REGIONAL rent prices across NSW have held steady over the March quarter, but remain at record highs compared to a year ago. New data from realestate.com.au Market Insight, shows rents in regional areas rose 4.3 percent year-on-year despite no growth over the latest quarter. This has pushed the median advertised rent in regional NSW to […]
Council leaders from across the Mid North Coast discuss regional issues with senior NSW Government representatives.
PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council leaders participated in a series of high-level meetings and regional advocacy forums in Sydney last week. Mayor Adam Roberts and General Manager Robert Fish joined council leaders from across the region as part of a Mid North Coast Joint Organisation (MNCJO) delegation to NSW Parliament. Discussions were held with senior NSW Government […]
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) will carry out maintenance and improvement works on the Hunter Valley and North Coast rail corridors this weekend to maintain safety and reliability. The works will take place between: – Telarah in New South Wales to Acacia Ridge in Queensland from 5:00am Saturday 16 May to 7:30pm Monday 18 […]
Jemma Peters, Wendy Hannan and Rhys Birrane.
CLUB Lake Cathie joined other registered clubs throughout New South Wales in a day of action last week focused on reducing the rates of domestic and family violence (DFV). Aligned with Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, “Purple Friday” is a state-wide social impact initiative that shines a spotlight on the club industry’s role in […]
Matt Canavan is back in Canberra after sleeping in a swag while campaigning in Farrer. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP
THE coalition remains confident its devastating loss at the Farrer by-election will be a one-off, rejecting suggestions it should form a political alliance with One Nation. David Farley became One Nation’s first candidate to be elected to the House of Representatives, breaking more than 70 years of coalition rule in the southern NSW seat on […]
Port Macquarie SES Unit members Brendon Field, Michael Ward, Kevin Sherwood, Michael Brumby, Alison Neal, Alfred Portenschlager and Toby Messina.
PORT Macquarie State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers were the overall winners at the 2026 NSW State Road Crash Rescue Challenge held in Dubbo from 1-3 May, outperforming teams across the state and beyond. Over 200 emergency service personnel from agencies including NSW SES, NSW Fire and Rescue, NSW Ambulance, VRA Rescue NSW, NSW Rural Fire […]
BONNY Hills resident Christie Rogers, 30, is enjoying significant success on the Highland Dancing scene. Christie recently returned from the Champion of Champions, a biannual Highland Dancing event held this year on the Gold Coast, which attracted approximately 300 competitors from across the country and overseas. Christie achieved strong results across all her dance types, […]
THE NSW Government has released a Draft North Coast Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plan (SRITP), described as a “20-year vision to guide the future of the region’s transport system”. According to the government, the plan sets out transport priorities based on “evidence, data and consultation with over 800 stakeholders including councils, members of parliament and […]
Mothers and joeys at the ‘Place of Koala’ in Cowarra State Forest.
Mothers and joeys at the ‘Place of Koala’ in Cowarra State Forest. Guulabaa resident Hope. Mothers and joeys at the ‘Place of Koala’ in Cowarra State Forest. Myka the koala. KOALA Conservation Australia (KCA) has welcomed a second cohort of koala joeys through its Wild Koala Breeding Program. Building on the success of the inaugural […]
Juvenile Dusky Flathead
Juvenile Dusky Flathead Juvenile Dusky Flathead A Mulloway fingerling. MORE than 150,000 Mulloway and Dusky Flathead fingerlings have been released into key NSW fishing locations – including the Hastings River – as part of the NSW Government’s Marine Stocking Program. Over the past month more than 100,000 Mulloway fingerlings have been released into the Georges […]
