WITH Local Government Elections fast approaching, residents of Camden Haven will have a unique opportunity to engage with their potential future leaders. An informal Meet the Candidates session for those contesting the position of Port Macquarie-Hastings Mayor has been scheduled…
THE $10 million upgrade of Lorne Road between Kew and Comboyne will begin at the end of the month, four years after funding was first approved. Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (PMHC) has engaged Eire Constructions to seal the two-kilometre section of…
AS PART of national Landcare week, the LUSC Landcare group is inviting interested community members to visit them at work on Friday 9 August. The group will be working at Apex Park near the Dunbogan Bridge and will be on…
PORT Macquarie MP Leslie Williams is taking the NSW Government to task over a “dramatic increase” in boat and personal watercraft (PWC) licence fees. The increases, which came into effect on 1 July, see boat licence fees increase by up…
AT Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s Ordinary July meeting, held at the Laurieton United Services Club, councillors once again delved into the upcoming constitutional referendum slated for the September 2024 Local Government election. The key question posed to the community will be:…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE present Federal Parliament has shown the value of having independent representatives and not just those bound to a party position. The independent members of parliament have proposed and voted on bills after community consultation…
THE iconic Bowraville Theatre became a ‘House of Hope’ on Saturday night as the most prominent internationally known artist ever to perform at the theatre, Toni Childs, delivered her ‘Retrospective’ concert to a full house. Known for her soulful voice…
IN last week’s Nambucca Valley Council meeting, councillors agreed to support several requests to change elements of the Local Environmental Plan 2010 (LEP). One of these, the need for a DA when closing a road, caused more than a few…
REIGNITE Democracy Australia (RDA) Macksville will hold a public meeting with Federal Cowper MP Pat Conaghan on Sunday July 28 at 1pm at the Nambucca Valley Community Arts Centre in Ridge Street, Nambucca Heads. Reignite Democracy Australia describes itself as…
A SMALL group of friends and horse-lovers met at South Arm Hall on Friday morning to trail ride from there to Taylors Arm, where they planned to camp the night. Around ten riders took the trek along South Arm Road,…