On Tuesday night, 3 March, the Moon will begin to change.
ON a warm late summer evening, with cicadas humming and the day’s heat still in the air, something remarkable will unfold above Australia. On Tuesday night, 3 March, the Moon will begin to change. Slowly. Quietly. And then it will turn red. This will be a total lunar eclipse – a blood moon. For just […]
Port Macquarie Hastings LGA ranked second in New South Wales and fourth nationally for the highest number of sales and stalls.
THE Port Macquarie Hastings region is one of Australia’s biggest supporters of second-hand items, based on the overwhelming success of last year’s Garage Sale Trail. Port Macquarie Hastings Council (PMHC) was among the top performers in both the state and national leaderboards, ranking second in New South Wales and fourth nationally for the highest number […]
A previous One Walk event.
COMMUNITY members from across the Port Macquarie-Hastings region will come together on 8 March to fundraise for research into type 1 diabetes (T1D). The fundraising walk is organised by Breakthrough T1D (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), a leading supporter of global research into the condition. The local event is part of the organisation’s annual […]
Bruce de Graaf making his 700th donation. Bruce de Graaf and Port Macquarie MP Rob Dwyer. DUNBOGAN’S Bruce de Graaf celebrated his 700th donation at Lifeblood Port Macquarie on Friday, 20 February. He now holds the record for the most blood/plasma donations in the Port Macquarie region and is one of the top ten donors […]
Molly Croft, the 2025 NSW Volunteer of the Year, with Minister Jodie Harrison (left), her mother Ange, and Minister Jihad Dib. Photo: Salty Dingo.
NOMINATIONS for the 2026 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards are now open, with family, friends and work mates urged to help celebrate the enormous positive impact of volunteers across the state. The awards are in their 20th year and are run by The Centre for Volunteering to recognise the outstanding work of volunteers in […]
A family gathers with a St Joseph’s Regional College student to read their father’s memoir.
A family gathers with a St Joseph’s Regional College student to read their father’s memoir. A family listens as a St Joseph’s Regional College student reflects on the stories shared during the project. STUDENTS from St Joseph’s Regional College spent a school term capturing the life stories of residents at Emmaus Village to create their […]
An inclusive ‘colour run’ on the sand of Flynns Beach. Photos: SoftCut Studios-Katie Long.
An inclusive ‘colour run’ on the sand of Flynns Beach. Photos: SoftCut Studios-Katie Long. A paddle out celebrated inclusion and diversity. Pride flies high at Flynns Beach. Pride flies high at Flynns Beach. MORE than 200 people gathered across the Valentine’s Day weekend for a vibrant celebration of pride, inclusion and surf lifesaving at Flynns […]
Camden Haven Girl Guides enjoying morning tea.
HAVING been involved in Girl Guides for more than 25 years, Sally Woodhouse is testament to the movement’s power to build lifelong connections. “I have been a leader for fifteen years, and took part all through university,” said Sally, who is the dedicated leader of the Camden Haven Girl Guides chapter. “It’s something that my […]
BLAKE Edge, 28, moved to Port Macquarie in 2020 to be closer to family. He sees that as a positive, but has conflicted feelings about life here as a young person with a disability. Blake lives with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye condition that leaves him with 10 degrees of vision, level two autism, and […]
Rotary Club of Laurieton members at their 60th Anniversary Dinner
Rotary Club of Laurieton members at their 60th Anniversary Dinner Camden Haven Chamber of Commerce President Luke Hadfield, Port Macquarie-Hastings councillor Danielle Maltman and Federal Member for Lyne Alison Penfold. SIXTY years ago a group of businesspeople gathered at the Laurieton Hotel and agreed to form the Rotary Club of Laurieton. To celebrate the six […]
