The Grand Champion pumpkin. Photo: supplied. Year 7 Food and Agriculture students from St Joseph’s Regional College with their award winning pumpkin. Photo: supplied. Preparing the ground for next season’s crop. Photo: SJRC/Facebook. YEAR 7 Food and Agriculture students at St Joseph’s Regional College have been enjoying the fruits (or rather, vegetables) of their labour. […]
Volunteers putting up signs promoting the Rotary book sale.
THE Rotary Club of Port Macquarie has a strong history of ‘service above self’ dating back to its inception in 1948. Its impact is felt through countless projects such as the Rotary Lodge at Port Macquarie Base Hospital, which provides accommodation for those needing to stay close to loved ones. A significant portion of their […]
Committee President Penny Small addresses the community meeting.
THE Laurieton United Services Club was the venue for a lively community meeting held by the Beach to Beach Shared Pathway Committee on Tuesday, 31 March. More than 180 people joined Member for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer, Port Macquarie-Hastings Mayor Adam Roberts, Council General Manager Robert Fish, and Director of Community Infrastructure Ben Wood to […]
More people are contemplating buying e-bikes, Bicycle Industries Australia members say. Photo: Darren England/AAP PHOTOS.
ELECTRIC bike sales are surging as rising fuel costs push commuters to find a cheaper way to get around, industry figures say. While Australian e-bike sales have been climbing for years, retailers say recent fuel price pressures have sharply accelerated the trend. “We’ve seen a massive spike in interest in e-bikes in the last couple […]
Police wish to speak with the occupants of this vehicle.
DETECTIVES have released CCTV images of a vehicle as an investigation continues into a serious assault in Port Macquarie late last year. About 10.20pm on Wednesday 12 November 2025, emergency services were called to the corner of Buller and Hollingsworth Street, Port Macquarie, following reports of an assault. Inquiries revealed that a man was walking […]
Amber Hessenthaler, Sarah Eade, and Gemma Byrnes at the inaugural meeting of The Chair Syndicate.
SARAH Eade lives in Port Macquarie and is married with two children. Aged 38, she is in the prime of her life. In 2019, a workplace injury led to surgery on her spine. This resulted in a spinal cord injury that left Sarah needing to use a wheelchair full time. While her peers are working […]
The fuel excise will be temporarily cut to ease the pain of high petrol prices for motorists. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS.
AUSTRALIANS under the pump from sky-high fuel prices will get some financial relief after the federal government succumbed to pressure to halve the tax on petrol and diesel. The decision to cut the fuel excise from the start of April will save motorists about $19 on a 65-litre tank, or 26.3 cents a litre, Prime […]
The pop-up will be at 140 Horton Street. Photo: PMHH.
PORT Macquarie-Hastings Homelessness Services is partnering with Mid North Coast Health to deliver free flu vaccinations and Hepatitis C testing. The pop-up health support event on Thursday 9 April is being held at 140 Horton Street, Port Macquarie. It is designed to support some of the region’s most vulnerable residents. Organisers say the service is […]
Stephen Fry in ‘A Friend of Dorothy’. Photos: supplied. ‘The Singers’. PORT Macquarie audiences were part of the Flickerfest National Tour over the weekend, as the iconic short film festival celebrates 35 years. Flickerfest screened on 27 and 28 March at Majestic Cinemas in Port Macquarie, with further events in Kempsey and Sawtell. Local film […]
PORT Macquarie dancer Conor Bann-Murray is turning a childhood passion into an international career, proving that big dreams can start in regional Australia. Conor grew up in Port Macquarie and moved to Sydney at 16 to pursue professional dance training. He quickly made his mark, becoming the most successful graduate in his full-time year at […]
