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A scene from a previous ‘Theatre Bites’ production. Photo: supplied.
DRAMA students from across the Mid North Coast will gather at The Glasshouse in Port Macquarie on Saturday 13 September to perform in “Theatre Bites”. The students have just completed their HSC performance exams. Markers representing NESA (NSW Education Standards Authority) travelled to each school to assess performances. Some students chose to submit individual projects […]
Steve Bennett launches Sound Bites this Friday, 5 September. Photo: PMHC.
PORT Macquarie’s newest Friday night block party is hitting Clarence Street – and you are invited! Sound Bites is a new event courtesy of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council that will feature live entertainment and street performers, with the local eateries serving up your favourite eats and drinks. This event launches on Friday 5 September then every […]
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 […]
