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Hard yards: Wauchope co-coach Beau Kettle takes on the Old Bar defence.

Seventh heaven: Scott stars again as Wauchope keep Old Bar at bay

Hard yards: Wauchope co-coach Beau Kettle takes on the Old Bar defence.

Seventh heaven: Scott stars again as Wauchope keep Old Bar at bay

Injuries cruel Pirates' chance of an upset win over Snappers

Injuries cruel Pirates' chance of an upset win over Snappers

Blackfish have been excellent over recent weeks, with Rhys McNeil recently scoring this kilo plus fish along with plenty of others.

What's Biting: Bream excellent at first light or after dark

Ride the Wave Festival June 18-20. This is a charity community event which will see 150 competitors compete for major prizes in a combined surfing and skateboarding festival.

WHAT'S ONWhat's On 2021: Your free events guide for Port Macquarie-Hastings

Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious 9. Picture: Universal

REVIEWFast and Furious 9 pure spectacle

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Seventh heaven: Scott stars again as Wauchope keep Old Bar at bay

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Injuries cruel Pirates' chance of an upset win over Snappers

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Mountain biker airlifted to Newcastle with multiple injuries

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PHOTOSState's best street skaters put on a show at Town Beach

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Prevention is best with heartworm risk detected on Mid North Coast

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What's Biting: Bream excellent at first light or after dark

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Mask wearing is once again compulsory on Sydney public transport.

Two new NSW COVID cases as masks mandated

One of almost 40 knives seized by NSW police during Operation Saber VI.

Sydney knife crime blitz, 200 charged

Cars line up for testing at Bondi as health authorities scramble to quash a new COVID outbreak.

Two local NSW cases as Bondi cluster grows

Police have an 82-year-old Tasmanian man under guard after two women, aged 64 and 80, were attacked.

Elderly man suspected of Tas women assault

Mask use is again compulsory on Sydney's public transport as authorities aim to contain an outbreak.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

Australia's domestic tourism is bouncing back against the impact of Covid. Pictured is Bridestowe Lavender Estate in Tasmania.

DIGESTNation's domestic tourism records mixed Covid recovery results

Toby Vue

The federal government has agreed to purchase Gough Whitlam's former western Sydney residence.

Government buys former Whitlam family home

The campaign for the Murugappan family's release has grown ever louder.

National protests supporting Tamil family

Hard yards: Wauchope co-coach Beau Kettle takes on the Old Bar defence.

Seventh heaven: Scott stars again as Wauchope keep Old Bar at bay

Paul Jobber

Injuries cruel Pirates' chance of an upset win over Snappers

Injuries cruel Pirates' chance of an upset win over Snappers

Paul Jobber

State's best street skaters put on a show at Town Beach

PHOTOSState's best street skaters put on a show at Town Beach

Paul Jobber

Hard yards: Wauchope co-coach Beau Kettle takes on the Old Bar defence.

Seventh heaven: Scott stars again as Wauchope keep Old Bar at bay

Blackfish have been excellent over recent weeks, with Rhys McNeil recently scoring this kilo plus fish along with plenty of others.

What's Biting: Bream excellent at first light or after dark

Jason Isaac

Imojen Enfield

PHOTOSJunior surfers impress as Enfield progresses to semi-finals

Paul Jobber

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with fans after winning the men's 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Getty Images

'A different feeling': The pressure on players without an Olympic crowd

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with fans after winning the men's 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Getty Images

'A different feeling': The pressure on players without an Olympic crowd

GREEN AND GOLD: Hamilton export Melissa Tapper will represent Australia at the Tokyo Olympics in table tennis. She won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Picture: Getty Images

Second Games tilt for seasoned table tennis competitor

GREEN AND GOLD: Hamilton export Melissa Tapper will represent Australia at the Tokyo Olympics in table tennis. She won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Picture: Getty Images

Second Games tilt for seasoned table tennis competitor

SURREAL: Penny Smith knows preparation for the Tokyo Games is unusual but is embracing the build-up. Picture: Morgan Hancock

'If there's crowds or no crowds, it's still going to be an Olympic Games'

SURREAL: Penny Smith knows preparation for the Tokyo Games is unusual but is embracing the build-up. Picture: Morgan Hancock

'If there's crowds or no crowds, it's still going to be an Olympic Games'

Record entries for 2021 Port Macquarie business awards as we celebrate resilience

Record entries for 2021 Port Macquarie business awards as we celebrate resilience

Record entries for 2021 Port Macquarie business awards as we celebrate resilience

Record entries for 2021 Port Macquarie business awards as we celebrate resilience

Special honour: In 2019, Ironman organising committee chair Mike Reid took out the inaugural award in Wayne's honour.

Nominate a local hero for top community honour at 2021 Business Awards

Special honour: In 2019, Ironman organising committee chair Mike Reid took out the inaugural award in Wayne's honour.

