A second man has been charged on Friday in relation to an aggravated break and enter at a property west of Kempsey in 2019. Police allege he was one of four men who forced entry to the Wittitrin property before stealing several rifles, ammunition, and power tools. No one was home at the time.
Port Macquarie’s most mischievous koala, Crummer PJ, was back to her old tricks this week climbing her favourite power pole on Crummer St for the third time in 12 months. Essential Energy workers took no chances during her risky retrieval, shutting down street power before navigating her safely to the ground.
The Manning Valley Race Club will have a new home for horses on race day thanks to a $1.2 million cash boost. The funding announcement came on the eve of one of Port Macquarie’s most celebrated day’s – The Port Macquarie Cup.
A struggling Wauchope travel agent says she is still waiting for the Federal Government’s first round of COVID-19 stimulus, despite a second round of payments now being introduced.
In 2012 Charles Sturt University’s Port Macquarie Campus was operating out of a Rydges Hotel room. Today, it unveiled its newest addition – the $66 million stage 2a building. It will triple the student intake, making it the largest international student campus in regional Australia.
A Sydney minerals company has applied to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment for a license to explore for minerals north west of Kempsey. An economic boom in the price of minerals, such as silver and gold, is behind their push.
Port Macquarie teenager Tyrone Drysdale is facing allegations of assault, stalking and sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl. Mr Drysdale, 18, is in custody. His matter was adjourned with him due to reappear later in October.
A motorcyclist who died while riding in state forest 32km north of Kempsey was located by a group of riders who he had become separated from, police say. The man, 59, was found ejected from his bike following the single-vehicle incident. Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
Police are appealing to the community to come forward with further information regarding damage to their property and land in the wake of the 2019 Mid-North-Coast bushfires. It comes as their investigations into more than eight fires across the Manning-Great Lakes reach their conclusion.
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