Dashcam of an accident at the Houston Mitchell Drive intersection in late December. Photo: Keiran Rodgers.
HOUSTON Mitchell Drive and M1 drivers are being urged to leave their mark on the NSW Government’s “Have Your Say” campaign. By going to a map on the Transport for NSW (TfNSW) website, a virtual pin can be placed on the dangerous intersection, adding weight to calls for an overpass. The interactive map will help […]
RONALD McDonald House has been an institution in Australia since 1981, with the organisation annually assisting more than 89,000 families of seriously ill children. Jesica Vlahovic spent time in one as a child and has retained an affection for the charity that she has passed onto her children, especially 13-year-old daughter Adrijana Riethmuller. An accomplished […]
Better By Bicycle Port Macquarie members at the end of the proposed Town to Googik Link Trail.
THE National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Draft Lake Innes Plan of Management (February 2026) proposal to extend the Googik Track to Lake Cathie received more than 300 submissions in support of extending the trail. This has prompted a local Bicycle User Group [BUG], Better By Bicycle Port Macquarie, to lodge a new proposal to […]
State President Tanya Jolly with Mid North Coast Group President Lynn Moore (Port Macquarie).
Delegates at this year’s conference. Doreen Burns, President of CWA Wauchope accepting items from the Hospital Support Committee. Just under 500 entries for Land Cookery were judged at the conference. Mid North Coast Group Conference Committee: Eunice Roberts and Chrystine Bouffler (Lake Cathie-Hastings), Jan Sullivan (Forster), Julie Deer (Wingham), Rhonda Merchant […]
Students artists travelled from across the state to be at the opening of the exhibition. Photo: Pauline Cain.
Students artists travelled from across the state to be at the opening of the exhibition. Photo: Pauline Cain. MacKillop College HSC Visual Arts Teacher Loretta North and her daughter Grace with Charlie Penn’s 3D animation, ‘Eye of the Moth.’ Photo: Pauline Cain. HSC Visual Arts Teacher Lauren Barlow and her former student Meera Nirmalendran from […]
Tom Lockwood, Matthew Hohnberg, Yvonne Wells, Councillor Nik Lipovac, Harry Wells, Jill and Bruce Gain. Photo: Pauline Cain.
Harry Wells in his prime in the 1950s. Photo: ARL Hall of Fame. Matthew Hohnberg reminisces with Harry Wells about his football career as a Kangaroo. Photo: Pauline Cain. Harry and Yvonne Wells outside the store they have owned for 56 years. Photo: Flynns Beach Cellars and General Store. Tom Lockwood, Matthew Hohnberg, Yvonne Wells, […]
Cowper MP Pat Conaghan says any benefits of the budget won’t be recognised for years. Photo: Pat Conaghan MP FB.
NATIONALS Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan reckons the Labor Government’s Federal Budget fails “the pub test”. In his response to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ far-reaching measures, delivered on 12 May, Mr Conaghan said benefits would not be realised for several years. “The signature cost-of-living piece in Jim’s budget announcement is an ongoing $250 tax offset for […]
REGIONAL rent prices across NSW have held steady over the March quarter, but remain at record highs compared to a year ago. New data from realestate.com.au Market Insight, shows rents in regional areas rose 4.3 percent year-on-year despite no growth over the latest quarter. This has pushed the median advertised rent in regional NSW to […]
Council leaders from across the Mid North Coast discuss regional issues with senior NSW Government representatives.
PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council leaders participated in a series of high-level meetings and regional advocacy forums in Sydney last week. Mayor Adam Roberts and General Manager Robert Fish joined council leaders from across the region as part of a Mid North Coast Joint Organisation (MNCJO) delegation to NSW Parliament. Discussions were held with senior NSW Government […]
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) will carry out maintenance and improvement works on the Hunter Valley and North Coast rail corridors this weekend to maintain safety and reliability. The works will take place between: – Telarah in New South Wales to Acacia Ridge in Queensland from 5:00am Saturday 16 May to 7:30pm Monday 18 […]
