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	<title>Greater Port Macquarie Focus</title>
	<link>http://focusmag.com.au/pmq</link>
	<description>The All Gloss, All Free, Guide to Local Living</description>
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		<title>Julie Goldspink</title>
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Julie Goldspink is a local artist and tutor with a wealth of experience. After her recent win at the Hastings Valley Fine Art Association’s biggest competition, she speaks to Kim Gould about her involvement with the association and her endless passion for art and the beautiful natural landscapes that surround her.
 &#62; How did you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The McClymonts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Individually, Brooke, Samantha and Mollie McClymont are among the most talented performers of their generation. But put them together, and The McClymonts weave a very special kind of musical magic. The talented trio will hit the stage at Laurieton United Services Club later this month, and we talk to Mollie McClymont about the show and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sydney Summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sydney for summer holidays is not so far away, but it can transport you to a world of great entertainment. 
Mamma Mia! What a show! The stage musical has returned to Sydney by popular demand, following the success of the Meryl Streep film version in spawning a whole new generation of ABBA fans. Opening night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>See you soon Samoa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The spotlight fell unhappily on Samoa when a deadly tsunami struck the tiny South Pacific nation a month ago. But travel editor Susie Boswell suggests it’s still worthwhile saying Talofa (“hello”) to Samoa sometime soon.
The mid-morning refreshments I enjoyed in the restaurant at upmarket Coconuts Beach Resort on the south coast of Samoa’s main island were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Noeline Brown – Arts and Health</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many will remember actress Noeline Brown from the early ‘60s ‘Mavis Bramston Show’, which made her a household name. Following its success, Noeline was seen as a regular panellist with ‘Ugly Dave Gray’, Barry Creyton, Stuart Wagstaff, Carol Raye and Noel Ferrier on the ‘70s television hit game show ‘Blankety Blanks’, hosted by ‘The King [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Human nature for dummies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We humans are a divided bunch of creatures. It would not be a broad generalisation, or a remote stretch of the truth to split us into two distinct camps. The first distinct human condition is the dislike of change. This applies to anyone who has ever coined the phrase, “When you’re onto a good thing, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helen Pain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A life full of wonderful memories is the legacy that multi-talented Helen Pain continues to build through following her passion for music, singing and art.
 &#62; Hi Helen. Tell us how you came to be in Port Macquarie.
David and I made the sea change north from Sydney four years ago. We had lived in Kiama [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Danny O’Neill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Adventure is Danny O’Neill’s middle name. His career as a nurse has taken him to places far and wide and certainly out of his comfort zone. But the rewards both professionally and personally have been worth it, and he’s now enjoying a sea change at Port.
&#62; You’re a transitional nurse practitioner at the Port Base Hospital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>James Johnston – Australian Idol</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have been tuned into Channel Ten’s ‘Australian Idol’, you would  have noticed James Johnston, Wingham’s homegrown talented musician. James drops in to tell us about his journey so far.
 &#62; You’re back home after a whirlwind few months. What’s it like to be here for a few days?
 Great! To be honest, coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mid Coast Old Holden Car Club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Mid Coast Old Holdens Car Club has been established for less than 6 months. We catch up with club secretary, Sue Kennerson, to find out more&#8230;

&#62; How did the Club first come about?
The club was officially formed on June 16, 2009, due to popular demand to have an Old Holden club in the Manning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chris Harris – LUXE Cafe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Luxe Café proudly won Port’s most esteemed award &#8211; the 2009 Business of the Year. Life’s been pretty busy since then &#38; Chris tells us more about what’s good at LUXE.
&#62; Luxe recently won not only the Café Award, but took home the Business of the Year award. How has work life been since then?
It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singapore Swings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If there is one word that best captures Singapore, it is “unique”. A dynamic city rich in contrast and colour, you’ll find a harmonious blend of culture, cuisine, arts and architecture here. Brimming with unbridled energy, this little dynamo in Southeast Asia embodies the finest of both East and West.
Of all the gin joints in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vanuatu Welcome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The unassuming accountant from the back rooms of a big Sydney merchant bank regularly spent his lunch hours browsing in Dymock’s CBD book store.
He always made a beeline for the Lonely Planet section, reading avidly about far-off holiday places.
 At the same time, the investment bank’s high-profile traders no doubt discussed multimillion-dollar deals dining on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rae’s Byron Bay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What do Keith Richards and k.d. lang have in common?
Along with Kate Winslett and Keanu Reeves, Keith and Katherine Dawn have escaped from Sydney concert gigs and movie launches to an exclusive retreat known for its exquisite surroundings &#8211; Rae’s, on Watego’s Beach at Byron Bay.

Rae’s is sheer luxury, sought by superstars for respite from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wakaya Island</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The church choir on Wakaya island is like a band of angels, singing out hymns in the sweetest of voices.
It&#8217;s a wonderful spiritual experience.
 The whitewashed timber church with cherry-red windows is among the South Pacific&#8217;s most beautiful, a gift from the island&#8217;s owner, Canadian multi-millionaire David Gilmour, built in memory of his only child, [...]]]></description>
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