Five local tourism businesses will compete at the NSW Tourism Awards later this month. For the first time locals can also get involved and support their favourite experience by voting in the the People's Choice Awards.
During this year's National Recycling Week (November 9th to 15th) Port Macquarie-Hastings Council in conjunction with Planet Ark is encouraging the community to reuse useful items rather than put them in the rubbish.
All Port Macquarie sports fields will be open tonight.
Council and Landcare will be holding a weed swap stall during the Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park's 21st Birthday celebrations on Saturday, 14 November.
Residents should keep in mind that that strict conditions are in place about the pruning or removing of trees.
Council is encouraging residents to attend a Local Community Forum to help inform define social priorities for the future of the region.
Port Macquarie Landcare volunteers and Council are celebrating this week after earning two highly commended accolades at the 2009 Keep Australia Beautiful Tidy Towns (Sustainable Communities) Awards in Tamworth on the weekend.
Council is one of only 12 Role Model Councils in NSW to trial a new planning program: the 'Electronic Housing Code Pilot'.
Council's online discussion forum www.pmhclistening.com.au will be the central point of consultation for the issue of reducing Councillor numbers prior to the 2012 local government elections.
Council is calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from not-for-profit organisations interested in constructing a building that will provide benefits to the community on land at Hamilton Green.
One of the opening exhibitions at the Glasshouse has been awarded a prestigious Museums & Galleries IMAGinE Award for Excellence in Exhibitions.
Council's Customer Care Program has received national recognition with the Hastings being named the 'Most Customer Focused' region in Australia at last night's prestigious Australian Service Excellence Awards held in Sydney.
Traffic in the Port Macquarie CBD is being disrupted during the next three to four weeks to allow resurfacing works to be carried out at the intersection of Clarence and Hay Streets.
