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Surgery success: Willow Powick (right) sitting with her surgeon Dr Roberson, with her sister and mum Skye (behind).

Willow's wish comes true after first surgery

Liz Langdale

Winner: $50 million has been allocated to the duplication of Ocean Drive in Port Macquarie.

$50 million Ocean Drive win for Hastings in budget breakdown

Carla Mascarenhas

Yasmin Crane with her sons Riley (left) and Jack (right). The Battle of the Seas event on Sunday, June 23 will raise money for the Crane family as Yasmin battles cancer.

Help bowl over cancer with fundraising event

Liz Langdale

Camden Head man fined for drug possession

Camden Head man fined for drug possession

Liz Langdale

Lake Cathie high on agenda for council meeting

Lake Cathie high on agenda for council meeting

Liz Langdale

Celebration: Camden Haven SLSC was named Club of the Year at the Mid North Coast Awards of Excellence.

Surf awards for outstanding club achievements

Shot: FAWNA says a female red-necked wallaby and joey were shot by an arrow at Lake Innes Road on Sunday.

Kangaroo, joey shot by arrow at Lake Innes Drive

Peter Daniels

Surgery success: Willow Powick (right) sitting with her surgeon Dr Roberson, with her sister and mum Skye (behind).

Willow's wish comes true after first surgery

Liz Langdale

Winner: $50 million has been allocated to the duplication of Ocean Drive in Port Macquarie.

$50 million Ocean Drive win for Hastings in budget breakdown

Carla Mascarenhas

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Celebration: Camden Haven SLSC was named Club of the Year at the Mid North Coast Awards of Excellence.

Surf awards for outstanding club achievements

Zak Houston

Manning Mustangs take on Port Flyers in junior AFL

Michael Roohan

Marty Dures bats his safe hit. Photo: supplied.

Spartans prove too powerful for the Mariners

Tom Critchley

Celebration: Camden Haven SLSC was named Club of the Year at the Mid North Coast Awards of Excellence.

Surf awards for outstanding club achievements

Accolades: (Back) Sempai Anissa Hilton, Sempai Jade Hilton, Shihan Peter Becroft, Patrick Fisher and Sempai Shaun Butcher. (Front) Eric Millgate, Sam Hilton, Sempai Blake Ellis and Jay Iveli.

Students karate chop their way to success

In action: Lillian Sadler.

Group Three players dodge tags to secure a win

Yasmin Crane with her sons Riley (left) and Jack (right). The Battle of the Seas event on Sunday, June 23 will raise money for the Crane family as Yasmin battles cancer.

Help bowl over cancer with fundraising event

Liz Langdale

Movement Studios dancers who performed recently at the Wauchope markets. Photo: supplied.

Help dancers leap to great heights with fundraiser

Liz Langdale

The concert includes a piece which showcases William Jackson on his tuba. Photo: supplied.

Toe-tap along to a magic Broadway music concert

Yasmin Crane with her sons Riley (left) and Jack (right). The Battle of the Seas event on Sunday, June 23 will raise money for the Crane family as Yasmin battles cancer.

Help bowl over cancer with fundraising event

AUTHOR: Steve Matthews will be in Port Macquarie at the end of June.

The Skinny Girl peels back the cover on domestic violence

Laura Telford

Camden Haven Garden Club treasurer Peter Moore.

Love for the gardens which have street appeal

Liz Langdale

Golden anniversary: William and Sylvia Gardiner prepare to cut their 50th Wedding Anniversary cake at a celebration with family and friends, 1969.

Golden anniversary for couple and Quota

Port Macquarie Museum

Special occasion celebrated: Sisters Beth Morcom and Glynnis Wincote at Beths 21st Birthday Party, 1969. Photos supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

May holidays a boom time for Port - 1969

Port Macquarie Museum

Watch your step: Inspecting damage to Cathie Bridge following flooding rain in 1963. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Flood brings down bridge

Port Macquarie Museum

LIGHT FANTASTIC: Chase the Northern Lights or the Auroroa Borealis with The Senior and Travelrite on this Nordic cruise in February 2020.

Join us on Northern Lights cruise

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Ballarat man Lindsay, 69, has been delighted with the service Pennytel has delivered saying, "I won't go with anyone else 'cause I'm happy - you won't get better."

Old-fashioned service brings satisfaction with a smile

LIGHT FANTASTIC: Chase the Northern Lights or the Auroroa Borealis with The Senior and Travelrite on this Nordic cruise in February 2020.

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Bag yourself a bargain this weekend

Six top tips to get the best out of this weekend's garage sales

Ruth Lewis

Bag yourself a bargain this weekend

Six top tips to get the best out of this weekend's garage sales

Ruth Lewis

Read the latest Domain here

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Ruth Lewis

The experts: Panel members include Holiday Coast Credit Unions Matt Lester, Mortgage Choices Gary Owen and Westpacs Kathryn McGuire, who have a combined 90+ years finance experience, with Sovereign Hills Luke Moreta.

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Yasmin Crane with her sons Riley (left) and Jack (right). The Battle of the Seas event on Sunday, June 23 will raise money for the Crane family as Yasmin battles cancer.

