Tag: Kempsey

  • STREETSCAPE DEVELOPMENTS ALONG OLD PACIFIC HIGHWAY COMPLETE

    STREETSCAPE DEVELOPMENTS ALONG OLD PACIFIC HIGHWAY COMPLETE

    A large-scale artwork on the northern end of the Kempsey bypass has been unveiled. It’s the second on the stretch of old highway at a cost of $155,000.

  • GROUP 2 WOMEN TOO STRONG FOR GROUP 3

    GROUP 2 WOMEN TOO STRONG FOR GROUP 3

    Group 2 has won bragging rights in women’s league, defeating Group 3 in Kempsey this morning 14 to 8. The inaugural representative game drew a strong, and vocal crowd.

  • KEMPSEY MAN CHARGED WITH FRAUD AND PROPERTY OFFENCES OVER BREAK-INS

    KEMPSEY MAN CHARGED WITH FRAUD AND PROPERTY OFFENCES OVER BREAK-INS

    A Kempsey man has been charged with multiple fraud and property offences. Police arrested the 23-year-old man on Elbow Street, West Kempsey on Friday afternoon for breaching bail. The man has been charged with 13 offences including aggravated break, enter and steal and 10 counts of fraud. He’s also been charged with drive while unlicensed…

  • ELDERLY WOMAN INJURED DURING HOME ROBBERY AT KEMPSEY

    ELDERLY WOMAN INJURED DURING HOME ROBBERY AT KEMPSEY

    An 88-year-old woman is recovering this morning, after being injured during a home robbery at Kempsey overnight. Around 7pm, the woman was inside her home on Hill Street, West Kempsey with her 89-year-old husband, when she heard a noise coming from the back door of the house. When she went to investigate, two men pushed…

  • MORE CCTV FOR MACLEAY VALLEY

    MORE CCTV FOR MACLEAY VALLEY

    Another security boost for the Macleay Valley, with CCTV being rolled out at a number of crime hotspots. This week sixteen cameras will be installed along Kempsey’s Smith and Belgrave Streets. Following that, more will be put up at South West Rocks, Crescent Head and West Kempsey “They’ve been planned for almost ten years now,…

  • SOUTH STREET EXTENSION BEGINS

    SOUTH STREET EXTENSION BEGINS

    Work has begun on the long-awaited extension of Kempsey’s South Street. Costing $3-million, the upgrade will see large trucks diverted away from residential areas.

  • MUSTANGS BOOK GRAND FINAL BERTH

    MUSTANGS BOOK GRAND FINAL BERTH

    Macleay Valley will take on Port City in the group 3 decider, after downing Taree City in the preliminary final. Trailing by six at the break, the Mustangs staged a comeback in the second half to claim the win.

  • STUDENTS EXPLORE CAREERS IN HEALTH

    STUDENTS EXPLORE CAREERS IN HEALTH

    Aboriginal students were encouraged to think about a future in health today, at a new Careers Expo in Kempsey. The Mid North Coast Local Health District teamed up with four local universities, to showcase the variety of pathways on offer. More than 150 high school students from all over the region attended the event –…

  • PLAN TO EASE KEMPSEY’S BAT WOES

    PLAN TO EASE KEMPSEY’S BAT WOES

    A large flying fox colony has long plagued residents living on the Macleay River in East Kempsey. Now Council has come up with a plan, hoping to give those affected more peace of mind.

  • SHARKS BOUNCE BACK AGAINST MUSTANGS

    SHARKS BOUNCE BACK AGAINST MUSTANGS

    Port Macquarie remains in equal fourth place on the Group 3 rugby league ladder, with four rounds remaining. The Sharks, notching a hard-fought win over the Mustangs in Kempsey yesterday.