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Scholarships for regional students to study Certificate IV through to a PhD

Scholarships for regional students to study Certificate IV through to a PhD

Member for Lyne Dr David Gillepie

In the mix: Can Fletcher Murray go one better at this weekend's North Coast Junior Masters? Photo: supplied

Murray to be in the mix again at North Coast Junior Masters

Paul Jobber

GREAT HONOUR: Donna Baker recieves life membership from the Camden Haven Show Society. Photo: Camden Haven Show Society.

Pony Club president honoured with show society life membership

Robert Dougherty

It's sick: Sludge where there was once water at Lake Cathie. Photo: Lincoln Beddoe, Revive Lake Cathie.

Lake Cathie advocacy groups say waterway is a public health risk

Tracey Fairhurst

Put your artistic mark on our Bicentenary celebrations in 2021

Put your artistic mark on our Bicentenary celebrations in 2021

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council mayor Peta PInson

RETIRING: School principal David Hughes shares a story with kindergarten students.

Retiring principal has enjoyed a three decade love of learning

Robert Dougherty

Bain Park, Wauchope master plan is underway.

Park upgrades to town master plans - council needs community feedback

Scholarships for regional students to study Certificate IV through to a PhD

Scholarships for regional students to study Certificate IV through to a PhD

Member for Lyne Dr David Gillepie

In the mix: Can Fletcher Murray go one better at this weekend's North Coast Junior Masters? Photo: supplied

Murray to be in the mix again at North Coast Junior Masters

Paul Jobber

Speck at Day Street Police Station after a long adventure. Picture: NSW Police.

'Quite the adventure': Yass dog coming home after a 300km journey

Imagine Bendigo's population being hospitalised on the same day

DIGESTImagine Bendigo's population being hospitalised on the same day

A word of warning before celebrating 'biological jujitsu'

DIGESTA word of warning before celebrating 'biological jujitsu'

Have you heard the latest? Photo: file

DIGESTThe pollies are teasing us again

New Victorian coronavirus rule changes to be announced this weekend

New Victorian coronavirus rule changes to be announced this weekend

Photo: File

DIGESTTell mum you'll be home for Christmas

Kim Chappell

An unedifying diplomatic pile-on

DIGESTAn unedifying diplomatic pile-on

Janine Graham

A passenger from a repatriation flight from Singapore makes her way to a bus to hotel quarantine after landing at Canberra airport. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXPLAINERWill we see stranded Aussies at home for Christmas?

Steve Evans

Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONCOVID-19 cases decrease as weather heats up

Jasper Lindell

Australia's Women's T20 World Cup champions have won the Don Award for 2020.

T20 women's world champs win The Don Award

In the mix: Can Fletcher Murray go one better at this weekend's North Coast Junior Masters? Photo: supplied

Murray to be in the mix again at North Coast Junior Masters

Paul Jobber

CHANGE: The BBL, which starts next week, will implement three new radical rule changes. Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images

OPINIONBig Bore League is just not cricket

Howard Kotton

Australia's Women's T20 World Cup champions have won the Don Award for 2020.

T20 women's world champs win The Don Award

Warriors Kiera Trembath waiting to take the ball from Jo Bonny, putting the runner out.

Warriors work for a win against Always Able

On a winner: Our Berkley pic of the week is Kegan Schafer with the leading blackfish for our Penn fish of the year competition - a very healthy 1.52 kilograms.

What's biting? Flathead and whiting are looking for lures

Jason Isaac

"The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

"The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

Small-ship cruise gets green light for Tasmania

Small-ship cruise gets green light for Tasmania

Explore Travel

Australia is mostly open internally, so now's the time to head out on your next adventure. Picture: Shutterstock

Travel advice: the latest on border closures

Explore Travel

A weekend getaway in beautiful Hobart is just what the doctor ordered.

Whitsunday sailing, cut-price Darwin: this week's best travel deals

Explore Travel

SANTA IS ON HIS WAY: Santa (fire captain Ron Morris) and Chamber of Commerce rep Holly Lambert.

