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Fire brought under control at Herons Creek

Liz Langdale

Bruce Porter Reserve: Photo: Julia Reynolds.

Bruce Porter Reserve targeted by vandals

Liz Langdale

New friendships formed at seniors celebration

Liz Langdale

Part of the usual haul collected from along the Laurieton river front by a small group of dedicated volunteers in 2018.

Roll up your sleeves to help keep the area clean

Liz Langdale

Vote for your Country Championships fashion favourite

Tracey Fairhurst

Valuable experience: Port Macquarie Gastroenterology director Dr Stuart Kostalas and Professor Takashi Toyonaga at Port Macquarie Private Hospital.

International expert mentors Port Macquarie specialist

Lisa Tisdell

Cut plastic rings up so they don't choke wildlife, says one reader.

Warning after bird is choked by plastic

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Fire brought under control at Herons Creek

Liz Langdale

Bruce Porter Reserve: Photo: Julia Reynolds.

Bruce Porter Reserve targeted by vandals

Liz Langdale

Vote for your Country Championships fashion favourite

Star batter Jordan Grieve dodges an inside fastball. Photo: Jo Critchley.

Lawyers turnaround the game to win over Diamonds

Tom Critchley

Winner: Lucciola Belle stormed home to win the $150,000 Country Championships Qualifier (1200m) in Port Macquarie. Photo: Tracey Fairhurst

Lucciola Belle storms home to earn a place at Randwick final

Ray Hickson

HEINOUS: A car has deliberatly sought to ruin the field.

Sporting fields vandalised in heinous act at Lake Cathie

Laura Telford

Star batter Jordan Grieve dodges an inside fastball. Photo: Jo Critchley.

Lawyers turnaround the game to win over Diamonds

Our Berkley Pic of the Week is Kate Shelton with this solid kingfish she recently caught off Plomer on a live bait.

Stay on the move to avoid weed

Jason Isaac

Paige Hudson serves up an ace achievement

Liz Langdale

Part of the usual haul collected from along the Laurieton river front by a small group of dedicated volunteers in 2018.

Roll up your sleeves to help keep the area clean

Liz Langdale

Quota International Camden Haven president Barbara Jackson and Vice Chancellor of Charles Sturt University Professor Heather Cavanagh at the 2018 event.

Call for better balance at International Women’s Day

Liz Langdale

Moorea Boyle and Bruce Wilson met through the Heart Health NSW group at Laurieton.

Heart Health group pumps love into its members

Liz Langdale

Part of the usual haul collected from along the Laurieton river front by a small group of dedicated volunteers in 2018.

Roll up your sleeves to help keep the area clean

Kicking goals: Camden Haven Bombers at a previous training session with visiting Sydney Swans players. Photo supplied by Dylan Luke

Sydney Swans set to take the Bombers under wing

Robert Dougherty

A lost art reinvigorated with exhibition at the Glasshouse

Laura Telford

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

COLOUR BURST: Capture the splendour of Japan’s autumnal colours on a 16-night cruise.

Fall in love with Japan on this autumn cruise

Geraldine Cardozo

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Read Mid North Coast Now here

Ruth Lewis

Care: Michael Treacy with his Mum, Penny and carer Geoff Collett from local disability service provider ACES.

NDIS changing lives

Brooke Hodgson

COLOUR BURST: Capture the splendour of Japan’s autumnal colours on a 16-night cruise.

Fall in love with Japan on this autumn cruise

Ready: Top row (L-R) Ava Hartog & Evie Millgate. Bottom row (L-R) Mitchell Hoare, Curtis Ansell, Fynn Smith, Ciara Hoare, Eliza Smith, Kenzie Johnson & Kiera Ansell.

It’s the final countdown for the start of school

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Local mechanics: The friendly team at M&H Mechanical always strive for 100 per cent customer satisfaction.

It’s all about the customers here

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Promise of an idyllic lifestyle

House of the week

Map of auctions and homes open for inspection: February 15 – February 21, 2019

Ruth Lewis

Read this week’s Domain here

Ruth Lewis

New friendships formed at seniors celebration

Liz Langdale

Part of the usual haul collected from along the Laurieton river front by a small group of dedicated volunteers in 2018.

