The popular Town Green Buffet on a magical evening. Photo: @towngreenbuffetbar
AFTER six years serving the local community as the last standing buffet on the Mid North Coast, Town Green Buffet & Bar has announced it will close its doors at the end of the month. In a post shared on Facebook, the business owners confirmed the closure followed a decision by new landlords not to […]
McGrath sales agent Steve Newman and McGrath Port Macquarie principal Todd Bates. Picture: Matt Taylor.
IF there is one corner of the Mid North Coast where the property heat is unmistakably on, it’s the Town Beach area in Port Macquarie. The benchmark moment came just over a year ago, when McGrath Port Macquarie sold the penthouse at Salt apartments, directly opposite the beach, for a Port-record $6 million. For McGrath […]
The waterfront view across to Westport Park from 23 Park Street, the site of the proposed 18-storey development. Photo: Matt Taylor.
MEMBER for Port Macquarie Rob Dwyer believes the 18-storey mixed-use development proposed for opposite Westport Park has the potential to deliver much-needed housing while also providing economic benefits for Port Macquarie. If approved, he said, it will revitalise a prime but currently undeveloped site and generate employment opportunities during the construction phase and create ongoing […]
Surf Life Saving Australia Pride Rescue Board Launch at Port Macquarie SLSC. Photo: supplied
Surf Life Saving Australia Pride Rescue Board Launch at Port Macquarie SLSC. Photo: supplied Jake Little racing for Port Macquarie Surf Life Saving Club. Photo: supplied PORT Macquarie will host a vibrant celebration of inclusion, pride and community when “Rainbow Beaches 2026” takes over the Port Macquarie Surf Life Saving Club (PMSLSC) at Flynns Beach. […]
The bulls at Timbertown.
Peter, Suzie and Robin Mearns. Photo: supplied. Rev Eric Main, Hazel Suiters, Robin Mearns and Elizabeth Main. Photo: supplied. The bulls at Timbertown. MEMORIES of Timbertown remain vivid for Robin Mears, who recalls the early days of the much-loved heritage project through the eyes of her family and the community that brought it to life. […]
Port Macquarie’s Manor House (formerly Carrick Guest House). Photo: supplied by Port Museum from Port News Collection.
Margaret Townsend reflecting on life in Port Macquarie. Photo: Pauline Cain Port Macquarie’s Manor House (formerly Carrick Guest House). Photo: supplied by Port Museum from Port News Collection. MARGARET Townsend was reminded of her childhood holidays after reading recent articles in News Of The Area about the Manor House Manor House is a former guest […]
Even if parked in the shade with the windows partially down, dogs can die in a car in less than six minutes. Photo: GabesDotPhotos/Pexels.
DOG owners tempted to leave their pet in the car when they run to the shops, will soon risk tougher penalties. The State Government is delivering on its election promise to review the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 (POCTAA), flagging heavier fines and longer jail sentences. Minister for Agriculture, Regional and Western NSW, […]
The 2 Mums, Julie Bowes and Sherrill Weidenbohm at Town Green. Photo: @The2Mums.
CHRONIC and terminal illnesses come at very high emotional, physical, and financial cost to individuals and their loved ones, but locals Sherill Weidenbohm and Julie Bowes are doing their best to alleviate that burden on the Mid North Coast. Known as “The 2 Mums”, they have spent the past seven years as a constant and […]
The Dippers program returns to Lighthouse Beach with inclusive beach and ocean safety.
The Dippers program returns to Lighthouse Beach with inclusive beach and ocean safety. Dippers is being run in partnership with Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club. Dippers is being run in partnership with Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club. LIGHTHOUSE Beach in Port Macquarie will once again host Autism Swim’s inclusive beach and ocean safety […]
Billabong Zoo operations manager Blake Stone with a red panda this week. Photo: supplied.
Billabong Zoo operations manager Blake Stone with a red panda this week. Photo: supplied. Timbertown owner David Waite, pictured with Jaida from Forster, has revealed the Wauchope attraction has been very busy this summer. Photo: @Timbertown/Facebook. Town Beach has been popular with visitors this summer. Photo: Matt Taylor. TOURISM operators across the Port Macquarie-Hastings region […]
