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25.01.2022 It has been a collaborative sporting community project 18 years in the making and this week, the new facilities at Oxley Oval are complete. The Oxley Oval clubhouse is a purpose-built building has the community at its heart with more than $300,000 worth of in-kind contributions and a heap of business support matched by sporting club, council and government investment.

24.01.2022 A 40km/h maximum speed limit is proposed to apply when vehicles drive on designated beaches in the local government area. The measure is part of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council's Draft Beach Driving Policy and the public is invited to have their say.

23.01.2022 Artist, art tutor and art therapist Kim Staples took part in a career pop-up session as a step to nurture future business ideas. Mrs Staples was among those to make the most of the resources on offer at the reboot, refresh, relaunch your career pop-up session at the Glasshouse.

22.01.2022 A new app feature will change the way emergency services save lives with technology to help locate people who are lost, out of range or off the beaten track. The Emergency+ app will now allow users in dangerous or life-threatening situations to pinpoint their location down to a three metre radius no matter where they are, thanks to three words.

22.01.2022 Who doesn't love a good playground? Well, if you are on the hunt for one of the newest places to let your hair down, check out Red Ochre playground in Innes Lake. And you also have a chance to have a say on upgrade works to Narran playground at King Creek.

21.01.2022 The NT, WA, Tasmanian and Victorian governments immediately reacted to the COVID cluster development in Adelaide with caution, with the Territory and Victoria declaring SA a coronavirus hotspot and the Apple Isle and WA ordering anyone who had arrived from there in the past week to self-isolate. However, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian insisted the NSW borders would remain open.

21.01.2022 The start of the North Coast Women's Rugby League 11s competition has been postponed to Saturday October 24 with the opening round to kick off in Port Macquarie.

19.01.2022 Port Macquarie duo Charlie Dargan and Bear Farmer played integral roles in the success at opposite ends of the field.

19.01.2022 Qantas launched a service from Port Macquarie to Brisbane today saying it has confidence in its regional network.

19.01.2022 Surfing Australia was in Port Macquarie today to mark the start of summer as well as create awareness about the prospect of becoming a surfer for life.

19.01.2022 Wauchope has lost one of its more remarkable citizens with the passing of Ron Dixon. The avid golfer, former soldier and great family man was aged 99 years.

19.01.2022 This Shelly Beach home is an immaculately presented beachside retreat. Just a stone's throw from the beach, this charming family home delivers the ambience and character of a private tropical resort.

19.01.2022 Internet running at a snail's pace or not working, phone cutting out? Who has been experiencing problems across Port Macquarie-Hastings network recently? Share your area in comments. NBN Co Telstra Optus

18.01.2022 The breakwalls will most certainly produce good bream this weekend, with the discoloured water usually seeing these fish feed aggressively. Mullet and slimy mackerel fillets are both highly recommended. Here's what's on the bite across Port Macquarie-Hastings.

18.01.2022 Residents in the Camden Haven area will benefit from a new HealthOne facility in Laurieton which will provide a one stop shop for healthcare services. Health Minister Brad Hazzard and Member for Port Macquarie Leslie Williams announced the new HealthOne facility would be built in Laurieton under the NSW Government's $100 million HealthOne Program, delivering integrated healthcare to the local community.

17.01.2022 Three minutes. That's all the time a Taree mum and her children had to get out of their car before it was engulfed in flames at Shelly Beach last week.

16.01.2022 Darren O'Rafferty said it was a privilege to be able to compete in the first surfing event held in Port Macquarie for five years.

16.01.2022 WE NEED YOUR HELP! Lucky the dolphin which has an entanglement around her dorsal fin has been resighted again today! She was last seen this morning heading back... out into the main channel of the Hastings River! If you see this dolphin please call the ORRCA rescue line on 9415 3333 and please get a photo or video also GPS location, importantly please don't approach her, you must stay a minimum of 300m away at all times! Thank You! Photos courtesy of Jodie Lowe, ORRCA member.

16.01.2022 Some of the world's poorest countries are set to receive much-needed hospital equipment from Port Macquarie Private Hospital, thanks to Ramsay Health Care Australia's ongoing partnership with the Rotary Club of Berrima District.

16.01.2022 Northern Beaches duo Cooper Chapman of Narrabeen and Cedar Leigh-Jones of Avalon have taken out the inaugural Port Macquarie Open - stop four on the 2020 Australian Open of Surfing series after a handful of action-packed heats in playful two-foot conditions at Town Beach.

