Port Macquarie, Australia News

True believer ... Marie Sullivan lobbied the State Government to mark Lachlan Macquariea s bicentenary.

There are concerns a severe thunderstorm lashing the north-west of New South Wales will cause flash flooding in several towns.

Rescue workers have battled rising floodwaters to rescue an elderly woman in northern New South Wales.

WITH their night-vision scopes, balaclavas, infrared cameras and camouflage disguises, this crack squad of undercover agents may look like as though they belong in an Iraq war zone rather than Port Macquarie's Hastings River.

Port Macquarie is one of Australia's most idyllic holiday destinations, yet it's one of those places where those who have discovered all the wondrous attractions it has to offer come back again year after year, while those who have yet to discover it remain unaware of the many delights it has to offer.

Q and A ... the Choices Decisions Outcomesa website. A PRIVATELY run sex education program operating in NSW public high schools questions the effectiveness of condoms for preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.

The image inspired the world a ' an embattled koala, desperate for a drink reaching out to a fire fighter after miraculously surviving the Victorian fires.

THE chairwoman of the Financial Planning Association, Julie Berry, has been forced to apologise after a warning that her attempt to censure a fellow director was potentially against the law and could be regarded as being in contempt of Federal Parliament.

Over 700 entries from 170 roasters must have made a hard judging job for the 'Golden Bean Championship' this year.

Crash ... a boy and girl died after the car they were in hit a power pole. Photo: Jarrod Lipscombe, The Macleay Argus Police are trying to find out why four children made a fatal decision to go for an unsupervised drive that ended in tragedy.

From over 700 coffees, Australia's largest speciality coffee producer has won this year's prestigous Golden Bean.

Ripple effect: The research showed that older people who leaned something new had more self confidence.

NEW South Wales teenagers planning schoolies breaks have been warned to behave themselves.

MARK COLVIN: Can participating in the arts help people be happier and healthier? Now there's scientific research to suggest that in some cases it can.

SEVERE thunderstorm warnings have been issued for the northern rivers, mid north coast and northern tablelands regions of NSW following consistent rainfall in the past 24 hours.

Chief inspector Shane Cribb under investigation for a boozy night on the town. Police chief "ejected from bar" Allegedly urinated in hand basin Under investigations, says drink was spiked A HIGH-ranking police officer and champion of responsible drinking is under investigation for allegedly flashing his police badge and urinating into a hand-basin ...

A 15-YEAR-OLD girl has been caught driving a stolen vehicle while ferrying five other teenagers through western Sydney.

And here's another identity stuff-up. What made it worse is that the story, aired by Nine and its affiliates in some regions of New South Wales last Wednesday night, was a tragic one: Mark Burrows: It happened just after sunrise, the Pacific Highway north of Port Macquarie.

Bookies are tipping Bart Cumming's to win his 13th Melbourne Cup tomorrow as 70,000 turn out for the traditional Cup parade.

There are calls for learner drivers to be banned from all major highways. The call comes after Griffith girl Kayla Green, 16, died when her car swerved into the path of an oncoming car on the Pacific Highway at Telegraph Point on the New South Wales mid-north coast.