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…
MEET Robert Meixner, this week’s Heart of the Haven. Originally from Bavaria in Germany, Robert and his wife Sharon were ‘owner-builders’ while raising their three boys. Having lived in Germany for over 30 years, the pair sold their home and…
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…
IN recent council terms, councillor resignations before the end of their tenure have raised concerns among some community members, who feel this has contributed to instability. The last term also saw former Mayor Peta Pinson unsuccessfully contest the seat of…
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…
VOTERS of Camden Haven will head to the polls tomorrow to elect a new council to represent the Port Macquarie-Hastings region. Twenty-eight candidates have spent the last few weeks campaigning, each hoping to secure a seat in local government. Representing…
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…
MOST of this week’s releases will fly under the radar for most folk, built on moderate budgets and talented though lesser-known players, but there may well be something among these diverse picks that will pique your interest. A remake of…
IMAGINE a galaxy far, far away where pointy-eared aliens roam. For fans of “Star Trek,” that world is none other than Spock’s legendary home, Vulcan. But did you know that a touch of cosmic coincidence has brought us tantalisingly close…