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FRIENDS: Phoenix and Indigo show off their artful creations at the parade.

Happy faces and Easter hats on display at Johns River Public

Laura Telford

Doors open: Come along to the Koala Hospital open day and help support the centre's great work.

Easter celebrations at Koala Hospital open day

@richs_wet_socks

Through Your Eyes: Camden Haven shines in coloured sky

Laura Telford

Leo Stanley Tisdell, photo taken by Alfred Cavalchini in 1916. Leo on the right. Courtesy Australian War Memorial.

Remembering the fallen this Anzac Day

Peter C.McCarthy

EXCITMENT: Macey and Nan Kylie in the classroom working on one of Macey's work tasks.

Celebration: young and old come together back at school

Laura Telford

Gentle giant: Crusher is a great Dane cross and needs to be adopted by a family with large breed experience.

Big lad with a heart of gold

RSPCA Shelter Port Macquarie

Attempted murder charge for elderly Laurieton man

Laura Telford

FRIENDS: Phoenix and Indigo show off their artful creations at the parade.

Happy faces and Easter hats on display at Johns River Public

Laura Telford

Doors open: Come along to the Koala Hospital open day and help support the centre's great work.

Easter celebrations at Koala Hospital open day

FRIENDS: Phoenix and Indigo show off their artful creations at the parade.

Happy faces and Easter hats on display at Johns River Public

Family size: Our Berkley Pic of the Week is Steve Atkins with a terrific 8.68 kilogram snapper he recently landed offshore from Lake Cathie on a pilchard.

Pearl perch and snapper on the reefs

Jason Isaac

HOPEFUl: Zoe Groth, Jody Nelson-Gleeson and Sean Gleeson with supporters of the equestrian centre who are optimistic the project will go ahead. PHOTO: Laura Telford.

Equestrian centre faces funding hurdle but outlook still positive

Laura Telford

Crash through: This Laurieton Hotel Stingrays player attempts to break through the Lower Macleay defence.

Stingrays outpoint Lower Macleay to claim Hastings League first

Peter Daniels

Family size: Our Berkley Pic of the Week is Steve Atkins with a terrific 8.68 kilogram snapper he recently landed offshore from Lake Cathie on a pilchard.

Pearl perch and snapper on the reefs

Spectacular: Camden Haven Redbacks' Maria Wilson attempting to clear the ball during their clash with Wauchope on the weekend. Photo: Luisa Papas

Redback ladies suffer first defeat of 2019 season

IRONMAN: Kirran Versluis, Beryl Wilson and Melinda Coram catching up. PHOTO: Laura Telford.

Competitors want to give back taking part in Ironman

Laura Telford

Doors open: Come along to the Koala Hospital open day and help support the centre's great work.

Easter celebrations at Koala Hospital open day

Wonderful event: The Laurieton Public School's annual Easter street markets are on April 20.

Cracking Easter markets set to take over Laurieton

Laura Telford

EASTER ART: Some of the artists who are displaying works in the 2019 exhibition.

Local artists to showcase the region in Easter exhibition

Laura Telford

Doors open: Come along to the Koala Hospital open day and help support the centre's great work.

Easter celebrations at Koala Hospital open day

STREET ARTZ: Get ready for a great line up of street art at the festival. PHOTO: Live2U | Digital Media & Marketing.

Alternative art to be showcased during Youth Week

Laura Telford

Books galore: Phil Perry and Bob Cleland sort through donated books in the lead-up the Rotary Club of Port Macquarie's Giant Book Sale.

Huge book sale the best place to score a bargain

Lisa Tisdell

And the winner is: Maria Ashley, Lorraine Jones, June McPherson, Jonny Southey and Glynnis Morcom on the Oxley County Council's winning float, 1963.

Grand opening for Carnival week - 1963

Port Macquarie Museum

Slippery hitchhiker: Ross Anderson holds the 7 foot snake he found in Rex Davis’ car, 1963. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Slithery hitch-hiker found in car for repair

Port Macquarie Museum

Blast from the past: Danielle, Xavier and Hannah Kenny of Wauchope.

Blast from the past as community celebrates bicentenary

Tracey Fairhurst

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Leo Stanley Tisdell, photo taken by Alfred Cavalchini in 1916. Leo on the right. Courtesy Australian War Memorial.

Remembering the fallen this Anzac Day

Peter C.McCarthy

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FRIENDS: Phoenix and Indigo show off their artful creations at the parade.

Happy faces and Easter hats on display at Johns River Public

Laura Telford

@richs_wet_socks

Through Your Eyes: Camden Haven shines in coloured sky

Laura Telford

Leo Stanley Tisdell, photo taken by Alfred Cavalchini in 1916. Leo on the right. Courtesy Australian War Memorial.

Remembering the fallen this Anzac Day

Peter C.McCarthy

FRIENDS: Phoenix and Indigo show off their artful creations at the parade.

