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The sign which got the power back on.

Pappinbarra's 'sign lady' saves homes and lives

Carla Mascarenhas

ON THE ROAD: Service NSW staff Andrew McDonald and Kylie Moss in Port Macquarie.

Mobile fire impact advice rolls into town

Robert Dougherty

COMMUNITY TOGETHER: Over 250 firefighters are staying at Charles Sturt University in Port Macquarie with local businesses coming together to help make sure everyone is supported.

Chambers praise businesses for fire relief efforts

Laura Telford

Financial assistance van to support fire-impacted residents

Financial assistance van to support fire-impacted residents

HELP: It was all hands on deck in the kitchen. PHOTO: Supplied.

Community spirit shines as fires bring out the best in people

Laura Telford

Geoff Agnew at Red Hill. Photo: Carla Mascarenhas

Tiny community of Red Hill saves all homes through brilliant community effort

Carla Mascarenhas

GLAD OF SOMEWHERE TO GO: Judy Hunt from King Creek brought her horses to Wauchope Showground.

Wauchope Showground shelters 500 animals during bushfire emergency

Letitia Fitzpatrick

The sign which got the power back on.

Pappinbarra's 'sign lady' saves homes and lives

Carla Mascarenhas

ON THE ROAD: Service NSW staff Andrew McDonald and Kylie Moss in Port Macquarie.

Mobile fire impact advice rolls into town

Robert Dougherty

Where the action is: On the ground - across much of the state of NSW yesterday. Picture: Marina Neil

REAL AUSTRALIABeneath the noise, miracles are taking place

Worth the trip: Our Berkley Pic of the Week is Greg from Maitland, who recently scored this nice snapper during a trip out with Fish Port Macquarie Charters.

Flathead and whiting in estuaries

Jason Isaac

Back on land: Calisha Thrower exits the water at last year's branch event.

Rainbow Beach to host first branch carnival of surf life saving season

Paul Jobber

Game changer: Players such as Matildas
star Sam Kerr could now be earning the
same as their Socceroo counterparts.
Photo: Marina Neil

Matildas equal pay day 40 years in the making, says Wauchope product

Paul Jobber

Worth the trip: Our Berkley Pic of the Week is Greg from Maitland, who recently scored this nice snapper during a trip out with Fish Port Macquarie Charters.

Flathead and whiting in estuaries

HAVING A LAUGH: Members of the Wauchope Mixed Bowls club enjoy themselves on Lairy Shirt day. Photo: Letitia Fitzpatrick.

Fun-filled afternoon for mixed bowlers in lairy shirts

STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS: The 9/10 girls team from St Joseph's Regional College at the NSWCCC finals.

St Joseph's girls are State basketball champions

Jason Berry

PEACE: Rose Wilson, one of the performers, with harp Gwendolyn, and trees, the beneficiaries of the fundraiser. PHOTO: Mike Skelton.

WHAT'S ONJoin in the fun and and say no to logging our forests

Laura Telford

WORLD CLASS: Rebecca Daniel and Fiona Joy Hawkins bring The Lightness of Dark to Wauchope Arts on Sunday November 10 at 3pm.

WHAT'S ONSpecial Sunday for songs at Wauchope arts hall

Letitia Fitzpatrick

ON THE MOVE: Junior Dolphins slam dunk Seaside Classic in 2017. Photo:Ivan Sajko.

WHAT'S ONBig basketball bonanza for 2019 Seaside Classic

Robert Dougherty

PEACE: Rose Wilson, one of the performers, with harp Gwendolyn, and trees, the beneficiaries of the fundraiser. PHOTO: Mike Skelton.

WHAT'S ONJoin in the fun and and say no to logging our forests

The Read triplets live in country NSW, Australia, with their dad and mum, Ben and Jemimah. Photo: supplied.

WHAT'S ONUpbeat tunes to help support triplets in need

Liz Langdale

All you need to know about orchids at info day

WHAT'S ONAll you need to know about orchids at info day

Solemn occasion: Returned service men at the Port Macquarie war memorial re-dedication ceremony, 1969. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum

War memorial dedication

Port Macquarie Museum

Carpark site: Old School of Arts building, corner of Hay and Clarence Streets, 1969. Photo supplied by Port Macquarie Museum.

Chamber wants the corner lot for carpark

Port Macquarie Museum

Pomp and ceremony: Anne Drewitt, the first of the standard bearers at the Presentation of Flags, part of the opening session of the Lions Convention, 1969.

Flashback: 1969 Lions district convention

Port Macquarie Museum

The Peace Shack Four: Anick, Suzanne, Kate and Siobhan are here to help you grow in happiness and joy, be supported and not alone and share with others.

Your place of peace is here

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The Peace Shack Four: Anick, Suzanne, Kate and Siobhan are here to help you grow in happiness and joy, be supported and not alone and share with others.

Your place of peace is here

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Edwina Beveridge, a pork producer from NSW has a great story to tell around innovation and saving food waste from landfill.

Help protect a rural Australian quiet achiever

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Stirling Rise: (L-R) Lewis Land Group's Luke Moreta, Chris Calvert, Michael Long and Nicole Landy at Sovereign Hills' latest land release.

Exclusive land is released

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HELP: It was all hands on deck in the kitchen. PHOTO: Supplied.

Community spirit shines as fires bring out the best in people

Laura Telford

SAFE: Sean Gleeson and Nugget the horse safe at the Kendall Showgrounds. PHOTO: Laura Telford.

