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Complaints drop for Port Macquarie-Hastings council
There has been a marked drop in the number of complaints about the Port Macquarie-Hastings council in the new financial year.[MORE]
Wharf tipped to boost Port Macquarie coffers
A new commercial wharf to be built in Port Macquarie next year is expected to inject $22 million into the local economy annually.[MORE]
Futures board to assess potential economic growth
A new Futures Development Board has been formed in the Port Macquarie Hastings to map out opportunities for economic growth.[MORE]
Council rules out Westport Park open space rezoning
There is to be no rezoning of public open space at Westport Park on the Port Macquarie foreshores.[MORE]
Thousands sign petition against foreshore plans
More than 16,000 people have signed a petition objecting to what they say will be over-development of Crown land along Port Macquarie's foreshore.[MORE]
Fed Govt called upon for $55m hospital revamp
The Federal Government is being asked to help pay for a major upgrade of the Port Macquarie Base Hospital.[MORE]
NSW releases public hospitals report card
The latest report card on New South Wales public hospitals shows they are performing well, with some exceptions.[MORE]
Smaller councils lose out in funding allocations
New South Wales mid-north coast councils are to get about $6 million from the Federal Government's $250 million community infrastructure fund.[MORE]
Woman, 74, found hanging from window
Police on the New South Wales mid north coast are investigating the death of an elderly woman, who was found hanging out of a window at her Port Macquarie home early this morning. [MORE]
Parents worried about ABC Learning childcare centres
The receivers appointed to ABC Learning say the company's childcare centres will be open today.[MORE]
Police recapture escapee
New South Wales police have recaptured one of two inmates who broke out of the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre at Kempsey last Friday.[MORE]
Power plans still sparking job fears
There is concern jobs will be lost on the mid-north coast under the New South Wales Government's latest plans for privatising the electricity industry.[MORE]
Man accused of slashing pregnant ex
A Sydney man has been charged over the vicious assault of a pregnant woman on the New South Wales mid-north coast. [MORE]
Port Macquarie emergency dept to get $1.3m revamp
New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees has announced more than $1 million for an upgrade of the Port Macquarie Base Hospital emergency department.[MORE]
Labor green-lights power sell-off
The Labor Party's Administrative Committee has signed off on a plan to sell off NSW's publicly-owned energy retailers.[MORE]
Scrapping drought payments 'could devastate farmers'
A NSW farmer's group says scrapping exceptional circumstances payments could devastate the industry.[MORE]
Police scour property for missing man
The search for a missing man on the New South Wales mid north coast is concentrating on the 600 acre property that he was renting.[MORE]
Govt won't give time frame for hospital revamp
Port Macquarie's new independent MP Peter Besseling has told State Parliament the base hospital in his electorate needs urgent upgrades.[MORE]
Rees considers rate pegging review
The Local Government Association's annual conference in Broken Hill has provided a glimmer of hope for councils struggling to make ends meet.[MORE]
Besseling promises to follow up foreshore plans
Port Macquarie independent Peter Besseling made his inaugural speech in State Parliament last night.[MORE]
New MPs to be sworn in
Port Macquarie independent Peter Bessling will be one of five new faces among the ranks of the state's politicians when Parliament resumes today.[MORE]
Port Macquarie council monitors investments
Port Macquarie-Hastings council is anxiously watching its investment portfolio in the light of global economic conditions.[MORE]
Man killed fighting 'deliberately-lit' fire
A man has been killed by a falling tree while trying to contain a bushfire on the mid-north coast of NSW.[MORE]
Port Macquarie by-election results official
The results of the Port Macquarie by-election will be officially declared this morning, confirming Peter Besseling as the winner.[MORE]
Final Glasshouse cost still unknown
The administrator for Port Macquarie-Hastings Council says he does not know when the controversial Glasshouse project will be finished or how much it will ultimately cost.[MORE]
