LAST weekend saw the successful launch of the first-ever Annual Camden Haven Snapper Classic 2025, proudly presented by Plasmann Soft Plastics and Fishin4Pics. Despite challenging blustery winds on both Saturday and Sunday, 29 teams, totalling 85 anglers, hit the water with high spirits. The event focused not just on the catch, but on fostering community, […]
ECO Art Challenge exhibition at Port Central.
CENTRE Court at Gowings Port Central has been transformed into a vibrant hub of sustainability and creativity, as the annual ECO Art Challenge returns with a powerful message: art can drive environmental change. ECO Art Gallery is showcasing imaginative artworks created by local students from eight schools across the region, until 20 July. Each piece […]

NSW FAD season wraps up after record year fishing for mahi mahi
THE 2024/25 NSW FAD (Fish Aggregating Device) season is drawing to a close. NSW DPI reported that this was one of the most successful seasons for anglers in over two decades with incredible dolphinfish (mahi mahi) catches reported all the way from Tweed Heads down to Eden. Now, all FADs will be removed for their […]
8 Coral Street, North Haven is on the market with Harcourts Laurieton
8 Coral Street, North HavenOffers InvitedOpen: 12 July, 11:30am PERFECTLY positioned just steps from the Camden Haven River breakwall and a short stroll to the beach, this coastal gem offers a relaxed lifestyle with a dash of renovation potential for those with vision. Brimming with character, the home features original timber hardwood floors, renovated kitchen […]
The Big Screen
THIS is the week this particular cinephile has been awaiting, with the all new Superman flying into theatres. While films based on comics owned by Warner Bros. have been a mixed bag (to be generous), the involvement of James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) as writer, director and creative head for films under the “DC […]
50 years of NAIDOC celebrated in Port Macquarie
Josh Wright, Uncle Bill O’Brien and Chris O’Brien Photo: Pauline Cain. The Smoking Ceremony at Town Green. Photo: Pauline Cain. The Yapun Yapun dancers. Photo: Pauline Cain. Cleansing smoke fills the air at Town Green. Photos: PMHC. Cleansing smoke fills the air at Town Green. Photos: PMHC. NAIDOC Week celebrations began on Monday morning with […]
Empowering communities through sustainable fishing
Brice with one of his latest catches. Photo: supplied Brice sharing his love of the ocean. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. CAMDEN Haven’s Brice Hayward has personal experience of the power of fishing and the ocean to change lives. A primary school teacher and facilitator of Indigenous cultural camps, Brice believes that fishing has the potential for […]
New pie shop in Wauchope stirs the pot with risky, and now viral, shop name
EVERYONE loves a good pie. Well, everyone except for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) when Wauchope’s new bakery offering, the Phat Phuc Pie Shop, tried to register its business name. Forced to assume the registered business name of Double P Bakehouse following multiple failed attempts, the bright neon sign that hangs in the […]
14 McLeod Close, Lorne is on the market with Percival Property
14 McLeod Close, LornePrice: $1,265,000 IF you’ve been dreaming of a home where you can stretch out, slow down, and reconnect with nature, this Lorne Valley retreat might just be your next chapter. Set across 3.79 hectares (approx. 9.36 acres), this property isn’t just about land, it’s about lifestyle. Picture peaceful mornings with mist lifting […]
Joint effort to plant koala food trees for the future
Tree-planting dragon boaters. Photo: supplied. Jason Stone from Stoney Aqua Park, Anni Yaringa of Camden Haven Dragon Boat Club and Anne Ditton from Koala Conservation Australia. Photo: supplied. The green shoots of change. Photo: supplied. A TEAM of Camden Haven Dragon Boaters descended on Stoney Aqua Park at Telegraph Point on Monday 16 June, armed […]