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Wauchope Hospital volunteers recognised

Wauchope Hospital Volunteers at their recent AGM (l-r) John Morante, Pam Dures, Rod Lyons, Carole and Barry Peters, Judy Allen, Peter Wallace, Robert Andrews, Susan Vogel, Verna Wallace, Liz McKellar, Margaret Mostyn and Allan Thornton. President Susan Vogel presents Barry Peters with Wauchope UHA Life Membership. Allan Thornton proudly displays his UHA Life Membership alongside […]

Port Macquarie

Crackdown on illegal tobacco trade gains bipartisan support

MEMBER for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer, has welcomed the Minns Government’s introduction of a new licensing scheme designed to crack down on the illegal sale of tobacco and vaping products across NSW. The new laws require all retailers and wholesalers to hold a valid licence to sell tobacco and non-tobacco smoking products. The three-month grace […]

Port Macquarie

MP to highlight funding needs ahead of budget

LYNE MP Alison Penfold has announced her intention to provide a pre-Budget submission to the Federal Government’s Treasury Department to highlight community and infrastructure funding needs across the electorate. Ms Penfold said pre-Budget submissions offer an opportunity to highlight local priorities for consideration in the 2026-27 Federal Budget. “The Albanese Government needs to hear loud […]

Community

Heartbeat of the Hastings: Sheryl Barnett

SHERYL Barnett has long been a driving force in the Camden Haven and Port Macquarie communities. Her passion for helping others extends far beyond her professional work, focusing especially on supporting women facing breast cancer. “Being involved in the local community helped others as well as my own work,” Sheryl said. . “Plus, there’s such […]

Local News

Greater Bank and Grocerize partnership helps Mid North Coast families save on groceries

HOUSEHOLDS across the Mid North Coast will soon have access to a new tool to help manage grocery costs, through a partnership between Greater Bank and Newcastle-based fintech “Grocerize”. Created by Newcastle dad Blake Bennett, Grocerize compares supermarket prices and highlights savings opportunities for families. Greater Bank told News Of The Area that users of […]

Regional

Endeavour Clubhouse’s Christmas Gift Fair coming to Panthers Port Macquarie

CHRISTMAS is approaching and so is the annual Christmas Gift Fair, on 25 and 26 October at Panthers Port Macquarie to raise funds for Endeavour Clubhouse. Now in its sixteenth year it has grown into an event that fills Panthers Auditorium to the brim. The Christmas Gift Fair brings together stalls filled with handmade gifts […]

Community

Celebrating Port Macquarie’s carers

SEVENTEEN years ago, Michelle and Steven Hedger moved from Sydney to Port Macquarie in search of a better life for their family, especially their daughter Demi. Now a 30-year-old woman Demi has an intellectual disability and lives full time with her parents, who celebrated 36 years of marriage this year. They love how welcoming and […]

Port Macquarie

Business NSW to host Mid North Coast Skills and Training Summit

BUSINESS NSW Mid North Coast will host the 2025 Business NSW Mid North Coast Skills and Training Summit on Thursday 23 October at The Westport Club in Port Macquarie. The half-day summit will bring together leaders from education, training, industry, and government to discuss how to build a sustainable, locally driven skills ecosystem to meet […]

Community, Health

Laurieton mum shares powerful message during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Australia and Laurieton local Jo Dempsey has a message that she wants everyone to hear: “check your boobs.” In 2019, Jo was a 41-year-old busy mum of three when she found a lump in her breast. Within days tests showed she had stage three breast cancer. She underwent […]

Community, Health

Port Macquarie men’s group celebrates major milestone

JOHN Crisp is not ashamed of his past and will openly talk about his experiences with homelessness, mental health challenges and addiction. With 33 years of sobriety under his belt, he is an advocate for all aspects of men’s health, and as a peer support worker the Port Macquarie resident spends many hours a week […]