THREE talented students from St Joseph’s Primary School (SJPS) in Laurieton are gearing up for an exciting journey to Brisbane in November. SJPS students Gideon, Willem and Harry, alongside their dedicated science teacher Alfina Jackson, will participate in the STEM…
FIFTY years ago a group of surf life savers from Soldiers Beach on the Central Coast embarked on a groundbreaking journey from Sydney to Coolangatta by sea to showcase the effectiveness and versatility of inflatable rescue boats (IRBs). Last week…
DON Kuchel’s enchantment with orchids began more than fifteen years ago after a serendipitous encounter with a nursery in the Northern Rivers. “While travelling from Lismore to Ballina, I came across a small nursery and decided to look around,” Don…
RESIDENTS turned out in significant numbers for the Hasting Residents Association’s (HRA) final public candidate meeting, a mayoral debate held at Port City Bowling Club. The forum, attended by mayoral candidates Mark Hornshaw, Nik Lipovac and Lauren Edwards, offered a…
MOST of the candidates and volunteers handing out “how to vote” cards at the North Haven pre-poll centre at the start of this week, say there were several common themes among the questions they were asked. They were that people…
FAY and Kevin Fisher have been sweethearts since they met at the tender age of fourteen. They officially started “courting” a few years after that initial meeting in Ultimo, Sydney, and were married on 10 September, 1954, at Darlinghurst. Advertise…
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…
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,…