Alison and Katie after the shave.
Katie and Alison before the shave. Alison and Katie after the shave. PERSONAL care assistants, Katie Hendry and Alison Russell, from Garden Village in Port Macquarie, recently raised more than $10,000 for Cancer Council NSW. On Wednesday 1 July residents, families and staff gathered to watch Katie and Alison have their heads shaved for their […]
Seven suspected cases of bird flu have been detected in greater crested terns, a common coastal species in Australia. Photo: AAP Image/Andrew Stafford.
THE poultry industry is on alert after seven suspected bird flu cases were found in native species, potentially marking a new phase for the outbreak. The poultry industry is on alert after seven sick greater crested terns were found in South Australia’s southeast, sparking fears of a local transmission. Five were collected from Southend in […]
The Korean Veterans Day service. Photo: Mark Monkley.
AUSTRALIA entered the Korean War on 28 September 1950 following North Korea’s invasion of South Korea. More than 18,000 Australian troops served in Korea between 1950 and 1953, with approximately 340 casualties, 1200 wounded, and 30 captured. Post WWII-fatigue meant the Australian public was largely indifferent and unaware of the intense combat that the soldiers […]
Hastings Landcare volunteers. Photo: Supplied by Hastings Landcare.
AROUND Australia, Landcare week will be observed from 3 August to 9 August, and Hastings Landcare Group has an array of activities and events planned across the Port Macquarie Hastings region. Hastings Landcare Group volunteers amassed an impressive total of 6149 volunteer hours in the last financial year. “The work our dedicated volunteers do is […]
Blokes Coffee Time at Agostina’s Cafe in Port Macquarie.
IF you happened to be near Agostina’s Cafe a week or so back, you may have heard the gathering before you saw it. Thirty-six blokes catching up for coffee and a chat, all at the same venue. Blokes Coffee Time was founded on 3 February 2021 at Sea Acres Rainforest Café, Port Macquarie.Ten men attended […]
AFTER a stream of car thefts on the Mid North Coast, the Nambucca community is rallying around recent victim Petra Campbell as she attempts to recover stolen goods from her South Arm property near Bowraville. Petra and her adult children have been proactive on social media with posts calling for eyewitnesses to the theft of […]
Freckles, the sick little bird who grew up and identified as a homing pigeon, with his rescuer. Photo: Angus Cheetham. News Of The Area media group owner Michael Wright. EVE Nesmith has been named Editor of News Of The Area, the family-owned independent local newspaper group. The News Of The Area (NOTA) media group publishes […]
LGBTQ+ adults living in rural and regional Australia, found more than 40 percent of respondents had experienced discrimination. Photo: news.csu.edu.au.
REGIONAL Australians who identify as LGBTQ+ are reporting growing levels of discrimination, with new research led by Charles Sturt University (CSU) academics revealing many people still do not feel safe being themselves in country communities. Professor Suzanne McLaren, from CSU’s School of Psychology in Port Macquarie, co-led the second Regional Rainbow Survey alongside Associate Professor […]
Council encourages the community to get involved in the Plastic Free July pledge. Photo: @pmhcouncil.
THOUSANDS of Australians are being encouraged to make one simple change this month by taking the Plastic Free July pledge. Councils along the east coast of New South Wales are supporting the global campaign, encouraging residents to refuse just one unnecessary plastic item during July and help reduce plastic waste in their communities. The Plastic […]
Council will continue advocating for funding for local projects. Photo: supplied.
PORT Macquarie-Hastings Council remains focused on delivering more than $200 million in infrastructure projects after adopting its operational plan, despite missing out on funding for several key priorities in the 2026–27 NSW Budget. General manager Robert Fish said council’s recently adopted budget included one of the largest capital works programs ever undertaken by the organisation. […]
