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Adolescent male humpbacks stun whale watchers as they jostle for position off Port Macquarie

A drone shot of some of the 10 or 11 juvenile humpbacks off Port Macquarie on Monday. Photo: Alex McNaught, roving-eye.com. This spectacular breach off Port Macquarie’s Town Beach last week has been shared around the world. Photo: Jodie Lowe’s Marine Animal Photography. Whale spotter Leigh Mansfield at Tacking Point Lighthouse. Photo: Sue Stephenson. THERE’S […]

Community

Sisters Poppy and Zaylee bringing smiles to kids at Port Base Hospital

WHILE most kids are spending their school holidays taking their foot off the pedal, sisters Poppy and Zaylee Cupitt have kept their hands heart-warmingly busy. With tiny, coloured rings spread over the table, the sisters aged 10 and 9 respectively, spent five days creating over 100 loom band bracelets for patients in the children’s ward […]

Community, Police

Crime Stoppers and NSW Police are encouraging the community to continue reporting criminal activity

CRIME Stoppers and NSW Police are urging the community to continue to speak up and report crime. This encouragement follows News Of The Area’s report last week about an apparent increase in youth crime in Wauchope. Residents say there has been a lack of police action in response to their multiple calls. Crime Stoppers and […]

Regional

Results released from Port to Port building blitz

THE Building Commission NSW has released the results of its three-day inspection blitz of worksites between Port Stephens and Port Macquarie. During August, a team of inspectors visited 41 sites across Nelson Bay, Forster, Diamond Beach, Bonny Hills and Port Macquarie. Inspections focused on identifying defective building work, monitoring for unlicensed or unsupervised specialist trades […]

Community

Broken Bago RSL Day Club connecting the community through adventure, exercise and good old-fashioned friendship

MEMBERS of the Broken Bago RSL Day Club hopped aboard the Wauchope RSL Courtesy Bus on Thursday 25 September to enjoy a wonderful outing to Kempsey. Starting their day off with a visit to the Anglican Op Shop, where a bargain is always waiting, members took to the main shopping area to browse the shops […]

Regional

‘Take a Seat’ exhibition at The Glasshouse Gallery features artists Chris Procter and Brad Collins

Chris Proctor and Brad Collins at their exhibition opening. Photo: Pauline Cain. Inviting the viewer to take a seat and draw. Photo: Pauline Cain. The ‘Take a Seat’ exhibition reflects on once-owned and changed objects. Photo: Pauline Cain. THE “Take a Seat” exhibition opened at The Glasshouse Gallery in Port Macquarie on Saturday 28 September, […]

Local News

NSW Government invests $6.5 million in Oxley road safety upgrades

DRIVERS across the Mid North Coast can look forward to safer journeys, with the NSW Government investing more than $6.5 million in road safety upgrades. Member for Oxley Michael Kemp welcomed the funding, describing it as a major boost for residents, freight operators, and visitors who rely on the region’s busiest and most challenging routes. […]

Business, Government

NSW Government invests $2 million to create low-carbon concrete jobs on Mid North Coast

Minister for Climate Change and Energy Penny Sharpe tours the site with Solidcast owners Will and Sarah Hynes. Minister Penny Sharpe with Solidcast owners Will and Sarah Hynes. Precast walls in use. Photo: Solidcast website. WAUCHOPE-BASED Solidcast will expand production of its patented low-carbon concrete panels after receiving more than $2 million from the NSW […]

Community

Wauchope residents call for action on youth crime

WAUCHOPE residents are urging police to respond to ongoing youth crime in the area following multiple calls to Triple Zero (000) allegedly falling on deaf ears. “Crime is being ignored in Wauchope, and residents are tired,” Wauchope local Amy Murphy told News Of The Area. “Residents in Bain Street, Walters Street, Waugh Street, and James […]

Local News

Children suffer as hidden victims of coercive control

BARNARDOS Australia warns that children in regional NSW are bearing the brunt of coercive control, as new crime statistics reveal rural communities are experiencing dramatically higher rates than other areas. The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research quarterly report shows regional NSW recorded 170 coercive control incidents from July 2024 to June 2025 compared […]