Budget anger
16/05/2008 | THIS week's federal budget "meant nothing" to pensioners.
16/05/2008 | A vehicle reached speeds of up to 180km/h during a police pursuit on the Pacific Hwy near Port Macquarie on Wednesday before smashing into a truck, it is alleged.
16/05/2008 | A 53-YEAR-OLD man pulled out of a $500,000 property sale on Wednesday when he learnt about plans for a nearby power plant.
Plant your mobile and dial up a tree
HASTINGS residents have a new reason for recycling their old mobile phones.

V for victory
7/05/2008 | THE Settlers Inn Hastings Valley Vikings enjoyed a great day of flowing rugby at Oxley Oval on Saturday. The Coastline Credit Union First XV scored a gutsy 17-5 win over Mid-North Coast Zone rivals Kempsey Cannonballs.
7/05/2008 | THE "best ever" Australian wheelchair rugby team will officially be announced on Friday at Melbourne's Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC) ahead of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing.
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13/05/2008 | The Treasurer, Wayne Swan, talks tough. He trumpets it as a budget to "fight inflation first," yet it is a budget that actually squibs the fight.
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