THE ANZAC Room at the Laurieton United Service Club (LUSC) was transformed into a tropical extravaganza over the weekend when it welcomed the Camden Haven Orchid Society’s annual Winter Show. Orchids come in all shapes, sizes and colours, with some species offering a bold and luscious scent, a fact all visitors

A PETITION calling on the NSW Government to support the purchase of a decommissioned motel at Kew to serve as transitional accommodation for the homeless was debated in Parliament last week, with local supporters of the project left disappointed by the outcome. Member for Port Macquarie Leslie Williams tabled the

THE area’s prostate cancer patients will soon have access to a new radiotherapy treatment. Called Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR), it delivers a high dose with extreme precision. This reduces the impact on healthy organs and leads to fewer treatments.

SOME of the most successful startups in the world came from humble beginnings and Charli and Balin Smith hope to follow in their footsteps. The entrepreneurial siblings from Lake Cathie have just launched their own businesses and are already signing up clients. Charli, who is eleven (almost twelve), wanted to do something

THE management of Lake Cathie was under the microscope at Council’s 16 May meeting, following the completion of a ‘berm scrape’ on 3 May aimed at flood mitigation. Councillor Danielle Maltman rose to speak during the meeting on the Lake Cathie Natural Resource Management Monthly Update report. She highlighted progress on