SAFETY concerns at the Oxley Highway and King Creek Road intersection have again been thrust into the spotlight, with Oxley MP Michael Kemp calling for urgent action to prevent further tragedies. Speaking in Parliament, Mr Kemp highlighted growing traffic pressures across the Hastings Valley, particularly around Wauchope, where population growth is placing increasing strain on […]

BUSINESS NSW has launched its new policy paper, Keeping Regional NSW Connected: The Future of Our Airports, calling for a coordinated and long-term approach to securing the future of regional aviation across NSW. Launched inside the passenger terminal at Port Macquarie Airport, the paper outlines a comprehensive reform agenda aimed at strengthening regional airport infrastructure, […]

Peter McKid, Peter Johnson and Eric Glasson at the base of the heavily eroded dune bordering the sand quarry. Photo: supplied. Vegetation has been stripped from the top of the dune. Photo: supplied. The access track from the Beach Street carpark is now a near vertical drop. Photo: supplied. RESIDENTS living near the Adbri sand […]

WITH 1 June marking the first day of winter, residents are being urged to test their smoke alarms as part of the national safety reminder for Smoke Alarm Action Day. As temperatures drop, the risk of house fires increases due to greater use of heaters, electric blankets, fireplaces, and cooking appliances. At the same time, […]

Paramedicine graduate Ryan Ostermann with Vice Chancellor Renée Leon. Jasmine Kaur is graduating from Nursing. Caitlin Spora, Ella Maynard, Abbey Macleod, Lydia Higgins, Alyssa Shaw are graduating from Occupational Therapy. A crowd shot before the ceremony. CHARLES Sturt University (CSU) celebrated the graduation of approximately 352 students at four ceremonies at The Glasshouse on Wednesday […]

NEW data has revealed the Port Macquarie-Hastings and Coffs Harbour local government areas recorded some of the largest increases in rough sleeping across NSW in 2026. Each year the NSW Government partners with local organisations across the state to complete “street counts” to provide a point-in-time count of the number of people in a geographical […]

ALMOST $25,000 has been raised in support of a local family after a “devastating” head-on crash at North Haven on Saturday, 23 May. Emergency services were called to Ocean Drive at around 8pm on Saturday, following reports of a crash. Officers from the Mid North Coast Police District arrived on scene to find a two-vehicle […]

THE business case for the Oxley Highway upgrade between Wrights Road and Lake Road has been completed, according to Member for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer. “[This is] an important milestone toward delivering a long-term solution to one of our region’s biggest traffic headaches,” Mr Dwyer said after a meeting with Regional Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison. […]

Students artists travelled from across the state to be at the opening of the exhibition. Photo: Pauline Cain. MacKillop College HSC Visual Arts Teacher Loretta North and her daughter Grace with Charlie Penn’s 3D animation, ‘Eye of the Moth.’ Photo: Pauline Cain. HSC Visual Arts Teacher Lauren Barlow and her former student Meera Nirmalendran from […]