Residents are urged to check their smoke alarms this winter. Photo: Sis Higgins.
WINTER fire safety advice will be served alongside sausage sandwiches at Bunnings stores across New South Wales this month as firefighters launch a campaign aimed at reducing house fires and saving lives. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews will visit Bunnings stores throughout June to promote free home fire safety visits and encourage residents to […]
Parthenium weed has distinctive tiny white flowers. Photo: supplied.
RECENT rain across parts of New South Wales has prompted a warning for rural communities to keep an eye out for new outbreaks of parthenium weed, one of Australia’s most invasive and dangerous weed species. NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) State Priority Weeds Coordinator Bill Davidson said recent conditions had created […]
RENTAL vacancy rates across regional NSW increased over the May quarter, but Port Macquarie continues to show strong demand from both tenants and investors. According to the latest realestate.com.au Market Insight Report, regional NSW’s rental vacancy rate rose by 0.15 percentage points during May to reach 1.39 percent. The figure was also up 0.27 percentage […]
The congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church at the 50th Anniversary Mass. Photo: supplied.
The congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church at the 50th Anniversary Mass. Photo: supplied. Long time parishioners (l-r) Colleen Ninness, Noeline Abi-Saab, Clare Daley and Gwenda Johnson. Photo: Pauline Cain Confirmation candidates introduced to the congregation at the Inscription Mass on Trinity Sunday. Photo: supplied. with Deacon Rev Shane Hyland and Father Felix […]
The four-week campaign encourages drivers to look out for wildlife. Photo: TfNSW.
The four-week campaign encourages drivers to look out for wildlife. Photo: TfNSW. Kangaroos were involved in the highest number of fatal crashes involving animals. Photo: TfNSW. MOTORISTS are being urged to slow down and stay alert for wildlife as Transport for NSW launches its annual “Animals on Country Roads” safety campaign. Between 2016 and 2025, […]
Dashcam of an accident at the Houston Mitchell Drive intersection in late December. Photo: Keiran Rodgers.
HOUSTON Mitchell Drive and M1 drivers are being urged to leave their mark on the NSW Government’s “Have Your Say” campaign. By going to a map on the Transport for NSW (TfNSW) website, a virtual pin can be placed on the dangerous intersection, adding weight to calls for an overpass. The interactive map will help […]
State President Tanya Jolly with Mid North Coast Group President Lynn Moore (Port Macquarie).
Delegates at this year’s conference. Doreen Burns, President of CWA Wauchope accepting items from the Hospital Support Committee. Just under 500 entries for Land Cookery were judged at the conference. Mid North Coast Group Conference Committee: Eunice Roberts and Chrystine Bouffler (Lake Cathie-Hastings), Jan Sullivan (Forster), Julie Deer (Wingham), Rhonda Merchant […]
Students artists travelled from across the state to be at the opening of the exhibition. Photo: Pauline Cain.
Students artists travelled from across the state to be at the opening of the exhibition. Photo: Pauline Cain. MacKillop College HSC Visual Arts Teacher Loretta North and her daughter Grace with Charlie Penn’s 3D animation, ‘Eye of the Moth.’ Photo: Pauline Cain. HSC Visual Arts Teacher Lauren Barlow and her former student Meera Nirmalendran from […]
Tom Lockwood, Matthew Hohnberg, Yvonne Wells, Councillor Nik Lipovac, Harry Wells, Jill and Bruce Gain. Photo: Pauline Cain.
Harry Wells in his prime in the 1950s. Photo: ARL Hall of Fame. Matthew Hohnberg reminisces with Harry Wells about his football career as a Kangaroo. Photo: Pauline Cain. Harry and Yvonne Wells outside the store they have owned for 56 years. Photo: Flynns Beach Cellars and General Store. Tom Lockwood, Matthew Hohnberg, Yvonne Wells, […]
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 […]
