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Why did Port Macquarie-Hastings Council bypass its own “best practice” guidelines to ditch climate policy?
Jun 15, 2026

Why did Port Macquarie-Hastings Council bypass its own “best practice” guidelines to ditch climate policy?

The decision “flies in the face of science and basic common sense”.

Douglas Connor
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Financial strife for company behind controversial 18-storey Port Macquarie development
Jun 09, 2026

Financial strife for company behind controversial 18-storey Port Macquarie development

Planet Warriewood proposed a “skyscraper” in Port Macquarie but has now entered external administration. Does that spell the end for the proposal?

Douglas Connor
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Job loss fears at NBN News as WIN cuts local bulletin in half
Jun 03, 2026

Job loss fears at NBN News as WIN cuts local bulletin in half

Local news on the Mid North Coast is under further pressure as WIN announces programming changes.

Douglas Connor
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This could be the future for Port Macquarie’s CBD
Nov 13, 2025

This could be the future for Port Macquarie’s CBD

How to have your say by December 8.

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Questions asked of $2.5 million operating costs for Port Macquarie's Glasshouse
Sep 05, 2025

Questions asked of $2.5 million operating costs for Port Macquarie's Glasshouse

How does council's contribution affect ratepayers?

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Port Macquarie-Hastings council set to move facilities to solar after successful funding announcement
Mar 04, 2025

Port Macquarie-Hastings council set to move facilities to solar after successful funding announcement

The new funding will help Port Macquarie-Hastings Council become 100 per cent renewable by 2027.

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Will Port Macquarie ever get its new aquatic centre?
Feb 07, 2025

Will Port Macquarie ever get its new aquatic centre?

Multi-million dollar funding is needed to make the Port Macquarie Aquatic Facility a reality, but where will it come from now that council's application for $13.6M in federal funding has been denied?

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Two men charged with alleged stabbing of 28-year-old in Port Macquarie
Feb 05, 2025

Two men charged with alleged stabbing of 28-year-old in Port Macquarie

The men – both aged 21 – were arrested at a home on Oxide Street.

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