The design of the new school at Thrumster.
AUTISM Spectrum Australia (Aspect) has announced the development of a new K-6 campus in Port Macquarie. Set to open in early 2026, the new campus in Thrumster is designed to meet the growing demand for autism-specific education in the region. It will provide a purpose-built learning environment for primary schoolchildren on the autism spectrum and […]
Local police officers escort the man off Town Beach. Photo: Rikki Waller.
POLICE are encouraging anyone who witnesses offensive behaviour within the community to report it. It comes after officers apprehended a 35-year-old man at Town Beach on Saturday. Around 12.30pm, police received reports of a man, believed to be intoxicated, acting in an offensive manner. Officers made their way down the sand and rocks at the […]
Founder of the Natty Knitters and Crocheters for the Homeless, Sam Openshaw. Photo: supplied.
THE wet and chilly weather is an important reminder to consider donating a little warmth to the Hastings’ most vulnerable residents. New and next-to-new blankets, doonas and other warm items are currently being accepted by the Rotary Club of Port Macquarie West through its Winter Woollies Drive, and by Wauchope Rotary through its Winter Blanket […]
Vaughan Howarth and Jessee Bevan, Enrolled Nurse Scholarship Recipients, with CEO Craig Wearne and Kate Boath of TAFE NSW: Photo. supplied.
Vaughan Howarth and Jessee Bevan, Enrolled Nurse Scholarship Recipients, with CEO Craig Wearne and Kate Boath of TAFE NSW: Photo. supplied. Residents and retired nurses, June, Jill, Glenda, Daphne, Janette and Faye, pictured with Cheryl Pearson, the Garden Village Auxiliary President. Photo: supplied. Donna Scott NUM, Tammie Gough GM, Jessee Bevan PCA, Narin Searle EN, […]
From happier times, the HRA is longing to re-open the community garden.
THE Hastings Residents Association (HRA) has called a public meeting to address ongoing concerns surrounding the delayed opening of the Wauchope Community Gardens, which remain in limbo. The meeting will be held at 6pm on Wednesday 28 May at the Wauchope RSL Club. It aims to update the community on the progress of the gardens […]
Volunteers Bronwyn O'Brien and Betty Cleary welcome overseas visitors to the museum. Photos: supplied by Debbie Sommers.
Historical Society VP Debbie Sommers accepted the Heritage Award in Sydney. Photo: Port Macquarie Museum. Volunteers Bronwyn O’Brien and Betty Cleary welcome overseas visitors to the museum. Photos: supplied by Debbie Sommers. Pride of place: volunteer Betty Cleary (left) shows off the museum’s latest ‘exhibit’ to a visitor. Historical Society President Clive Smith and fellow […]
CWA Port Macquarie Branch members (l-r) Mid North Coast President Lynn Moore, Branch President Jill Adams, members Janis Miles, Robyn Baker, Pat Banister and Pauline Cain. Photo: Pauline Cain.
NEWS Of The Area joined more than 600 delegates and another 200 observers at the Country Women’s Association’s 103rd State Conference in Wagga Wagga this week. In a statement to media ahead of the conference, CWA of NSW president Joy Beames said, “The high number of motions delegates will be asked to vote on this […]
WARM, passionate and dedicated to child protection, Jenny Watts has been giving back to the community her entire life. Her journey began in the tiny town of North Star in northwest NSW, a place she made “wonderful memories”. “I’m still great friends with some of my peers from that time,” she said. By the age […]
Port Macquarie’s Marine Rescue crew.
LOCALS watched in amazement last week as Port Macquarie Marine Rescue crews abandoned a training session to rescue a 50-foot cruiser that had lost power as it crossed the bar into the Hastings River. Engine failure and a strong run-out tide created a precarious situation that saw the skipper of the cruiser drop anchor to […]
Sixty-nine people were sleeping rough in February across the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area. Photo: AAP Image/Darren England.
THE NSW Government’s annual street count shows the number of people sleeping rough across the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area (LGA) has increased over the past 12 months. Sixty-nine people were sleeping rough in February, up from 53 in 2024 and 43 in February 2023. Member for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer said the increase was […]
