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Sydney Roosters attack coach Adam O'Brien is set to face his old employers the Melbourne Storm.

Old coach may be thorn in Storms' side

Scott Bailey

GETTING READY: Paul Matheson and Brydon Kouwenberg.

Hastings baseball season starts with Easter carnival at Blackbutt

Letitia Fitzpatrick

PROUD OF HIS CATCH: Dan Murphy of Wauchope RSL Fishing Club with his 2.2kg flathead.

Early sightings of winter fish good omen

Sydney Roosters attack coach Adam O'Brien is set to face his old employers the Melbourne Storm.

Old coach may be thorn in Storms' side

Paul Matheson and Brydon Kouwenberg at last year's carnival.

Hastings baseball season starts with Easter carnival

Letitia Fitzpatrick

SOAKING UP THE ATMOSPHERE: Flynn Daley and Axl Pope in Sydney.

Wauchope boys achieve personal goals at Sydney swimming champs

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Easter art show: Port Macquarie Art Society's Maureen Cooke and Robyn Richardson preparing for the 44th Easter Art Exhibition in April.

Check out our talented local artists

Doors open: Come along to the Koala Hospital open day and help support the centre's great work.

Easter celebrations at Koala Hospital open day

Ready for race day: Port Macquarie Lions with their ducks.

Annual Duck Race set to be a real quacker

Robert Dougherty

Easter art show: Port Macquarie Art Society's Maureen Cooke and Robyn Richardson preparing for the 44th Easter Art Exhibition in April.

Check out our talented local artists

The premiers: The 1990 Beechwood premiership winning side includes, back row, S McAullife, G Arndell, N Jones, D Jones, B Elliott, A Schieder, S Gillogly. Middle row, President S Ylias, M Love, P Roods, T O'Hagan, J Schrubb, R Corcoran, C Debreceny, R Ylias, K Pampling, R Bird, and selectors M Ward and J Monaghan. Front row, strapper K Johnson, coach Fuzz Theofanou, M McInherney, G Ward, vice captain C Parkes, captain R Taffe, M Bayly, D O'Brien, M Sharman and S Lulham. Absent, D Galway, D Smith, M Coombes, S Rock, M Aitken, M Sharman, G Edwards, P Isaac, and secretary Kim Theofanou.

Solid registrations for Shamrocks' 100 year reunion

Peter Daniels

STREET ARTZ: Get ready for a great line up of street art at the festival. PHOTO: Live2U | Digital Media & Marketing.

Street Artz Fest to highlight alternative art during Youth Week

Laura Telford

And the winner is: Maria Ashley, Lorraine Jones, June McPherson, Jonny Southey and Glynnis Morcom on the Oxley County Council's winning float, 1963.

Grand opening for Carnival week - 1963

Port Macquarie Museum

Slippery hitchhiker: Ross Anderson holds the 7 foot snake he found in Rex Davis’ car, 1963. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Slithery hitch-hiker found in car for repair

Port Macquarie Museum

Blast from the past: Danielle, Xavier and Hannah Kenny of Wauchope.

Blast from the past as community celebrates bicentenary

Tracey Fairhurst

To read the latest issue, please click on the front cover above.

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Ruth Lewis

Bag yourself a bargain this weekend.

Six top tips to get the best out of this weekend's garage sales

Ruth Lewis

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Ruth Lewis

To read the latest issue, please click on the front cover above.

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Warm up your home: You can browse a fantastic range of quality fireplaces and free-standing stoves at mncheating.com.au.

Keep cosy this winter in style

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Bag yourself a bargain this weekend.

Six top tips to get the best out of this weekend's garage sales

Ruth Lewis

This seaside village combines both sophistication and tranquility, creating a lifestyle that is truly second to none.

A slice of coastal paradise

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New Property Launch

Gentle giant: Crusher is a great Dane cross and needs to be adopted by a family with large breed experience.

Big lad with a heart of gold

RSPCA Shelter Port Macquarie

Lyne MP Dr David Gillespie launches his re-election campaign on Wednesday April 17.

Gillespie announces plans and Federal funding at Lyne campaign launch

Time to plant a variety of gorgeous, cottage garden-style salvia.

Autumn gardening hints from our local club

Robyn Starr

Gentle giant: Crusher is a great Dane cross and needs to be adopted by a family with large breed experience.

Big lad with a heart of gold

Get a flu vaccine in May.

Any day in May is great to vaccinate against flu

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Moderate level 1 water restrictions will commence across the Hastings on Monday, April 15.

Moderate water restrictions imposed to slow the flow

Sara Storer: Country music star brings her latest album Raindance to Laurieton United Services Club on Thursday, May 2 at 7.30pm. Tickets $35 and $20 under-16.