"You can't plan for that": an evacuee's tale to survive

Laura Telford

Who will it be for 2020?: 2019 Australian of the Year award winners. Photo: Salty Dingo

32 great Aussies vying for national honours

HELP: It was all hands on deck in the kitchen. PHOTO: Supplied.

Community spirit shines as fires bring out the best in people

Nicholas Kocis.

PHOTOSSmoke clouds the Hastings as fire emergency continues

Laura Telford

TERROR: Lake Cathie was evacuated during the bushfire last month. PHOTO: Laura Telford.

Community prepares to say thanks to hero firies

Laura Telford

The Wall: Matt Goodluck up front on stage with Echoes of Pink Floyd. See them perform The Wall in its entirety at the Glasshouse on Saturday, November 16 at 8pm. Tickets are $45-$75.

Pink Floyd The Wall anniversary concert

The sign which got the power back on.

Pappinbarra's 'sign lady' saves homes and lives

Ex-cop rescues koala as northern NSW burns

Ex-cop rescues koala as northern NSW burns

Stitching together the fabric of localism

REAL AUSTRALIAStitching together the fabric of localism

The Wall: Echoes of Pink Floyd bring fans of the epic band a concert devoted to The Wall album.

WHAT'S ONWhat's on around the traps November 15-21, 2019

Vickii Byram

CALM REFUGE: Gail Sheehan and Carol Booth, playing the harp, to soothe Oscar who is almost blind. Photo: Letitia Fitzpatrick.

Watch Carol play the harp to soothe blind horse after fleeing fires

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Geoff Agnew at Red Hill. Photo: Carla Mascarenhas

Tiny community of Red Hill saves all homes through brilliant community effort

Carla Mascarenhas

GLAD OF SOMEWHERE TO GO: Judy Hunt from King Creek brought her horses to Wauchope Showground.

Wauchope Showground shelters 500 animals during bushfire emergency

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Failing system: Many older Australians have been let down by an aged care system driven by profits. Picture: Shutterstock

Exposing the neglect of ageing Australians

John Hewson

State and federal government leaders visit fire ravaged Mid-North Coast

State and federal government leaders visit fire ravaged Mid-North Coast

Member for Lyne David Gillespie

Stitching together the fabric of localism

REAL AUSTRALIAStitching together the fabric of localism

RAINBOW RIBBON: Queensland AIDS Council CEO Rebecca Reynolds, Arcare CEO Colin Singh, Local Liberal state member for Bonney, Sam OConnor at the opening of Arcare Parkwood.

Queensland's first LGBTI aged care opens

OUCH: Corticosteroid injections versus orthotics.

Heel pain: to jab or not to jab?

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Polio survivors at Polio Australia's 2017 health and wellness retreat on the Sunshine Coast.

Demanding action for polio survivors

Rowan Cowley

New research shows that great hammerhead sharks are crucial to Australia's coastal ecosystem.

Great hammerhead sharks crucial: study

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Almost 60 bushfires continue to burn around NSW on Thursday, and 30 are uncontained.

Warm, windy weather raises NSW fire danger

Tasmania's Liberal government reignited a push to introduce tough anti-protest laws.

Stoush over Tasmania's anti-protest push

A man and woman sexually abused a 12-year-old Perth girl more than 30 years ago.

Ex-couple guilty of WA child sex abuse

Minister David Elliott says climate-fire link questions are matter for the environment portfolio.

Minister's 'contempt' for climate question

Jodie Stephens

Benjamin Tuffnell pleaded guilty to drink driving, failing to obey police and resisting arrest.

Former SA road safety boss resisted arrest

Kathryn Bermingham

Akon Guode was jailed after she intentionally drove into a lake, killing three of her children.

High Court to hear lake mum case appeal

Firefighters are working to contain 70 fires across Queensland before the threat intensifies Friday.

Qld bracing for dangerous fire threat

Robyn Wuth

Rains and cooler weather have slowed down harvest progress in southern NSW as the moisture levels have struggled to decline.

Rain and cold slow down harvest

Matthew Wallis

Ross Simpson, Binginbar Farms, Gollan with hay they travelled down south to cut this year to save costs. Photo: Rachael Webb

Annual migration south for Binginbar

Olivia Calver

Target, KMART to phase out muelsed wool by '23

Target, KMART to phase out muelsed wool by '23

Daniel Pedersen

Working out how to switch off all the lights in a hotel room shouldn't be that difficult ... should it? Picture: Supplied

When there's room for improvement

Michael Turtle

Wineglass Bay: Guests will learn about the unique animals that live there and the peninsula's history, including the pink granite peaks of the Hazards Mountains.

Have wanderlust? Here are travel news bites

The famous Hampden Bridge: a Kangaroo Valley landmark.

Savour the sights of the Shoalhaven

John Rozentals

OMG, LOVE THIS: Stylist Julia Green says colour is the quickest and easiest way to breathe life into a room and create a dream teen retreat. Photos: Dulux Australia. Stylist: Julia Green, photographer: Armelle Habib.

Update your teen's bedroom with paint

Cut out the stress: If you cannot pay your credit card in full each month you are not living within your means.

Cut up your credit card and avoid financial stress

Noel Whittaker

It even looks good: Reusable cleaning cloths, string bags and food storage containers can help lessen our environmental impact.

Aim for zero waste in your home