PORT Macquarie Hastings Citizen of the Year Geoff Leary has issued a stark warning about the growing scale of homelessness across the region, saying frontline volunteers are now feeding at least three times as many people as they were just a few years ago. Leary, a retired school principal and tireless community volunteer, spoke with […]

A KOALA photographed last week just metres from heavy machinery at Tacking Point Public School has intensified scrutiny of the State Government’s proposed $6.3 million preschool. Parents and independent experts question tree removals, environmental impacts and whether works are complying with planning and safety requirements. The image, taken by James Bronner near active site works, […]

AFTER six years serving the local community as the last standing buffet on the Mid North Coast, Town Green Buffet & Bar has announced it will close its doors at the end of the month. In a post shared on Facebook, the business owners confirmed the closure followed a decision by new landlords not to […]

IF there is one corner of the Mid North Coast where the property heat is unmistakably on, it’s the Town Beach area in Port Macquarie. The benchmark moment came just over a year ago, when McGrath Port Macquarie sold the penthouse at Salt apartments, directly opposite the beach, for a Port-record $6 million. For McGrath […]

MEMBER for Port Macquarie Rob Dwyer believes the 18-storey mixed-use development proposed for opposite Westport Park has the potential to deliver much-needed housing while also providing economic benefits for Port Macquarie. If approved, he said, it will revitalise a prime but currently undeveloped site and generate employment opportunities during the construction phase and create ongoing […]

Surf Life Saving Australia Pride Rescue Board Launch at Port Macquarie SLSC. Photo: supplied Jake Little racing for Port Macquarie Surf Life Saving Club. Photo: supplied PORT Macquarie will host a vibrant celebration of inclusion, pride and community when “Rainbow Beaches 2026” takes over the Port Macquarie Surf Life Saving Club (PMSLSC) at Flynns Beach. […]

Peter, Suzie and Robin Mearns. Photo: supplied. Rev Eric Main, Hazel Suiters, Robin Mearns and Elizabeth Main. Photo: supplied. The bulls at Timbertown. MEMORIES of Timbertown remain vivid for Robin Mears, who recalls the early days of the much-loved heritage project through the eyes of her family and the community that brought it to life.  […]

Billabong Zoo operations manager Blake Stone with a red panda this week. Photo: supplied. Timbertown owner David Waite, pictured with Jaida from Forster, has revealed the Wauchope attraction has been very busy this summer. Photo: @Timbertown/Facebook. Town Beach has been popular with visitors this summer. Photo: Matt Taylor. TOURISM operators across the Port Macquarie-Hastings region […]

THE NSW Government has stepped in to take control of a plan for a major high-rise development in the heart of Port Macquarie, declaring it State Significant without prior consultation with the local council. Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Paul Scully, last month declared the proposal for an 18-storey mixed-use building on the corner […]

MEMBERS of the NSW Parliament are calling on the State Government to deliver a clear and coordinated plan to address repeated disruptions along Waterfall Way following another landslip that has forced a prolonged closure. Michael Kemp, Member for Oxley, and Brendan Moylan, Member for the Northern Tablelands, said the latest incident highlights the urgent need […]