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GOOD EVENT: Ray Angel and Christine Dixon recently were awarded service medals and will be taking part in the fundraiser.

WHAT'S ONMarine Rescue tee off for fundraising golf day

Laura Telford
40m ago

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Gayle Tomlinson
54m ago

ROAD TRIPPERS: Members of the East Lake Macquarie Beer Appreciation Society Aaron Harkins, Brendan Hardy, David Roxby, Donald Gilson and Wayne Hellier in 2017.

Taps will flow at Beer and Cider fest

Robert Dougherty
1hr ago

Guest speaker: Professor Mark Colyvan is guest speaker at the Port Macquarie Philosophy Forum in February.

Speaker to talk crime and punishment at philosophy forum

Peter Daniels
2hrs ago

What a star: 10-year-old Finley Elias lives in the USA but has a connection with the Port Macquarie-Hastings. Photo: Snuggle Bunchkin Photography

Ten-year-old's amazing $25,000 koala gift

Detective Chief Inspector Guy Flaherty addressed community members at the meeting on Tuesday, February 18.

Manned police station concerns raised at safety meeting

Liz Langdale

It's a craft: Hastings Bonsai Group members discussing the latest trends.

WHAT'S ONBonsai show goes hand in hand with Handa

Peter Daniels

GOOD EVENT: Ray Angel and Christine Dixon recently were awarded service medals and will be taking part in the fundraiser.

WHAT'S ONMarine Rescue tee off for fundraising golf day

Laura Telford
40m ago

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Gayle Tomlinson
54m ago

Splashing around: Conditions faced by Peninsula and Ballina were a common sight throughout the weekend at the NSW Junior State Cup.

How a wet NSW Junior State Cup impacts on local sporting codes

FUN: Crossfit competitors went head to head in challenges.

Crossfit competition raises funds for Rural Fire Service

Laura Telford
1hr ago

Splashing around: Conditions faced by Peninsula and Ballina were a common sight throughout the weekend at the NSW Junior State Cup.

How a wet NSW Junior State Cup impacts on local sporting codes

Paul Jobber

Full steam ahead: Maverick and Korbyn Hyde can't wait for the upcoming junior rugby league season. Photo: Paul Jobber

SUBSCRIBERBusiness as usual for Group 3 junior rugby league in 2020

Paul Jobber

FUN: Crossfit competitors went head to head in challenges.

Crossfit competition raises funds for Rural Fire Service

1hr ago

FIERCE COMPETITION: The Kendall Blues went head to head with the Beechwood Shamrocks a number of times in the 2019 season. PHOTO: Deena Hanlon.

Kendall Blues confident about what lies ahead in season 2020

Laura Telford

Ball movement: Ethan Duncombe passes out of dummy half for North Coast. Photo: Scott Calvin

North Coast juniors record dominant wins in season openers

Rob Douglas

Australia's longest-running regional food festival, Orange FOOD Week, is now in its 29th year.

Orange, the hidden land of milk, honey and FOOD Week

Linda Moon

Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon. Picture: Shutterstock

How to make the most of three days in Ho Chi Minh City

Hannah Warren

Brisbane, and the Story Bridge, is spectacular at night.

Brisbane's transformation to Queensland capital of cool

Sheriden Rhodes

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ROAD TRIPPERS: Members of the East Lake Macquarie Beer Appreciation Society Aaron Harkins, Brendan Hardy, David Roxby, Donald Gilson and Wayne Hellier in 2017.

Taps will flow at Beer and Cider fest

Robert Dougherty
1hr ago

Guest speaker: Professor Mark Colyvan is guest speaker at the Port Macquarie Philosophy Forum in February.

Speaker to talk crime and punishment at philosophy forum

Peter Daniels
2hrs ago

It's a craft: Hastings Bonsai Group members discussing the latest trends.

WHAT'S ONBonsai show goes hand in hand with Handa

Peter Daniels

ROAD TRIPPERS: Members of the East Lake Macquarie Beer Appreciation Society Aaron Harkins, Brendan Hardy, David Roxby, Donald Gilson and Wayne Hellier in 2017.

Taps will flow at Beer and Cider fest

1hr ago

Great hand: Port Macquarie-Hastings Bridge Club is hosting a series to reignite your love of playing cards.

Rediscover the fun, enjoyment and friendship of cards

Peter Daniels

PLAY: Local musician Terry Memory has launched his memoir.

Musician pens memoir - Life in a Minor Key

Laura Telford

Privileged: The Hon. C B Cutler speaks at the opening of the Q Robin School at Wauchope, 1970.

Wauchope school opens

Port Macquarie Museum

It's open: Mr Willis, Minister for Tourism, chats with Mr and Mrs Ken Underwood and mayor Ald. Adams at the official opening of Marbuk Park, 1970

Land purchase ready for Coles

Well done: RSL Scholarship recipients, 1970. Photos supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Rate rise for our town hall is not necessary

Port Macquarie Museum

Stockholm, Sweden.

Cruise the Baltic on a fully escorted tour

Emma Brown

Oia town on Santorini island, Greece. Get amongst the traditional and famous houses and churches with blue domes over the Caldera, Aegean sea.

Medieval cities of the Mediterranean

Emma Brown

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Ruth Lewis

Stockholm, Sweden.

Cruise the Baltic on a fully escorted tour

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

Dedicated: The team at Adenbrook Homes Mid North Coast support the community raising funds while providing stunning new homes to happy customers.

