Liberty Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Services CEO Kelly Lamb and event host Peta Alexopoulos. Photo: Lucy Humphries. DFV Prevention Manager Brooke Maggs. Photo: Lucy Humphries. SOME 80 local women gathered on Friday 6 March for the ninth “PA YourWay” International Women’s Day Lunch to support Liberty Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Services. The sold-out […]

DOCTOR Kristy Kostalas has been named the 2026 Local Woman of the Year for the Port Macquarie electorate, in recognition of her commitment to women and children experiencing domestic violence. The Local Women of the Year Awards shine a light on extraordinary women whose compassion, courage and leadership strengthen communities across New South Wales. A […]

THE Federal Government will provide grant funding for new mobile base stations at Karuah, Taree and Wauchope in the latest round of the Mobile Black Spot Program (MBSP), delivering 4G and 5G mobile coverage to these areas. Each site will include back-up power, with some also incorporating additional hardening measures to reinforce mobile telecommunications infrastructure. […]

Exiting Nationals leader David Littleproud with newly elected leader Matt Canavan. Photo: Matt Canavan MP FB. Cowper MP Pat Conaghan with exiting Nationals leader David Littleproud. Photo: Pat Conaghan MP FB. MATT Canavan has been elected Nationals leader after David Littleproud’s shock resignation. The firebrand senator edged out former deputy leader Kevin Hogan and Senate […]

FOUR-YEAR funding is being made available to local organisations to combat the impact of priority weeds, updating a previously annual grant program. The new $40.7 million NSW Weeds Action Program (WAP) is a key component of the NSW Government’s Biosecurity Action Plan, with funding being provided to 97 Local Control Authorities (LCA). Minister for Agriculture […]

FIREFIGHTERS were kept on the run in Wauchope overnight Monday with three separate wheelbie bins set alight, causing damage to buildings. A spokesperson for Fire and Rescue NSW said that just before 11.15pm, several Triple Zero (000) calls were received about a rubbish fire near the Post Office in High Street. One truck and four […]

ELON’S always in the news isn’t he. Well, he goes way back! In February 2018, the world paused to watch a rocket launch. That’s not unusual. What was unusual was the payload: a cherry-red Tesla Roadster with a mannequin in a spacesuit behind the wheel. The idea came from tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, whose company […]

FED up farmers and families facing poor regional, rural and remote mobile services are being encouraged to “keep complaining”. The latest report from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) revealed an increase in complaints in NSW, with almost a quarter coming from regional areas. A total of 4,285 complaints were made by people in NSW, up […]

GEN Z is leading a new wave of city dwellers eyeing a move to the regions, with almost half considering swapping skyscrapers for the great outdoors. Australians aged 18 to 29 have overtaken millennials (aged 30 to 45) as the cohort most eager to leave the city for the regions, with 49 percent considering the […]

PORT Macquarie dog enthusiasts and their pooches will descend on Cassegrain Wines later this month for a fundraiser supporting the RSPCA NSW Port Macquarie Supporter Group. The pup-themed fundraiser will help fund the group’s desexing and emergency care programs, assisting low-income pet owners to care for their pets. RSPCA NSW Port Macquarie Supporter Group president […]