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Two ladies in need of loving families

Two ladies in need of loving families

RSPCA Shelter Port Macquarie

RISING STAR: Angus Gill (centre) on stage at the Nashville Grand Ole Opry with TV star Charles Esten and his band.

WHAT'S ONSinger Angus to raise funds for firies at album launch

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Anglican church a safe place to grieve this Christmas

WHAT'S ONAnglican church a safe place to grieve this Christmas

Laura Telford

Smoke continues: The Rural Fire Service says smoke will continue to impact across the Mid-North Coast while a number of bushfires continue to burn.

Fires, smoke continue as rainfall falls well below average

Peter Daniels

Ride for Country Kids 2019.

Ride off into the sunset for kids

Fun for the family: Don't miss Carols by the Lake on Saturday, December 7 from 5.30pm.

Unite in Christmas song at Carols by the Lake

JOIN IN: The Laurieton Swimming Club is a great opportunity for kids to have fun and enjoy the water.

Swimming season begins with lots of personal records broken

Laura Telford

Two ladies in need of loving families

Two ladies in need of loving families

RSPCA Shelter Port Macquarie

RISING STAR: Angus Gill (centre) on stage at the Nashville Grand Ole Opry with TV star Charles Esten and his band.

WHAT'S ONSinger Angus to raise funds for firies at album launch

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Rare chance to beat China at its own game

REAL AUSTRALIARare chance to beat China at its own game

Nice catch: Our Berkley Pic of the Week is Brodie Thorn with a solid bass he recently scored on a surface lure. Photo supplied

Feast of blue swimmers in the Hastings

Jason Isaac
2hrs ago

Good to go: NSWTA general manager Dean Russell and Anna Gleeson at Thursday's launch.

Air quality poses challenges for 2019 NSW State Cup

Paul Jobber

SWIM: Cassie Pensini with her son Rali Pensini ready for a dip in the pool.

Swim club celebrates 50 years in the pool

Laura Telford

Nice catch: Our Berkley Pic of the Week is Brodie Thorn with a solid bass he recently scored on a surface lure. Photo supplied

Feast of blue swimmers in the Hastings

2hrs ago

JOIN IN: The Laurieton Swimming Club is a great opportunity for kids to have fun and enjoy the water.

Swimming season begins with lots of personal records broken

Laura Telford

KARATE: Sempai Jade Hilton, Shihan Peter Becroft, Sempai Jay Iveli and Sempai Patrick Fisher on the day.

Kew karate champions attain black belt status

Laura Telford

Stress-free guide to seven days in New Zealand

Stress-free guide to seven days in New Zealand

Hannah Warren

DREAM: What a way to arrive in Budapest - on this luxurious river cruise ship.

Enter now: win a $27,000 European river cruise for two

Joanne Crawford

There is another side to La La Land. A secret side. Picture: Shutterstock

Discovering the beautiful, dark past of Los Angeles

Bernadette Chua

RISING STAR: Angus Gill (centre) on stage at the Nashville Grand Ole Opry with TV star Charles Esten and his band.

WHAT'S ONSinger Angus to raise funds for firies at album launch

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Fun for the family: Don't miss Carols by the Lake on Saturday, December 7 from 5.30pm.

Unite in Christmas song at Carols by the Lake

Come and join in a festive advent concert in Kendall

Come and join in a festive advent concert in Kendall

Laura Telford

RISING STAR: Angus Gill (centre) on stage at the Nashville Grand Ole Opry with TV star Charles Esten and his band.

WHAT'S ONSinger Angus to raise funds for firies at album launch

CHEER: Get into the Christmas spirit on December 8.

Come and join carols under the stars at Bonny Hills

Laura Telford

HELP OTHERS: Pauline Hoad hopes the community responds to the annual bag collection. PHOTO: Laura Telford.

Donate a bag and give a little dignity this festive season

Laura Telford

New tastes: Ilke Leslie and Anna Witte are pleased with the new menu at their Bavarian Restaurant, 1969. Photos supplied by Port Macquarie Museum

Pilot for million dollar tourist promotion

Port Macquarie Museum

Thank you: Archdeacon Warr is presented with part of the cedar bedroom suite gifted to him by parishioners on his retirement, 1969. Photo from Port Macquarie Museum.

Parishioners thank retiring Archdeacon

Port Macquarie Museum

Solemn occasion: Returned service men at the Port Macquarie war memorial re-dedication ceremony, 1969. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum

War memorial dedication

Port Macquarie Museum

The Peace Shack Four: Anick, Suzanne, Kate and Siobhan are here to help you grow in happiness and joy, be supported and not alone and share with others.

Your place of peace is here

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Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

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The time leading up to Christmas is rife with offers too good to resist. So make the most of them early, like this Nokia phone offer from Pennytel, which can help you prepare for the good times ahead and even finish your shopping.

'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

The Peace Shack Four: Anick, Suzanne, Kate and Siobhan are here to help you grow in happiness and joy, be supported and not alone and share with others.

Your place of peace is here

HAND UP: Collaborative AI, in which people and AI team up, will change the way we work.

Collaborate: AI can be your friend

Ben Jackson

DISCOVERY: Encouraging curiosity and creativity instils confidence and interest in learning.

