These parents and students of Tacking Point PS are opposed to the preschool - mostly on environmental grounds. Photo: Matt Taylor
These parents and students of Tacking Point PS are opposed to the preschool – mostly on environmental grounds. Photo: Matt Taylor A koala in one of the trees at the Tacking Point school site last week. Photo: Matt Taylor. Another koala in the school grounds last week. Photo: Matt Taylor. One of the five koalas […]
YP SPACE has supported vulnerable young people on the Mid North Coast for the past 40 years. The organisation provides crisis accommodation, transitional support, outreach, and case management services for more than 300 young people each year. As the festive season approaches, CEO Andrea Davidson said the service will increase outreach and wellbeing checks. “The […]
Lynda and Bob on their wedding day in 1965. Photo: supplied. 60 years later, celebrating their anniversary at Sails Resort. Photo: supplied. SURROUNDED by family and a whole lot of love, Bob and Lynda Ritchie celebrated 60 years of marriage at Sails Resort on Saturday 27 November. With not a dry eye in sight, they […]
Occupational therapist April O’Neill, support worker Nicole Ball and support coordinator Jemah Moss with Michael Lord. Michael Lord patrolling Flynn’s Beach. Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer, Michael Lord, and Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan. SURF lifesaver Michael Lord has achieved a huge milestone: his first patrol of Flynns Beach in a Magic Mobility 4WD wheelchair. […]
CWA members setting up for the Christmas Fair, Jan Coffey, Jennifer Martin, Lyn Armstrong, President Jill Adams and Fern MacLachlan. Photo: Pauline Cain.
CWA members setting up for the Christmas Fair, Jan Coffey, Jennifer Martin, Lyn Armstrong, President Jill Adams and Fern MacLachlan. Photo: Pauline Cain. Keeping up the Christmas spirit, Wendy Evans, Helen Hewens, President Jill Adams, Tiffany Brooks and Janis Miles. Photo: Pauline Cain. THE Country Women’s Association (CWA) rooms on Town Green were broken into […]
A PORT Macquarie resident made a very precious discovery last month, rescuing a young, endangered Powerful Owl in the Transit Hill area. The exquisite bird was found on 30 November following a crow attack, with the resident calling FAWNA’s rescue hotline for advice and delivering the owl to a local FAWNA coordinator. In NSW, the […]
WHEN Port Macquarie resident Tannia Smith discovered there had been accessibility upgrades at Settlement Point Reserve, she was keen to try out the ramp into the water and refurbished seating area. As a full-time wheelchair user and member of the Enable Reference Group, Tannia was hopeful that the improvements would be inclusive of the entire […]
The Manor House at Hamilton Green on Hastings River Drive.
The Manor House at Hamilton Green on Hastings River Drive. The late Maureen Cooke, pictured around Christmas 2024. Photo: supplied. THE new committee of the Port Macquarie Art Society (PMAS) is working with Council and its heritage advisors to develop and implement plans to restore the historic Hamilton Green. Port Macquarie-born Maureen Cooke, who died […]
Volunteers from Nurtured Village Hampers at the packing day in Port Macquarie’s PCYC.
THE Nurtured Village Hampers charitable organisation was founded in 2019 with the goal of bringing back the concept of a supporting village. Their mission statement is, “forging connectedness in early parenthood to create nationwide change for maternal mental health.” The local chapter covers Port Macquarie, Bonny Hills, North Haven, Laurieton, Dunbogan and Wauchope. In the […]
MAL McKinlay is the Mid North Coast’s highly regarded gardening guru who enjoys nothing more than sharing his knowledge and love of all things horticultural. 2025 marks 40 years of his continuous employment in the field, and his devotion to providing his skills to numerous local community groups and organisations. Garden Clubs of Australia (GCA) […]
