Tag: Port Macquarie

  • TEEN KILLED IN PORT MACQUARIE BLOWHOLE ACCIDENT

    TEEN KILLED IN PORT MACQUARIE BLOWHOLE ACCIDENT

    A teenage boy has died after jumping into a blow hole at Port Macquarie. 14-year-old Jay Reynolds is being remembered by his mates as thrill seeker.

  • SEASIDE CLASSIC TEES OFF

    SEASIDE CLASSIC TEES OFF

    Golfers from across the state have arrived in Port Macquarie, for the 49th annual Seaside Classic Week of Golf. The eight day program started with a Four Ball Best Ball Stableford – one of several curtain raisers to the prestigious trophy event. “There’s about 20 players who have plus handicaps, the main attraction there of…

  • YOUNG PEOPLE GET INSPIRED

    YOUNG PEOPLE GET INSPIRED

    Entrepeneurs, ex-rugby players and humanitarians are just some of the keynote speakers at this year’s Luminosity Youth Summit in Port Macquarie. Themed ‘Dangerous Ideas for Success’, the event encourages young people to dream big.

  • CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT NSW JUNIOR SURF TITLES

    CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT NSW JUNIOR SURF TITLES

    Central Coast’s Kirra Belle Olsson and Cronulla’s Jay Brown have won the under-16 final of the New South Wales Junior Surfing Titles in Port Macquarie. While Northern Beaches surfers Alysse Cooper and Samson Coulter are the under-18 champions.

  • DEVELOPERS RIDING ON HOUSING BOOM

    DEVELOPERS RIDING ON HOUSING BOOM

    Port Macquarie’s housing boom is showing no sign of slowing down, and developers are reaping the benefits. Sovereign Hills, today releasing the next stage of its Stirling Green subdivision.

  • BULLS UPSET LADDER-LEADING SHARKS

    BULLS UPSET LADDER-LEADING SHARKS

    There was an upset loss for the Port Macquarie Sharks, falling to the Bulls in yesterday’s away Group 3 Rugby League game. The competition leaders were down several players, including captain-coach Joe Cudmore. Corey Murphy offloaded the Sharks’ second and final try, to bring the score to 18-16. But they were no match for Taree…

  • FNC JUNIORS MAKE STATE SURF FINALS

    FNC JUNIORS MAKE STATE SURF FINALS

    Two Far North Coast surfers have made it to the semi-finals of the New South Wales Junior Surfing Titles. Kyuss King and Mikey McDonagh, turned heads on day four at Middle Rock Beach.

  • RESIDENTS URGED TO ‘DOB IN A DEALER’

    RESIDENTS URGED TO ‘DOB IN A DEALER’

    Mid North Coast police need your help to remove the drug ‘ice’ from our streets. Today, they launched a fortnight-long ‘Dob in a Dealer’ campaign in Port Macquarie.

  • NSW JUNIOR SURFEST GETS UNDERWAY

    NSW JUNIOR SURFEST GETS UNDERWAY

    Kneeboarders young and old hit the waves at Bonny Hills today, on the opening day of the NSW Junior Surfest. The Australian Kneeboard Titles is one of four competitions included in the nine-day event. It will wrap up tomorrow, alongside the Junior Longboard State Titles. The Junior State Surfing Titles starts Friday, followed by the…

  • MAN FACES COURT FOLLOWING ALLEGED UNAUTHORISED SURGERY

    MAN FACES COURT FOLLOWING ALLEGED UNAUTHORISED SURGERY

    A 56-year-old man, accused of removing a man’s testicle in a Port Macquarie motel, has faced court today. Police say Allan George Matthews responded to an online advertisement, posted in May by a 52-year-old man requesting help with a medical issue. The two men met at a Port Macquarie motel, where the younger man’s left…