COMMUNITY groups across the Mid North Coast are being invited to apply for a new grant designed to help turn their ideas for a local project into reality. The Community Grant will give an organisation access to professional building design and council application services, helping it take the early steps needed to progress a community […]
Birdon Group was a dual Mid North Coast Business award winner, along with Linked Community Services. Photo: Birdon Group.
BIRDON has been named the 2026 Mid North Coast Business of the Year, leading a diverse field of winners recognised at this year’s Mid North Coast Regional Business Awards in Coffs Harbour. The global maritime engineering company capped off a successful evening by also receiving the Excellence in Large Business award. The awards celebrated the […]
Hastings Landcare volunteers will collect litter from Rocks Ferry Reserve and nearby riverfront areas on 18 October. Photo: Hastings Landcare.
Hastings Landcare volunteers will collect litter from Rocks Ferry Reserve and nearby riverfront areas on 18 October. Photo: Hastings Landcare. WAUCHOPE’S Rocks Ferry Reserve will receive a Spring clean-up courtesy of Hastings Landcare members and community volunteers on 18 October. Litter will be collected from the area between the Rocks Ferry picnic area and the […]
Port Macquarie Museum is in dire need of community support. Photo: Port Macquarie Museum.
PORT Macquarie Museum is calling on community support after unexpected structural and asbestos-related building issues put pressure on its limited funds. The museum was undertaking renovation work when more serious building concerns were discovered, adding additional costs and prompting an urgent community fundraising campaign. The campaign aims to provide immediate financial support while also building […]
The Sea Breeze has a very interesting history. Photo: Supplied by John Clarke.
THE Sea Breeze Hotel was licensed on 10 April, 1893. Its forerunner was the Bay View Hotel, which was operated as a guest house on Fly Point under a license held by Mr Walter Glover in 1891. Walter Glover was the first white child to tread on Nelson Bay beach, according to N E Haug. […]
PORT Macquarie teenager Hunter Davis was among 150 students from across Australia chosen for this year’s National Youth Parliament. He was selected from nearly 3000 applicants, representing the federal electorate of Cowper in an immersive five-day program that included simulated parliamentary debates, hands-on learning experiences, and workshops with parliamentary leaders. A MacKillop College student, Davis […]
Johnathon Cains is studying nursing at Monash University in Melbourne. Photo: Supplied. Jonothan Cains with mentor, Monica Atkinson. Photo: Supplied. HASTINGS Education Fund (HEF) has been supporting local students since 2011, providing financial assistance to help them achieve their post-high school education, training and vocational aspirations. Johnathon Cains is among those benefiting from the local […]
Peter Hennessey, Allan Bruhn, Karen Hall and Di Davison at the installation of Bertha’s Basket. Photo: Pauline Cain.
Peter Hennessey, Allan Bruhn, Karen Hall and Di Davison at the installation of Bertha’s Basket. Photo: Pauline Cain. Allan Bruhn’s attention to detail artistically represents Bertha York’s cane basket, with flowers, a bird, a caterpillar – even a ladybug. Photo: Pauline Cain. Bertha York’s original woven basket. Photo: Port Macquarie Museum. A METAL sculpture of […]
The first operation targeting illegal e-bikes, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area, saw 36 e-bikes seized. Photo: NSW Police Force.
The first operation targeting illegal e-bikes, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area, saw 36 e-bikes seized. Photo: NSW Police Force. The first operation targeting illegal e-bikes, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area, saw 36 e-bikes seized. Photo: NSW Police Force. The first operation targeting illegal e-bikes, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area, saw 36 e-bikes seized. Photo: NSW […]
The Stars of Hastings 2026 cast and event team, including Stars, dance teachers, MCs, judges and crew, celebrate raising more than $285,000 for Cancer Council NSW. Photo: Lucy Humphries Photography.
The Stars of Hastings 2026 cast and event team, including Stars, dance teachers, MCs, judges and crew, celebrate raising more than $285,000 for Cancer Council NSW. Photo: Lucy Humphries Photography. Judges’ Choice winners Abby Koch and Miranda Webster perform their winning theatrical routine. Photo: Lucy Humphries Photography. People’s Choice winners Jacob Fardy and Jorjia-Rose Styles […]
