The community is encouraged to give the gift of happiness.
DONATIONS for the annual Salvation Army Christmas Toy Drive Appeal are now being accepted at Newcastle Permanent and Greater Bank branches until 12 December. The joint appeal has supported local families for nearly 40 years. Last year the community donated a record 7500 gifts through the branches. Salvation Army Auxiliary Lieutenant Bernie Muendel said the […]
The new water quality buoy automatically records key water quality parameters, including temperature, salinity, pH, turbidity, dissolved oxygen and water level every 15 minutes.
ADVANCED water-quality monitoring technology has been installed at Lake Innes to improve understanding of the lake’s condition. The new water quality buoy automatically records key water quality parameters, including temperature, salinity, pH, turbidity, dissolved oxygen and water level every 15 minutes. This live data is transmitted to the Manly Hydraulics Laboratory (MHL) website, where it […]
Locally-produced renewable energy, like solar power, benefits communities.
ALL sectors have weighed in on the Federal Coalition’s decision to abandon Net Zero by 2050. This major tool for combatting climate change involves balancing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere with the amount removed. Patrick Leyland, Chief Digital Officer at Populares and former Director of Digital Campaigns for the Australian Labor […]
The Riding for the Disabled centre in Kendall.
The Riding for the Disabled centre in Kendall. RDA volunteer Christa Martinson with Katie. EACH week five horses, 16 people with disabilities and 40 volunteers come together to facilitate horse riding at Riding for the Disabled in Kendall. The organisation aims to empower participants and to enhance their lives via equine-assisted activities. RDA NSW does […]
The Port Macquarie Pink Ladies.
IF you’ve ever spent time in Port Macquarie Base Hospital, it is likely that you have interacted with one of the “Pink Ladies”. This dedicated group of approximately 70 women and 30 men can be found in almost every ward of the hospital and refer to themselves as ‘gophers’. With one volunteer scheduled on most […]
Australian Museum Lead Scientist for FrogID Dr Jodi Rowley.
THE Australian Museum’s FrogID Week is on, finishing at midnight on Sunday 16 November. Australia’s biggest citizen science project and the world’s biggest frog count, FrogID Week encourages the public to make a meaningful contribution to scientific understanding of the world. The free FrogID app enables anyone with a smartphone to record different frog species […]
Chris Bowen says you don't have to have solar panels on your roof to reap the benefits. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP
ENERGY retailers say they’ve been blindsided by reforms promising free electricity to hundreds of thousands of Australians during peak solar power hours. The Solar Sharer program, announced by the federal government last Tuesday, would give consumers free access to electricity for three hours each day as part of the default offer available. Households in NSW, […]
RFS volunteers Steve Taylor, Tom Patrick, Dylan Sheehy, Jackson Boswell and Paul Roelandts.
RFS volunteers Steve Taylor, Tom Patrick, Dylan Sheehy, Jackson Boswell and Paul Roelandts. A car fire at Herons Creek. AFTER more than a decade of service to the Camden Haven Rural Fire Brigade, Jackson Boswell has witnessed the worst of nature and the best of humanity. Now second in charge of the local Brigade, Jackson […]
Sarah Eade with the staff of HEM Real Estate.
IN 2019 Sarah Eade was a busy wife and mum working in the aged care and disability support sector, until a workplace accident changed everything. Subsequent surgical treatment resulted in a permanent spinal cord injury, leaving her a full-time wheelchair user. At the time, her family was living in a house in Port Macquarie that […]
Laurieton RSL sub-Branch President Allan ‘Buster’ Beatty and Port Macquarie Mayor Adam Roberts at the Laurieton service. Photo: PMHC. Mayor Adam Roberts lays a wreath at the cenotaph in Laurieton. Photo: PMHC. The Port Macquarie Hastings Municipal Band plays at the Port Macquarie service. Photo: Pat Conaghan MP FB. The solemn […]
