Port Macquarie
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| Weather | 16°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 78% Humidity |
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| Population | 45,698 (2016) |
| Locations | Sydney |
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| ID | 908316 |
About Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie is a town at the mouth of the Hastings River in New South Wales, Australia. It's known for its beaches, wildlife and penal colony past. St. Thomas' Anglican Church was built by convicts in the 19th century. A coastal walk from the town centre to the 19th-century Tacking Point Lighthouse offers views over waters home to whales and dolphins. Billabong Zoo is known for its koala breeding centre.
Koala seen in rescue from Australian bushfire dies
... [Our] number one goal is animal welfare, so it was on those grounds that this decision was made, said Port Macquarie Koala Hospital...
Australia bushfires: Record number of emergencies in New South Wales
... Strong northerly winds shrouded Sydney in smoke from the bushfires The haze obscured the city s most famous landmarks Last week, Sydney was blanketed by smoke for days due to fires in Port Macquarie - a region 380km away...
Australian wildfire: Hundreds of koalas feared dead
... Koala rescuer Cheyne Flanagan said the large blaze near Port Macquarie had engulfed a sanctuary where hundreds of genetically diverse koalas lived...
Hugo Palmer's mother visits Australian beach where belongings found
... They had been in the Port Macquarie area since 17 February...
Search for missing Hugo Palmer and Erwan Ferrieux scaled back
... It is believed Mr Palmer, from Forrest Row, and Mr Ferrieux had arrived in Australia in November and had been in the Port Macquarie area since Sunday...
UK and French tourists missing in Australia beach search
... Shelly Beach is a popular surfing and walking site in Port Macquarie, located about 380km (250 miles) north of Sydney...
UK and French tourists missing in Australia beach search
Hugo Palmer (left) and Erwan Ferrieux are missing, Australian police say
A British man and a French man have Gone Missing while backpacking in Australia, sparking a police search.
The Alarm was raised when passersby found items belonging to Hugo Palmer and Erwan Ferrieux, both 20, on a beach north of Sydney on Monday, authorities said.
Police searched the location, Shelly Beach , and discovered the pair's rental car nearby.
Other personal items, including travel documents, were found in The Vehicle .
Police began ground and water searches on Monday, but they have not found any sign of The Men .
, which reported that Mr Palmer was from East Sussex .
Police Insp Michael Aldridge said that recent surf conditions had been rough.
"From The Information that we have received, they were travelling down The East coast, stopping at various locations along the way," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
A British High Commission spokeswoman said: "Our staff are in contact with police in Australia and the UK following reports of a missing British man at Shelly Beach , New South Wales . "
Police said they had contacted French consular officials.
Shelly Beach is a popular surfing and walking site in Port Macquarie , located about 380km (250 miles) north of Sydney .
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Source of news: bbc.com