Loyal team proves success

A stunning family oasis

A stunning family oasis

House of the Week

There's room for all the family

There's room for all the family

House of the Week

Read the latest Domain here

Read the latest Domain here

Ruth Lewis

GOOD EVENT: Ray Angel and Christine Dixon recently were awarded service medals and will be taking part in the fundraiser.

WHAT'S ONMarine Rescue tee off for fundraising golf day

Laura Telford
40m ago

Cowper MP Pat Conaghan.

Cowper MP takes mobile office on regional tour

Great hand: Port Macquarie-Hastings Bridge Club is hosting a series to reignite your love of playing cards.

Rediscover the fun, enjoyment and friendship of cards

Peter Daniels

GOOD EVENT: Ray Angel and Christine Dixon recently were awarded service medals and will be taking part in the fundraiser.

WHAT'S ONMarine Rescue tee off for fundraising golf day

40m ago

Wauchope venue for next community safety precinct committee meeting

Wauchope venue for next community safety precinct committee meeting

FUN: Nick Hafey loves to go out with his camera and snap away.

Star photographer at home under the night sky

Laura Telford

ROAD TRIPPERS: Members of the East Lake Macquarie Beer Appreciation Society Aaron Harkins, Brendan Hardy, David Roxby, Donald Gilson and Wayne Hellier in 2017.

Taps will flow at Beer and Cider fest

1hr ago

REACHING THE WALL: Jacinta Mooney.

MacKillop College swimmers power through the pool

HAVING A BALL AT THE EXPO: Michael Ryan, Sarah Clark and Helga Ryan.

Surprise reunion at Sensational Seniors Expo

BASKETBALL SKILLS: Hastings Secondary College Port Macquarie Campus team at training on February 12.

Basketballers hit the books to earn a place on school squad

STUNNING: Follow the Midnight Sun through the Arctic Circle on a Viking Cruise from London to Bergen in Norway.

Enter now: win a Scandinavian cruise with Viking

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PHOTOSThrough Your Eyes: floral delight across the Hastings

Laura Telford

2020 NSW Junior State Cup, day 3

PHOTOS2020 NSW Junior State Cup, day 3

FUN: Nick Hafey loves to go out with his camera and snap away.

Star photographer at home under the night sky

Laura Telford

SURPRISE: The plant-based meat patties I tried didn't taste like real steak or lamb - but neither do actual meat patties.

OPINIONPlant-based meat trend's bit hard to swallow

Father Brendan Lee

Member for Port Macquarie Leslie Williams

Decade of celebrating local women

Member for Port Macquarie Leslie Williams

Writer wants a halt on new sub-divisions

Writer wants a halt on new sub-divisions

TURNING THE PAGE: Rosie Craven is living with early stage Alzheimer's but is now able to enjoy hobbies such as reading again thanks to a new clinical trial.

Everything is Rosie thanks to new Alzheimer's drug trial

Rowan Cowley

LADY OF THE HOUSE: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, in cinemas nationally from February 27.

Dear Prudence comes out to play for unstoppable Miriam

Geraldine Cardozo

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

Farmers and other community members have protested the proposed Inland Rail route across the Condamine River floodplain.

Desperate farmers protest inland rail

9m ago

A young platypus trying to establish its own territory on the Gold Coast has recovered from illness.

Burrow hunt goes wrong for young platypus

22m ago

Three children and a man have died and a woman was critically injured in a car fire in Brisbane.

Children, man killed in Brisbane car fire

26m ago

NSW Police have taken out an AVO against James Lafferty, who had been stalking singer Delta Goodrem.

Stalker ordered to stay away from Goodrem

38m ago

About 200 Australians from the Diamond Princess cruise ship are set to be evacuated to Darwin.

Aussies on virus-hit ship prepare to leave

Matt Coughlan and Rebecca Gredley
43m ago

Wages growth flatlined as expected in the December quarter, expanding by just 0.5 per cent.

Flat wages growth trend likely to continue

Paul Osborne
52m ago

Stephen Fontana's report into police actions before the Bourke St killings was critical of officers.

Vic Police apologise to Bourke St families

Benita Kolovos
1hr ago

Australia's Navy chief has queried mandating local jobs for the nation's new $80mln submarine build.

Aussie subs content not helpful: Navy boss

Finbar O'Mallon
1hr ago

Harold, Phillip and MegCrouch of Karu Pastoral Pty Ltd, Milby, Condobolin, won both the Don Brown and the CW zone championship last year.

CW ewe comp celebrates 21st

Mark Griggs
40m ago

With just 567 dairy farmers in NSW, the state's fresh milk and dairy advocate Ian Zandstra says getting farmers business fit was a key to future success.

Getting dairy farmers business fit for future

Samantha Townsend
1hr ago

Dust being whipped up on the Riverina this month was quite a contrast to the thunderstorms experienced in some regions on Tuesday.

Wild night of thunderstorms pound NSW

BEN DOMENSINO, Weatherzone
2hrs ago

SUM TOTAL: A simple equation will give an indication of how long assets will last.

Simple rule of thumb may answer longevity question

Eco-friendly backyard tips

Eco-friendly backyard tips

HELLO CHOOK: Curious and intelligent, chickens are a great addition to the backyard.

Feeling clucky?? Here's how to be a good egg in a hen's eyes

RSPCA