St Columba Anglican School Principal Allan Guihot. Photo: supplied.
ST COLUMBA Anglican School has officially announced its candidacy to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. It will be the first school on the Mid North Coast to deliver the globally recognised qualification. Set to commence in 2027 for Year 11 students, the IB Diploma Programme will sit alongside the HSC, giving families a […]
Lorraine Ryan (second from left) with other volunteers at a previous Port Macquarie campus Open Day. Photo: CSU.
Lorraine Ryan (second from left) with other volunteers at a previous Port Macquarie campus Open Day. Photo: CSU. Open Day at the Port Macquarie CSU campus is Sunday, 3 August. SCHOOL leavers, career changers and lifelong learners may find their next career opportunity this Sunday, 3 August, when Charles Sturt University (CSU) invites the community […]
Quade with his nan Kim, mum Renae and sister Eden. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
Quade with his nan Kim, mum Renae and sister Eden. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Khoda with nan Lynell and great-grandparents Michele and Reg. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Mini and Lincoln. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Danuta and Izzy. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. NANS, pops and extended family members returned to the playground of St Joseph’s Public School Laurieton on Friday […]
Computing Lecturer Dr Arash Mahboubi is based at CSU Port Macquarie. Photo: CSU.
PORT Macquarie-based Senior Computing Lecturer Dr Arash Mahboubi is searching for community groups and businesses with IT problems to solve. His Charles Sturt University (CSU) students have just delivered 3500 hours of free IT solutions as part of the capstone unit of their Bachelor of Computer Science (Software Development). These solutions, which were for organisations […]
An indicative artists’ impressions of a planned public preschool.
FOUR brand-new public preschools are set to be operational on the Mid North Coast by early 2027. Each preschool will be co-located with an existing public primary school. The four public preschools will be built at Bowraville Central School, Moorland Public School, Tacking Point Public School, and Taree Public School. Once open, the four sites […]
Principal Linda Xerri NHPS students Elliot, Beau, Annabelle, Maggie, Darci, Eadie, Emily, Vera, Jenk, Ivy and Xander. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Sarge from Triple M presents NHPS Principal Linda Xerri and staff with the award. Photo: supplied. NORTH Haven Public School (NHPS) received an unexpected call from Triple M breakfast host George ‘Sarge’ Sargent late last […]
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 […]
Evangeline and Georgia share stories about their mums. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Oliver and Lincoln entertain the crowd. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Andréa and Yasmin share flowers. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Leighton and mum Samantha. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Andréa with mum Jess. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Smiling faces of the SJPS choir. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. THE students of St […]
The Kendall Public School leadership team. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
THE democratically-elected Kendall Public School (KPS) student leadership team is going from strength to strength in 2025. The selection process for these esteemed positions begins well before the start of the school year, with candidates requiring endorsement from teaching staff and parents. They then attempt to gain student support by putting up posters and delivering […]
Kendall Public School Prime Ministers Braxton and Ava. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
THE young parliamentarians of Kendall Public School (KPS) travelled to Sydney at the end of Term 1, attending the 2025 Halogen Young Leaders Conference (HYLC) at the International Convention Centre. Since its conception in 1997, the conference has welcomed over 437,000 attendees and 350 guest speakers from across Australia. This year’s primary school conference included […]