Nominate a local hero for top community honour at 2021 Business Awards

Glenn Triggs (CBA), Sue and Michael Reid and Rebecca Jackson at the 2019 Business Awards.

2021 community service business award to honour memory of Wayne Jackson

Glenn Triggs (CBA), Sue and Michael Reid and Rebecca Jackson at the 2019 Business Awards.

2021 community service business award to honour memory of Wayne Jackson

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Voice of Real Australia host Tom Melville says hes proud the podcast is making a mark on the world. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENPodcast about regional life picks up award

Voice of Real Australia host Tom Melville says hes proud the podcast is making a mark on the world. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENPodcast about regional life picks up award

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Ride the Wave Festival June 18-20. This is a charity community event which will see 150 competitors compete for major prizes in a combined surfing and skateboarding festival.

WHAT'S ONWhat's On 2021: Your free events guide for Port Macquarie-Hastings

Tracey Fairhurst

Your Port Macquarie-Hastings monthly markets guide

WHAT'S ONYour Port Macquarie-Hastings monthly markets guide

Tracey Fairhurst

Kaneana May will be in Port Macquarie on June 25 at 10am for a discussion about her new book. The talk will be held at Port Macquarie Library.

WHAT'S ONLife, loss and courage theme of local author's latest book

Ride the Wave Festival June 18-20. This is a charity community event which will see 150 competitors compete for major prizes in a combined surfing and skateboarding festival.

WHAT'S ONWhat's On 2021: Your free events guide for Port Macquarie-Hastings

Lantern festival to light up community garden

Lantern festival to light up Lost Plot community garden

If you want to welcome the 'new sun' in true adventurous spirit, pop down to the Hastings River at McInherney Park, Port Macquarie on Sunday, June 20 for the winter solstice swim.

WHAT'S ONIcy river dip Sunday to mark the annual winter solstice

A nurse fills a syringe with the AstraZeneca vaccine in Perth as part of the vaccine rollout. Picture: AAP

What the AstraZeneca advice change means for you

Sydneysiders told to mask up on public transport

DIGESTSydneysiders told to mask up on public transport

Hope: NSW Hunter researcher Nathan Bartlett led studies into a nasal spray treatment that could prevent COVID-19. The project has secured $32 million to start human clinical trials. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

$32 million for nasal spray that could help prevent COVID

Ramp it up: Associate Professor Bartlett says now that the AstraZeneca age limits have changed - based on the accumulation of data - "We need to get faster with Pfizer. Get it out to these hubs, and into people's arms."

'An evolving situation': Why AstraZeneca advice has changed

Health Minister Greg Hunt. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Vaccine rollout 'still on track' despite AstraZeneca advice change

Karen Barlow

The Australian government says people shouldn't hesitate to get their second AstraZeneca jab. Picture: Shutterstock

Get your second AstraZeneca dose: message from health authorities

Sally Whyte

COVID vaccine advice changes for people aged 50-59

DIGESTCOVID vaccine advice changes for people aged 50-59

Health Minister Greg Hunt and Health Department Secretary Professor Brendan Murphy at an earlier briefing. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

AstraZeneca to be limited to over 60s in 'Operation Covid Shield'

Karen Barlow
Sally Whyte

Mayor, Ald. D. S. Kennedy and Club President present trophies to two young nippers, 1971

PHOTOSFlashback 1971: Smith named Nipper of the Year

Port Macquarie Museum

Fishing from the Port Macquarie breakwall, at the entrance to Hastings River, 1971.

Flashback: Council makes a stand on harbour works

Port Macquarie Museum

House full: Port Macquarie West Rotary Club Charter Dinner guests at the RSL Club's auditorium, 1971. Photos: supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Flashback: Rotary charter dinner in 1971 "a beauty"

Port Macquarie Museum

How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

Filling a void in the market

Filling a void in the market

Della Vreeland

President of the Koala Hospital, Sue Ashton

Black Dog Institute continues to support bush fire recovery

Gemma Purves

How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

How to maximise a small office space

How to maximise a small office space

How to relieve stress in your daily life

How to relieve stress in your daily life

Location and quality inclusions

House of the Week: Location and quality inclusions

Location and quality inclusions

House of the Week: Location and quality inclusions

INTERVENTION: A new report stresses the importance of intervening to stabilise the market, with housing stock valued at an estimated $8.1 trillion and housing construction accounting for five per cent of all Australian jobs. Photo - Shutterstock.

Soaring prices need addressing

INTERVENTION: A new report stresses the importance of intervening to stabilise the market, with housing stock valued at an estimated $8.1 trillion and housing construction accounting for five per cent of all Australian jobs. Photo - Shutterstock.

Soaring prices need addressing

Potential and character on acres

House of the Week: Potential and character on acres

House of the week

REGIONAL MOVES: Moving to the country is an exciting lifestyle change but the move itself is a little more complicated than moving suburbs or cities. Photo - Shutterstock.

