Joy and Malcolm Sansom on their wedding day. Photo: supplied. Joy and Malcolm Sansom enjoying their 70th wedding anniversary. Photo: supplied. JOY and Malcolm Sansom’s remarkable romance reached a significant milestone on 30 April, celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary with family and friends. Their enduring love story traces back to their teenage years, first meeting […]
Peter Laing’s drone shot of the floodwater escaping the Bar under the hint of a rainbow is an admin favourite.
Peter Laing’s drone shot of the floodwater escaping the Bar under the hint of a rainbow is an admin favourite. The admins curated regular galleries of the ‘amazing’ SES. Photos: Amber Gregoraci. A shout-out about a kookaburra stuck in the mud in Wingham helped rally volunteers. Posted by FAWNA. Memes offer a little comic relief. […]
The local football community has rallied together in response to recent floods. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
The local football community has rallied together in response to recent floods. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Sue, Emma, Annie and Hollie volunteering at the donation dock. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Club leaders Logan Marshall, Ulise ‘Big Les’ Fahina and Jarryd ‘Kiwi’ Gaskin. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. THE Laurieton Hotel Stingrays and Camden Haven Eagles […]
Aedes aegypti mosquito ready for a meal, followed by laying eggs in your birdbath. Photo: Dr Cameron Webb.
Aedes aegypti mosquito ready for a meal, followed by laying eggs in your birdbath. Photo: Dr Cameron Webb. This backyard birdbath, filled by the recent rains, contains dozens of mosquito larvae that can mature within a week. The black spots are mosquito eggs or pupae, ready to hatch. MOSQUITO numbers are set to soar due […]
The design of the new school at Thrumster.
AUTISM Spectrum Australia (Aspect) has announced the development of a new K-6 campus in Port Macquarie. Set to open in early 2026, the new campus in Thrumster is designed to meet the growing demand for autism-specific education in the region. It will provide a purpose-built learning environment for primary schoolchildren on the autism spectrum and […]
Make-A-Wish volunteers Crystal, Tammy and Vanessa celebrate Bronson’s wish with his sister Dahlia, mum Alicia and new puppy Butter. Photo: supplied.
VOLUNTEERS from Make-A-Wish Port Macquarie are helping local children facing serious illness. The branch, founded in 2015, has 10 active volunteers from Crescent Head to Diamond Beach. Together, they create tailored Wish Journeys that give children a chance to focus on something positive, even in the middle of treatment. Tammy Frater has been a volunteer […]
DRA volunteers have been mobilised into communities including Taree, Port Macquarie, Kempsey and Nambucca to begin clean-up efforts.
MORE than 100 Disaster Relief Australia volunteers have deployed to assist communities of the Hunter and Mid North Coast with flood recovery. The veteran-led volunteer organisation has mobilised its volunteers into communities including Taree, Port Macquarie, Kempsey and Nambucca to begin clean-up efforts after the recent devastating weather event that has hit the region. Tasked […]
‘Adopt a Street – Flood relief’ - by locals, for locals. Image: supplied.
A NEW community-driven initiative is bringing together local businesses and residents from flood-impacted streets, in a demonstration of support and kindness. “Adopt a Street – Flood Support” is a grassroots response that invites local businesses to “adopt” a flood-affected street within the community. By offering everything from coffee vouchers and meals, to clean-up help or […]
Rob Dwyer (second from right) with clean-up volunteers Cr Hamish Tubman, Jedd Clarke, Simon Hancox,
Tony Johnson, Brian Barry, Aisher Hanington, Aimee Cooke, Shelby Mackenzie, Sarah Feldman and Marine Rescue
Commander Greg Davies (far right).
Rob Dwyer (second from right) with clean-up volunteers Cr Hamish Tubman, Jedd Clarke, Simon Hancox, Tony Johnson, Brian Barry, Aisher Hanington, Aimee Cooke, Shelby Mackenzie, Sarah Feldman and Marine Rescue Commander Greg Davies (far right). The clean-up crews on their way to the North Shore. Mayor Adam Roberts and MPs Pat Conaghan and Rob Dwyer […]
Floodwaters have destroyed Daniel Fitzgerald and his family's home in Taree for the second time. Photo: Sharon Revell.
DANIEL Fitzgerald slept in his car for five days, watching helplessly as floodwaters slowly destroyed everything inside his home for the second time. Deadly flooding has lashed parts of NSW, resulting in five deaths, damaging up to 10,000 properties and cutting off more than 50,000 people in regional towns. The deluge did not spare Mr […]
