THE beauty of the Camden Haven district inspired local artist Kylie Johnson to create Bush Walk Bago Gums. Her landscape captured the attention of patrons at the recent Hastings Valley Fine Art Association exhibition at Laurieton United Services Club, earning her the People’s Choice Award. “The Camden Haven and surrounding areas provide so much inspiration,” […]
Camden Haven SES unit members with some of their recent student interns. Photo: Evangeline Kepler Studios.
IN 1955, Australia experienced one of its most catastrophic natural disasters when severe weather dropped tmore than 200mm of rain in a single day onto catchments that were already heavily saturated . The unprecedented deluge created an inland sea twice the size of Tasmania. In economic terms, the structural, agricultural, and infrastructural damages were calculated […]
One thousand competitors and 4000 spectators are expected in Bonny Hills for a round of the 2026 World Ocean Series starting this Friday. Photo: World Ocean Series.
THE Camden Haven region’s spectacular coastline will be on show during a round of the 2026 World Ocean Series at Bonny Hills over three days, starting this Friday, 30 October. Billed as a three-day celebration of surf sport, community, and coastal culture, the series will feature the Port Macquarie 7000 seniors event and the Race […]
Angie and Corey tie the knot and make history with their wedding at the Big Banana.
COFFS Harbour’s iconic Big Banana – the banana sculpture itself – became a wedding venue for the first time in its 62-year history on Saturday 17 October 2026. The nuptials between Coffs Harbour historian Angie Derrett and partner Corey Murtagh have a lengthy back-story which began when Angie stood with her family under the Big […]
Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer with Moorland School Principal Lyn Schneider. Photo: Supplied.
THE new Moorland Public Preschool has opened its doors, providing local children with greater access to quality early childhood education and giving families more opportunities to prepare their children for a successful start to school. Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer said the new preschool would be a valuable addition to the Moorland community, supporting local […]
Members of the Djarii Markets Working Group, from left: Alunya Wilkinson, Keri Harris, Rebecca Cant, Kate Everingham, Jane Hosking and Elise Wynyard. Photo: Supplied.
FIRST Nations artists, makers and producers will take centre stage at the inaugural Djarii Markets in Taree on Saturday, 10 October. Presented by Reconciliation Taree and Manning Regional Art Gallery, the event will celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creativity, entrepreneurship and cultural strength. Reconciliation Taree secretary Kate Everingham said the markets were inspired by […]
The NSW Government says proposed amendments will benefit aquaculture businesses. Photo: Port Oyster Company, Facebook.
UNDER proposed amendments to the Fisheries Management Act 1994 before the NSW Parliament, aquaculture lease terms will double from 15 to 30 years, giving businesses greater certainty to invest, innovate and plan for the long term. These proposed changes will benefit 235 oyster aquaculture businesses, operating 2,421 aquaculture leases in 18 Local Government Areas along […]
Participants in the 2026 Aboriginal Pathways to Water Operations program visited MidCoast Council's Bootawa Dam. Photo: MidCoast Council.
ABORIGINAL Pathways to Water Operations is a two-week, culturally safe program supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to build practical skills, explore career opportunities and prepare for work in water operations. Participants were selected from across the Mid North Coast to complete the program in Port Macquarie throughout September, with training delivered by Fusion […]
Volunteer Watch Officer Diana Lord attacks a fire with a dry-powder extinguisher. Photo: Supplied by Camden Haven Marine Rescue.
ACROSS NSW 46 Marine Rescue units comprising 3,500 volunteers are gearing up for their busiest time of year as the weather warms up and boat owners take to coastal waters. To ensure preparedness, this month 10 members of the crew at Marine Rescue Camden Haven refreshed their firefighting skills in a three-hour workshop at their […]
COMMUNITY groups across the Mid North Coast are being invited to apply for a new grant designed to help turn their ideas for a local project into reality. The Community Grant will give an organisation access to professional building design and council application services, helping it take the early steps needed to progress a community […]
