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Sam's inspiring story of survival | video
SIX years ago former police officer and now Port Macquarie local Sam Groves parked her ...
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Tom Berryman swimming fundraiser | Photos
ABOUT 500 people flooded through the gates at the Port Macquarie Olympic Pool complex on ...
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Man faces drugs charges
A PORT Macquarie Man has been charged with drug offences after his car was searched ...
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Hastings jewel returns home
After growing her brand overseas and in capital cities, Samantha Wills' striking pieces will now ...
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Throwback Thursday 2010 | Photos
Do you recognise any faces from August/September 2010?
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Sam's inspiring story of survival | video

SIX years ago former police officer and now Port Macquarie local Sam Groves parked her car and was ...

Fans thirsty for band's return

Popular band Thirsty Merc is still feeling the loss of stage manager Shane Cooper, killed in a car ...

Man dies in farm accident

A REPORT is being prepared for the information of the Coroner following the death of a man on ...

Throwback Thursday 2010 | Photos

Do you recognise any faces from August/September 2010?

Man faces drugs charges

A PORT Macquarie Man has been charged with drug offences after his car was searched by police on ...

Ironman announces one major event for 2016

IRONMAN will be delivered as one major event from 2016 with the announcement both the 70.3 Port Macquarie ...

Bennett's race ready, but he needs a bike

BENNETT Powell has been training long and hard for a chance to compete in front of his hometown ...

Energy job cuts confirmed

ALMOST 40 Essential Energy positions have been declared as unfunded in Port Macquarie after a four-week consultation process.

Hastings jewel returns home

After growing her brand overseas and in capital cities, Samantha Wills' striking pieces will now be available at ...

Volunteers make it happen

Volunteers are pivotal to the success of Ironman 70.3. The call goes out for helping hands at this ...

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Regional Focus

Ann Sherry named No. 1 in 100 Women of Influence

FORMER prison social worker, now Carnival Australia chief executive Ann Sherry, has been named Australia’s most influential woman.

Mercury photographer Sylvia Liber wins Walkley Award

NSW: Evocative photograph of Carrie Jewell-Dugo lands photographer prestigious award.

Firearm fear forces school into lockdown

NSW: Distraught parents gathered outside a school on Thursday after the school was placed in lockdown

Butterfly pendant holds key to dead woman’s identity

NSW: Police hope a pendant found on a woman's body on the South Coast will help identify her.

Local Sport

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Remember this? Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie 2014 | photos

Can you believe it's been 12 months since the Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie 2014 weekend?

Tom Berryman swimming fundraiser | Photos

ABOUT 500 people flooded through the gates at the Port Macquarie Olympic Pool complex on Wednesday night as ...

Junior hero snapshots | Photos

Cricket season got underway with the junior cricket bash.

Swim club rallies for Tom Berryman

PORT Macquarie's close-knit swimming community will rally around one of its own tonight.

Yet another title for Jason English

IF JASON English can't be beaten when he's busted, can he be beaten at all?

Netball all about fun for the Glitterbugs

FOR some ladies, playing netball on a Monday night at Macquarie Park means a get together with friends, ...

TV Guide

National

Voters ready for change under new PM Malcolm Turnbull, poll finds

Voters are hungry for progress on a range of social and environmental issues in the wake of the ...

Doctors warn of dangers of illicit erectile dysfunction pills

With names like African Superman, Man Up Now, Black King Kong and Stallion Pro, there's little mystery about ...

Fourteen speeding fines sent to NSW family after car stolen in Canberra

Penny has received 14 ACT speeding fines in the mail since August. But she is not going to ...

Labor pledges to restore some of Coalition's foreign aid cuts

A Labor government would give Australian aid organisations a boost of $30 million a year to make up ...

Gang-gang: Wildlife and Botanical Artists (WABA) online art gallery opens

Our only regret about ignoring this year's just-completed Floriade (we find boycotting Floriade one of the joys of ...

The secret document that decided Belconnen's future

Taxpayers may never see what Finance Dept spent their money on.

COMMUNITY

Photo-a-day challenge September 2015 | every photo

Here's how the fourth week of out challenge played out.

Port News eEdition

The Port News can be sent straight to your in box three times a week.

Mid North Coast NOW | Edition 2

Bright young stars are shaping the future of the Mid North Coast. Meet them here.

Photo-a-day challenge September 2015 | week 3

Here's how the third week of out challenge played out.

Entertainment

Adolf Hitler's incendiary manifesto Mein Kampf to be republished across Europe

A new critical French translation of Adolf Hitler's political manifesto, Mein Kampf, is underway.

Stephen Fry steps down as host of QI

Time to go, says funnyman Stephen Fry.

Jennifer Lawrence and Boyhood's Richard Linklater drop Sony's The Rosie Project

Richard Linklater has dropped out too. What will happen to The Rosie Project now?

"Nervous and anxious": UNindian star Brett Lee on the film's surprisingly intimidating love scenes

The former Australian cricketer opens up about how acting tested the way he controls his emotions.

Life & Style

Obese pregnant women pose challenge to anaesthetists

Rising obesity rates are presenting challenges in Australia's maternity wards, as anaesthetists report serious challenges in administering pain relief to ...