THE Hastings Chapter of the American Motorcycles Club has been recognised for its long-standing support of Camden Haven-based organisation Community at 3. Community at 3 Chairman Theo Hazelgrove recently presented Hastings Chapter Chairman Scott Mingay with a Certificate of Appreciation, acknowledging the club’s many years of support for the organisation and its Mission to the […]

BIRDON has been named the 2026 Mid North Coast Business of the Year, leading a diverse field of winners recognised at this year’s Mid North Coast Regional Business Awards in Coffs Harbour. The global maritime engineering company capped off a successful evening by also receiving the Excellence in Large Business award. The awards celebrated the […]

TURNING 100 is a pretty special achievement, and for one local woman, Joan Barr, her milestone birthday was a chance to celebrate a lifetime of family, farming, community and memories. Born at her parent’s home at Upper Lansdowne on August 29, 1926, she was the seventh of 14 children. Today, just three siblings remain. Growing […]

THURSDAY, 10 September is R U OK? Day – our annual reminder of the importance of checking in, reaching out, and talking openly about life’s ups and downs. While research shows that nine out of every 10 Australians are aware of the R U OK? movement, not everyone feels confident to reach out when someone […]

Leah Doeland with her creation. The Scarecrow Festival. WITH the recent arrival of Spring, the inaugural Comboyne Scarecrow Festival is fast approaching, kicking off on 12 September and running through to 11 October. Scarecrow creation and registration ends on 7 September, in time for the festival commencement. Leah Doeland, a local interdisciplinary artist, has traded […]

Dr Alison Bennett. ‘SubMerge’ is part of ‘sensorial,’ currently exhibiting at The Glasshouse Regional Gallery. Photos: Pauline Cain ARTIST Dr Alison Bennett, will be speaking at a free event at The Glasshouse Regional Gallery in Port Macquarie this Saturday 5 September at 11am to complement the ‘sensorial’ exhibition. Alison will explore how different sensory experiences […]

Members of the Rotary Club of Laurieton at the culmination of the sale. Photo: Rachael Thorpe. Camden Haven SES members lend a hand to move boxes of books. Photo: Rachael Thorpe. THE Rotary Club of Laurieton’s annual Winter Book Sale finished on Sunday, and book coordinator Philip Town was delighted with the response.  During the […]

ALICE Yunchan’s love of writing began as a child in China where she would capture her dreams in notebooks. Today that has burgeoned into a practice in Port Macquarie that blends personal reflection, creative writing and community engagement. She holds a Master of Creative Enterprise (Arts Administration) from Central Queensland University (2009) and a Bachelor […]