Happy faces and Easter hats on display at Johns River Public

EXCITMENT: Macey and Nan Kylie in the classroom working on one of Macey's work tasks.

Celebration: young and old come together back at school

Laura Telford

Gentle giant: Crusher is a great Dane cross and needs to be adopted by a family with large breed experience.

Big lad with a heart of gold

RSPCA Shelter Port Macquarie

FRIENDS: Phoenix and Indigo show off their artful creations at the parade.

Happy faces and Easter hats on display at Johns River Public

@richs_wet_socks

Through Your Eyes: Camden Haven shines in coloured sky

Toni Childs

Whats On around the traps April 19-25, 2019

Sara Storer: Country music star brings her latest album Raindance to Laurieton United Services Club on Thursday, May 2 at 7.30pm. Tickets $35 and $20 under-16.

Sara Storer brings her Raindance to LUSC

EXCITMENT: Macey and Nan Kylie in the classroom working on one of Macey's work tasks.

Celebration: young and old come together back at school

Laura Telford

Recipe: courtesy of Sydney Seafood School. Photo: Franz Scheurer

Cuttlefish with chorizo and potatoes, pan-fried

How the python managed to get the drop on the tawny frogmouth is currently unknown

Watch a python devour a tawny frogmouth

Stephen Katte

Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris. Photo: Thibault Camus/AP

See inside fire-ravaged Notre Dame

Picture: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Can Scott Morrison's Liberals win in May?

Ian Tulloch
12m ago

Body shrinkage - the long and the short of it

John Malouff

I'd love to have a beer with ScoMo: Prime Minister Scott Morrison meets locals at Molly Malone's Irish Pub in Devonport, Tasmania on Wednesday, April 17. There's been lots of froth and bubble during the election campaign but not much of substance. Photo: AAP

Campaign fails to inspire cynical electorate

John Hewson

YOUR SAY: Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia is on the lookout for older Australians to be part of its 2019 Federal Election Panel. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Federal election: Be a voice for older Australians

AN ILLNESS: On average, one in four people experience anxiety at some stage in their life. Photo: Shutterstock.

Almost a decade wait for anxiety treatment

Samara Ross

"Who would have thought it?": Prolific singer-songwriter Brian Cadd, once described as "Australia's answer to Quincy Jones", marvels at a lifetime in the music business. His latest album, recorded in Nashville, is Silver City.

Brian Cadd rocks his babies

John Piggott

The wait times for elective surgeries have risen, with half of all patients waiting 40 days or more.

Surgery wait times worse than ever: report

2hrs ago

Animal welfare protesters will hold rallies against jumps racing at the Oakbank Steeplechase.

Protesters to target SA racing event

Bill Shorten is laying the blame for workers' pay cuts at the feet of Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Workers losing hundreds over Easter: Labor

Labor leader Bill Shorten is getting plenty of likes on Facebook.

Election2019 is a social media battle, too

The PM will start Saturday with the Good Friday truce ending and the election battle reigniting.

Morrison zeros in on health campaign focus

Matt Coughlan

The officer was stabbed at Sydney's Central Station and one man was arrested at the scene.

Police officer stabbed at Sydney's Central

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murdering Brisbane doctor Luping Zeng.

Three charged for Brisbane doctor's murder

Perry Duffin and Aaron Bunch

About 650 tonnes of seafood are expected to be sold at Sydney Fish Market on Good Friday.

Seafood frenzy a sign of faith this Easter

Heather McNab

Laura Hassan and Emma Mudford, both of NSW Department of Primary Industries.

All the photos from Agribuzz at the Royal

Hannah Powe
42m ago

Langdene's National August shorn pair from Dunedoo, and Nerstane's RAS March shorn pair from Woolbrook.

Look out Bendigo national pairs, Langdene to return

Mark Griggs

Jack and Georgia Laurie from Knowla Angus, Moppy, with Emma Johnston, Wallanbah, Gloucester, and Wacey Townsend of Albert, Canada.

AuctionsPlus supports farmers at the Royal | Photos

Hannah Powe

Australians aren't letting travel costs stop their holiday fun.

Travelling Aussies pay top dollar for their accommodation

Get your Game of Thrones fix in person, on site

Beautifully presented: Le Petit Flot’s prawn-and-avocado salad is one of chef Colin Yee's creations, which are all to kill for.

Sydney's heart opens up

JOHN ROZENTALS

Sign of Damage: Paint flaking away and cracks in ceilings can often be a sign of damage to plaster. This can present a risk especially if the plasterboard is pulling away from the wall or ceiling stud behind it. Photo: Hayley Mills.

The problem with plaster

Get crafty this Easter

Naturally festive eggs

Recipe: courtesy of Sydney Seafood School. Photo: Franz Scheurer

Cuttlefish with chorizo and potatoes, pan-fried