May 25, 2026

Port Macquarie News Of The Area

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NSW Health offering subsidies to future health workers Medical student Aimee Long is one of the 7,900 students who have benefitted from the program since 2024. Photo: NSW Health.
Health

NSW Health offering subsidies to future health workers

UP TO $12,000 in financial support is on offer for students enrolled in medical, nursing, midwifery, dentistry, Aboriginal health and allied health degrees across NSW. The new round of applications for the Tertiary Health Study Subsidies Program opened on 28 January. This year, support will be available for up to 4,000 students across the state. […]

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Port Macquarie’s Deputy Mayor laments growing power imbalance with State Govt The vacant site of the 18-storey Park St development proposal. Photo: Matt Taylor.
Local News

Port Macquarie’s Deputy Mayor laments growing power imbalance with State Govt

DEPUTY Mayor Nik Lipovac says local democracy has been undermined by the State Government’s decision to seize control of the proposed 18-storey Park Street development, leaving Port Macquarie Hastings Council on the sideline. Cr Lipovac described the intervention as “really disappointing” and emblematic of a growing power imbalance between councils and Macquarie Street. The high-rise […]

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Headspace Port Macquarie’s ‘The Hangout’ creates safe space for LGBTQIA+ high school students High school students aged 12 to 17 hanging out. Photo: Anna Shvets
Local News

Headspace Port Macquarie’s ‘The Hangout’ creates safe space for LGBTQIA+ high school students

DELIVERED by headspace Port Macquarie, The Hangout is a queer social group for high school students aged 12 to 17, along with their friends and allies. The Hangout meets on the first Tuesday of every month, providing a safe and welcoming space where young people can connect, feel accepted and be themselves. The Hangout Co-facilitator […]

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Advanced survey technology begins on $265 million Port Macquarie Base Hospital upgrade
Government, Health

Advanced survey technology begins on $265 million Port Macquarie Base Hospital upgrade

SPECIALIST survey works are now underway inside Port Macquarie Base Hospital and around its grounds, as the early planning stage of its $265m upgrade gets underway. These works involve the use of advanced, body-worn scanning camera technology to capture highly accurate measurements of existing hospital buildings, both internally and externally. A Health Infrastructure spokesperson said […]

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Hastings locals encouraged to walk to work for mental health campaign Walking to work can improve mental health. Photo: Walk to work Day.
Local News

Hastings locals encouraged to walk to work for mental health campaign

WALK to Work Day will take place on Friday, 26 March, encouraging Australians to build more walking into their daily routines while raising funds for better mental health outcomes nationwide. The annual campaign, led by the Pedestrian Council of Australia, highlights the physical and mental health benefits of walking and this year supports the Black […]

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Historic connection leads to windfall for Port Macquarie Surfing Museum Robert Venour Dulhunty (centre) with his sons (l-r) Robert, Phiilip, Roger and John.
Local News

Historic connection leads to windfall for Port Macquarie Surfing Museum

Robert Venour Dulhunty (centre) with his sons (l-r) Robert, Phiilip, Roger and John. Donna Liver, Peter Hudson, and Alan Jeffrey of the Surfing Museum with donors Maggie Wolk and Steve Newman, Directors of Transit Hill Pty Ltd. THE inspiration behind a significant donation to the Port Macquarie Surfing Museum can be traced to the man […]

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Roads, rates and rubbish: Mayor outlines Council focus as region grows Jana Pittman, alongside her children and Mayor Adam Roberts, cuts the CWA-made, Australia-shaped lamington cake after the local citizen awards on the Town Green. Photo: Lucy Humphries Photography, PMHC.
Local News

Roads, rates and rubbish: Mayor outlines Council focus as region grows

PORT Macquarie Hastings Council will sharpen its focus on core services including roads, rates and rubbish this year as the region continues to grapple with the pressures and opportunities of rapid growth, Mayor Adam Roberts says. Speaking with News Of The Area shortly after the Australia Day awards ceremony on the Town Green, Mayor Roberts […]

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From world stage to Port Macquarie: Jana Pittman’s new chapter Jana Pittman reveals her new-found love of the Port Macquarie community after moving to the local area with her six children last year. Photo: Lucy Humphries Photography, PMHC.
Local News

From world stage to Port Macquarie: Jana Pittman’s new chapter

DUAL Olympian and doctor Jana Pittman has proudly declared Port Macquarie is her new home, telling a packed Town Green audience on Monday that she and her six children have found both belonging and community on the Mid North Coast. The 43-year-old former world champion athlete, turned obstetrics and gynaecology doctor, was the keynote speaker […]

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Mrs York’s Garden in Port Macquarie is a place of solace for locals and visitors right in the centre of town Friends of Mrs York’s Garden near the newly installed mosaic poles with Karen Hall and Di Davison. Photo: Pauline Cain.
Community

Mrs York’s Garden in Port Macquarie is a place of solace for locals and visitors right in the centre of town

Friends of Mrs York’s Garden near the newly installed mosaic poles with Karen Hall and Di Davison. Photo: Pauline Cain. Glad Gleeson, in her 90s, with Anne Kimber, has been with the group since 2014. Photo: Pauline Cain. MRS York’s Garden has been recreated over the past 10 years by a team dedicated to keeping […]

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