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Day on the greens: Gwen Saunders and Doug Paul were fierce rivals during Tuesday's mixed triples.

Bowlers soaking up the atmosphere

Peter Daniels

Ready to fire: Shanene Matthews warming up just before her run scoring hit. Photo: Jo-Anne Critchley

Tough battle in softball showdown

Great effort: Camden Haven Cricket Club first graders Liam Adelt and Layton Gray have helped lift the side to a win on Saturday.

Big win for Camden Haven in first grade clash

Peter Daniels

Day on the greens: Gwen Saunders and Doug Paul were fierce rivals during Tuesday's mixed triples.

Bowlers soaking up the atmosphere

On their way: Wauchope-Bonny Hills Surf Life Saving Club's under-19 girls crew will head to the world lifesaving championships in Adelaide next weekend. Photo: supplied

Flat out: Local crew chases world lifesaving success at Glenelg

Paul Jobber

Youngest crew: Donna Hamilton holding Bella Fede with fellow nippers Casey Howarth, Brook Moir, Lyla Moir, Kash Harris, Ivy McDonald, Gemma Fowler, Cameron Gunn, Billy Scott and Kailin Daley.

Nippers share the limelight at surf club flag raising ceremony

Peter Daniels

TOY RUN: Aden Harris, Chris Jackson, Greg Cocking, Mark Kelly and John Edwards ready to help families in need. PHOTO: Laura Telford.

HOGs join Salvos toy run to help families in need this Christmas

Laura Telford

HISTORIC MOTORCYCLE MOMENT: Bikers rode from Wauchope to Gingers Creek for the John Oxley Bicentennial ride and were met by members of Wauchope District Historical Society in costume.

On your bike as Moto Fest revs up Wauchope

Skye and Willow Powick.

Fundraising quest to give Willow the gift of sound

Tracey Fairhurst

TOY RUN: Aden Harris, Chris Jackson, Greg Cocking, Mark Kelly and John Edwards ready to help families in need. PHOTO: Laura Telford.

HOGs join Salvos toy run to help families in need this Christmas

BOOK CLUB: The Port Macquarie library is hosting its annual 2nd Tuesday Book Club next week. Photo: Laura Telford.

Book club event a real page-turner

Laura Telford

Willow Powick.

Retro sounds at Kew for little Willow

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

Blast from the past as community celebrates bicentenary

Tracey Fairhurst

Community invited to celebrate 200 years of history

Dance group: The Birpai Mitjian dance group in action at a recent event. The group will be front and centre during Sunday's John Oxley Bicentenary family-friendly event on Town Green.

Cultural connections for community bicentenary celebration

Peter Daniels

SCOTTISH FLAIR: See the spectacular Royal Edinburgh Tattoo when the Celtic cruise stops in Scotland.

See the best of British and more on a Celtic cruise

Ready for war: Aged just eighteen, Mr Tony Ostler enlisted and then served our country in the Second World War fighting for the freedoms that we take for granted today.

We will remember

Brooke Hodgson

A sunset bath in Botswana is enjoyed by a pair of elephants

An exhilarating brush with danger in deep Botswana

Jennie Dicker

SCOTTISH FLAIR: See the spectacular Royal Edinburgh Tattoo when the Celtic cruise stops in Scotland.

See the best of British and more on a Celtic cruise

Loving Laurieton: Fiona Radford and Steve Writer are very happy to be here. They bring with them their business acumen along with innovative and unique products.

Now on the right on track

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Read Mid North Coast Now here

Ruth Lewis

ON THE HORIZON: Realtair managing director Peter Matthews says the real estate cliche, ‘location, location, location’ is ever present when water is concerned. Hot spots such as cafe strips and transport services are areas that provide lifestyle to add further value to the water.

Bringing alive your coastal dream

Lydia Roberts

Read this week’s Domain here

Ruth Lewis

Panoramic ocean views

House of the week

GO GREEN: Tim Nott, Maria Doherty, Melinda Losh and Nigel Urwin are excited about the Showcase next March. Photo: Laura Telford.

Showcase to highlight sustainability actions in our community

Laura Telford

TOY RUN: Aden Harris, Chris Jackson, Greg Cocking, Mark Kelly and John Edwards ready to help families in need. PHOTO: Laura Telford.

HOGs join Salvos toy run to help families in need this Christmas

Laura Telford

Finalists line up for 2019 Australian of the Year awards

GO GREEN: Tim Nott, Maria Doherty, Melinda Losh and Nigel Urwin are excited about the Showcase next March. Photo: Laura Telford.

Showcase to highlight sustainability actions in our community

Well done: Regional operations manager Northern Rivers John Murray, right, presenting Gordon Gray his long service medal.

Marine rescue duo presented long service awards

Peter Daniels

Bernadette Black

Teen parent advocate named Tasmanian Australian of the Year

Day on the greens: Gwen Saunders and Doug Paul were fierce rivals during Tuesday's mixed triples.

Bowlers soaking up the atmosphere

Happy birthday: Some of the organisers and volunteers involved with the successful Orange Sky Laundry.

Volunteers celebrate 12 months of Orange Sky Laundry success

Youngest crew: Donna Hamilton holding Bella Fede with fellow nippers Casey Howarth, Brook Moir, Lyla Moir, Kash Harris, Ivy McDonald, Gemma Fowler, Cameron Gunn, Billy Scott and Kailin Daley.

Nippers share the limelight at surf club flag raising ceremony

Murray Fisher from Bowraville displays his 2004 Harley Davidson at Moto Fest.

Family-friendly motorcycle day revs up at Wauchope

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Michelle Mexon

Ogier takes advantage of WRC start time

Practice is over, now it’s ‘rally’ real

When the World Rally Championship comes to town

Mayor Peta Pinson: Council has created a Residents’ Guide that provides information on how to access a range of community services.

Column: It’s time for local heroes to be lauded

Port Macquarie mayor Peta Pinson

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LETTER: Where to for our koalas?

Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams: The Liberals and Nationals recognised the need to reduce costs associated with these popular vehicles.

Caravan owners get big rego relief

Member for Port Macquarie Leslie Williams

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

'Freedom matters': Turnbull strikes back

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Bali Nine drug smuggler Renae Lawrence remained silent after arriving in Brisbane.

Renae Lawrence's mum: 'nothing to say'

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Battery rebates in Labor power plans

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Business Council of Australia chairman Grant King has mourned the axed National Energy Guarantee.

Big business laments NEG in front of PM

Victoria's major political parties will reveal the costings of state election promises on Thursday.

Major Vic parties reveal crucial costings

Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer will continue his evidence to the banking royal commission on Thursday.

Banks can provide advice: Westpac boss

Megan Neil

Catholic Archbishop Julian Porteous says Tasmania's gender bill isn't based on "biological facts".

Tas gender law push hits upper house

Ethan James

Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath has announced an expansion of the definition of murder in Queensland.

Qld moves to charge more with child murder

A bellowing good time on Scotland’s west coast

Rochelle Tubb

The exterior facade of the QT building is a mixture of old and new.

Being a tourist in my own city and seeing it in a whole new light

Scott McRae

Old bottles of madeira … richly flavoured and seductive.

Life is but a SeaDream

John Rozentals

AS GOOD AS NEW: Has your rusty metal fence seen better days? Give it a lick of specialty paint before the silly season arrives.

Spruce up before summer

“If aggressive prostate cancer is picked up early, the prognosis is usually excellent with a combination of surgery, radiotherapy or both, with a 15-year survival rate in over 80 to 90 percent of men for some tumours,” Nathan said.

Get in the Mo about prostate cancer

Healthshare

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