CAMDEN Haven artists and community groups are among nine recipients to receive funding through Arts Mid North Coast’s SEED Grants Program. The grants support community-driven and place-based creative projects, with 24 applications received for the latest funding round. The applications demonstrated the ingenuity of regional creatives and their desire to connect with their communities, according […]
TWELVE young athletes from Port Macquarie and Camden Haven have been recognised for their sporting prowess at the recent North Coast Academy of Sport Annual Awards in Coffs Harbour. The 12 award winners included: – Brenton Mance, Bonny Hills – AFL Most Outstanding Athlete. – Haidyn Taylor, Lake Cathie – Hockey Leadership Award. – Levi […]
Member for Oxley, Michael Kemp, welcomed Port Macquarie and Kempsey’s 10 new probationary constables this week. Images: Supplied.
Member for Oxley, Michael Kemp, welcomed Port Macquarie and Kempsey’s 10 new probationary constables this week. Images: Supplied. Member for Oxley, Michael Kemp, welcomed Port Macquarie and Kempsey’s 10 new probationary constables this week. Images: Supplied. TEN new probationary constables have commenced duties across the Mid North Coast this week, with six […]
The two-day meeting called for forests to be valued for their own sake. Photo: Bob Brown Foundation.
AUSTRALIAN national environment and climate groups, and regional and grassroots forest organisations, recently gathered to collaborate on a national campaign to protect native forests by ending logging, clearing and conversion. Forest campaigners from Western Australia, ACT, Tasmania, Victoria, NSW and Queensland called on federal and state governments for: – An immediate end to native forest […]
RECREATIONAL fishers can once again take native Australian Bass and Estuary Perch in NSW waters following the end of the three-month spawning closure. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Program Leader Fish Stocking and Enhancement Operations, Jim Harnwell, said a zero-bag limit is implemented each year in estuaries and rivers below impoundments between […]
AS the body count of birds rises and the spread of H5 bird flu continues its way up the East Coast and inland, Australian poultry farmers and even backyard chicken owners are being warned to take biosecurity measures now. The NSW Government’s response to the deadly virus is led by the State Coordination Centre (SCC) […]
DEAR Editor, DURING the past six years Port Macquarie-Hastings Council have been researching two possible systems to ensure security of supply of water in the Hastings/Camden Haven. These are:- Construction of a replacement Filtration Plant at Cowarra Dam and a Waste Water Treatment Plant at East Thrumster The considerably higher output of the new Filtration […]
Measles often manifests with a characteristic rash and a fever that often peaks when the rash is at its worst. Photo: Physicians Premier.
IF you were born in the late 1970s onwards, you are advised to check their immunity to measles. An estimated 1.7 million Australians are not protected against measles, putting individuals and communities at risk of more outbreaks, according to new analysis from the peak immunisation research organisation. National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) […]
Bullying No Way Week has ended, however conversations can’t stop. Photo: Shutterstock.
FOR Port Stephens families, the end of Bullying No Way Week should not mean the end of conversations about bullying. Parents, schools, sporting clubs and community groups are being encouraged to keep checking in with young people after new Kids Helpline figures highlighted the seriousness of the issue. More than 627,000 students nationally took part […]
