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Thomas Ellis with the partially repaired driveway of a Dumeresq Island property. It would cost him $44,000. Photo: Scott Calvin.

Shysters sting: Thomas Ellis caught out in driveway repair scam

Rob Douglas

Council Live: Where will we put a new pool?

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Council Live: Where will we put a new pool?

Tracey Fairhurst

Almost five times over the limit with son in car

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Almost five times over the limit with son in car

Peter Daniels

HIGHWAY DESTINATION: Motorists trying out the new service station during a soft opening on September 17.

Gateway service centre re-opening in time for holiday rush

Robert Dougherty

Happy days: Eastern Air Services CEO Christian Corse (far left) with some of his customers. Photo: Carla Mascarenhas

Port Macquarie launches its own homegrown airline

Carla Mascarenhas

PERFORM: Ella Roach and Wynter Stewart in their costume for the dress rehersal.

St Joseph's students will bring stories to the stage

Laura Telford

EXCEL: Students Addison Lunn, Stephanie Dun, Jamie Knott, Frida Aaso, Drew de Silva, Tim Lawrance and Benjamin Grummitt ready for Hobart. PHOTO: Laura Telford.

Students to take on world at international Tournament of the Minds

Laura Telford

Thomas Ellis with the partially repaired driveway of a Dumeresq Island property. It would cost him $44,000. Photo: Scott Calvin.

Shysters sting: Thomas Ellis caught out in driveway repair scam

Rob Douglas

Council Live: Where will we put a new pool?

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Council Live: Where will we put a new pool?

Tracey Fairhurst

Suspicions, secrets revealed. Annette: Cold Case Unlocked episode 2

Suspicions, secrets revealed. Annette: Cold Case Unlocked episode 2

Groundbreaking: A new J-League football tournament will kick off in Port Macquarie next month. Photo: supplied

New junior football tournament to kick-off in Port Macquarie

Paul Jobber

Winning everything: Port Macquarie Magpies star Cambridge McCormick has has a year to remember in 2019.

A year to remember: Magpies star wins every award on offer

Paul Jobber

Doing it for charity: Greg Laws, Bennett Powell and Mel Cockshutt will ride in the Tour de Cure next March.

Be fit, be healthy, be happy: Bennett's Tour de Cure message

Paul Jobber

Groundbreaking: A new J-League football tournament will kick off in Port Macquarie next month. Photo: supplied

New junior football tournament to kick-off in Port Macquarie

Tough to tackle: Larissa Ward evades the Kendall defence.

League nines to be played on a new night for upcoming season

Mick McDonald

Played his role: Levi Beard has returned from a gold medal success with NSW under-12 boys All-Schools hockey side at Bendigo.

Beard sets sights on Canberra after All-Schools success at Bendigo

Paul Jobber

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On the road: Some of the cyclists participating in this year's fundraising ride for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. The ride will move to Port Macquarie and Wauchope on Wednesday.

Cyclists take to the road for helicopter service fundraiser

Peter Daniels

DANCE: Amelia Scholz, Laci Taylor Hewitt and Tahnis Murphy in the opening number.

A harmonious world the star in school's annual production

Laura Telford

Dedicated group: The Student Heart Project Committee organises the Red & Blue Ball.

Don't miss a beat to support fundraising ball

Lisa Tisdell

On the road: Some of the cyclists participating in this year's fundraising ride for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. The ride will move to Port Macquarie and Wauchope on Wednesday.

Cyclists take to the road for helicopter service fundraiser

CHANGE: Theo Last, Ivy Moore and Patrick Rudd are three young people who will be at the Global Climate Strike on Friday, September 20. PHOTO: Laura Telford.

Port Macquarie poised to strike for action on climate change

Laura Telford

Michael Waugh will play at Wauchope Arts on September 28.

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Storytelling through music a powerful journey

Graduates: Matron Bailey with Sisters Murray, Brown, Chapman and McQuaid at the graduation ceremony, 1969.

Praise flows as new nursing sisters graduate

Port Macquarie Museum

On the move again: Port Macquarie War Memorial in its new location on Town Green, with the old post office in the background,1969.

Flashback: Sorry state of Oxley Beach, 1969

Port Macquarie Museum

High-rise: Headlands building, Clarence Street, under construction, 1969. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Flashback: High rise units

Port Macquarie Museum

Major disability services providers merge to become industry leaders

Major disability services providers merge to become industry leaders

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Ruth Lewis

Raising the standard of managers and leaders to create a better society

Raising the standard of managers and leaders to create a better society

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Major disability services providers merge to become industry leaders

Major disability services providers merge to become industry leaders

Bag yourself a bargain this weekend

Six top tips to get the best out of this weekend's garage sales

Ruth Lewis

INPUT: What do you have to say about living and working in regional Australia? Join the discussion at futurefocusproject.com.au.

Have your say on living in regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

A place where you can live life to the full

A place where you can live life to the full

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Absolute deep water frontage

Absolute deep water frontage

House of the Week

Read the latest Domain here

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Ruth Lewis

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Through Your Eyes: smoke continues to blanket sky

Laura Telford

PERFORM: Ella Roach and Wynter Stewart in their costume for the dress rehersal.

St Joseph's students will bring stories to the stage

Laura Telford

WELCOME: Suveesh Venugopal, Neethu Augustine and Aislinn and Anika Suveesh as they became citizens.

