DEAR News Of The Area, MY wife Becky and I last week attended a “meet the candidates” meeting at Port Bowling Club. The format of the meeting allowed us to get a good idea of the policies and personalities involved…
WOMEN and children in the Camden Haven will soon have a new place in which to seek shelter from domestic and family violence. The Core and Cluster refuge is based in Port Macquarie and is named Djiyaganbaa, which means Sister…
THE Camden Haven’s premier event, Slice of Haven, will be back on 25 May 2025. This year the food, wine, beer and music event took a break to refocus, rebuild, refresh, and seek new funding support. Advertise with News of…
A SKATE Jam will be held in Kendall on 15 September to celebrate the opening of its transformed sporting hub. Built on the former Kendall Tennis Club courts on Graham Street, the brightly painted skate space is now breathing life…
VOTERS in the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area (LGA) will head to the polls on Saturday, 14 September. Residents will elect a mayor and eight councillors to represent them on Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. Advertise with News of The Area today.…
PRE-POLL voting in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council election starts on Saturday, 7 September. Six pre-polling places will be open across the local government area, with only one in the Camden Haven. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
THE worst of the winding road between Kendall and Comboyne is now being eliminated as part of the $10m Lorne Road upgrade. Federal Member for Lyne David Gillespie has inspected progress on the site, which is a joint federal and…
MAYORAL candidate Nik Lipovac has reaffirmed his support for converting the decommissioned Country Pines Motel site at Kew into transitional accommodation for individuals facing sudden homelessness. The proposed project, if successful, would provide temporary housing for up to 100 people,…
THE recent Father’s Day weekend provided a perfect opportunity for anglers to take advantage of the warmer weather and enjoy a day out on the water. Fishing enthusiasts across the region reported excellent catches of various species, both freshwater and…
COUNCILLORS have been moved to explain why a final extraordinary meeting of this current term has been cancelled. Port Macquarie-Hastings Council had scheduled the meeting for midday today to consider sending one item on the draft annual financial statements to…