March 6, 2026
Promotions and a family fun day to mark supermarket changeover Supporter George Miedecke with Community Development Manager Tim Walker and Member for Port Macquarie Rob Dwyer.
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Promotions and a family fun day to mark supermarket changeover

THE transition of Hastings Co-op’s IGA supermarkets to Ritchies is now complete, with the changeover to be celebrated through a family fun day and the continuation of community grants. The supermarket sale means there will now be Ritchies IGA stores at Sovereign Place, Wauchope, Timbertown and in Gordon Street Port Macquarie. They will continue to […]

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Wauchope’s Physical Culture Club wins Ironman volunteer award Wauchope Physical Culture Club members Selena Ewart, Shelby Mackenzie and Lydene Heslop receive the Ironman award from Danny Souter, Rex O’Rourke and Michael Reid. Photo: supplied.
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Wauchope’s Physical Culture Club wins Ironman volunteer award

Wauchope Physical Culture Club members Selena Ewart, Shelby Mackenzie and Lydene Heslop receive the Ironman award from Danny Souter, Rex O’Rourke and Michael Reid. Photo: supplied. Volunteers Gemma Riley, Caitlin French, Holly Richardson, Karen Cusato and Kim Patrick. Photo: supplied. Individual club members volunteering. Photo: supplied. DEDICATED volunteers transform a major sporting event into a […]

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Heartbeat of the Hastings: Bianca Moore Bianca Moore.
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Heartbeat of the Hastings: Bianca Moore

YOU’VE probably seen Bianca Moore’s smiling face at markets or local events, or maybe you’ve popped into her Port Macquarie business, The Witchy Nook. What you might not know is just how much heart and community spirit she brings to everything she does. Bianca grew up in the Hunter Valley and moved to the Mid […]

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‘The Last Lap’: RSCPA to host final Million Paws Walk fundraiser Participants in the Doggy Day Out event held in Port Macquarie last year.
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‘The Last Lap’: RSCPA to host final Million Paws Walk fundraiser

PORT Macquarie RSPCA is inviting the community to join them for the final lap of their Million Paws Walk. After 30 years of branches around the country raising $17m to fight animal cruelty, this will be the event’s last. The decision to hang up the leash was due to cost-of-living pressures and the rise in […]

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First edition of News Of The Area hits the streets of Port Macquarie Country Women’s Association members Pat Banister, Robyn Baker, Jill Adams and Wendy Evans taking a break on Town Green on Friday morning to read the first edition of News Of The Area. Photo: Pauline Cain.
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First edition of News Of The Area hits the streets of Port Macquarie

Country Women’s Association members Pat Banister, Robyn Baker, Jill Adams and Wendy Evans taking a break on Town Green on Friday morning to read the first edition of News Of The Area. Photo: Pauline Cain. A wet Saturday morning with coffee and the first edition of NOTA at Roam Cafe, Flynns Beach Photo: Pauline Cain. […]

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Heartbeat of the Hastings: Ellen Crepaz Ellen Crepaz.
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Heartbeat of the Hastings: Ellen Crepaz

ELLEN Crepaz has always had a heart for helping others, but it was in the close-knit community of Port Macquarie that she discovered just how much of a difference one person can make. Arriving in the region from Sydney nine years ago, looking to make a fresh start, she ended up finding a sense of […]

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Hooked On: Wet weather doesn’t dampen fishing spirits
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Hooked On: Wet weather doesn’t dampen fishing spirits

WHILE the Mid North Coast has experienced a significant downpour for what feels like a few months, local anglers know a bit of rain is often beneficial for the waterways in the long run, though some sunny days would certainly be appreciated. Unfortunately, the forecast suggests continued wet conditions for the rest of May. The […]

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Port Macquarie’s Faye Davis, 92, is proof that ‘learners live longer’ Faye Davis and her late husband Des, who was president of U3A Port Macquarie from 2009-2012. Photo: supplied.
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Port Macquarie’s Faye Davis, 92, is proof that ‘learners live longer’

FAYE Davis has been a keen member, student and tutor at Port Macquarie’s University of the Third Age (U3A) for 22 years.  Aged 92, she epitomises the U3A motto, “Learners Live Longer.” U3A is an international movement founded on the belief that older people, who are considered to be in their “third age of life”, […]

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Lighthouse keeper’s descendants keep his memories shining bright Lindman's descendants; granddaughter Janelle Higgins, great-grandson Greg Higgins, and great-great-grandsons Jeremy, Stephen, and Adam Wall, and Benjamin and Liam Higgins.
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Lighthouse keeper’s descendants keep his memories shining bright

The three Lindman daughters, Dorothy, Irene, and Ruth at the lighthouse keeper’s cottage. Photo: supplied. Lindman’s descendants; granddaughter Janelle Higgins, great-grandson Greg Higgins, and great-great-grandsons Jeremy, Stephen, and Adam Wall, and Benjamin and Liam Higgins. Lindman’s wife Elizabeth Sheather. Photo: supplied. Irene plays with her siblings John and Dorothy at the William Street cottage in […]

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