Intervene early for a life of learning

Jen Walker

Read the latest Domain here

Read the latest Domain here

Ruth Lewis

Luxury family living

Luxury family living

House of the week

The perfect get-away retreat

The perfect get-away retreat

House of the Week

Two ladies in need of loving families

Two ladies in need of loving families

RSPCA Shelter Port Macquarie

Ride for Country Kids 2019.

Ride off into the sunset for kids

Fun for the family: Don't miss Carols by the Lake on Saturday, December 7 from 5.30pm.

Unite in Christmas song at Carols by the Lake

Two ladies in need of loving families

Two ladies in need of loving families

Colourful: This colour slide was donated to the Port Macquarie Historical Society by from colour slide donated by Lionel Gilbert.

How traditional back burning could revive Christmas Bells plains

Peter Daniels

Get your garden ready for holidays

Get your garden ready for holidays

Trevor Frost

Squeaky? Maybe. But it turns heads, too. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAThe squeaky wheel (aka local media) gets the oil

Good to go: NSWTA general manager Dean Russell and Anna Gleeson at Thursday's launch.

Air quality poses challenges for 2019 NSW State Cup

Ride for Country Kids 2019.

Ride off into the sunset for kids

Naomi Wolf, who has taken aim at Angus Taylor. Picture: Getty Images

'Just to be clear, I'm Naomi Wolf. I was not in Oxford in 1991': A midnight call to Canberra

Rare chance to beat China at its own game

REAL AUSTRALIARare chance to beat China at its own game

Derek Barry

Terry Hickson has been found guilty of murdering a Sydney bookmaker 30 years ago.

Man found guilty of bookie's 1989 murder

Margaret Scheikowski

Three people have been charged over Australia's largest onshore methamphetamine seizure.

Customs brokers charged over $1b meth haul

Benita Kolovos

Scott Morrison is sacking five department heads in a major shake-up of the public service.

Morrison swings axe through public service

Daniel McCulloch

Squeaky? Maybe. But it turns heads, too. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAThe squeaky wheel (aka local media) gets the oil

Psychology keeps blood donations flowing

Psychology keeps blood donations flowing

John Malouff

Forging ahead: A classroom in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. A recent survey shows Australian students lag more than three years behind their Chinese counterparts in maths. Picture: Shutterstock

We need to do much better with our schools

John Hewson

Purple Our World and World Pancreatic Cancer Day chair Jessica Abelsohn with her mum Rochelle Goulburn at Jessicas wedding, just four months before Rochelle died from pancreatic cancer.

Do you know the symptoms of pancreatic cancer?

Geraldine Cardozo

GOLDEN OLDIES: See veteran entertainers (l-r) Max Gillies, Normie Rowe and Tony Barber in Senior Moments 2: Remember, Remember.

Yes, you are having another Senior Moment

Geraldine Cardozo

Edgars Mission provides its rescued farm animals with everything they need from a warm coat to a set of wheels.

Make it your mission to visit this sanctuary for rescued farm animals and weary travellers

Sue Preston

Labor leader Anthony Albanese's claim of a $14 billion cut to public education is mostly false.

Labor's school funding claim not clear cut

25m ago

Firefighters in Queensland are on alert with severe fire conditions forecast for this weekend.

Fires rage as heatwave bares down on Qld

39m ago

Laws allowing assisted dying in Western Australia will go back to the lower house on Tuesday.

More work ahead for WA assisted dying laws

53m ago

Bushfires continue to rage in NSW from the south coast all the way to the Queensland border.

NSW 'living in fear' as bushfires rage

59m ago

Adam Cranston and his sister will go on trial in 2020 accused of tax fraud.

Trial for Cranstons' alleged $100m fraud

Luke Costin
1hr ago

Labor NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner wants to win back business after a difficult few years.

Gunner makes pitch to win back NT business

Greg Roberts
1hr ago

A 250,000-hectare bushfire at Gospers Mountain northwest of Sydney has joined two other blazes.

Couple prepare to fight NSW 'megafire'

Heather McNab
1hr ago

Former diplomat John Finnin has been jailed after sending lewd texts.

Ex-diplomat wanted schoolboys for sex

Caroline Schelle
1hr ago

Jason Rainbow is a diesel fitter who has come from Western Australia to work at Cobar. Photo: PJL Group

Labour shortage search turns to skilled farmers

Samantha Townsend

Vendors and agents come together to watch their Annual AuctionsPlus sale.

Online sales stay social

AuctionsPlus

Another dust storm near Dubbo. There are ways to lessen the loss of valuable topsoil in drought conditions. Photo by Rachael Webb.

A smart till to stay on top of erosion risk

John Ellicott

Light from the skylight is diffused by canvas panels. Joinery: Forest Furniture. Images: Ingvar Kenne

Weaving magic

39m ago

FRESH LOOK: While the facade, front bedroom and hallway were restored, the remainder of the property was upgraded with a new, modern extension, adjoining the original front of the house.

Classic Victorian treated to a modern edge

HANG IN THERE: Check out Gemma Patford's top 10 tips for decorating your Christmas tree in a way that celebrates your signature style.

How to decorate a tree with your personal style