PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council will push back against “outrageous” increases to Crown land lease and licence fees, warning the changes could threaten community access to key heritage, cultural and recreational facilities across the region. The move follows fee increases introduced by NSW Crown Lands in August 2024, after the council had already finalised its 2024-25 operational […]

WORK is underway to remove several dangerous trees along the Oxley Highway road reserve, paving the way for the replacement of fencing between Wrights Road and Fernhill Road. Member for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer said, “As the main gateway into Port Macquarie, the current state of the fencing is unacceptable. “It reflects poorly on the […]

GREENS MP and spokesperson for the environment Sue Higginson says that Forestry Corporation NSW’s (FCNSW) 2024-25 Annual Report, recently tabled in the NSW Parliament, reveals that the state has spent $76 million over the last three years to keep the native forest logging division in business. Ms Higginson said that having to pay to destroy […]

THE region’s drinking water continues to meet health and safety standards, with Council noting strong performance across all water supply systems during the past financial year. The Drinking Water and Recycled Water Reports for 2024-25, which assess water quality across five supply systems servicing Port Macquarie and Camden Haven, Wauchope, Comboyne, Telegraph Point and Long […]

PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council will transition the Cairncross Materials Recycling Facility from a local processing plant to a large-scale transfer station. A council report says major changes across the recycling industry have made small regional facilities increasingly unviable. The decision last week confirms Council will move away from plans first flagged in 2022 to establish a […]

Regional Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison (in blue), Mayor Adam Roberts (l) and Port Macquarie MP Rob Dwyer (r) on Wednesday, near the new Matthew Flinders Drive traffic lights. Photo: David Heffernan. A before and during aerial view of Ocean Drive. Photo: NSW Government. How the roadway looked before Wednesday’s announcement. Photos: Deputy Mayor Nik Lipovac. […]

Percival Property’s Martin Newell says lifestyle is front and centre of buyers’ minds. Photo: supplied. Lake Cathie Bonny Hills Real Estate’s Debbi Phillips has reported a strong Spring selling period. Photo: supplied. Harcourts Laurieton’s Wayne Heilman expects a “super strong” local property market in 2026. Photo: supplied. One Agency North Haven director Gaven Whalley has […]

MICHAEL Kemp has been unanimously re-endorsed as the National Party’s candidate for the Oxley electorate in the 2027 state election. The incumbent MP again received the support of his party at the Nationals’ Oxley division State Electorate Council meeting on Saturday, 6 December. Mr Kemp said he was humbled by the confidence placed in him […]

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. 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 […]