New citizens 'so happy' to call Australia home

Laura Telford

@willcucko

Through Your Eyes: smoke continues to blanket sky

TOGETHER: Kylie Dowse, Lori-ann McKinnon, Rhonda Radley, Kristie Daley and Latoya Smith are passionate about empowering other women. PHOTO: Laura Telford.

Stronger together: women join to share and empower each other

Laura Telford

Get busy: Now is a great time to re-pot outdoor and indoor plants, be sure to give them a good drink of seaweed tonic.

It's time to get busy in the garden

Trevor Frost

'Give your mates a hug': Friends, family and fans remember Danny Frawley

'Give your mates a hug': Friends, family and fans remember Danny Frawley

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Through Your Eyes: smoke continues to blanket sky

Groundbreaking: A new J-League football tournament will kick off in Port Macquarie next month. Photo: supplied

New junior football tournament to kick-off in Port Macquarie

Shae Deverll (main photo) never met her aunt Annette (top) but has lived with the ongoing grief of her grandmother Margaret Carver (below).

The aunt I never knew: who killed Annette?

Suspicions, secrets revealed. Annette: Cold Case Unlocked episode 2

Suspicions, secrets revealed. Annette: Cold Case Unlocked episode 2

Carla Hildebrandt

Tough day.

REAL AUSTRALIA
Well, that's a lot of bull

Sally Cripps

PERFORM: Ella Roach and Wynter Stewart in their costume for the dress rehersal.

St Joseph's students will bring stories to the stage

Laura Telford

Happy days: Eastern Air Services CEO Christian Corse (far left) with some of his customers. Photo: Carla Mascarenhas

Port Macquarie launches its own homegrown airline

Carla Mascarenhas

THE DESPERATE: Even before the AI strikes, Australia was in deep decline due to climate change: endless droughts and other extreme weather events such as super-cyclones and floods ... Artwork: Marco Mana

SATIRE
Stuck on a smelly refugee boat with Dutton

Mark Bode

Inclusive amenities for easier access

Inclusive amenities for easier access

Port Macquarie-Hastings mayor Peta Pinson

Tough day.

REAL AUSTRALIA
Well, that's a lot of bull

Sally Cripps

See over a million spring flowering bulbs at Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Victoria, including tulips, daffodils, ranunculus and anemones.

Hello petal! Australia's must-see flower festivals

Geraldine Cardozo

FRIEND IN NEED: Alma's recognition of Tom's stroke symptoms helped to get him to hospital for a treatment in a timely fashion

Quick thinking Alma a stroke of luck for Tom

ART FORM: "I've stuck with pen, paper and paint," says Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd, pictured here painting the cat Scarface Claw in her home studio in New Zealand.

Hairy Maclary creator Lynley Dodd's chaos theory

Geraldine Cardozo

NSW is banning cash donations of more than $100 to political parties.

NSW to cap cash donations after ICAC

Marko Akok has been jailed for murdering Pabek "Teddy" Gak, whose body was found on a footpath.

NSW man jailed for murder with bottle

Australian health officials are concerned by the emerging link between vaping and lung disease.

Medicos urge caution after US vape deaths

Debate continues in the NSW parliament on amendments to the bill to decriminalise abortion.

NSW MPs debate abortion bill changes

Lauren Hindes is charged with helping Shane Cochrane to avoid police after a fatal road accident.

Woman bailed again over Melbourne hit-run

Georgie Moore

The Morrison government will appoint an inspector-general to police the live export trade.

Live exports inspector to be reinstated

Nationals senator Sam McMahon says Australia should turn to nuclear and fossil fuels for energy.

Nats senator slams renewable energy 'hoax'

Matt Coughlan

Sydney identity John Ibrahim's girlfriend Sarah Budge is facing court on three firearms charges.

'Highly likely' DNA on gun is Ibrahim's

Luke Costin and Hannah Higgins

Grazing management trainer, Graeme Hand gets close to his subject at a "walk and talk" session at Jingellic.

Getting the best from perennials

Mark Griggs

Underneath the peppercorn trees, rams are penned at Boonoke for inspection.

Poll Boonoke rams sold $26,000 twice| Videos, photos

Stephen Burns

Sheep producer Evan Frankham sprouts barley hydroponically, producing close to 2.5 tonnes of barley from 400kg of grain.

Sprout feeding during drought

Olivia Calver

The Great Barrier Reef Drive: one of Australia's most picturesque coastal roads.

What's your next holiday destination?

John Rozentals

Get in early: The ACCC inquiry found foreign cash is more expensive at airport locations than at other locations. When buying USD200 in February 2019, consumers could have saved AUD40 by purchasing from the cheapest supplier at a non-airport location, compared with the most expensive supplier at the airport.

Australians paying millions too much for foreign currency services: ACCC

FASCINATING: The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum is known for exhibiting specimens from every major stage of life on Earth.

A weekend at the museum

Andrew Lotherington

NICE THREADS: It doesn't take much for boys to pull together a smooth look for their school formal, but it does help if they know what they like.

Choosing your 'bag of fruit'

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10 clever household hacks using bicarb soda

10 clever household hacks using bicarb soda

Podium finish: Coach your girls to gold-medal performance in terms of health, wellbeing and egg-laying.

Help your chooks put in a prize-winning performance