September 10, 2025
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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