A buzzing Spring Fair last year. Photo: supplied.
A buzzing Spring Fair last year. Photo: supplied. Endless deliciousness at last year’s fair. Photo: supplied. COLOUR, flavour and music will fill the air when the Lost Plot community garden hosts its annual Spring Fair on Saturday 13 September from 9am to 2pm. A much-loved event on the local calendar, the Spring Fair celebrates the […]
PEOPLE walking along the Hastings River sometimes have cause to look twice when they see a man or woman appearing to fly above the water on a surfboard. It is the result of a new wave of water enthusiasts taking to the region’s waterways on high-tech surf gear called electric hydrofoils (eFoils). eFoiling is a […]
Executive Committee Members of the Surf Life Saving Mid North Coast Branch.
Executive Committee Members of the Surf Life Saving Mid North Coast Branch. Port Macquarie Surf Life Saving Club members. Paul Rayner from Tacking Point SLSC with Kiama Mayor Cameron McDonald and SLSNSW Director Dr Dean Dudley. SURF lifesavers on the Mid North Coast are celebrating this week after winning five state awards. Almost 600 volunteer […]
Port Macquarie Marine Rescue Master Alison Cameron-Brown. Photos: Marine Rescue NSW.
Port Macquarie Marine Rescue Master Alison Cameron-Brown. Photos: Marine Rescue NSW. Marine Rescue vessel ‘Port Macquarie 30’. ALISON Cameron-Brown has joined colleagues from around the globe in Sydney after being selected to take part in the International Maritime Rescue Federation’s (IMRF) Women in Search and Rescue (SAR) training course. Port Macquarie based […]
John Ruddick MLC, Cr Mark Hornshaw and Libertarian Party President Ross Cameron.
John Ruddick MLC, Cr Mark Hornshaw and Libertarian Party President Ross Cameron. Comboyne residents Tony and Josie Makin with daughters Adelle and Sofia, son-in-law John, and granddaughter Catherine. OWNERS of rural properties across NSW are celebrating a major breakthrough with the establishment of an Upper House inquiry to simplify the rules around building second dwellings […]
Hanshi Kevin Blundell Kaicho. Photo: supplied THE martial arts community is mourning the loss of Hanshi Kevin Blundell Kaicho, founder of the Kumiai Ryu Martial Arts System, who passed away peacefully on Monday 11 August. Hanshi Kevin began his martial arts journey as a young man, pursuing excellence across multiple disciplines and achieving high ranks […]
Regional businesses continue to suffer. Photo: stock image, Canva.
THE Reserve Bank’s decision to cut interest rates by 0.25 percent on Tuesday 13 August, has been welcomed as a positive step for households across the nation, particularly the three million families managing mortgages. The reduction equates to a saving of $74 per month on a $500,000 mortgage. Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan, who is […]
Volunteers from Hastings Landcare.
Volunteers from Hastings Landcare. Over 300 trees were planted by the volunteers More than 20 volunteers joined Hastings Landcare and local landholders on National Tree Day, planting over 300 native trees to restore habitat, boost biodiversity and create a vital wildlife corridor. The planting took place on private land that was once a cleared paddock […]
A MAN has been charged with dumping dead cattle in the Macleay River. The 79-year-old is due to return to Kempsey Local Court on Thursday 2 October to face two counts of pollute waters. Police say that between May and August, deceased cattle were observed floating in McCabes Drain – a waterway running through properties […]
Saving another day, the Byabarra Rural Fire Service crew in action. Photo: Facebook.
COMMUNITY groups across the Oxley electorate will benefit from $450,000 in funding for 20 grassroots infrastructure projects through the NSW Government’s 2025 Community Building Partnership Program (CBP). Member for Oxley Michael Kemp announced the successful projects, which aim to create more welcoming public spaces and strengthen social inclusion across the region. In the Port Macquarie-Hastings […]
