Port Macquarie News Of The Area

14/12/2025

YP SPACE has supported vulnerable young people on the Mid North Coast for the past 40 years.

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YP SPACE has supported vulnerable young people on the Mid North Coast for the past 40 years. The organisation provides crisis accommodation, transitional support, outreach, and case management services for more than 300 young people each year. As the festive season approaches, CEO Andrea Davidson sa...

14/12/2025

INTERNATIONAL Day of People with Disability on 3 December, was marked by the release of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s Community Inclusion and Disability Inclusion Action Plan for 2025-2029, alongside the NSW Government’s Disability Inclusion Plan 2025-2029.

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INTERNATIONAL Day of People with Disability on 3 December, was marked by the release of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s Community Inclusion and Disability Inclusion Action Plan for 2025-2029, alongside the NSW Government’s Disability Inclusion Plan 2025-2029. The Port Macquarie Hastings plan i...

14/12/2025

SURROUNDED by family and a whole lot of love, Bob and Lynda Ritchie celebrated 60 years of marriage at Sails Resort on Saturday 27 November.

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Lynda and Bob on their wedding day in 1965. Photo: supplied. 60 years later, celebrating their anniversary at Sails Resort. Photo: supplied. SURROUNDED by family and a whole lot of love, Bob and Lynda Ritchie celebrated 60 years of marriage at Sails Resort on Saturday 27 November. With not a dry eye...

12/12/2025

REGIONAL Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison has delivered some rare good news for road users in Port Macquarie by officially declaring the Ocean Drive Duplication Project done.

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Regional Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison (in blue), Mayor Adam Roberts (l) and Port Macquarie MP Rob Dwyer (r) on Wednesday, near the new Matthew Flinders Drive traffic lights. Photo: David Heffernan. A before and during aerial view of Ocean Drive. Photo: NSW Government. How the roadway looked before...

12/12/2025

SURF lifesaver Michael Lord has achieved a huge milestone: his first patrol of Flynns Beach in a Magic Mobility 4WD wheelchair.

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Occupational therapist April O’Neill, support worker Nicole Ball and support coordinator Jemah Moss with Michael Lord. Michael Lord patrolling Flynn’s Beach. Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer, Michael Lord, and Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan. SURF lifesaver Michael Lord has achieved a huge mileston...

12/12/2025

For nearly five decades, Martin Newell has called the Mid North Coast home.

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Percival Property’s Martin Newell says lifestyle is front and centre of buyers’ minds. Photo: supplied. Lake Cathie Bonny Hills Real Estate’s Debbi Phillips has reported a strong Spring selling period. Photo: supplied. Harcourts Laurieton’s Wayne Heilman expects a “super strong” local pr...

12/12/2025

The Country Women’s Association (CWA) rooms on Town Green were broken into during the early hours of Wednesday 3 December, in an act that has left members disappointed but determined to keep up their Christmas spirit.

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CWA members setting up for the Christmas Fair, Jan Coffey, Jennifer Martin, Lyn Armstrong, President Jill Adams and Fern MacLachlan. Photo: Pauline Cain. Keeping up the Christmas spirit, Wendy Evans, Helen Hewens, President Jill Adams, Tiffany Brooks and Janis Miles. Photo: Pauline Cain. THE Country...

12/12/2025

FIVE Mid North Coast students took part in the Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Challenge in Newcastle on Tuesday 25 November.

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Students at the maths challenge in Newcastle. Photo: supplied. Maths challenge activities in progress. Photo: supplied. Students doing problem-solving activities. Photo: supplied. FIVE Mid North Coast students took part in the Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Challenge in Newcastle on....

11/12/2025

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11/12/2025

MICHAEL Kemp has been unanimously re-endorsed as the National Party’s candidate for the Oxley electorate in the 2027 state election.

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MICHAEL Kemp has been unanimously re-endorsed as the National Party’s candidate for the Oxley electorate in the 2027 state election. The incumbent MP again received the support of his party at the Nationals’ Oxley division State Electorate Council meeting on Saturday, 6 December. Mr Kemp said he...

11/12/2025

The “Port Pina Koalas” have claimed their first silver medal at the Festival of Walking Football competition.

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THE “Port Pina Koalas” have claimed their first silver medal at the Festival of Walking Football competition. The women over 60s walking football team travelled to Cromer in Sydney for the event on Saturday 6 December. The main premise of Walking Football is in the name, with a free kick concede...

11/12/2025

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