Convoy of Christmas cheer tours Camden Haven

Robert Dougherty

Jimmy Barnes will headline the 2021 Red Hot Summer Tour in Port Macquarie.

WHAT'S ONStellar Aussie rock line-up as Port Macquarie lands a Red Hot Summer

Bells toll: Region's community Christmas countdown celebration goes online

WATCHBells toll: Region's community Christmas countdown celebration goes online

SANTA IS ON HIS WAY: Santa (fire captain Ron Morris) and Chamber of Commerce rep Holly Lambert.

Convoy of Christmas cheer tours Camden Haven

The team at Liberty in Port Macquarie will Walk In White on November 29.

WHAT'S ON#WalkInWhite for collective community action against domestic violence

MOVING AHEAD IN 2020: Laurieton Carols will be held, but differently this year.

WHAT'S ONAll's quiet on the Christmas carols front but Laurieton will be on song

Robert Dougherty

Honour: Mervyn Wheeldon receives a telegram sent by the Prime Minister, J.G. Gordon and presented by Harold Green, 1970. Photos: Supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Our past: Westport Public School officially opened - 1970

Port Macquarie Museum

Hats on: Pupils at the Port Macquarie Infant School parade their hats as the percussion band plays.

Wind back to 1970: Council wants lake open

Port Macquarie Museum

Congratulations: Winners of the National Health Week Poster competition, 1970.

Flashback to 1970: Great result for golf in Port Macquarie

Port Macquarie Museum

A perfect hot plan for you

A perfect hot plan for you

Emma Brown

The mighty Murray cruise

The mighty Murray cruise

Emma Brown

Holiday season plans look-up as lockdowns are eased

Holiday season plans look-up as lockdowns are eased

Emma Brown

A perfect hot plan for you

A perfect hot plan for you

Garage Sale Trail kicks off

Garage Sale Trail kicks off

The joys of home shopping in 2020

The joys of home shopping in 2020

Emma Brown

BE EXTRA VIGILANT: Swim Safety Ambassador Laurie Lawrence is calling on pool owners to be more diligent. Photo - supplied.

Don't forget safe gates save lives

BE EXTRA VIGILANT: Swim Safety Ambassador Laurie Lawrence is calling on pool owners to be more diligent. Photo - supplied.

Don't forget safe gates save lives

POSTIVE OUTLOOK: 2021 is set to be a strong year of capital growth in Australian property according to Doron Peleg of RiskWise Property Research. Photo - Shutterstock.

The housing market landscape has shifted quickly

POSTIVE OUTLOOK: 2021 is set to be a strong year of capital growth in Australian property according to Doron Peleg of RiskWise Property Research. Photo - Shutterstock.

The housing market landscape has shifted quickly

SELLING FAST: The average Victorian home is spending just 33 days on the market according to the latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria. Photo - Shutterstock.

Optimism returns to Victoria

Ruth Lewis

COMPROMISE: According to new research, almost half (45%) of Australians say they settled for something other than their perfect home, with the most common compromises including location, home size and price. Photo - Shutterstock.

The highs and lows for Australian house hunters

A dynamic not been seen for years

A dynamic not been seen for years

Scholarships for regional students to study Certificate IV through to a PhD

Scholarships for regional students to study Certificate IV through to a PhD

Member for Lyne Dr David Gillepie

Put your artistic mark on our Bicentenary celebrations in 2021

Put your artistic mark on our Bicentenary celebrations in 2021

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council mayor Peta PInson

Using exercise as medicine at new foreshore gym

WATCHUsing exercise as medicine at new foreshore gym

Scholarships for regional students to study Certificate IV through to a PhD

Scholarships for regional students to study Certificate IV through to a PhD

New reforms will improve access to entitlements for retirees

New reforms will improve access to entitlements for retirees

Member for Port Macquarie Leslie Williams

Over 200m of timber boardwalk was lost and has now been rebuilt by MidCoast Council, together with the replacement of a number of signs.

Popular Cattai wetlands to re-open after fires

Speck at Day Street Police Station after a long adventure. Picture: NSW Police.

