SURF Life Saving drones will be in the air earlier and for longer this summer as the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) steps up shark surveillance. The NSW Government has allocated an extra $2.5m for shark management following the recent deaths of a female tourist near Crowdy Bay and a local surfer on Sydney’s Northern […]
Work has been slowed by extreme weather events.
RECONSTRUCTION work is continuing on the Oxley Highway at Mount Seaview to restore full access through areas affected by natural disasters. The weekly planned closure at Mount Seaview will be lifted after Thursday 18 December, with parts of the highway returning to single lane, alternating flow traffic arrangements during the NSW summer school holidays and […]
The silver Toyota RAV4 seen leaving the area.
DETECTIVES have re-released security video as investigations continue into a shooting in Port Macquarie in October. About 2.10am Friday 17 October, police were called to Park Street following reports of a home invasion. They were told multiple people had entered a home and confronted a 26-year-old man. Shots were fired by the intruders, who fled […]
Robert Dwyer MP with Johns River Brigade Captain Chris Bawn.
WITH the summer season well underway, emergency services are urging the community to prioritise safety and take simple steps to prepare for extreme weather and potential emergencies. Member for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer said, “Summer is one of the busiest periods for emergency responders, with increased risks of bushfires, storms, floods and water-related incidents. “Agencies […]
These parents and students of Tacking Point PS are opposed to the preschool - mostly on environmental grounds. Photo: Matt Taylor
These parents and students of Tacking Point PS are opposed to the preschool – mostly on environmental grounds. Photo: Matt Taylor A koala in one of the trees at the Tacking Point school site last week. Photo: Matt Taylor. Another koala in the school grounds last week. Photo: Matt Taylor. One of the five koalas […]
Kindee resident Chris O’Brien. Photo: supplied.
Kindee resident Chris O’Brien. Photo: supplied. The Kindee Bridge was closed without warning on Tuesday. The bridge was closed with little warning to residents. The bridge was closed with little warning to residents. KINDEE resident Chris O’Brien, 73, has lived on his own since his wife passed away earlier this year. A resident of the […]
Santa’s Link-Dasher 8 delivered cheer to children from Coopernook Public School. Photos: Pauline Cain.
Santa’s Link-Dasher 8 delivered cheer to children from Coopernook Public School. Photos: Pauline Cain. Red Cross volunteers with Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer. The Red Cross Bear, ‘Big Ted’, with children from Coopernook. The children’s faces were filled with joy. Red Cross volunteers with Port Macquarie Airport staff. QANTAS team members and Australian Red Cross […]
Patience is needed to find a break in the trailers, trucks and caravans travelling at speed past the Houston Mitchell Drive turnoff. Photos: Kathy Regan.
IT’S 7.15am on Tuesday morning, 16 December, and cars are lined up behind the stop sign at the intersection of Houston Mitchell Drive and the Pacific Highway, as a work truck and other cars wait in the turning lane opposite, and semi-trailers and a cement truck fly past at 110kmph. This is the nerve wracking […]
Senior students at Heritage Christian College. Photo: HCC.
WITH Year 12 students having received their HSC results on Thursday 18 December, a local careers advisor said it’s an important time to remind students that final scores don’t determine long term success. Heritage Christian School Careers Advisor Liza Hone said results represent one step, not an end point. “Your result isn’t everything. “If you […]
Port Macquarie Historical Courthouse Museum has copped a massive increase in Crown land fees by the State Government. Photo: Matt Taylor
PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council will push back against “outrageous” increases to Crown land lease and licence fees, warning the changes could threaten community access to key heritage, cultural and recreational facilities across the region. The move follows fee increases introduced by NSW Crown Lands in August 2024, after the council had already finalised its 2024-25 operational […]
