Last year’s leathercraft workshop was popular with 2026 Repair Fair patrons. Photo: PMH Council.
Last year’s leathercraft workshop was popular with 2026 Repair Fair patrons. Photo: PMH Council. Craft workshops are among the activities for all ages at the 2026 Repair Fair next month. Photo: PMH Council. The needlecraft workshop drew a crowd at last year’s inaugural Repair Fair. Photo: PMH Council. Around 1500 people attended last year’s Repair […]
Kelly, a support worker with Mission Australia, and David, from Carer Gateway, at The Glasshouse event. Photo: Pauline Cain. Clarissa Hawkins, left, and carer Carole Hawkins. NATIONAL Carers Week is a time to recognise, celebrate and raise awareness of the more than three million Australians who provide unpaid care to a family member or friend. […]
Hastings Secondary College principal Meaghan Cook with HSC students Lachlan Browne and Cameron Carson, and Year 12 Advisor Rory Willaton. Photo: Pauline Cain.
YEAR 12 students across NSW began their Higher School Certificate written examinations this week. Hastings Secondary College students from Port Macquarie campus are sitting their exams at the Salvation Army Hall in Lord Street. After the first English paper, student leaders Lachlan Browne (vice captain) and Cameron Carson (Towns house captain) were quietly confident about […]
Transgrid's bushfire prevention helicopter patrols. Photo: Supplied.
WITH much of Australia bracing for heightened bushfire danger this summer and authorities calling for early preparations for the season ahead, Transgrid has completed its bushfire prevention throughout NSW. Transgrid’s transmission network spans 12,200km and its prevention work included extensive surveys, inspections and preventative maintenance. About half of Transgrid’s annual maintenance expenditure is directed to […]
APPLICATIONS opened this week for a new scholarship program from St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, designed to help local students pursue careers in nursing and early childhood education. ‘Parish Pathways’ will provide eligible students with up to $12,000 over the duration of their degree to help with tuition fees and other study-related expenses. The program is […]
A crocheted blanket made by Roz Fraser of North Haven. Photo: Supplied. A knitted jumper made by Lake Cathie’s Joy Pengilly. Photo: Supplied. The scarf designed and made by Kendall’s Debra Parker. Photo: Supplied. THE local show is a highlight of the year for many – especially for those who regularly enter its competitions. The […]
A walk of hope. Photo: Supplied by Abby Dante.
A walk of hope. Photo: Supplied by Abby Dante. Photo: Supplied by Abby Dante. A chance for connection. Photo: Supplied by Abby Dante. AT the end of October, Laurieton will host the Choosing Hope walk in support of bereaved families who have lost a baby. Fundraising Liaison at Bears Of Hope, Abby Dante, shared the […]
OCTOBER is global Bat Appreciation Month – a time to appreciate the 1300-1500 species that inhabit the Earth and represent one-fifth of all mammal species on Earth. In the Camden Haven, as in much of Australia, grey-headed flying foxes are essential to the ecosystem. Over millennia they symbiotically evolved alongside Eastern Australia’s rainforests, becoming such […]
Karen Sparkes with the Aussie Battlers. Photo: Aussie Battlers. A view of the shop. Photo: Aussie Battlers. Free photos with Santa from 2025. Photo: Aussie Battlers. AUSSIE Battlers is on track to open a food hub in Laurieton by late November, offering relief for those facing poverty this Christmas. Providing food year-round, the space will […]
AS the weather warms up and people begin their annual spring clean, NSW Fire and Rescue is urging residents to add fire hazard reduction to the jobs list. Firefighters attended 1005 residential fires across NSW last spring alone. Of the homes that caught fire, almost half had no working smoke alarms. Laurieton Station Commander Les […]
