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Rhiannon Simmonds is trying to help people reduce their waste. PHOTO Rhiannon Simmonds

Meet the young woman who wants you to reduce your waste

Carla Mascarenhas
22m ago

Black reappears in court on murder charge

42m ago

Major project: The council's 2019-20 draft Operational Plan includes $2.375 million to complete construction of the Port Macquarie Airport terminal upgrade.

Community urged to comment on draft council budget

Lisa Tisdell
1hr ago

ARTISTS COMBINE: Sue Bell and Jackie Deane in their gallery space at the Glasshouse.

New exhibition explores artistic obsessions and water

Laura Telford
2hrs ago

Standing up to be heard: Aussie Dragonflies paddlers and supporters at the morning tea.

Paddlers with passion step up to make a difference

Robert Dougherty

Man dies in hospital after alleged assault

Raising awareness: Rotary Lodge chairman Phil Hafey, Can Assist executive director Emma Phillips and Rotary Lodge manager Paula Johnson in discussions at Rotary Lodge.

Charity reaches out to build relationships and lift profile

Lisa Tisdell

Rhiannon Simmonds is trying to help people reduce their waste. PHOTO Rhiannon Simmonds

Meet the young woman who wants you to reduce your waste

Carla Mascarenhas
22m ago

Black reappears in court on murder charge

42m ago

Major project: The council's 2019-20 draft Operational Plan includes $2.375 million to complete construction of the Port Macquarie Airport terminal upgrade.

Community urged to comment on draft council budget

1hr ago

Mick Foster sends down a delivery

Final round a dress rehearsal for Premier Cricket League finals

1hr ago

Racing returns to Port Macquarie on Friday.

Foxy's Foxinator to send rivals flying at Port race meeting

Rod Fuller
2hrs ago

Thomas Barker

Hastings nines unofficially kicks off 2019 league season

Paul Jobber

Mick Foster sends down a delivery

Final round a dress rehearsal for Premier Cricket League finals

1hr ago

Under-16 and under-19 girls take to the court at school titles

Paul Jobber

Commonwealth Games wheelchair race gold medalist Kurt Fearnley signs autographs during a street parade to honour the games' athletes through central Brisbane, Friday, April 27, 2018. (AAP Image/Dan Peled)

Fearnley reflects on what it takes to have a winning mentality

Paul Jobber

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ARTISTS COMBINE: Sue Bell and Jackie Deane in their gallery space at the Glasshouse.

New exhibition explores artistic obsessions and water

Laura Telford
2hrs ago

Harmony Day: Local groups and schools are hosting numerous activities as the nation takes time to recognise the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21.

Everyone belongs as CSU hosts Harmony Day celebration

Robert Dougherty

Kavisha Mazzella

Mazzella to cross musical boundaries in Wauchope

ARTISTS COMBINE: Sue Bell and Jackie Deane in their gallery space at the Glasshouse.

New exhibition explores artistic obsessions and water

2hrs ago

HARSH CONDITIONS: Ray and his team operating under torch light with no power.

Come to dinner and help women suffering in Nepal

Laura Telford

The Estuarine Lakeside Linkages project aimed to reduce weeds and feral pests, such as foxes, and improve the habitat values of important wildlife corridors between the areas that link Dooragan (North Brother) Mountain with the coast.

Celebrating weeds and wildlife project in Camden Haven

Museum and Heritage consultant Kylie Winkworth at the Port City Bowling Club with the publication 'Her Story'.

Objects a window into past lives of local women

Carla Mascarenhas

Historic Port Macquarie papers recognised on world register

Gordon Street looking west from the Kooloonbung Creek Bridge, 1960s. Photo: Port Macquarie Museum.

Then and Now: Our history in pictures, Port Macquarie

Tracey Fairhurst

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

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

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

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Ruth Lewis

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Setting a new benchmark

House of the Week

Map of auctions and homes open for inspection: March 15 – March 21, 2019

Ruth Lewis

ARTISTS COMBINE: Sue Bell and Jackie Deane in their gallery space at the Glasshouse.

New exhibition explores artistic obsessions and water

Laura Telford
2hrs ago

Fur babies: Head to the RSPCA Port Macquarie shelter to meet Forest the kitten and Noola the rabbit, both of whom await adoption.

Bunny and some cute kittens

RSPCA Port Macquarie

Raising awareness: Rotary Lodge chairman Phil Hafey, Can Assist executive director Emma Phillips and Rotary Lodge manager Paula Johnson in discussions at Rotary Lodge.

Charity reaches out to build relationships and lift profile

Lisa Tisdell

ARTISTS COMBINE: Sue Bell and Jackie Deane in their gallery space at the Glasshouse.