Sara Storer brings her Raindance to LUSC

Recipe: courtesy of Sydney Seafood School. Photo: Franz Scheurer

Cuttlefish with chorizo and potatoes, pan-fried

How the python managed to get the drop on the tawny frogmouth is currently unknown

Watch a python devour a tawny frogmouth

Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris. Photo: Thibault Camus/AP

See inside fire-ravaged Notre Dame

Two from two: Wauchope proved too good for Wingham with a 29-28 win on Sunday.

Point of difference: McCabe kicks Blues to heart-stopping win

Paul Jobber

Got him: Port City Breakers centre Ricky Arnell wrestles with the Hawks during Sunday's 26-22 win.

Walker hat-trick inspires Breakers to hard-fought win over Hawks

Paul Jobber

Winx says farewell, with Randwick a sell-out

John Ellicott

A police van parked outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London after Julian Assange was arrested. Julian Assange (inset) as he was taken from the embassy.

Julian Assange arrested by British police

Costas Pitas in London

Body shrinkage - the long and the short of it

John Malouff

I'd love to have a beer with ScoMo: Prime Minister Scott Morrison meets locals at Molly Malone's Irish Pub in Devonport, Tasmania on Wednesday, April 17. There's been lots of froth and bubble during the election campaign but not much of substance. Photo: AAP

Campaign fails to inspire cynical electorate

John Hewson

Deputy mayor Lisa Intemann: "... I decline to be perverted, by the growing environment of anger and hate, into believing that is the best we can do, or ought do."

Let's find ways to be more effective

Deputy mayor Lisa Intemann

YOUR SAY: Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia is on the lookout for older Australians to be part of its 2019 Federal Election Panel. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Federal election: Be a voice for older Australians

AN ILLNESS: On average, one in four people experience anxiety at some stage in their life. Photo: Shutterstock.

Almost a decade wait for anxiety treatment

Samara Ross

"Who would have thought it?": Prolific singer-songwriter Brian Cadd, once described as "Australia's answer to Quincy Jones", marvels at a lifetime in the music business. His latest album, recorded in Nashville, is Silver City.

Brian Cadd rocks his babies

John Piggott

Skye Kakoschke-Moore says the Centre Alliance will oppose Labor's plan to scrap franking credits.

Key crossbenchers oppose Labor's tax plans

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PM Scott Morrison(R) jetted back to Sydney last night to see the Sharks overcome a 14-point deficit.

PM goes to Maronite church for Good Friday

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the federal election will be held on May 18.

Economy at heart of May 18 election pitch

About 650 tonnes of seafood are expected to be sold at Sydney Fish Market on Good Friday.

Seafood frenzy for Easter weekend begins

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WW1 soldier Ralph Johnson has a final resting place after his remains were identified by DNA

Closure a century after Fromelles 'hell'

Megan Neil

An arrest has been made after police released an image of a car linked to a doctor's fatal shooting.

Teen charged with Brisbane doctor's murder

A toddler has been saved after being dragged out of his campervan by a dingo on Fraser Island.

Dad snatches toddler son from dingo's jaws

Aaron Bunch

Calls for better hospital security followed the conviction of a man for killing a Melbourne surgeon.

Security in focus as surgeon killer jailed

Melissa Iaria and Kaitlyn Offer

Bruce Mills at his property at Coolabah and an aerial of a goat muster north of Broken Hill. Digitally enhanced image using photos by Rachael Webb and Stock and Station Aviation.

Setting goals for goat growth

Samantha Townsend

Sandy and Julie Cameron, of Meredith Dairy, Meredith, Victoria, were the happy winners of the 2019 President's Medal.

Meredith Dairy and NH Foods take top nosh awards At Sydney Royal

Moongool Fanmail 8, best Charolais exhibit, senior, grand champion female, with the Price family, Yuleba, Qld.

Charolais ring enchanted with Queensland Fanmail

Mark Griggs

Australians aren't letting travel costs stop their holiday fun.

Travelling Aussies pay top dollar for their accommodation

Get your Game of Thrones fix in person, on site

Beautifully presented: Le Petit Flot’s prawn-and-avocado salad is one of chef Colin Yee's creations, which are all to kill for.

Sydney's heart opens up

JOHN ROZENTALS

Sign of Damage: Paint flaking away and cracks in ceilings can often be a sign of damage to plaster. This can present a risk especially if the plasterboard is pulling away from the wall or ceiling stud behind it. Photo: Hayley Mills.

The problem with plaster

Get crafty this Easter

Naturally festive eggs

Recipe: courtesy of Sydney Seafood School. Photo: Franz Scheurer

Cuttlefish with chorizo and potatoes, pan-fried