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Lexie Bradford and Caitlin Trenaman sell tickets in the Laurieton Public School P&C raffle.

Easter Saturday street market tradition continues

Lisa Tisdell

Justin, Rachel, Elana and Leo Abicare make the most of the koala hospital open day.

Supporters flock to koala hospital fundraiser

Lisa Tisdell

Ready for race day: Port Macquarie Lions with their ducks.

Annual Duck Race set to be a real quacker

Robert Dougherty

Wonderful event: The Laurieton Public School's annual Easter street markets are on April 20.

Cracking Easter markets set to take over Laurieton

Laura Telford

The first ever Australian Census recorded in 1828 on display in Port Macquarie. PHOTO: Carla Mascarenhas

First ever Australia census comes to Port Macquarie

Carla Mascarenhas

Community action: Revive Lake Cathie volunteers and supporters and council's acting director strategy and growth Holly McBride at the hand over of the submissions.

Lake Cathie community unites with council submissions lodged

Lisa Tisdell

Come in for a last coffee: Hastings Driver Reviver coordinator Robert Toms with tea and biscuits.

Hasting Driver Reviver shutting up shop after 30 years

Robert Dougherty

Lexie Bradford and Caitlin Trenaman sell tickets in the Laurieton Public School P&C raffle.

Easter Saturday street market tradition continues

Lisa Tisdell

Justin, Rachel, Elana and Leo Abicare make the most of the koala hospital open day.

Supporters flock to koala hospital fundraiser

Lisa Tisdell

Back in town: Ali Fitch will line up at Ironman Australia Port Macquarie on May 5 - a location which has a special meaning. Photo: Paul Jobber

Fitch returns to location of emotional race for Ironman Australia

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Heavy overnight rain forces cancellation of Port race meeting

Rod Fuller

Family size: Our Berkley Pic of the Week is Steve Atkins with a terrific 8.68 kilogram snapper he recently landed offshore from Lake Cathie on a pilchard.

Pearl perch and snapper on the reefs

Jason Isaac

Back again: Laura Siddall will shoot for her third-straight Ironman Australia crown next month. Photo: supplied

Defending champion plans a three-peat as love affair continues

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Heavy overnight rain forces cancellation of Port race meeting

Finn Askew with his team mates, who claimed gold in the Australian Under-17 Ski Relay.

Askew continues golden run with gold medal performance

Callum McGregor

Back in town: Ali Fitch will line up at Ironman Australia Port Macquarie on May 5 - a location which has a special meaning. Photo: Paul Jobber

Fitch returns to location of emotional race for Ironman Australia

Paul Jobber

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Ready for race day: Port Macquarie Lions with their ducks.

Annual Duck Race set to be a real quacker

Robert Dougherty

Music man Reggie 'D'

Reggie 'D' celebrates 33 on the beach

Vickii Byram

Wonderful event: The Laurieton Public School's annual Easter street markets are on April 20.

Cracking Easter markets set to take over Laurieton

Laura Telford

Ready for race day: Port Macquarie Lions with their ducks.

Annual Duck Race set to be a real quacker

Toni Childs

Whats On around the traps April 19-25, 2019

Vickii Byram

Sara Storer: Country music star brings her latest album Raindance to Laurieton United Services Club on Thursday, May 2 at 7.30pm. Tickets $35 and $20 under-16.

Sara Storer brings her Raindance to LUSC

Vickii Byram

And the winner is: Maria Ashley, Lorraine Jones, June McPherson, Jonny Southey and Glynnis Morcom on the Oxley County Council's winning float, 1963.

Grand opening for Carnival week - 1963

Port Macquarie Museum

A collection of about 40 artworks is being prepared by local historian and author David Martin.

Exhibition to celebrate two centuries of landscape art in the Hastings

Slippery hitchhiker: Ross Anderson holds the 7 foot snake he found in Rex Davis’ car, 1963. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Slithery hitch-hiker found in car for repair

Port Macquarie Museum

That dream block of land is more affordable than you think

Jil Hogan

Why not trade the purgatory of city traffic for a little slice of coastal paradise?

Tom Sebo

An exclusive bushland lifestyle close to everything

Jil Hogan

That dream block of land is more affordable than you think

The beautiful Maldives: In the Maldives the group will cruise some of the region's most spectacular islands, taking in pristine beaches and abundant wildlife. This is sponsored content from Travelrite.

Seychelles, Maldives and Andaman Islands make for the holiday of a lifetime

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Ruth Lewis

Ascot Park Housing Estate offers exclusive living in beautiful bushland surrounds, close to amenities, and is just a short 10 minute drive to the ocean.

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Step on to the fairway

Lexie Bradford and Caitlin Trenaman sell tickets in the Laurieton Public School P&C raffle.

Easter Saturday street market tradition continues

Lisa Tisdell

Justin, Rachel, Elana and Leo Abicare make the most of the koala hospital open day.

