The NSW SES Port Macquarie unit undertake a training activity. Photo: SES unit.
RESIDENTS and visitors to the North Shore of Port Macquarie are invited to a free Get Ready for Emergencies Family Fun Day on Sunday, 19 April, to help the community better prepare for floods, storms, bushfires, and periods of isolation during ferry outages. The event will run from 10am to 1pm at Kangaroo Park, directly […]
Port Macquarie’s Breakwall. Photo: @port.macquarie.01
A NEW wave of internal migration is reshaping regional Australia, with coastal communities from Port Stephens through to the Mid North Coast continuing to attract strong interest from city dwellers. While Queensland’s Sunshine Coast remains the top destination nationally, the NSW corridor spanning Port Stephens, the MidCoast, Port Macquarie, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour is maintaining […]
Image a world without a moon.
IMAGINE a world where the Moon never showed up for its nightly shift. No silver spotlight draped across oceans, no quiet companion hanging above late-night thinkers. Just a blazing Sun clocking out each evening and leaving us with… a blackout. Romantic? Not exactly. Mysterious? Maybe – but mostly inconvenient. Let’s start at the beach. Without […]
Rural Aid Chief Executive Officer John Warlters.
RURAL Aid has released the third annual Pulse of the Paddock farmer survey report, offering a candid snapshot of how Australian farmers are navigating mental health, uncertainty and the realities of life on the land. Based on the experiences of nearly 1,400 farmers surveyed during October and November 2025, Rural Aid says the report shows […]
Highly skilled Marine Rescue NSW volunteers are ready to respond this Easter long weekend.
MORE than 3,500 Marine Rescue NSW volunteers are standing ready around the clock to assist boaters on the state’s waterways this Easter long weekend. From the Tweed to Eden, and inland on the Alpine Lakes and the Murray River at Moama, rescue crews across 46 units will be on call 24/7, supported by more than […]
Jeannette Townsend, Lynn Webster, Gillian Jackson and Wendy Byron at interval. Photo: Pauline Cain.
The audience ready for La Bohème. Photo: Pauline Cain. Rudolfo, played by English tenor Freddie De Tommaso, and Mimi, played by Armenian soprano Juliana Grigoryan. Photo: supplied. Jeannette Townsend, Lynn Webster, Gillian Jackson and Wendy Byron at interval. Photo: Pauline Cain. A LARGE and appreciative Port Macquarie audience was treated to a cinematic experience of […]
Construction is expected to begin on Monday, 30 March and be completed by late June, weather and site conditions permitting. Image: Council.
CONSTRUCTION of a new signalised pedestrian crossing on Hastings River Drive is set to be complete by late June. The upgrade will see the existing zebra crossing near Aston Street removed and replaced with pedestrian-activated traffic lights. Upgraded street lighting, improvements to sections of roadway near the signals, and updated line marking and signage will […]
NSW PARENTS are embracing a new wave of contemporary baby names, with eight fresh entries joining the state’s Top 100 in 2025. Newly released data from the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages shows a growing preference for names that feel meaningful and distinctive. Boys’ names saw particularly strong movement, with Fletcher making the […]
Less pain at the power point. Interest in electric cars is rising as petrol prices soar. Photo: Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS.
DEMAND for second-hand electric vehicles is rising with the price of petrol, attracting more than double the number of enquiries since the fuel crisis began. But automotive experts say the record interest also extends to new vehicles and could cause delays as motorists buy electric cars still en route to Australia. Pickles released details of […]
Members of Port Macquarie and Laurieton Rotary Clubs, and Camden Haven SLSC.
A $4500 DONATION from the Rotary Clubs of Laurieton and Port Macquarie West has allowed new roller doors to be installed at Camden Haven Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC), improving emergency response times. The Camden Haven SLSC has been serving the local community since 1956, with a record of zero drownings between the flags. Keeping […]
