Tag: Port Macquarie
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JETS TOUCH DOWN IN PORT MACQUARIE
Some lucky school kids in Port Macquarie got to have a kick around with some of their A-League idols today. The Newcastle Jets, conducting a school clinic ahead of tonight’s pre-season friendly.
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COUNCIL TO CONSIDER PUSH FOR ELECTORAL REFORM
The Port Macquarie-Hastings mayoral race is over, but questions linger over the fairness of the by-election process. As Louise Rennie explains, Council will consider writing to the Local Government Minister to investigate.
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HASTINGS IDENTITIES TO DANCE FOR CANCER
It’s raised more than $220,000 for the Cancer Council to date, and now the line-up for the 2017 Stars of the Hastings has been revealed. Nine local identities will light up the stage at Rydges on November 24. They’ll train with local dance instructors ahead of the big night, while also running their own fundraisers.…
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STUDENTS THINK BIG AT SCIENCE FAIR
Albert Einstein and Marie Curie step aside. Students have spent the day showing off their scientific prowess at the second annual Hastings Science Fair in Port Macquarie.
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BREAKERS STORM THROUGH TO GRAND FINAL
To Group 3 now, and defending premiers the Port City Breakers have broken a nine year drought to host the grand final, thanks to a 22-point win over Macleay Valley. The Mustangs will play Taree City this weekend for the second spot in the decider.
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FIRE DESTROYS PORT MACQUARIE HOUSE
Luckily no one was at inside a Port Macquarie home when it was gutted by flames overnight. The intense blaze erupted in the early hours of this morning… With authorities still trying to determine the exact cause.
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SCHOOLS PLAY FOR NORTHERN NSW TITLE
Bellingen High has taken out the under 19 girls division at the Northern NSW Champion of Champions futsal tournament at Port Macquarie. Camden Haven High won the under 19 boys title, while Coffs Harbour’s Bishop Druitt came out on top in the under 16 boys. Schools from as far as Byron Bay and Tamworth…
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NEW FORMAT FOR TASTINGS ON HASTINGS
Port Macquarie’s Tastings on Hastings food and wine festival will have a new format this year, due to the Town Green upgrade. The main event and Tastings Ignites will be combined into an afternoon-night extravaganza, taking place on the western end of the Town Green on Saturday October 28. The festival will once again…
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NATHAN WATERS TAKES OUT SEASIDE CLASSIC
Forster-Tuncurry golfer Nathan Waters has shot one over par in the final round, to win the 50th annual Port Macquarie Seaside Classic. Sydney’s Zac Mullens finished runner-up for a second straight year.
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STATE’S FIRST DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY GARDEN OPENS
More than 2,000 people in Port Macquarie are living with dementia – and sadly, that figure’s expected to double by the year 2050. To deal with the problem, a new sensory garden has been built, to help those with the illness live a full life.