'Quite the adventure': Yass dog coming home after a 300km journey

Put your artistic mark on our Bicentenary celebrations in 2021

Put your artistic mark on our Bicentenary celebrations in 2021

Using exercise as medicine at new foreshore gym

WATCHUsing exercise as medicine at new foreshore gym

Shocking vision of the moment a car hits a group of cyclists

Shocking vision of the moment a car hits a group of cyclists

Bells toll: Region's community Christmas countdown celebration goes online

WATCHBells toll: Region's community Christmas countdown celebration goes online

THOSE DAYS: Powderfinger's new compilation Unreleased 1998-2010 features songs written for their most commercially-successful albums.

Powderfinger unlock vault to reveal embarrassment of riches

Josh Leeson

AstraZeneca's vaccine is already being manufactured in Melbourne.

EXPLAINERWhen will we get our COVID-19 jabs?

Steve Evans

Communications Minister Paul Fletcher. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Government's media reform plan rejected by key stakeholders

Harley Dennett

Scholarships for regional students to study Certificate IV through to a PhD

Scholarships for regional students to study Certificate IV through to a PhD

Member for Lyne Dr David Gillepie

Imagine Bendigo's population being hospitalised on the same day

DIGESTImagine Bendigo's population being hospitalised on the same day

Janine Graham

Washpool, SA, cropper Shawn Cadzow out harvesting barley when the lockdown was announced.

REAL AUSTRALIAAg: the definition of resilience

Elizabeth Anderson

LISTEN TO THIS: The winning project holds promise for those who have suffered hearing loss as a result of ageing, among other possible factors.

Hearing loss treatment crowned winner

ONLINE CHECK: There are many charities that deserve your donation this Christmas. But before giving, do a quick check on the ACNC website's Charity Register.

How to avoid charity scams this Christmas

Geraldine Cardozo

Ethicist calls for sexbots for elderly

Ethicist calls for sexbots for elderly

Heidi Strbak has had her new sentence for the manslaughter of her four-year-old son suspended.

Convicted Qld child killer to walk free

WIDE OPEN ROAD: Lake Macquarie City Council confirmed on Friday that the Hunter Joint Planning Panel had approved Costco's Cockle Creek plan.

First regional NSW Costco gets approval

A Toyota HiLux. Photo: Shutterstock

Thousands of Toyota HiLux utes to be recalled

Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan is trusting experts to make the right calls on Fraser Island.

Water bombers slow Fraser Island bushfire

An inmate who escaped a prison near Bathurst on Friday is being hunted by NSW police.

Escaped inmate on the run near Bathurst

Tiffanie Turnbull

KEEP ON TRUCKING: The road transport sector is gearing up for major growth despite an aging workforce and a shortage of drivers.

Want to drive a big truck? There's a driver shortage looming

Vernon Graham

A Sydney quarantine hotel cleaner is likely to have contracted COVID-19 at work.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

Joseph McDonald, 23, has pleaded guilty to murdering his seven-week-old son.

Dad hid in horse shed after killing baby

Gus McCubbing

Bruce Whitsed, Nariel Valley with his pen of 35 Angus weaner steers weighing 348kg sold for $1810.

Grown steers at Corryong top at $2080

Stephen Burns

Nicholas Rogers, Guyra, calls for one more bid as Thomas McGregor, Goulburn, scans the crowd.

NSW agents polish their auction skills | Photos

Karen Bailey

Nicholas Rogers, Guyra, calls for one more bid as Thomas McGregor, Goulburn, scans the crowd.

NSW agents polish their auction skills | Photos

Karen Bailey

Perennial nasturtiums just keep on giving - you can eat the leaves, flower and tubers. Pictures: Hannah Moloney and Shutterstock.

The treasures of perennial nasturtiums

Hannah Moloney

A fruit picking robot named Clive (this is not a picture of Clive) is getting to work this year. Picture: Shutterstock.

OPINIONRobots may be the answer to backpacker fruit-picker shortage

Mathew Dickerson

The Australian retirement income system languishes in the government too-hard basket. Picture: Shutterstock.

Retirement income systems languish in the too-hard basket

Noel Whittaker