The deck came alive with dancing for the birthday celebration.
Rohan Smith, Neroli Reid, Roselyn Winwood-Smith and Bruce Hardy. The deck came alive with dancing for the birthday celebration. ROCK ‘N’ ROLL tunes, sea breezes and 60 smiling faces filled the deck of Port AdVenture Cruises on Sunday, 15 June, as four much-loved locals celebrated a combined 300 years of life. The two 70-year-olds and […]
Paul and Amy are ready for chats, games and a feed by the smiley bus. Photo: supplied.
Paul and Amy are ready for chats, games and a feed by the smiley bus. Photo: supplied. Social worker and co-founder of 4YP Paul Condon. Photo: supplied. Amy Trotter is all smiles for the youth program. Photo: supplied. LOCAL teenagers across the Hastings region are finding a new source of connection, support, and fun, all […]
NEW data reveals rates of domestic violence, sexual assault and retail theft have increased in NSW over the last two years. The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has released its latest report on 13 major criminal offences. Stealing from a motor vehicle was the only major offence to show a significant decline […]
Rev. Dan Berris at St Thomas’ Church. Photo: supplied.
Rev. Dan Berris at St Thomas’ Church. Photo: supplied. Fr Paul Gooley at St Agnes’ Church. Photo: supplied. TWO of Port Macquarie’s historic churches, St Agnes’ Catholic Church and St Thomas’ Anglican Church, will combine for a luminous night of creativity, community, and Christian unity at this year’s ArtWalk. On Friday 4 July from 5pm […]
Cowper MP Pat Conaghan and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.
THE Liberal and National parties are continuing calls for Federal and State governments to urgently amend Category C and D disaster recovery funding to the maximum thresholds of $50,000 for small businesses and $75,000 for primary producers. Local MPs say the current $25,000 threshold is simply not enough, however Labor Ministers have urged primary producers […]
THROUGH heartbreak and happiness, Sherrill Weidenbohm’s story is one of kindness, resilience, and the joy that can be found in helping others. Born and raised in Kempsey, Sherrill came from a family of eleven kids. “My dad passed away when I was only three, so my mum Kathleen raised us on her own but we […]
Hastings Home Hospice volunteer Marita Crighton OAM and her husband Doctor Colin Crighton OAM. File photos: Mid North Coast Health and PMQ Clay Target Club.
Hastings Home Hospice volunteer Marita Crighton OAM and her husband Doctor Colin Crighton OAM. File photos: Mid North Coast Health and PMQ Clay Target Club. Disability advocate and Autism Swim founder Erika Gleeson OAM. Photo: Erika Gleeson Consultancy. Childhood educator Karen McKay OAM: Photo: Semann & Slattery. THE Port Macquarie-Hastings was strongly represented in […]
Aboriginal Health Liaison Officer Reg Craig with Aboriginal Health Practitioner Laurie Clay accepting the Excellence in Aboriginal Healthcare award for the Hastings Aboriginal Diabetes Education Service.
Aboriginal Health Liaison Officer Reg Craig with Aboriginal Health Practitioner Laurie Clay accepting the Excellence in Aboriginal Healthcare award for the Hastings Aboriginal Diabetes Education Service. NSW Health Chief Experience Officer Anne-Marie Hadley with Tara O’Brien and Zoe Chaffer from the Paediatric Complex Care Coordination Service who won the Transforming the Patient Experience Award. MNCLHD […]
Volunteers at St Thomas’ Soup Kitchen assemble much needed donations for flood affected families. Photo: supplied.
ST THOMAS’ Soup Kitchen has launched the “Sponsor a Box Flood Appeal” to support families impacted by the May floods. The appeal invites individuals, businesses, and organisations to sponsor a box that will be delivered to households experiencing loss. Each box includes vouchers for items such as furniture, clothing, white goods, building materials, and other […]
PORT Macquarie-based cancer nurse Helen Adair delivered vital chemotherapy to a Crescent Head resident on Wednesday 28 May, thanks to the quick response of the State Emergency Service (SES). Helen is a registered nurse with chemo@home and needed to reach her patient Christopher Dockrill, to administer his scheduled chemotherapy infusion for multiple myeloma. With Crescent […]
