Nurse Marie Corson discovered her car had been targeted after working overnight on Friday. Photos: supplied. Security video shows thieves breaking into HPN Moto Garage and stealing three bikes. Photo: Facebook. Two of the cars owned by PMBH nurses that were damaged as they worked the night shift. Photos: supplied. VICTIMS of a spate of […]
Colleen Fitzgerald presents Port Macquarie Museum Curator Debbie Sommers with a 2025 IMAGinE Award. Photo: Garry Trinh.
Two major awards in a week for Port Macquarie Museum
Colleen Fitzgerald presents Port Macquarie Museum Curator Debbie Sommers with a 2025 IMAGinE Award. Photo: Garry Trinh. The Betrayal Bila exhibition evolved from a poem by Aunty Rhonda Radley called ‘Blackman’s Point Yarn’. Photo: PMM. Port Macquarie Museum Curator Debbie Sommers with the 2025 NSW Tourism Awards Silver certificate. THE Port Macquarie Museum is celebrating […]
Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan breaks ground alongside Steiner School founding parents Mel Ayriss and Alanna Alfaro. Photo: supplied.
Port Macquarie Steiner School marks milestone as construction begins on new campus
Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan breaks ground alongside Steiner School founding parents Mel Ayriss and Alanna Alfaro. Photo: supplied. Steiner School students joined the celebrations with shovels in hand. Photo: supplied. Celebrating the start of work on the new Steiner School: Bronwyn Bellemore, Architect; Ruth Gallagher, Board Chair; Caetano Alfaro, Class 6 student; and […]
Joint council effort as work begins on Maria River Road
PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council (PMHC) and Kempsey Shire Council (KSC) have reached a significant milestone in the long-awaited upgrade of Maria River Road, with the appointment of Eire Construction. It marks the transition from planning for the upgrade, into the delivery phase. The upgrade will see 20.2km of road constructed and sealed to improve safety, reliability […]
The PMBH children’s ward nurses with A/Deputy Secretary People, Culture and Governance, Richard Griffiths. Photo: supplied.
Port Macquarie nurses recognised at NSW Health Excellence Awards
The PMBH children’s ward nurses with A/Deputy Secretary People, Culture and Governance, Richard Griffiths. Photo: supplied. Healing Heart Colleague award winner Katherine Martin, Nursing Unit Manager at Kempsey District Hospital with Minister for Mental Health Rose Jackson. Photo: supplied. NURSES from the Mid North Coast have been recognised for their outstanding dedication during the NSW […]
Premier Chris Minns discussed flood recovery on the Mid North Coast in May with Oxley MP and former NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders.
Kemp calls out Premier’s flood recovery comments
MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp has called out Premier Chris Minns for “out-of-touch comments” on morning TV show Sunrise regarding the recovery of flood-affected communities along the Mid North Coast. When asked by host Matt Shirvington what NSW should be most proud of in the past year, the Premier responded: “I think the thing we […]
Port Macquarie’s property market is firing as part of a broader regional NSW trend. Photo: Matt Taylor.
Port’s property boom continues: Cotality reveals 20-year trend
Cotality executive research director Tim Lawless. Photo: supplied. Port Macquarie’s property market is firing as part of a broader regional NSW trend. Photo: Matt Taylor. PORT Macquarie is in the middle of one of its strongest property growth periods in decades, with dwelling values jumping nearly 60 percent over the past six years, outpacing Sydney […]
Catholic schools collaborate for Port Macquarie performance and arts showcase
The St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Schools Drumline at the historic courthouse. Photo: supplied. MacKillop College captain Willis Jensen (centre) with her ‘Sparkies’ drama group. Photo: supplied. St Joseph’s Regional Dance Company. Photo: supplied. Artworks on display at the Glasshouse. Photo: supplied. THE St Agnes’ Education Spark Arts Festival, a collaboration between MacKillop, St Joseph’s Regional, […]
Port Mac Goss: Nardi Beresford
PORT Macquarie Race Club CEO Nardi Beresford is a passionate advocate for horse racing and her community. She joins me for this week’s edition of Port Mac Goss. Nardi, tell us how you got involved in the world of horse racing? I grew up in the small town of Quirindi in North West NSW. This […]
$20 million to grow state’s aquaculture industry
THE state government launched the $20 million Aquaculture Industry Development Program on Monday, aiming to strengthen and expand the seafood industry’s economic contribution to NSW. The program is designed to boost productivity and increase sustainability across farming operations for oysters, mussels, kelp, and algae, plus freshwater and marine fish hatcheries and bioproducts. “By investing in […]
