The NSW SES Port Macquarie unit undertake a training activity. Photo: SES unit.
RESIDENTS and visitors to the North Shore of Port Macquarie are invited to a free Get Ready for Emergencies Family Fun Day on Sunday, 19 April, to help the community better prepare for floods, storms, bushfires, and periods of isolation during ferry outages. The event will run from 10am to 1pm at Kangaroo Park, directly […]
Port Macquarie’s Breakwall. Photo: @port.macquarie.01
A NEW wave of internal migration is reshaping regional Australia, with coastal communities from Port Stephens through to the Mid North Coast continuing to attract strong interest from city dwellers. While Queensland’s Sunshine Coast remains the top destination nationally, the NSW corridor spanning Port Stephens, the MidCoast, Port Macquarie, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour is maintaining […]
Image a world without a moon.
IMAGINE a world where the Moon never showed up for its nightly shift. No silver spotlight draped across oceans, no quiet companion hanging above late-night thinkers. Just a blazing Sun clocking out each evening and leaving us with… a blackout. Romantic? Not exactly. Mysterious? Maybe – but mostly inconvenient. Let’s start at the beach. Without […]
Rural Aid Chief Executive Officer John Warlters.
RURAL Aid has released the third annual Pulse of the Paddock farmer survey report, offering a candid snapshot of how Australian farmers are navigating mental health, uncertainty and the realities of life on the land. Based on the experiences of nearly 1,400 farmers surveyed during October and November 2025, Rural Aid says the report shows […]
Highly skilled Marine Rescue NSW volunteers are ready to respond this Easter long weekend.
MORE than 3,500 Marine Rescue NSW volunteers are standing ready around the clock to assist boaters on the state’s waterways this Easter long weekend. From the Tweed to Eden, and inland on the Alpine Lakes and the Murray River at Moama, rescue crews across 46 units will be on call 24/7, supported by more than […]
Jeannette Townsend, Lynn Webster, Gillian Jackson and Wendy Byron at interval. Photo: Pauline Cain.
The audience ready for La Bohème. Photo: Pauline Cain. Rudolfo, played by English tenor Freddie De Tommaso, and Mimi, played by Armenian soprano Juliana Grigoryan. Photo: supplied. Jeannette Townsend, Lynn Webster, Gillian Jackson and Wendy Byron at interval. Photo: Pauline Cain. A LARGE and appreciative Port Macquarie audience was treated to a cinematic experience of […]
Bec the barista blitzes her job at the cafe. Photo: supplied.
Bec the barista blitzes her job at the cafe. Photo: supplied. Bec, on the job kicking goals. Photo: supplied. ANYONE who shops at op shops like Willing and Able knows there are community gems behind the scenes who make the experience a pleasant one. They are the friendly faces, the helping hands, the people who […]
Construction is expected to begin on Monday, 30 March and be completed by late June, weather and site conditions permitting. Image: Council.
CONSTRUCTION of a new signalised pedestrian crossing on Hastings River Drive is set to be complete by late June. The upgrade will see the existing zebra crossing near Aston Street removed and replaced with pedestrian-activated traffic lights. Upgraded street lighting, improvements to sections of roadway near the signals, and updated line marking and signage will […]
RFS volunteers now have improved access to real-time imagery, particularly in remote and high-risk areas.
Footage captured by an AI-powered camera system on a watch tower. Photos: supplied. RFS volunteers now have improved access to real-time imagery, particularly in remote and high-risk areas. Drones provide volunteers with live vision of firegrounds. RURAL firefighters in NSW are utilising new technology helping to detect fires earlier, improve situational awareness and strengthen communications […]
RDA Mid North Coast has launched two short, anonymous surveys for parents and providers. Photo: Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels.
REGIONAL Development Australia (RDA) Mid North Coast is asking the community to help answer a key question: are recent childcare reforms making a real difference in regional areas? In 2023, RDA Mid North Coast found only 65 percent of childcare demand in the region was being met, costing families an estimated $384 million in lost […]
