May 2, 2025
Anzac Biscuits and a cuppa as Birdon honours veterans Melanie Barnes, Andrew McAlary, John White, Jamie Bruce, Veteran Mark Albertson, Natasha Hamblin, Brady Pinkstone and Meg Teasdell enjoying the Aussie favourite at the Birdon Anzac Biscuit Morning Tea.
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Anzac Biscuits and a cuppa as Birdon honours veterans

NO cup of tea or coffee is complete at this time of year without an Anzac Biscuit – or three. Birdon made sure they didn’t run short last Tuesday, when 300 were on offer for staff at its Port Macquarie headquarters. It was part of a company-wide morning tea to honour Australian Defence Force (ADF) […]

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Where to vote as Lyne marks anniversaries of electoral game changers Queuing in Laurieton to avoid the queues on Election Day. Photo: Chantelle Ansell.
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Where to vote as Lyne marks anniversaries of electoral game changers

Sir William Lyne, the man who could have been Australia’s first Prime Minister. Photo: National Library of Australia. Headlines from the federal election of 1975, in which an Independent candidate was seen as a genuine threat. Photo: Port Macquarie Museum. Queuing in Laurieton to avoid the queues on Election Day. Photo: Chantelle Ansell. Queuing in […]

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Election signs in the firing line as Lyne campaign heats up The Libertarian sign on the Pacific Highway at Herons Creek was vandalised.
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Election signs in the firing line as Lyne campaign heats up

CANDIDATES from across the political spectrum have complained of campaign signs being damaged and defaced during a tense campaign for the seat of Lyne. Earlier this month, Libertarian candidate Mark Hornshaw told NOTA his campaign banner on the Pacific Highway at Herons Creek had been vandalised. The banner featured images of Mr Hornshaw and Libertarian […]

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Heart of the Haven: Kylie Brown Firies Chris and Kylie Brown at the Lake Cathie RFS station.
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Heart of the Haven: Kylie Brown

WHEN Kylie Brown moved to Port Macquarie in 2001, she didn’t know just how connected she already was to the local area. Her dad’s side of the family – the Dick family – were some of the first free settlers in Port. Finding out she was related to hundreds of locals quickly made her feel […]

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