THE Kendall Tennis Club has been given a significant financial boost following a $205,000 announcement from the state ...
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Bowel cancer screening initiative launched
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Four teens charged over high school fire
Four teenagers have been charged over a fire that caused $2.5 million damage at a South Kempsey school.
Power workers launch anti-privatisation campaign
Sports clubs left high and dry
Service closes after 30 years
Telecommunications tower campaign continues
PEOPLE living near the proposed telecommunications tower in West Haven are continuing their campaign to stop the project.
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Poisoned chalice: woman hospitalised after drinking wine, ecstasy suspected
She thought she was taking a sip of fine French wine, sharing a toast with family and friends
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The New Zealand welfare model – higher upfront investment for lower social and budget costs – heading to Australia?
When Scott Morrison fronted the National Press Club this week, he was careful to point out that the ...
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Port Macquarie on Instagram: The weekend, February 14-15, 2015
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Entertainment
Leonard Nimoy, Spock of Star Trek, dies aged 83
Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced actor who won a worshipful global following as Mr Spock, the resolutely logical ...
Undercover: news from the book world
MIchael Leunig draws for Peter Carey; a new Sherlock Holmes story; novelists on favourite Australian classics.
Crime thrillers offer subtle drama
Fortitude and Broadchurch are some of the most compelling television programs to watch.
Litbits: Canberra's literary diary
Tim the Yowie Man is launching of his latest book, In the Spirit of Banjo, at Smiths Alternative.
Life & Style
Sponsored: Never stop learning – top reasons to continue your education
Some people have always considered lifelong learning worthwhile and increasingly scientific research is now proving them correct.
Sydney K-12 school races into the future with high-speed technology
Just 12 months ago, bringing the internet into classrooms at Regents Park Christian School often proved a frustrating ...
Emerging Contemporaries at Craft ACT
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See how Australia's biggest listed companies performed this week, and discover the best home loan or deposit rates.
Australia almost top in world ranking of retiree welfare
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Opinion
LETTER: Protest smart
RE: the latest petrol protest. Good idea but I can’t do it.
LETTER: Debt woes
IT makes me wonder what the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is doing about the roads in this area
LETTER: Roads disgrace
IT makes me wonder what the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is doing about the roads in this area
OPINION: Trees go and concrete flows
THE disappointment was heavy in Sandy Hart’s voice.
LETTER: What's it worth?
I READ with interest the Council's plans to purchase the Crown Land for $1 from the State Government.
EDITORIAL: Time for some real politics
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On a huge half acre block this home must be seen to be appreciated.
For sale: 51 Owen Street, Port Macquarie
This property is an easy stroll to beaches, schools, bowls, cafés and the CBD
Apartment of the week: Owen St, Port Macquarie
You can’t beat this one for position - sunny north-east facing unit offering a spacious living area.
For auction: 7 Innes Street, Port Macquarie
Don’t delay as the current owner won’t be returning and has prepared the property for outright sale.
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