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Thomas and Sarah Martin with the Graham Street library in Kendall.

Kendall resident says books are 'keys to life'

Liz Langdale

Camden Haven's Tony Miller receives his accolade from Member of Port Macquarie Leslie Williams at the Mid North Coast Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence on Saturday, June 15.

Enhanced engagement for community's benefit

Liz Langdale

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

Thomas and Sarah Martin with the Graham Street library in Kendall.

Kendall resident says books are 'keys to life'

Liz Langdale

Camden Haven's Tony Miller receives his accolade from Member of Port Macquarie Leslie Williams at the Mid North Coast Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence on Saturday, June 15.

Enhanced engagement for community's benefit

Liz Langdale

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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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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

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Ruth Lewis

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Thomas and Sarah Martin with the Graham Street library in Kendall.

Kendall resident says books are 'keys to life'

Liz Langdale

Camden Haven's Tony Miller receives his accolade from Member of Port Macquarie Leslie Williams at the Mid North Coast Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence on Saturday, June 15.

Enhanced engagement for community's benefit

Liz Langdale

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

Thomas and Sarah Martin with the Graham Street library in Kendall.

Kendall resident says books are 'keys to life'

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

CLOSE ENCOUNTER: A humpback whale breaches spectacularly in front of Dean Sorley's kayak in Fingal Bay last week. Picture: Dean Sorley

Imagine being in this kayak

2hrs ago

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

Liz Langdale

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

All sources of water must be protected now

OPINION
All sources of water must be protected now

Robyn King
2hrs ago

NOT JUST WOMEN: Male breast cancer advocate Rob Fincher, who has been living with metastatic breast cancer since 2014, wants to raise community awareness. Picture: Sylvia Liber

OPINION
Most men unaware of breast cancer danger

Jody Lindbeck

IT HAPPENS EVERYWHERE: Just when you think it's safe to go back to the online ticketing site ...

Fake Ukrainian credit cards and pipe monsters

Gareth McKnight

"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

Julie Bishop says grieving families will be relieved four have been charged over the MH17 tragedy.

Charges over MH17 are a relief: Bishop

21m ago

Marise Payne has pledged to examine a UN report into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Aust to look closely at Khashoggi report

23m ago

GAPING GRIEF: Solstice speakers Kathy and Ralph Kelly with photographs of their sons, Thomas and Stuart, forever lost to them. Picture: FAIRFAX

'Don't wait until it's too late to be kind'

51m ago

Paul Guard's parents Jill and Roger died on MH17 when it was shot down by a missile over Ukraine.

Grieving son sees value in MH17 trial

1hr ago

Charges laid over polo pony deaths

Charges laid over polo pony deaths

Caitlin Jarvis
1hr ago

CLOSE ENCOUNTER: A humpback whale breaches spectacularly in front of Dean Sorley's kayak in Fingal Bay last week. Picture: Dean Sorley

Imagine being in this kayak

Phoebe Moloney
2hrs ago

SET GRUNT FREE: Victorian MP Tim Quilty has thrown his support behind Grunt the pig, pictured with owner Matthew Evans. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

Grunt the pig gets support from Victorian MP

Vivienne Jones
2hrs ago

A landmark study shows that there are economic benefits to early childhood education.

Economic benefit of early education: study

Rebecca Gredley

Hear Them Raw has officially launched with a new episode dropping every Thursday.

The Land launches its first podcast

21m ago

An agricultural worker is vaccinated against Q fever by a nurse. Photo: Vicky Hughson

Calls for government to remedy Q fever vaccination outreach

Hannah Sparks
1hr ago

Bit of a give-away - These clipped ears were a obvious to bystanders at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange at Casino, who reported the potential for cattle theft to police. Photo by NSW Police Media.

Police arrest cattle duffer at saleyards

1hr ago

Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Holidays with the 'host factor'

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