CONCERNS over transparency, environmental risk and children’s wellbeing are intensifying around the NSW Government’s proposed $6.3 million preschool at Tacking Point Public School. Parents and independent experts saying community consultation has fallen well short of what was promised. Central to those concerns is Project Reference Group representative Penelope Little, who was the only community member […]

Megan Tangye’s family has released this photo of the 31-year-old. Photo: NSW Police. The crime scene in Gore Street, Port Macquarie. Photo: Port Macquarie On Scene/FB. DETECTIVES are appealing to the public to help them piece together what happened to 31-year-old Megan Tangye.  Megan died from multiple injuries after being found in a Port Macquarie […]

LONG Flat Pub has been bought in an off-market sale, according to industry publication The Hotel Conversation, marking a homecoming for the venue’s new owners. The pub was reportedly sold by JLL Hotels and Hospitality Group on behalf of Flower Hotels, led by Port Macquarie hotelier Alistair Flower. Flower Hotels acquired the pub in 2021 […]

Ashleigh Patterson and Justin Foord. Photo: Michelle Jones. Ann Cox, Neroli Reid, Chrissy Hopkins and Nurelle O’Toole. Photo: Toni Walls. THE Panthers auditorium was rocking as the Port Macquarie Panthers Rock and Roll Dance Club hosted an unforgettable night of music and dancing, drawing over 120 attendees from across the region. Visitors journeyed from Tamworth, […]

Pasture dieback can start in small patches. Photo: DPI. Pasture dieback can start in small patches. Photo: DPI. THE region’s producers are being urged to report any sign of pasture dieback this Summer to the Department of Primary Industries, following detections in the North Coast and Hunter. Pasture dieback is a destructive condition that targets […]