Tag: Wauchope
-
WAUCHOPE SINGER ON TRACK TO STARDOM
A young Wauchope singer-songwriter is forging a promising career in country music. Angus Gill made the top 10 in last month’s Star Maker awards, and is already collaborating with some big name artists.
-
HORSES PROVIDING UNUSUAL LIFE-COACHING
A new program in Wauchope is transforming lives in an unusual way. The Horses Helping Humans program uses the animals to build confidence and self-esteem in those from troubled backgrounds.
-
BOYD TO REBUILD WAUCHOPE BLUES
The Wauchope Blues have undergone a massive cleanout, ahead of the 2017 Group 3 rugby league competition. It’s all part of a plan by the new first grade coach, Anthony Boyd, to rebuild the embattled club.
-
MID NORTH COAST CELEBRATES AUSTRALIA DAY
National pride beamed right across the Mid North Coast, as thousands got into the spirit of Australia Day. For one small community, there was double the reason to celebrate.
-
STAGE SET FOR AUS DAY CELEBRATIONS
The stage is set for Australia Day celebrations across the Hastings region. The local council says this year’s program will be one of the biggest, and best to date.
-
MAN CHARGED OVER FOUR ARMED ROBBERIES
A 23-year-old man’s been charged over a string of armed robberies in the Hastings region last year. Two of the crimes happened on the same day in Port Macquarie in September – where members of the public were threatened with a knife. In the most recent incident, a young pizza delivery driver was lured to…
-
THUNDER LOOKING TO DO DAMAGE IN 2017
Wauchope Thunder has begun training ahead of the 2017 Upper Mid North Coast Rugby Union season. With some new recruits onboard, the fledgling club is confident it can do some damage this season.
-
FINAL INSPECTION OF WAUCHOPE POOL
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council says it will conduct a final inspection of Wauchope’s upgraded swimming pool tomorrow, before an opening date is decided. It comes after locals vented frustration at delays in the work, which was meant to be finished before Christmas. The multi-million-dollar revamp includes a new heating system, access ramps, and a shaded children’s…
-
WAUCHOPE OPENING ITS DOORS TO MORE BIKERS
Wauchope is on the way to being labelled the state’s first ‘motorcycle-friendly’ town. Championed by the local chamber of commerce, the initiative aims to attract more tourists.
-
PIZZA DELIVERY DRIVER LURED AND ROBBED
Police are searching for a man who robbed a young pizza delivery driver at Wauchope shortly before 8:30 last night. The 18-year-old had just pulled over on Waugh Street, when he was threatened by a man with a metal pole, who then took off with a sum of cash. Police say the driver was lured…