MEMBER for Myall Lakes Tanya Thompson and Member for Oxley Michael Kemp are calling on the Minns Government to urgently double the Small Business Recovery Grant from $25,000 to $50,000. They say Labor has failed communities affected by the March 2025 floods, by allowing the deadline for recovery grants to pass without delivering the support […]
Girl Guides in 1965. Photo: www.wagggs.org.
WORLD Thinking Day will mark its 100 year milestone when Girl Guides celebrate the occasion on 22 February with a Come and Try event at Bruce Porter Reserve, Laurieton, from 9am to 1pm. For 100 years, World Thinking Day has united Girl Guides and Girl Scouts across the globe in a shared celebration of friendship, […]
EVERY Monday, a friendly group of six local ladies meet at Camden Haven Community College under the guidance of teacher Kylie Brittliffe, for lessons in foundation skills and learning, calling themselves ‘The Fabulous Afternoon Group’. Birthdays and personal achievements are eagerly anticipated and celebrated, with two of the members proud, champion ten-pin bowlers who have […]
Penny and Geoff Peak. Penny and Geoff on their wedding day. WHEN automotive secretary Penny Peak attended her first ever car rally in Sydney and met engineer Geoff, little did she know that they would get married and go on to celebrate 60 years of happiness last month. The devoted couple, who are both 82, […]
Field Managers needed for Census 2026. Photo: Manuel Guillén Vega/Pexels.com
THE Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is recruiting more than 2,700 Field Managers to help deliver the 2026 Census, providing job opportunities on the Mid North Coast. The roles form a critical part of the Census workforce, supporting communities across Australia to take part in one of the nation’s most important data collections. Field Managers […]
Port Macquarie Base Hospital to be upgraded. Photo: Port Macquarie Base Hospital website.
SPECIALIST survey works are now underway inside Port Macquarie Base Hospital and around its grounds, as the early planning stage of its $265m upgrade gets underway. These works involve the use of advanced, body-worn scanning camera technology to capture highly accurate measurements of existing hospital buildings, both internally and externally. A Health Infrastructure spokesperson said […]
Members of the MNCLHD flying squad RN Emily Skeen, EN Beth Hannan, RN Keiralee Robson, Clinical Nurse Educator Royce Vitug and Nurse Unit Manager Cassie Deans.
WEDNESDAY marked Primary Health Care Nurses Day with the Mid North Coast Local Health District (MNCLHD) recognising the expertise of those who play a vital role in keeping the community well and connected to care. Primary health care nurses support people outside hospitals across a wide range of settings, including community health, aged care, schools […]
Friendly Visitor volunteers for older residents. Photo: Andrea Piacquadio.
ACROSS Laurieton, North Haven and Port Macquarie, In Great Company Volunteering is calling on community members to step forward and become Friendly Visitor volunteers for older residents. The program matches volunteers with seniors who have limited social contact, providing regular visits that offer companionship, conversation and a meaningful connection to the community. Organisers say the […]
John and Jean Hodge today. John and Jean Hodge on their wedding day. SEVENTY-THREE years of marriage is a rare and remarkable milestone, and John and Jean Hodge’s story feels as though it is drawn from another time, when dances mattered, promises were kept, and love arrived with a simple question: “May I have this […]
Medical student Aimee Long is one of the 7,900 students who have benefitted from the program since 2024. Photo: NSW Health.
UP TO $12,000 in financial support is on offer for students enrolled in medical, nursing, midwifery, dentistry, Aboriginal health and allied health degrees across NSW. The new round of applications for the Tertiary Health Study Subsidies Program opened on 28 January. This year, support will be available for up to 4,000 students across the state. […]
