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 […]

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 […]

Pictured with Dunbogan’s new surf rescue tube are, from left, Chris Bawn, Greg Bovis, Member for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer and Jo Bovis. Photo: Supplied. A small memorial that formed following the drowning touched the family. Photo: Supplied. Melissa Austin, who sadly drowned while saving her son earlier this year. Photo: Supplied. A NEW surf […]