Making your escape to the country

Some major regional locations such as Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong had strong property markets long before the pandemic according to Adviseable Property Buyer Kate Hill. Photo - Supplied.

Not every regional location is a sure-fire winner

Mothers Day Classic organisers Kylie Bulmer (left) and Carmen Abi-Saab (right) with Pink Girls Tracy Stone and Magalie Lameloise and Mid North Cancer Institute Acting Nurse Unit Manager Katie Gooch in the quiet room that is about to undergo a makeover thanks to community donations.

Classic support for cancer research on Mid North Coast

Aviana Simon said there were lots of great things the evacuation centre was providing the community, but noticed there were no toys.

A generous toy story lifts spirits of flood-impacted kids

U3A International Dancers Coordinator Christine Battisson with local ABC announcer Cameron Marshall.

U3A make a song and dance to celebrate seniors

Mothers Day Classic organisers Kylie Bulmer (left) and Carmen Abi-Saab (right) with Pink Girls Tracy Stone and Magalie Lameloise and Mid North Cancer Institute Acting Nurse Unit Manager Katie Gooch in the quiet room that is about to undergo a makeover thanks to community donations.

Classic support for cancer research on Mid North Coast

Showstopper: Renowned Australian Concert Pianist Phillip Shovk returns to Kendall to perform with pianist Jeanell Carrigan and violinist Goetz Richter in a superb program of popular music inspired by nature and truth.

Chamber music and philosophy for July 4 performance

Love of books: Carissa Rumble and her daughters Audrey, Isla and Scarlett look for children's books at the Giant Book Sale.

Constant flow of people support book sale fundraiser

Lisa Tisdell

Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious 9. Picture: Universal

REVIEWFast and Furious 9 pure spectacle

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Hard yards: Wauchope co-coach Beau Kettle takes on the Old Bar defence.

Seventh heaven: Scott stars again as Wauchope keep Old Bar at bay

Injuries cruel Pirates' chance of an upset win over Snappers

Injuries cruel Pirates' chance of an upset win over Snappers

State's best street skaters put on a show at Town Beach

PHOTOSState's best street skaters put on a show at Town Beach

Pixar's Luca is a coming-of-age story about a boy and his newfound best friend. But all of their fun is threatened by a secret: they are sea monsters. Picture: Disney/Pixar

Pixar's Luca an invitation to the Italian Riviera

Lindsey Bahr

Pavlo Lehenkyi as Emerson in A Family. Picture: Pivot Pictures

REVIEWA Family: The unexpected Australian movie filmed in Ukraine

Cris Kennedy

Julie Delpy, Sophia Ally and Richard Armitage in My Zoe. Picture: Blue Fox Entertainment

REVIEWMy Zoe: a bold, intimate human drama

Jane Freebury

Imojen Enfield

PHOTOSJunior surfers impress as Enfield progresses to semi-finals

Paul Jobber

Forget oil and gas - what about the next generation, APPEA?

OPINIONForget oil and gas - what about the next generation, APPEA?

Bella Burgemeister

Australians deserve to know their MP is working to protect them from climate impacts

OPINIONAustralians deserve to know their MP is working to protect them from climate impacts

Mary Barry

A pedestrian walks past Flinders Street Station in Melbourne on Friday as restrictions begin to ease. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONSorry, but 'Covid-zero' can't be our new normal

Simon Cowan

SUPERCENTENARIAN: Dexter Kruger is now Australia's oldest living man on record. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher.

GOOD NEWSMeet Dexter Kruger, 111, Australia's oldest man on record

Samara Ross

SHINGLES SHOTS: Free shingles vaccinations for 71-79-yr-olds to end this year.

Clock ticking for over-70s shingles shot

Eileen Wood

Self and part-funded retirees welcome budget measures. Image Shutterstock

Fully and part-funded retirees get some wins from federal budget

Eileen Wood

Penning the Merino sheep before judging commenced at 8am.

69th Hay Sheep Show

Stephen Burns

Graham and James Gilmore of Tattykeel Poll Dorsets, Oberon hold the grand champion ewe and grand champion ram of show. The ewe went on to be sashed the Bromar NSW supreme exhibit.

Tattykeel ewe top of NSW Dorset Championships | Photos

Hannah Powe

Camellias, florists cyclamen, polyanthus, pansies, violas and nemesia flowering in June in a sheltered courtyard.

Flower power brightens chilly days

Fiona Ogilvie

Involving your kids in room makeovers

Involving your kids in room makeovers

PREPARED: Senior cat Cabbage's owner has a clear emergency plan for all his animals.

Emergency plans must include your fur and human family

Dr Anne Quain

GUT GARDEN: A microbiota with numerous bacteria species is considered a healthy one. A varied, nutritious diet is the way to go. Picture: Shutterstock.

OPINIONCome on into the VIP section good bacteria

Amy Cooper