April 14, 2026
Snakes on the move around the Hastings as mating season begins Mimi Dickens shared photos of a red-bellied black snake at the camel rides entrance to Lighthouse Beach.
Local News

Snakes on the move around the Hastings as mating season begins

Mimi Dickens shared photos of a red-bellied black snake at the camel rides entrance to Lighthouse Beach. Stuart Johnson of Reptile Solutions bags a red-bellied black snake. Photo: supplied. Mark Worthington has had two close encounters with a brown snake; one at Oxley Beach this week and the other on the North Shore. Mark Worthington […]

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CHARITY FEATURE: No one is left behind with Aussie Battlers By contributing to Aussie Battlers Camden Haven, whether through donations, volunteering, or spreading the word, every individual can play a part in carrying forward this invaluable community service.
Charity Feature

CHARITY FEATURE: No one is left behind with Aussie Battlers

By contributing to Aussie Battlers Camden Haven, whether through donations, volunteering, or spreading the word, every individual can play a part in carrying forward this invaluable community service. By contributing to Aussie Battlers Camden Haven, whether through donations, volunteering, or spreading the word, every individual can play a part in carrying forward this invaluable community […]

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Seniors football finals to be decided on Saturday The Lake Cathie women’s A-grade side is going for glory on Saturday. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
Sport

Seniors football finals to be decided on Saturday

CAMDEN Haven clubs are well represented as the Football Mid North Coast senior season draws to a close. Grand Finals will be held on Saturday, 27 September at Findlay (men’s) and Dixie (women’s) parks in Port Macquarie. Lake Cathie plays Camden Haven Redbacks in the women’s B-grade Grand Final, with kick-off at 12:30pm at Dixie […]

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Mid North Coast flood recovery continues four months later
Regional

Mid North Coast flood recovery continues four months later

FOUR months after the devastating May floods on the Mid North Coast there is still a lot of work to do. Susie George, Executive Director Regional Delivery with the NSW Reconstruction Authority, has been on the ground in Nambucca Heads, Kempsey and Taree this week. ”The focus now is on getting out to people through […]

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MBF launches new leadership and free events for Small Business Month Taking a front seat is Judith Jackson, Treasurer; and standing up for small business are committee members Barbara Smith and Edgard Lopez, Vice President Veronica Lind, President Alison Carroll and Secretary Lyn Richardson. Photo: supplied.
Business

MBF launches new leadership and free events for Small Business Month

OCTOBER marks Small Business Month in NSW, and Port Macquarie’s Micro Business Forum (MBF) is celebrating with a new leadership team and two free community events. MBF elected a refreshed committee of local business leaders on 17 September, to drive its mission of supporting micro and small business owners across the Hastings. The 2025 committee […]

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OPINION: The moral culpability of ignoring climate change
Opinion

OPINION: The moral culpability of ignoring climate change

SHOCKED and grieving, she laid her ruined wedding dress on the muddied, mangled pile of treasured belongings. Emergency volunteers bore witness, absorbing her heartbreak while valiantly hosing stinking mud and river slime from her waterlogged home. Unforgiving torrents of floodwaters, fuelled by ‘atmospheric rivers’, left mountains of precious possessions disintegrating in landfill. Tragically, lives and […]

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KCC Men’s Golf Report A Grade winner and Club Champion is Colby Wilkinson from Daniel Morgan.
Sport Results

KCC Men’s Golf Report

THURSDAY KCC men played Stableford, sponsored by MORGAN FINANCIAL. Best in singles were Steve James (A-38), David Christensen (B-41) and Steve Hoffman (C-39). The unlucky losers on countback were Dean Myers, Wayne Fuller and Keith Jackson. In the 4BBB best were Ron Rolfe and Garry Ryan (48) from Phil Creer and Peter Johnson (c/b). Saturday […]

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Local cinemas are using entertainment for education, while raising money for Lifeline Kelly Saidey, Suicide Prevention and Postvention Manager at Lifeline Mid Coast NSW with Kieren Dell, Regional Cinemas Australia CEO. Photo: supplied.
Event

Local cinemas are using entertainment for education, while raising money for Lifeline

LOSING a child is a parent’s worst nightmare, but Regional Cinemas Australia CEO Kieren Dell has turned that pain into a passion. He’s helping raise much-needed funds for Lifeline through the annual “Reach for Help” event. After raising an impressive $16,000 in 2024 for Lifeline North Coast and Lifeline Mid Coast, “Reach for Help” is […]

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