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The History of Valentine’s Day

February 6 ^th 2018

By: Steve Binstadt

It is often described as a "Hallmark Holiday" due to its commercial nature. It is true that billions of dollars are spent around the world on Valentine's Day gifts. But what is the story behind Valentine's Day and how is...

Events & Promotions

Chinese New Year: the Year of the Dog

February 12 ^th 2018

By: Steve Binstadt

When is the Chinese New Year? Unlike the Australian New Year, Chinese New Year happens on different dates each year. This is because Chinese New Year is dictated by the Lunar Calendar. Generally speaking though, the Chinese New Year is...

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Dementia Friendly Garden

February 19 ^th 2018

By: Steve Binstadt

We recently took a trip to the Dementia Australia Dementia Friendly Garden in Bridge Street Port Macquarie, to meet some of its carers and see how the garden itself is coming along 5 months later. It was very clear from...

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Clean Up Australia Day

February 23 ^rd 2018

By: Steve Binstadt

The Westport Club & Marine Rescue take action to clean up foreshore Marine Rescue Port Macquarie and The Westport Club will partner up on Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday 4 March to remove rubbish from the Hastings River and...

Eat & Drink

The story behind the Oreo: America’s favourite cookie

March 2 ^nd 2018

By: Steve Binstadt

First created in 1912, the Oreo™ is a sandwich style biscuit comprising cream filling between two biscuits. They were created by the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) as an imitation of another similar biscuit called Hydrox. Over time, Oreo™ became extremely...

Updates, Tips & Tricks

8 tips to planning a stress-free wedding day

March 6 ^th 2018

By: Steve Binstadt

It's one of the biggest life events you will ever have to plan. Weddings can be stressful as there's so much that you have to organise. They also have to run to a schedule. Short of hiring a professional wedding...

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Inspiring Children to Embrace their Emotions with WorryWoos

March 12 ^th 2018

By: Steve Binstadt

The Westport Club is proud to be bringing a new children's educational program to Port Macquarie this year. The exciting, unique program will introduce children in the region to characters known as 'The WorryWoos'. Meet the WorryWoos Originally created by...

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The history of Saint Patrick’s Day

March 15 ^th 2018

By: Steve Binstadt

Updated 12 March 2019. The story of Saint Patrick Saint Patrick's Day is always a fun feast day to celebrate, but who is Saint Patrick? Saint Patrick is the foremost and most celebrated Patron Saint of Ireland. Patrick was a...

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The History of Valentine’s Day

Chinese New Year: the Year of the Dog

Dementia Friendly Garden

Clean Up Australia Day

The story behind the Oreo: America’s favourite cookie

8 tips to planning a stress-free wedding day

Inspiring Children to Embrace their Emotions with WorryWoos

The history of Saint Patrick’s Day

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