New exhibition explores artistic obsessions and water

2hrs ago

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Through Your Eyes: cloud formations magic to the eye

Laura Telford

Kavisha Mazzella

Mazzella to cross musical boundaries in Wauchope

Major project: The council's 2019-20 draft Operational Plan includes $2.375 million to complete construction of the Port Macquarie Airport terminal upgrade.

Community urged to comment on draft council budget

1hr ago

Thomas Barker

Hastings nines unofficially kicks off 2019 league season

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Through Your Eyes: cloud formations magic to the eye

Photo: WSL/Matt Dunbar

The master, Kelly Slater, surfs on

Salute to women of song: Australian leading lady of country Melinda Schneider brings her tribute album Great Women of Country tour to Laurieton United Services Club.

Leading lady of country comes to Laurieton

Vickii Byram

WINNERS: St Columba Anglican School';s robotics team after securing a spot to go to Texas.

SCAS reign supreme as they take robots to Texas

Laura Telford

Close shave: Tom Lambert with hairdresser Bella Hopwood.

Haircuts and hot cappuccinos on the house for those in need

Robert Dougherty

Port Macquarie: The faces behind an ambitious plan for new Marina Street Food Markets.

Ambitious plan to create street food heaven

Robert Dougherty

EYE TOONS: Guy Hansen, curator of the Inked: Australian Cartoons exhibition at the National Library of Australia in Canberra, with the exhibition's highly decorated kangaroo mascot by cartoonist David Pope. Photo: Karleen Minney

Inked into history: cartoons tell story of us

GUY HANSEN

Regional education: We must make sure every Australian gets a fair go

Dan Tehan

POWERFUL: This is the image of Carlton's Tayla Harris in AFLW action that has people talking. Picture: Michael Willson, AFL Media

Tayla Harris photo response sparks vital dialogue at grassroots

Melanie Whelan

End-of-life doula Helen Callanan

Doulas provide support for the dying

Eileen Wood

ON REFLECTION: Simon Cullen with the Lookinglass artifical intelligence mirror.

AI mirror monitors Parkinson’s signs

BE SAFE: If you find it is too tricky or unsafe to fit a smoke alarm yourself, contact your nearest Fire and Rescue NSW station for advice.

Be alarmed about fire risk

A bid to have a man stand trial for three Bowraville murders will be heard in the High Court.

Bowraville case reaches High Court

1hr ago

Scott Morrison has called Recep Erdogan's remarks 'highly offensive' to Australians.

Australia happy Turkey 'moderates' remarks

1hr ago

Queensland man Edmund Riggs has been jailed for 15 years for killing his wife Patricia in 2001.

Judge sees through Qld wife killer's lies

1hr ago

Michael Daley stumbled over details of funding commitments but says public life isn't a memory test.

Daley insists 'numbers make sense to me'

2hrs ago

NSW magistrate Graeme Bryan Curran has denied "explaining away" his alleged abuse of a teenage boy.

Magistrate denies 'explaining away' abuse

Benita Kolovos
2hrs ago

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian's sister Mary (left) joined the Liberals' campaign caravan Thursday.

Premier's sister joins the Berejiklian bus

Dominica Sanda
2hrs ago

A man being investigated for illegal waste dumping has faced court on firearms offences.

Vic recycling boss admits keeping weapons

Amber Wilson
2hrs ago

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has called for bullying warnings for reality TV shows.

Qld premier urges bullying warning for TV

Nicholas McElroy
2hrs ago

Water, the lack of it and its management are playing out as major issues as we head into this weekend's state election. The creation of a private water market is copping major flak.

'Bush unity now critical'

Daniel Pedersen

Rod and Wendy Williams, Loloma, Coolah, with cattle they sold at the Gunnedah weaner sale last week.

Pleasing result for weaner sell-off

KAREN BAILEY, STEPHEN BURNS and MARK GRIGGS

Coal exploration licences cover almost a third of prime wine country in the Hunter, new mapping shows.

'Block out coal exploration licences on wine country'

John Ellicott

Business as usual: Peppers Blue on Blue.

Your weekly travel inspiration

John Rozentals

Qualia: Exclusive packages for Hamilton Island Race Week.

Do you need some travel inspiration?

John Rozentals

Take a taste stop at Haigh’s Chocolates on Beehive Corner, Rundle Mall.

Take the time to soak up a little bit of Adelaide

Bronwyn Ridgway

Tantalising recipe supplied by australianbeef.com.au/

Try this: Asian slaw salad with marinated beef

1hr ago

Happy: Leigh Creighton, 40, talks about what he is proud of for World Down Syndrome Day, on March 21. He says he is living his best life. Picture: Simone De Peak

'I love my life, I love my disability as well'

Anita Beaumont
2hrs ago

WE CAN expect plenty of debate on the Labor Party's policies regarding changes to taxation in the next coming months.

Will Labor's tax plan create a home ownership paradox?

Noel Whittaker