Port Macquarie-Hastings Council news highlightshttp://www.hastings.nsw.gov.au/wwwLantern CMSFri, 10 Feb 2012 15:24:06 GMTFri, 10 Feb 2012 15:24:06 GMTCouncil today welcomed the announcement of $15 million in federal funding assistance for the proposed upgrade of Port Macquarie Airport. /www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=CFD41ADC-E1E4-44B0-84FA-AB1EC3BD4A65Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:24:06 GMTMonday, 13 February marks the 4th year anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations./www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=CE3B863C-B2C8-48F7-BAB3-641CDC610800Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:21:39 GMTYoung bookworms have started National Year of Reading with a bang, turning the pages of more than 2000 books as participants in the Australia-wide initiative, Summer Reading Club./www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=503B514C-AAAE-4069-9033-27293F230D6DFri, 10 Feb 2012 15:18:55 GMTCouncil will commence development works at Longworth Park, in accordance with the adopted concept plan for Laurieton. /www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=6CB815DB-0277-4EA4-A00D-4D26651D9C72Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:16:22 GMTTo celebrate the official launch of National Year of Reading, all Port Macquarie-Hastings Libraries invite residents and visitors alike to a special morning tea next Tuesday, 14 February at 10.00am./www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=98427B5A-E67B-4D6C-A3FD-B4AF18811E8AWed, 8 Feb 2012 14:26:16 GMTNSW Ministry of Health has approved Port Macquarie-Hastings Council's fluoride dosing plant and has instructed Council to commence dosing fluoride into the water supply system./www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=71B3A470-03F1-4C73-A029-F354A0E5BA41Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:08:52 GMTPort Macquarie Hastings-Council is seeking community input into the concept designs for the new All Abilities Playground to be built in Bain Park, Wauchope./www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=3B9385CA-CCB5-4DCF-88E4-735038B34A89Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:06:20 GMTCouncil's Forests Taskforce has been successful in its application for funding of a crucial workforce development program for the North Coast Forest area./www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=74FA43C8-D234-4D7E-B19C-1BD981C08F2FFri, 3 Feb 2012 16:03:05 GMTPort Macquarie-Hastings Council is preparing to commence the installation of an innovative new system in the Port Macquarie CBD, set to revolutionise parking management./www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=FD0AAFBF-E468-47FC-80C0-3966BC8C58F7Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:41:14 GMTStart your engines! Rally your friends, family or work colleagues and join us for the annual Journey of Flavour Car Trail on Sunday, 26 February, 10am-3pm. /www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=7222BE64-CE2F-43BC-AC06-5CC13376FE4FThu, 2 Feb 2012 10:32:29 GMTPort Macquarie-Hastings Council Administrator Neil Porter has clarified statements made by local members of the Fluoride Action Network that a community poll could be conducted on the issue of water fluoridation at the Local Government elections in September./www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=535B1915-D225-4B19-A81F-622C5BCF54DDTue, 31 Jan 2012 08:37:25 GMTPMH Council apologises for any inconvenience caused to residents this morning who were trying to make contact with Council via telephone between 8.30am and 12 noon. Disruptions to Council's Call Centre phone queues occurred this morning but are now operating as normal. http://www.hastings.nsw.gov.au/www/news.asp?n=1945Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:21:40 GMTCouncil is encouraging residents to enrol in subsidised Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses taking place in February./www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=6AFB574A-E9C7-4771-9C88-AEED45CFC939Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:06:56 GMTA father and son duo have shared in Australia Day honours, taking out two of the five awards announced at a special ceremony at the Glasshouse on the eve of our national day./www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=7A9CE2ED-986F-478A-95F0-20AA1BDBFD6DMon, 30 Jan 2012 13:24:02 GMTPort Macquarie-Hastings Council, Roads and Maritime Services and the Police have joined the campaign to increase awareness of road safety issues in school zones, as thousands of local students return to the classroom for another year. /www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=72FB90BF-19EE-4032-AC63-3EC5F93AAEE7Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:52:30 GMTCouncil is calling on budding photographers to get out and explore the Hastings as part of the 'My Community' photography competition launched on Facebook this week. /www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=521FFCC2-1D25-4F76-87CE-6FE6E79DDBA7Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:40:43 GMTPort Macquarie-Hastings Council has opened its annual Seniors Week grant program with funding available for community events and activities./www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=33AC6D21-12CC-47C9-A329-16EFC57F1C65Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:33:14 GMTA public information session will be held at the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Office on Thursday, 12 January 2012 regarding the draft 2011-2015 Waste and Resource Management Strategy for the Local Government Area./www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=8F22A8AC-C4B4-48E1-8673-2F02292416F8Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:45:54 GMTPort Macquarie-Hastings Library Service has announced that it will begin using the Freegal Music Service, the very popular international service that offers library customers access to songs from Sony Music's extensive catalogue. /www/default.asp?intSiteID=1&guiValue=22D85949-FD05-4AC1-A769-0A6AABE0A6FFWed, 11 Jan 2012 09:19:49 GMT