15.01.2022 The Mid North Coast region ranks eighth out of 28 NSW regions for heart attack hospital admissions, falls in the top 10 for smoking and almost one quarter of the adult population has high blood pressure.

15.01.2022 Organisers of this year's Pink Ride for Breast Cancer have embraced a new route for the Port Macquarie-Hastings event. It's on this Sunday and you can still register.

15.01.2022 Police have been told the 57-year-old woman was setting up her campervan when it began to roll and struck her.

15.01.2022 Community mass singing is not permitted under the current COVID guidelines so many carols events are cancelled. A Christmas concert can be enjoyed in Laurieton next month.

15.01.2022 Sovereign Hills was delighted to share the Christmas love with three wonderful local organisations which have been working tirelessly to ensure local families and children facing hardship don't miss out this festive season.

14.01.2022 Considered a showpiece project for the celebration of the region's 200th anniversary since European settlement, Port Macquarie's bicentennial walkway project was given a $3 million boost from the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund.

13.01.2022 Tacking Point Public School students, teachers and parents will farewell their popular principal Phil Harris.

13.01.2022 A 59-year-old man was flown to Port Macquarie hospital today after a serious trail bike accident in a remote area of Werrikimbe National Park, north-west of Wauchope.

13.01.2022 Cassegrain Wines' John Cassegrain is "devastated" the Chinese government has imposed tariffs on all Australian wine imports. The local wine grower and producer relies on the Chinese market for around 20 per cent of its business. Australia-wide, the market is worth over $1.2 billion a year.

12.01.2022 When it comes to great design, few compare to this beachside entertainer. Directly opposite one of the Port Macquarie's most scenic stretches of coastline, this one-of-a-kind home makes a bold impression delivering a seamless transition between the architecture and the landscape.

12.01.2022 All NAB branches across Australia have closed and been evacuated after a physical security threat. Port Macquarie-Hastings branches are shut until further notice.

11.01.2022 Lloyd Williams has re-established himself as the undisputed king of the Melbourne Cup, winning it an amazing seventh time when Twilight Payment took the money at Flemington. Jockey Jye McNeil settled Twilight Payment into the lead early on and was never bettered over the 3200 metres.

11.01.2022 Port Macquarie's Peta Salter has gone from being a self-proclaimed rugby union "newbie" to rubbing shoulders - at times physically - with some of Australia's best female players in under five years. The 21-year-old will captain Hunter Wildfires in the Jack Scott Cup division two grand final on Saturday.

10.01.2022 The program introduces viewers to inspiring people dedicating their lives to help wildlife survive, including Tim Faulkner - president of Aussie Ark at Barrington Tops.

10.01.2022 The citizens of Handa City, Japan have been recognised for their support of the koala breeding program at Billabong Zoo in Port Macquarie. Three commemorative plaques were unveiled in the zoo's koala habitat on Thursday acknowledging $10,000 in donations by their Handa supporters.

10.01.2022 PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT: Anyone who visited Raymond Terrace McDonalds on December 15 between 11.45 and 12.15pm; Cafe Toscano in Forster on December 16 between 6pm and 7.45pm; and Beach Bums Café, corner Beach Street and North Street, Forster on Wednesday December 16, between 8am-9am and Thursday, December 17 between 8am and 9am should get tested immediately and isolate.

10.01.2022 Customers who shopped the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are contributing to what Australia Post is expecting to be its biggest parcel delivery day ever, with more than three million parcels set to be delivered.

09.01.2022 Tender Funerals Mid North Coast's 2020 fundraising campaign has culminated with a morning tea. The morning tea marked Giving Tuesday, a global generosity movement which taps into the power of people and organisations to transform their communities and the world.

09.01.2022 Who's going to take out this afternoon's big race? What's your tip?

08.01.2022 A portable pump and three fire hoses have been stolen from the King Creek Rural Fire Brigade - while they were fighting a grass fire. Unbelievable.

08.01.2022 A split is developing among prominent NSW Central West Nationals MPs over Charles Sturt University's handling of its financial affairs. Calare MP Andrew Gee has maintained a strong line in recent months of accusing CSU of a lack of transparency over its true financial position.

08.01.2022 The first day of summer has brought more steaming hot weather to NSW with almost 30 bushfires burning and the possibility of severe thunderstorms across large parts of the state.

