AUSTRALIA’S first ever Vertical Wind Tunnel has opened in Port Macquarie thanks to the vision of the local Extreme Velocity team said Independent MP for Lyne Robert Oakeshott today.
“Christian Corse has built this thrilling, skydiving simulation ride from the ground up as part of his long term vision of creating an Extreme Fun Park on 22 acres of land opposite the airport in Port Macquarie,” said Mr Oakeshott.
“This is a first for Australia and a second for the Southern Hemisphere, making the Mid North Coast a leader in extreme leisure rides.
“It is great to see another local business literally taking the plunge and adding to the tourism value of our region.
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The Wauchope Lions Club in association with Hastings Valley Bottle and Collectables Club is proud to bring to Wauchope an Antique Bottle and Collectables Show and Trading Fair. The Fair will be held at Wauchope Showground on Saturday 11/9/10 and Sunday 12/9/10 starting at 9.00am each day. It is hoped that the Show will become a regular item on the collector’s annual schedule and that Wauchope will feature as one of the major centres due to its location and good climate during September.
A host of traders and hundreds of the general public are expected to visit the Fair, some to buy items, others just to view the amazing collection of old wares.
Spokesperson Henry Higgins said that there were over 100 different classifications of entries including such classes as kerosene lamps, gramophones, cameras, tin toys, silver ware, kitchen ware, ceramics, avon collectables, teapots, spoons,australiana and a vast range of glass containers and bottle types.
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The Wauchope Seventh-day Adventist Church is getting behind a program called ‘EndItNow’, which is a world wide push by our church to end the violence and abuse of women and genital mutilation of girls the world over. This has had horrific consequenses to women and girls and must stop. “It is estimated that one of every three women globally will be beaten, raped, or otherwise abused during her lifetime”.
It is reported that 1 million girls annually are abducted from India and sold into slavery, prostitution or for child brides to China. These figures are shocking and is not just in third world countries where this is happening. In Australia, 23% of women who had ever been married or in a de-facto relationship, experienced violence by a partner at some time during the relationship.
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How appropriate that the name of Australia’s most famous woman aviator, Nancy Bird-Walton, has been memorialised on the new road signs to her birthplace, Kew.
Nancy Bird died nearly 18 months ago, at the age of 94. Always chic, stylish and feminine, it is hard to grasp that this slightly built, charming lady, who had lived through an amazing age of technological explosion in aviation, lived a life at the cutting edge of it, instead of enjoying a life of ease and safety.
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Australian towns have been well-documented in songs over the decades – Road to Gundagai, Tenterfield Saddler, Texas QLD 4385 – and in the lead up to the 2011 Tamworth Country Music Festival, ABC Radio is inviting Australians to pen a song about their town.
Your Town, Your Song is a national competition calling for lyrics that capture the essence of listeners’ home towns. The winning entry will be given star treatment with Golden Guitar winners Ian Quinn creating a melody and Felicity Urquhart recording the song, which will be broadcast across ABC Radio.
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Momentum, a fascinating new exhibition has opened in the Glasshouse Regional Gallery. Momentum, 18th Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial, is recognised as Australia’s preeminent textile-related exhibition and includes work from across the nation.
From the early 1970’s the Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial has provided audiences with an exciting and vibrant survey exhibition of contemporary fibre textiles. Curator, Valerie Kirk, has put together an exhibition that looks at the influences new technologies have had on traditional fibre textile practice and how artists have combined their individual practice to incorporate new techniques.
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Port Macquarie-Hastings Council has commenced a formal review of the parking strategy this week with the launch of a community survey and online discussion forum.
The survey will be just one method Council uses to engage with the community and find out their expectations and experiences when it comes to parking. This information gathering will help direct Council’s revised strategy before it is taken back to the community.
“Since my arrival parking has been an issue raised frequently by the community and in light of those concerns I have given priority to the creation of a revised parking strategy”, says Councils Administrator Mr Gary Payne
Council adopted the existing car parking strategy on 1st December 2003 and according to Council’s Director of Environment and Planning Matt Rogers, only minor changes have been made since that time.
“Some adjustments have been made, however, given the changes in the population and economy since the adoption of the Strategy its currency is questionable” said Mr Rogers.
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Should you be investing your marketing dollars in social media and if so, what’s your strategy? These were the issues considered when local business representatives shared their experiences and expertise on social media at the recent Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce lunch marking the launch of their new website.
Delving into the world of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other forms of social media may seem daunting to businesses who have only engaged in traditional forms of marketing, but the speakers at the lunch demonstrated there are benefits to be had by engaging in some simple social media marketing techniques. They also proved that as a business owner or manager, you don’t have to be GenY to play in this space.
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The recent attack on the campaign signs of The Nationals Candidate for Lyne, Dr David Gillespie, has been referred to the police.
Dr David Gillespie said he was extremely disappointed by the ‘dirty tactics’ used by a person or persons in vandalising The Nationals campaign material and believed it to be part of a wider smear campaign.
“I am very disappointed that within 24 hours of the posters going up, our material has been targeted in this way,” Dr Gillespie said.
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The Country Energy Australian Surf Festival combines the Australian Longboard Titles, the Australian Surfmasters Titles and the Australian Stand Up Paddle Titles, expanding into a unique celebration of the Australian surf lifestyle. Don’t miss this great event and the best surfers across the nation, as they converge upon the wave-rich Port Macquarie region to contest with barrels, wipeouts and hang tens – which are sure to impress.
The Country Energy Australian Surf Festival returns in 2010 with an expanded Festival Program. Last year the festival included a surf art and photography exhibition, historical surfboard timeline, live music, surf film screenings and much more over two full weeks. This year is sure to impress.
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