POLICE are appealing for public information and dashcam footage as they investigate the death of a man whose body was found near the Stewarts River Bridge on Sunday. Officers were called to the highway 13 kilometres south of Kew around…
A SOLEMN Remembrance Day service was held at the Laurieton War Memorial on Monday, 11 November, hosted by the Laurieton RSL sub-Branch. More than 100 people gathered at the cenotaph at Laurie Park to commemorate Australians who have served in…
MORE than a year has passed since Member for Port Macquarie Leslie Williams tabled the signatures of 16,000 Camden Haven residents in parliament, calling for improvements to the “Ghost Road” intersection. In that time, Mrs Williams and the Bonny Hills…
NSW OPPOSITION Leader Mark Speakman spent two days in the Port Macquarie electorate this week, inspecting various community projects and connecting with local business members. Mr Speakman was joined on the visit by Member for Port Macquarie Leslie Williams and…
TEACHERS in Australia’s largest school system have agreed to a three-year pay deal that includes better working conditions, ending the prospect of a damaging industrial dispute with the NSW government. The NSW Teachers Federation signed the wage deal, which includes…
THE Camden Haven unit of the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) has responded to 236 call outs in the past twelve months. The local service, based on Norman Street, Laurieton, covers an area from Johns River to Lake Innes, offering…
THE annual Hannam Vale Open Garden and Market Day has been a beloved community tradition for more than two decades. This year’s celebration was held on Sunday, 27 October at Hannam Vale Recreation Reserve, attracting locals and visitors from far…
THERE has been plenty of interest in researcher Ian Richardson’s discovery that Bonny Hills took on its name in 1948 – and not 1947 as previously thought. As explained in last week’s News Of The Area, the township used to…
NANS and pops returned to the playground at Laurieton Public School (PS) on Wednesday, 23 October for Grandparents Day. The occasion recognised grandparents and their roles in our lives, with many staff and students labelling it one of the most…
WORKERS across hospitals and health departments in NSW will receive a pay bump while nurses and midwives continue to negotiate for better wages and conditions. More than 50,000 cleaners, scientists, security staff, psychologists, wardspeople and other professionals at public hospitals…