CAMDEN Haven artists and community groups are among nine recipients to receive funding through Arts Mid North Coast’s SEED Grants Program. The grants support community-driven and place-based creative projects, with 24 applications received for the latest funding round. The applications demonstrated the ingenuity of regional creatives and their desire to connect with their communities, according […]
Additional funding will allow the RFDS to do more for regional, rural and remote communities. Photo: RFDS.
THE NSW government is investing $15 million to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) to continue providing its lifesaving services across NSW. Part of the 2026-27 State Budget, the funding will enable the RFDS to deliver primary health care, dental and mental health services, retrievals, and patient and clinician transport in regional, rural and […]
Andy Hoffman is saying ‘no’ to AI artwork.
ANDY Hoffman is taking a small but very personal stand against the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI). The 44-year-old graphic designer, who also leases and runs the cafe Home at Roto House in Port Macquarie, has banned posters, flyers, and other visual art produced using AI from the cafe’s noticeboard. Hoffman wants to ‘keep it […]
Liberty’s Brooke Pilbeam with Blokes Notes’s John Horsley. Photo: Supplied.
BLOKES Notes Acapella choir is known for its energetic and quirky performances around Port Macquarie. Less well-known is its long-term support for the women’s refuge run by Liberty Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Services. Representatives Brooke Pilbeam and Marcelle Brown recently attended a special rehearsal to receive a cheque for $2000, raised from performance donations. […]
Pop-up choir at The Glasshouse in March this year.Photo: Pauline Cain
Pop-up choir at The Glasshouse in March this year.Photo: Pauline Cain Kwyre – a community acapella choir that loves to sing soprano and alto. Photo: Supplied. LOVE to sing? Here’s your chance. ‘Try a Choir Week’ is a national campaign that encourages more Australians to discover the joy of singing with others. Running from 24-30 […]
Participants at the youth forum. Photo: Dave Smith, NSW Parliament.
Participants at the youth forum. Photo: Dave Smith, NSW Parliament. Winner of the public speaking competition, Sienna McGinty. Photo: Dave Smith, NSW Parliament. Students from across the Mid North Coast had the chance to engage directly with state politicians and government officials at the third annual NSW Parliament Regional Roadshow held recently in Macksville. The […]
Jill Wong, Chief Executive MNC Local Health District, with student artists from the Mid North Coast and New England regions.
Jill Wong, Chief Executive MNC Local Health District, with student artists from the Mid North Coast and New England regions. Penny Bouwer, a kindergarten student from Port Macquarie Public School, with her artwork, “Chip the Seagull”. Operation Art Committee Chair Chris Avent, acting gallery curator Emma Dupaquier, Uncle Bill O’Brien, Chief Executive MNC Local Health […]
Nationals Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan sits with members of the crossbench as he crosses the floor during a division on the Gambling Reform Bill 2026 in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra. Photo: Lukas Coch, AAP Image.
COWPER MP Pat Conaghan crossed the floor in the Federal House of representatives for the first time in his parliamentary career on Tuesday, 18 August, to vote against watered-down legislation governing gambling advertising. Mr Conaghan said he did not believe the legislation adequately considered the findings of the ‘You win some, you lose more’ parliamentary […]
Supplied by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Supplied by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Supplied by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Supplied by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Supplied by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Supplied by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. AN eight-metre humpback whale was disentangled from rope and floats off Port Plomer last weekend […]
Dancers Sophie Triggs and Cobus Weise from ‘Rusty Muscle Collective’ improvising with the sound installation at an intimate performance during the opening weekend. Photo: Supplied.
Artist Daniel O’Toole on violin, interacting with his sound installation. Photo: Pauline Cain. Dancers Sophie Triggs and Cobus Weise from ‘Rusty Muscle Collective’ improvising with the sound installation at an intimate performance during the opening weekend. Photo: Supplied. ‘VOICES from the Void’, an interactive sound installation, opened at the Glasshouse Gallery in Port Macquarie on […]
