THE Mid North Coast has had mixed results in the 2025 Street Count, the NSW Government’s sixth annual count of people sleeping rough. Counts of homeless people sleeping rough on a single evening were completed in local government areas across the state between 4 February and 26 February 2025. Half of the counts took place […]
Garden Village resident Phyllis Goodwin with Intergen Connect founder Casey Baldwin and Heritage Christian School students Jasmine and Kennedy. Photo: supplied by Garden Village.
Garden Village resident Phyllis Goodwin with Intergen Connect founder Casey Baldwin and Heritage Christian School students Jasmine and Kennedy. Photo: supplied by Garden Village. Garden Village residents Stan and Margaret experience VR. Photo: supplied by Garden Village. Adam Spencer at the Future of Technology Summit, Port Macquarie. Photo: supplied by Garden Village. PORT MACQUARIE is […]
AVERAGE speed cameras have been turned on between Kew and Lake Innes, operating in warning mode for light vehicle speeding offences. In a NSW Government trial which started on 1 May, average speeds are now being measured over a 15km stretch of the Pacific Highway. The Kew to Lake Innes stretch is one of two […]
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.
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 […]
Richelle and Susan served up democracy sausages near the PCYC. All photos: Bill Harrow.
Richelle and Susan served up democracy sausages near the PCYC. All photos: Bill Harrow. Voter Judy Campbell was impressed by the PCYC. Richelle and Susan served up democracy sausages near the PCYC. Arriving to join the queue to vote. New locals Ros Winchester and David Lawrence. Sausage king, Andrew. Sarah, Tracey, Brian and William raised […]
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 […]
Cowper MP Pat Conaghan (centre) with wife Ilona and Port Macquarie-Hastings Mayor Adam Roberts on election day.
NATIONALS MP Pat Conaghan says he is ready to “get to work” after retaining the seat of Cowper for the National Party after Saturday’s federal election. “With the polls results now locked and the last of the postal vote counts trickling in, it’s time to declare Cowper as ‘Nat Retained’ and accept the role of […]
Participants in the Doggy Day Out event held in Port Macquarie last year.
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 […]
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.
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. […]
A PROPOSAL to investigate drainage options at Tuffins Lane sports fields has sparked debate at Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, with councillors split over whether to commit $500,000 for an environmental assessment and development application. At the 17 April meeting, Council voted 6-3 to consider funding the works in a future Operational Plan or Long-Term Financial Plan. […]