08.01.2022 Three yachtsmen, who were rescued more than 220 nautical miles off the coast earlier this week after their vessel lost its mast off Lord Howe Island, will return home to shore this morning.

08.01.2022 Trust and togetherness are among the secrets of a long and happy marriage according to Allan and Maureen Bradford of Laurieton who are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Congratulations lovebirds.

08.01.2022 Our Berkley catch of the week is Tarquin Fitzpatrick with this terrific mulloway he recently caught off the breakwall on a lure. Here's what's biting across the Hastings this weekend.

07.01.2022 Derek Thompson of Port Macquarie is one of an ever-growing number of people that have found themselves in the role of primary carer for a loved one, with little prior knowledge of dementia. National Carers Week aims to raise awareness of the role of those that support individuals at home, and the services provided in the aged care and disability sector.

07.01.2022 Check out this incredible photo by Shane Chalker of the storm front rolling across southern parts of the Mid North Coast this afternoon.

06.01.2022 NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian flagged that if cases stay low and transmission is contained, the government may announce further easing to restrictions next week.

06.01.2022 Senator Jacqui Lambie has intensified her push for a veteran suicide royal commission with the coalition's plans for a national commissioner in tatters. The Morrison government's bill to establish a national commissioner for defence and veteran suicide prevention is short of the support it needs to pass the Senate.

05.01.2022 A program to help communities recover from the impact of shark attacks has been launched in Forster and will now roll out across the state. Dispelling some of the myths associated with shark habits formed part of the presentation at Forster Surf Life Saving Club on June 3.

05.01.2022 Our future is in good hands with these young "big thinkers". Students from Wauchope Public School and Hastings Secondary College's Port Macquarie campus were the winning entries in the Minecraft Schools Challenge to design a town of the future.

05.01.2022 Western Australia has reimposed a hard border lockdown with all travellers from NSW and the Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been cancelled.

05.01.2022 Charles Sturt University has hit back at Calare MP Andrew Gee's attacks on its financial position and his claim the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) was investigating the university.

05.01.2022 Teams from Tamworth, Armidale, Coffs Harbour, Taree, Wauchope and Port Macquarie hit the courts today for the 2020 East Coast school futsal titles. Check out the action.

04.01.2022 A 52-year-old man was trapped for 16 hours on a steep embankment west of Macksville.

04.01.2022 A large number of venues stretching throughout Sydney and NSW have been flagged as COVID-19 risk spots, including Raymond Terrace and Forster, after they were visited by positive cases. The new list of cases comes as Sydney's northern beaches has entered lockdown and the rest of the city is on standby for possible heightened restrictions. For information on the Forster public health alert: https://www.portnews.com.au//covid-19-public-health-aler/

04.01.2022 The year was 1997 - Pauline Hanson launches the One Nation party; Stuart Diver is rescued from the Thredbo landslide; Cathy Freeman becomes the first Australian woman to win a title at the World Athletics Championships; and Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash. Here are the faces in Port Macquarie making the news headlines - anyone you know?

03.01.2022 The shots have already been fired in a spicy countdown to the Port Macquarie Bodyboarding Association teams challenge at Town Beach on the June long weekend. Ten teams in total from around the state will converge on the Hastings, but the focus will be on the locals - the Young Guns and the Old Boys.

03.01.2022 Toxoplasmosis, cat roundworm and cat scratch disease are caused by pathogens that depend on cats - pets or feral - for part of their life cycle. But these diseases can be passed to humans, sometimes with severe health consequences

03.01.2022 Paddy Bowen continues to improve his coaching career in a less-than-perfect year, as he enters final preparations to lead the 2020 NSW Country Women's squad in the Chikarovski Cup this weekend.

02.01.2022 Despite the headlines on Friday about zero cases, there was one new case in NSW which crept into the figures late, so does that end hopes of a Christmas opening?

01.01.2022 Congratulations go to Mid North Coast Local Health District nurses Amelia Bolt and Trish Lemin.

01.01.2022 Former immigration lawyer and Cowper MP Pat Conaghan pressures his government to let the Udawatta family, living in Kempsey, to stay. The Sri Lankan family is facing removal from the country after husband, father and primary visa-holder Raj died of bowel cancer the day after his 50th birthday in September.

01.01.2022 The St Agnes' Catholic Parish walkers are tackling a 772km challenge to walk the distance of the Camino de Santiago, The French Way, one of the most important Christian pilgrimages in the world, to support the learning experiences and opportunities of students in Port Macquarie-Hastings schools.