Juliet (pictured). PORT Macquarie actors Kate Simpson and Jess Davidson sought inspiration from Bell Shakespeare’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” at The Glasshouse on Saturday 4 October. Kate plays Juliet and Jess […]

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Inshore consistency and offshore marlin blitz
Fishing

Inshore consistency and offshore marlin blitz

Indi Garvey with her impressive 83.5kg striped marlin! Landing a fish of this size on a 10kg line is a phenomenal effort. Port Macquarie Game Fishing President Matt Hobbs with a striped marlin just before successfully tagging and releasing it. THE Macleay River remains a prime location for flathead enthusiasts, with reports of excellent catches […]

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Move from the US to Port Macquarie leads to local film collaboration Forbidden Ground in production. Photo: supplied.
Entertainment

Move from the US to Port Macquarie leads to local film collaboration

  Forbidden Ground in production. Photo: supplied.   Local film producer Sarah Mawbey. Photo: supplied.   JUST over a year ago, as she welcomed her first child into the world, Sarah Mawbey made the decision to leave the United States and make Port Macquarie her home. With her parents retired in the area and her […]

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Joe Cocker Express comes to The Glasshouse The Joe Cocker Express.
Entertainment, Event

Joe Cocker Express comes to The Glasshouse

RENOWNED as Australia’s premier tribute to the legendary Joe Cocker, the “Joe Cocker Express” is set to bring its new tour, Mad Dogs vs The Englishmen, to the Glasshouse on Thursday 16 October. The live show pays homage to the unmistakable soulful sounds of Joe Cocker, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall […]

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Boats out: Mid North Coast fishing heats up for the Long Weekend
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. […]

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Port Macquarie Uniting’s fourth annual Spring Fair is coming this long weekend Handicrafts will be abundant at this year’s Spring Fair. Photo: supplied.
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Port Macquarie Uniting’s fourth annual Spring Fair is coming this long weekend

THE Port Macquarie Uniting Church will hold its Annual Spring Fair on Saturday, 4 October. The fair will run from 8am to 12pm and the entire community is invited to attend. This year’s fair is especially significant, as it marks the 30th anniversary of worship at the church’s Sherwood Road site. “Spring or Autumn Fairs […]

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Prawns and crabs on the menu as fishing heats up
Fishing

Prawns and crabs on the menu as fishing heats up

THE fishing is heating up in the Hastings River. Bream are active, with good results coming from the breakwalls and Settlement Point using mullet strips and brined prawns. Flathead numbers are consistent, with anglers having success using lures and whitebait. For whiting, focus on Limeburners, Blackmans Point, and the back channel where surface lures are […]

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Port Mac Goss: Geed Up – The Worst Show Ever Geed Up presents an experience called “The Worst Show Ever”.
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Port Mac Goss: Geed Up – The Worst Show Ever

LAST year we were on a four-day cruise and a stopover took us to Tangalooma Resort, Moreton Island. The weather was not favourable to lie on the sand or go snorkelling, so we went to the tavern and experienced a unique group of entertainers who were absolutely sensational. The group is called Geed Up and […]

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Local cinemas are using entertainment for education, while raising money for Lifeline Kelly Saidey, Suicide Prevention and Postvention Manager at Lifeline Mid Coast NSW with Kieren Dell, Regional Cinemas Australia CEO. Photo: supplied.
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Local cinemas are using entertainment for education, while raising money for Lifeline

LOSING a child is a parent’s worst nightmare, but Regional Cinemas Australia CEO Kieren Dell has turned that pain into a passion. He’s helping raise much-needed funds for Lifeline through the annual “Reach for Help” event. After raising an impressive $16,000 in 2024 for Lifeline North Coast and Lifeline Mid Coast, “Reach for Help” is […]

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