Nobbys Beach Landcare and Port Macquarie Hastings Council are benefiting from $100,000 in funding supplied by the NSW Governments Environmental Trust for weed control at John Downe Park, Kenny Walk, Nobbys Beach and Flynns Beach.
A new television commercial promoting Greater Port Macquarie's 'Little Treasures' is being filmed throughout the region this week.
Local community groups and organisations can soon gain a share of more than $160,000 with online submissions for the 2012 Community Grants Program being accepted from early July.
The Urban Hotel Group Ironman Australia remains Port Macquarie's premier sporting event with this year's race delivering an estimated $8 million injection to the region's local economy.
One of television's most recognisable faces and leading man in the popular series Stingers, Peter Phelps will be entertaining audiences at the Glasshouse this May in David Williamson's superb play Let the Sunshine.
Residents living in Kew and surrounds will have the opportunity to meet with Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Administrator Neil Porter and senior staff at an information session this month.
Frontline staff at Port Macquarie-Hastings Council are now trained to communicate with people who are deaf or hearing impaired after recently completing an Auslan sign language training course at Council.
Works on the Port Macquarie Hockey field resurfacing have been progressing well and are now reaching the final stages of completion.
A road safety campaign to encourage motorists and cyclists to Share the Road and reduce the risk of accidents will be launched this week prior to the Urban Hotel Group Ironman Australia Triathlon.
Five young Hastings athletes will each receive up to $500 in grant funding to assist with their pursuits for sporting excellence.
Latest statistics released by Council have revealed passenger numbers at Port Macquarie Airport are continuing to rise with passenger numbers for the start of the year increasing by 7.6% on the corresponding period last year.
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council's Administrator Neil Porter has arranged for a further one day Councillor Information Session to be run by the Local Government Association (LGA).
It might not be your usual mid-week day out but residents are invited to learn more about the technology that processes the region's waste water at the official opening of the newly upgraded Camden Haven sewage treatment plant.
A number of high profile roadwork projects in the Camden Haven will be the focus of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council road maintenance program in coming months.
On Saturday May 5, 2012 Hastings residents will join others all from over the country on the Garage Sale Trail, Australia's largest and most successful real world community-based marketplace.
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is celebrating the strength and relevance of its apprentice training program with a third successive Council apprentice winning an electrotechnology Award at the North Coast TAFE annual Port Macquarie Campus Awards.