Supporters flock to koala hospital fundraiser

Lisa Tisdell

Wonderful event: The Laurieton Public School's annual Easter street markets are on April 20.

Cracking Easter markets set to take over Laurieton

Laura Telford

Lexie Bradford and Caitlin Trenaman sell tickets in the Laurieton Public School P&C raffle.

Easter Saturday street market tradition continues

The first ever Australian Census recorded in 1828 on display in Port Macquarie. PHOTO: Carla Mascarenhas

First ever Australia census comes to Port Macquarie

Carla Mascarenhas

Volunteers: Danielle Burgio and Vickii Love from Volunteer HQ.

Fun day for the family

Carla Mascarenhas

Lexie Bradford and Caitlin Trenaman sell tickets in the Laurieton Public School P&C raffle.

Easter Saturday street market tradition continues

Justin, Rachel, Elana and Leo Abicare make the most of the koala hospital open day.

Supporters flock to koala hospital fundraiser

Toni Childs

Whats On around the traps April 19-25, 2019

Sara Storer: Country music star brings her latest album Raindance to Laurieton United Services Club on Thursday, May 2 at 7.30pm. Tickets $35 and $20 under-16.

Sara Storer brings her Raindance to LUSC

Come in for a last coffee: Hastings Driver Reviver coordinator Robert Toms with tea and biscuits.

Hasting Driver Reviver shutting up shop after 30 years

Robert Dougherty

Back in town: Ali Fitch will line up at Ironman Australia Port Macquarie on May 5 - a location which has a special meaning. Photo: Paul Jobber

Fitch returns to location of emotional race for Ironman Australia

Paul Jobber

Recipe: courtesy of Sydney Seafood School. Photo: Franz Scheurer

Cuttlefish with chorizo and potatoes, pan-fried

Rugby great: David Campese with junior Port Macquarie rugby players.

Young rugby players rub shoulders with former Wallabies great

Paul Jobber

Easter, eggless or eggsellent

Michelle Haines Thomas

Picture: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Can Scott Morrison's Liberals win in May?

Ian Tulloch

Body shrinkage - the long and the short of it

John Malouff

YOUR SAY: Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia is on the lookout for older Australians to be part of its 2019 Federal Election Panel. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Federal election: Be a voice for older Australians

AN ILLNESS: On average, one in four people experience anxiety at some stage in their life. Photo: Shutterstock.

Almost a decade wait for anxiety treatment

Samara Ross

"Who would have thought it?": Prolific singer-songwriter Brian Cadd, once described as "Australia's answer to Quincy Jones", marvels at a lifetime in the music business. His latest album, recorded in Nashville, is Silver City.

Brian Cadd rocks his babies

John Piggott

Constable Hayden Edwards has undergone surgery after he was stabbed with a hunting knife.

Man charged over Sydney officer's stabbing

Bill Shorten was at Melbourne's Luna Park to pay tribute to workers who give up their weekends.

Shorten to 'stop the rot' on penalty rates

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the federal election will be held on May 18.

Economy at heart of May 18 election pitch

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says his climate change policies are investments for the planet.

Shorten backs climate change 'investments'

Mr Shorten and Mr Morrison have agreed to a ceasefire in the campaign for Easter Sunday.

Health again focus as campaign resumes

Colin Brinsden

A man has faced court over his five hour protest on a Queensland coal train.

Coal train activist's sanity questioned

Aaron Bunch

Labor leader Bill Shorten wants to know if recent Murray River water purchases were above board.

We're transparent on water purchases: PM

Colin Brinsden

Former Greens leader Bob Brown addressed hundreds of people at an anti-Adani rally in Parramatta.

Anti-Adani convoy heads north from Sydney

Dominica Sanda

Brayden and Lachlan Gilmore, Baringa, Oberon, with their grand champion ewe and ram.

Baringa stud dominate Sydney White Suffolk judging

Lucy Kinbacher

Katrina Abbott, Boolinam Wambool, and her grand champion ram.

Teenager wins Corriedale title with favourite ram

Lucy Kinbacher

High processing numbers and poor seasonal conditions have driven a significant downturn in the goat population in western NSW.

Goat herd down 62 per cent in western NSW

Australians aren't letting travel costs stop their holiday fun.

Travelling Aussies pay top dollar for their accommodation

Get your Game of Thrones fix in person, on site

Beautifully presented: Le Petit Flot’s prawn-and-avocado salad is one of chef Colin Yee's creations, which are all to kill for.

Sydney's heart opens up

JOHN ROZENTALS

BEAUTIFUL TRADITION: Colourful Paschal eggs, often made using beeswax and natural dyes, are part of Lithuanian Easter traditions. Picture: Shutterstock

Easter around the world

Sign of Damage: Paint flaking away and cracks in ceilings can often be a sign of damage to plaster. This can present a risk especially if the plasterboard is pulling away from the wall or ceiling stud behind it. Photo: Hayley Mills.

The problem with plaster

Get crafty this Easter

Naturally festive eggs