June 24, 2025
Junior surf life savers ride the wave to community service Lillian Hosick, Leah Rumsby and Thomas Maxwell from Camden Haven Surf Life Saving Club. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
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Junior surf life savers ride the wave to community service

Lillian Hosick, Leah Rumsby and Thomas Maxwell from Camden Haven Surf Life Saving Club. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Leah Rumsby. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Lillian Hosick. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. THREE junior members of Camden Haven Surf Life Saving Club (CHSLSC) were celebrated at the club’s annual Awards of Excellence held at Laurieton United Services Club on Friday, […]

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Campaign to promote state’s Great Walks Green Gully Track in the Northern Tablelands. Photo: Destination NSW.
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Campaign to promote state’s Great Walks

THE State Government is rolling out a new ‘Find Your Path on a NSW Great Walk’ campaign that highlights seven spectacular multi-day walks across NSW. The new campaign highlights an impressive 275km of walking tracks in regional NSW that have opened to the public within the last two years. The walks showcase some of the […]

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Oxley Highway reopens but expect delays until November TfNSW workers stabilise a hillside near Mt Seaview. Photos: TfNSW.
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Oxley Highway reopens but expect delays until November

TfNSW workers stabilise a hillside near Mt Seaview. Photos: TfNSW. Scores of landslips have been cleared since May’s severe weather. Photo: David Heffernan. The Oxley Highway will remain single lane in parts until at least November. Photo: David Heffernan. THE Hasting Valley’s and Camden Haven’s primary connection to the North West and New England has […]

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Camden Haven High School AFL side declared region’s best Jypsi Yonon outclassing the opposition. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
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Camden Haven High School AFL side declared region’s best

Ruck Abbey Hickey was one of the tournament’s standout players. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Jypsi Yonon outclassing the opposition. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Airlie Anderson looking for support. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Amaya Barker and Ruby Luke teaming up in the middle. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. CAMDEN Haven High School’s (CHHS) junior girls AFL team put in an incredible […]

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Lake Cathie’s Alyce Roberts becomes third generation Justice of the Peace Three generations of JPs: Warren Miller, Alyce Roberts and Jody Smith.
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Lake Cathie’s Alyce Roberts becomes third generation Justice of the Peace

LAKE Cathie local Alyce Roberts has been officially sworn in as a Justice of the Peace (JP), proudly continuing a family legacy that spans nearly six decades. Ms Roberts follows in the footsteps of her grandfather Warren Miller of Port Macquarie, who first took on the role in 1965 at just 21 years old, and […]

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Surge in flood victims seeking legal help Senior Solicitor Ma’ata Solofoni.
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Surge in flood victims seeking legal help

HUNDREDS of people are seeking legal advice following widespread flooding on the Mid North Coast. Lawyers from the Legal Aid NSW Disaster Response Legal Service (DRLS), together with lawyers from Community Legal Centres, have been attending Recovery Centres established by the NSW Reconstruction Authority in flood-hit regions to help people deal with multiple issues. The […]

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Kendall preschool welcomes TAFE teachers The TAFE teachers on their visit to Kendall.
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Kendall preschool welcomes TAFE teachers

A DOZEN teachers from TAFE Glendale visited Kendall Community Preschool (KCPS) on Tuesday, 3 June, providing them an opportunity to observe a service rated as ‘exceeding’ the National Quality Standard (NQS). Kirsty Halliday, Director and Educator at KCPS, said the preschool prides itself on nature-based learning, sustainability and placing value in children’s voices. In the […]

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Bonny Hills flood relief drive a huge success Bonny Hills Progress Association volunteers (L-R) Paul Poleweski, Virginia Cox, Kathy Regan, Lauren Regan, Wendy Taylor, Graeme Cox and Helen Smith. Absent from photo: Bill Howell.
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Bonny Hills flood relief drive a huge success

THE Bonny Hills Progress Association (BHPA) has extended heartfelt thanks to the local community and surrounding villages following an overwhelming response to its recent Flood Recovery Collection held on Sunday, 8 June. A large trailer and two vehicles were filled with donated goods, which have now been delivered to support neighbouring communities affected by recent […]

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Construction underway on key Beach to Beach path section Construction is on track for Section D5 of the Beach to Beach Shared Path.
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Construction underway on key Beach to Beach path section

Construction is on track for Section D5 of the Beach to Beach Shared Path. New artwork has been installed. DESPITE recent fierce weather and flood watch status, the team from Frontier Assembly was back on the job quickly to continue work on Section D5 of the Beach to Beach Shared Path. When complete, this section […]

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Aerial inspections to safeguard transmission network The helicopter will fly above transmission lines at about 50 kilometres per hour.
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Aerial inspections to safeguard transmission network

TRANSGRID will be deploying a helicopter across the Port Macquarie-Hastings region this month to inspect high-voltage electricity transmission lines for the network’s annual bushfire prevention program. The comprehensive inspections help identify any potential bushfire risks and assess the condition of towers and transmission lines to ensure the safe operation of the network in the lead-up […]

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