Help bowl over cancer with fundraising event

Liz Langdale

Celebration: Camden Haven SLSC was named Club of the Year at the Mid North Coast Awards of Excellence.

Surf awards for outstanding club achievements

Marty Dures bats his safe hit. Photo: supplied.

Spartans prove too powerful for the Mariners

Tom Critchley

Yasmin Crane with her sons Riley (left) and Jack (right). The Battle of the Seas event on Sunday, June 23 will raise money for the Crane family as Yasmin battles cancer.

Help bowl over cancer with fundraising event

The concert includes a piece which showcases William Jackson on his tuba. Photo: supplied.

Toe-tap along to a magic Broadway music concert

AUTHOR: Steve Matthews will be in Port Macquarie at the end of June.

The Skinny Girl peels back the cover on domestic violence

Laura Telford

Australian captain Sam Kerr wrote a letter to her former coach Aaron Holt for saving her football career. Picture: Karleen Minney

Meet the man who saved Sam Kerr's football career

Lake Cathie high on agenda for council meeting

Lake Cathie high on agenda for council meeting

Cadaver dog Bryson found Noel Ingham's remains in the bushland at Dulverton.

He was his mate, his carer and ended up ... his murderer

WHat a whopper: Kate Shelton caught the 14kg bass groper off the coast of Port Macquarie.

Hard-working fishos land whopper charity haul

Donated masterpiece: Mayor Peta Pinson unveiling a $110,000 painting donated by Mid-North Coast artist Sharon Davson (left).

$110,000 artwork gift will be a community showpiece

Robert Dougherty

MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Ulla Inki-Gilabert and Cameron McKinley-Rodgers.

Working with men to overcome domestic violence

Carla Mascarenhas

Lexi Byrne

Through your eyes: soaking up simple pleasures

Laura Telford

Sizzling: Catch award-winning country star Amber Lawrence at Laurieton United Services Club on Friday, June 21, 8.30pm. Tickets at club reception, online via the book tickets button, or call 6559 9110. Adult $30, under-15 $16.

Amber Lawrence has new spark in her step

Vickii Byram

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OPINION
Eddie Betts and Sydney Stacks' impromptu hug is an example of why we embrace sport

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

Memo AFL: crowds will often behave as expected

OPINION
Memo AFL: crowds will often behave as expected

Father Brendan Lee

"Continence Queen" Bev Killick.

When the drip goes beyond a joke

A NATIONAL DISGRACE: Thousands of vulnerably elderly Australians are abused every year.

Financial, physical, psychological, sexual - how do we stop elder abuse?

Eileen Wood

NARROW WASTE LINE: Baby boomers are Australia's least wasteful generation when it comes to food according to a new report.

Boomers leading the way on food waste

NSW has funded all its election commitments and is strongly in surplus, says Dominic Perrottet.

NSW govt intervenes over DV service cuts

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Unit owners in Mascot Towers have been told to pay a special levy worth a total of over $1 million.

Premier invited to Mascot Towers meeting

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The High Court has ruled that a sperm donor is the legal father of a girl.

High Court rules sperm donor is a father

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Mathias Cormann has ruled out bringing parliament forward a week to legislate promised tax cuts.

Cormann blasts Labor MP's recession claim

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Victoria's senate seats have been confirmed with the make-up of the federal parliament now settled.

Morrison faces easier Senate post-election

Marnie Banger and Rebecca Gredley
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Additional security bollards will be installed in Melbourne's Bourke Street mall.

Melbourne's Bourke St gets more bollards

Kaitlyn Offer
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Some women in remote Queensland have been forced to travel long distances to give birth.

Qld bid to keep clinicians in the bush

Sonia Kohlbacher
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Jason Cooper has faced court in Brisbane over the death of Shae Francis.

Qld woman's alleged killer faces court

Warren Barnsley
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Marrington stud's Debbie O'Connor with Marrington Effie N8, the $7000 top-priced stud female at Dubbo National with buyers Ben and Vicki Kell for their Moonthalie Shorthorns, Tumut.

Shorthorn stud females sell to $7000

Mark Griggs
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The footage was captured by animal rights activists in April and May. Picture: ANIMAL LIBERATION

Animal cruelty investigation launched; four staff sacked

Emma D'Agostino
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CWA Walgett president, Jane Friend and secretary Chris Ford drop off a Foodbank hamper to a local resident. Photo supplied.

A temporary supermarket pledged for Walgett

Olivia Calver

Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Holidays with the 'host factor'

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THE MAN: Richard Boyce and Cruise Express has injected some $3 million into the coffers of various rail-restoration societies.

Riding the rails - the slow and steady way

John Rozentals

Compass Hut engages the five senses. Image: Kylie Bell

Planning your next holiday? Check out these deals

John Rozentals

"Consumers in rural and remote areas, like those in any other parts of Australia, should not be paying for speeds that they are not getting," Mr Sims said.

Speed issues with NBN? Here's a guide

Lisa Williamson and her daughter Bonnie competing.

Freak fall motivates mum and daughter to bodybuilding titles

Monique Patterson

TWILIGHT YEARS: Pets are considered senior from seven years of age and can have differing needs to that of their younger selves.

Growing old gracefully: how to care for your senior pet