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The 74th year of the Camden Haven Show

Life member Pam McLeod and Show Society President Ron Porter during the official opening of the Camden Haven Show. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Avid show enthusiast Lacey Cullen. Some of the many ring events. Photos: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Some of the many ring events. Photos: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. The 2025 Camden Haven Show featured a notable increase in […]

Business

Fisherman’s Co-op keen to rebuild ‘as soon as possible’

NATHAN Poole, Kim Poole, and Billy Roelandts are descendants of families that have been fishing out of the Camden Haven for generations. Passionate members of the Laurieton Fisherman’s Co-op board of management, they are keen to see the iconic fishing institution recover quickly from the fire which destroyed their riverfront premises and Laurieton Seafoods on […]

Printed Edition

Printed Edition 31 OCTOBER 2025

Health

Free men’s health checks at LUSC

THE Men’s Health Education Rural Health Van (MHERV) will visit Laurieton United Services Club (LUSC) next week. An initiative of Rotary, MHERV is a mobile home-style vehicle which travels throughout rural and regional NSW, providing free health checks for men for issues that are often ignored or overlooked, like high blood pressure, high blood sugar […]

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Pilot Beach car park deteriorating rapidly

DEAR News Of The Area, MOST local residents would be aware that the scenic beauty of the Pilot Beach car park is deteriorating rapidly. The horsetail casuarinas that have long provided shade for picnickers and habitat for an abundance of bird life are either dead or dying. The history of these beautiful trees is a […]

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FEATURE: A commitment to community at Maher Legal

Natalie and Tony lead the team at Maher Legal. Natalie and Tony lead the team at Maher Legal. NATALIE and Tony Maher and the staff at Maher Legal have long been an integral part of the Camden Haven region. For many years, they have called this community home, forging deep connections and a genuine understanding […]

Feedback sought on body-worn camera trial at Port Macquarie hospital

A CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY (CSU) research team is inviting feedback from visitors and patients on their perceptions of body-worn cameras (BWC) worn by security staff at Port Macquarie hospital. Chief Investigator for the independent evaluation project, Dr Amanda Davies from the Charles Sturt School of Policing Studies, leads the team of researchers. Dr Davies has […]

Police

Kemp and Minns clash over bail laws

MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp and Premier Chris Minns butted heads in NSW Parliament last week over youth crime and bail laws. During Question Time on Tuesday, 21 October, Mr Kemp asked whether it would take a death from crime before the Government acted to tighten youth bail laws. The Oxley MP’s question came days […]

Regional

Sudden stratospheric warming causes weather chaos

RISING temperatures over Antarctica have been a major contributing factor to recent volatile weather along the East Coast, according to new information from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). A “sudden stratospheric warming” (SSW) is to blame. This is a documented weather scenario in which air temperatures high above the South Pole rise by 30 degrees […]

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