Roll up your sleeves to help keep the area clean

Liz Langdale

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Through Your Eyes: striking shots spark attention

Laura Telford

New friendships formed at seniors celebration

Paige Hudson serves up an ace achievement

Liz Langdale

Dragon boaters on fire as they power through event

Vote for your Country Championships fashion favourite

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Through Your Eyes: striking shots spark attention

Paige Hudson serves up an ace achievement

Safety first: Judy Brown and YFCC health promotion officer Jasmin Dunn celebrate National Condom Day. Picture: Brodie Weeding

Sexual health app launched on National Condom Day

Two utes valued at $300k among treasures lost in container spill

Max McKinney

BUTTERFLY: Eliana Pagotto, Brooke Instrell and Laci Garvey from Lake Cathie Public School relax between races.

Making a splash and fast dash at district meet

Laura Telford

Wild wonders of the world embraced by students

Red carpet rolled out to celebrate seniors in style

Liz Langdale

Picture: AAP Image/Joel Carrett

Can the community ever trust banks again?

Dr Liam Lenten
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Transparency needed over use of public funds

Parents need support, not punishment

Zoë Wundenberg

‘I stopped breathing’: Water safety skills ‘vital’ for seniors

Geraldine Cardozo

INVISIBLE EXERCISE: See how your pelvic floor works and the proper way to exercise it in free 3D animated videos.

Ladies, it’s time to exercise that pelvic floor – you too guys

Eileen Wood

SALT OF THE EARTH: Landcare volunteer Graeme Stevenson was one of three finalists in the prestigious Bob Hawke Landcare Award last year.

Job well dung for poo-ologist

Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Australia's major political parties were hit by a sophisticated cyber attack earlier this month.

China rejects Australian hacking claims

44m ago

Tony Mokbel was attacked in Victoria's maximum security Barwon Prison by two other inmates.

Vic govt orders review of Mokbel attack

47m ago

Memorial: Susan Templeman MP (left), Mary Lyons-Buckett and John Leek at the cemetery where Mr Whirlpool is buried in an unmarked grave. Picture: Supplied

An unmarked grave, no headstone and he was our first VC recipient

2hrs ago

Leading Age Services Australia will appear before the aged care royal commission on Tuesday.

Aged-care providers to appear at inquiry

Australia's border authorities have admitted making mistakes in relation to Hakeem al-Araibi.

Authorities admit mistakes over Hakeem

Daniel McCulloch

Victorian councils are scrambling to prevent recyclable waste being dumped in landfill.

Call to negotiate better waste contracts

Scientists have found serious problems with the management of the Murray-Darling river system.

NSW fish deaths blamed on water overuse

Senator Jordon Steele-John welcomes a motion in favour of the Disability Abuse Royal Commission.

Pressure continues for disability inquiry

Paul Osborne

Tim and John Dougherty on the Clarence River south of Tabulam have already moved to destock in the wake of damaging bushfires that continue to burn.

Fire survivors praise rapid response

Jamie Brown

Scientists have found serious problems with the management of the Murray-Darling river system.

Excess water use key in NSW fish kills

Dominica Sanda

Merino winners: Matt and Bec Hewitt with their son, Joey, Allamby, Gunning and their Tallawong/Yarrawonga/Stockton-blood November-shorn maiden ewes. Photo: Rachael Webb

Reduced flock numbers led to ewe comp success

Stephen Burns

Four Points: One of last pieces of the jigsaw.

Chippendale shows a more modern side

John Rozentals

Parramasala: A vibrant cross-section of cultures.

Your weekly travel inspiration

Skip the flowers and hit the road with your Valentine

LIVING THE GOOD LIFE: Former police officer Peter Gillett with his dogs on King Island. Picture: Dee Kramer

Island life proves the perfect treatment for former cop

Johanna Baker-Dowdell
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Tough talk: Corey Duggan said men could find it difficult to speak up and ask for help when they were struggling with their mental health, but "opening up" could just save their life. Picture: Marina Neil

'Us blokes, we need help. There are too many of us killing ourselves'

Anita Beaumont

Tough talk: Corey Duggan said men could find it difficult to speak up and ask for help when they were struggling with their mental health, but "opening up" could just save their life. Picture: Marina Neil

'Us blokes, we need help. There are too many of us killing ourselves'

Anita Beaumont