THE Lake Cathie Raiders will go head-to-head with the Bowraville Tigers in Saturday’s all-important Hastings District Rugby League preliminary final this Saturday, 19 September, on home turf at The Sandpit. One team will advance to the decider, while the other will hang up the boots until 2027. Raiders coach Blake Wells and his team expect […]
The Camden Haven Redbacks. Photo: Chan Ansell.
IT was a huge night on Friday for the Camden Haven Redbacks under-15s girls when they took on local rivals Lake Cathie in a grand final showdown at Dixie Park, Port Macquarie. With plenty of family, friends and supporters making the trip to cheer the girls on, the atmosphere was fantastic and a great reflection […]
DEAR News Of The Area, WHILE the Western World pauses to remember the shock and horror of 9/11 a quarter of a century ago, and the names of the approximately 3000 people who died on that fateful day are solemnly read out, I wonder if the most important questions are perhaps still not being asked […]
DEAR News Of The Area, ANOTHER phone outage causing 000 call problems! We are told that various networks can use each other’s networks when they must, such as in an emergency – but we, the consumers, are paying for massive duplications of networks across Australia as each provider determines where their network will provide coverage. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE to share information I have only just learned and I am wondering how many people, like myself, have been unaware of the NSW government’s Urgent Care Service. This is a telephone service for people that need fast treatment for an illness or injury that doesn’t need a visit […]
Members of the Camden Haven High robotics team with Member for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer. Photo: Supplied.
CAMDEN Haven High School’s Team Tazor recently finished runners-up in the 2026 RoboCup Junior NSW State Competition, which was held at the Whitlam Leisure Centre in Liverpool. The team defeated every side during the preliminary rounds, only to falter in the grand final when a wiring fault ruled them out of contention. The Year 11 […]
PORT Macquarie teenager Hunter Davis was among 150 students from across Australia chosen for this year’s National Youth Parliament. He was selected from nearly 3000 applicants, representing the federal electorate of Cowper in an immersive five-day program that included simulated parliamentary debates, hands-on learning experiences, and workshops with parliamentary leaders. A MacKillop College student, Davis […]
TURNING 100 is a pretty special achievement, and for one local woman, Joan Barr, her milestone birthday was a chance to celebrate a lifetime of family, farming, community and memories. Born at her parent’s home at Upper Lansdowne on August 29, 1926, she was the seventh of 14 children. Today, just three siblings remain. Growing […]
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Johnathon Cains is studying nursing at Monash University in Melbourne. Photo: Supplied. Jonothan Cains with mentor, Monica Atkinson. Photo: Supplied. HASTINGS Education Fund (HEF) has been supporting local students since 2011, providing financial assistance to help them achieve their post-high school education, training and vocational aspirations. Johnathon Cains is among those benefiting from the local […]
