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Economic Profile
Greater Port Macquarie attracts holiday-makers from all over Australia who come back yearly to enjoy what the region has to offer. More and more people and businesses are recognising the excellent lifestyle and business opportunities here and are relocating to the area.
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council frequently receives enquiries from potential investors and business people seeking economic and demographic information about the region. Click here to find out more about our economy and population.
Tourism, Community and Service Signage
Signposting within the road reserve is a significant issue within the tourism industry. Port Macquarie-Hastings Council has engaged in lengthy consultation with owners and managers of tourist attractions and service provider enterprises to develop the Guidelines for Tourism, Community and Service Signage.
The guidelines are designed to meet the needs of tourism and service businesses while upholding the basic principles of traffic management and road safety, as well as protecting the scenic beauty of our region and its roadsides.
The guidelines clearly outline the process for applying for directional signs on state, regional and local roads.
The guidelines should be read in conjunction with our Policy for Tourism, Community and Service Signage which has been provided below. This Policy covers all signage proposed within road reserves under the care and control of Council. The Policy also covers directional signage proposed within the Pacific and Oxley Highway road reserves.
If you are interested in applying for tourism, community or service signage, please download the guidelines and application forms below. Alternatively you can contact Council on 02 6581 8111.
To download, please click on the following:
Guidelines: Tourism, Community and Service Signage
Policy: Tourism, Community and Service Signage
Application Form: Tourism, Community and Service Signage
Filming in the Port Macquarie-Hastings
The Port Macquarie-Hastings Council region welcomes you and your film crew to our area. The diverse topography of the region provides a range of landscapes including an 84 km coastline, coastal wetlands, flood plains, lakes, mountain and forest regions, offering excellent opportunities for a variety of filming locations.
ScreenLinks will not be operational from 1 July 2011.
If you have filming enquiries, please send them to Screen NSW;
Email: Production@screen.nsw.gov.au
Telephone: 02 8222 4844
Web: www.screen.nsw.gov.au
If the Screenlinks office is unattended, during business hours please contact:
Lyn Fitzpatrick
Telephone: 02 6581 8220
Email: lyn.fitzpatrick@pmhc.nsw.gov.au
or
Lisa Essex-Evans
Telephone 02 6581 8046
Email: lisa.essex-evans@pmhc.nsw.gov.au
Alternatively, contact:
Trevor Sargeant
Telephone: 02 6581 8660
Mobile: 0418 462 334
Email: trevor.sargeant@pmhc.nsw.gov.au
After hours contact only:
Jeff Sharp
Mobile: 0418 974 617
To submit an application, you may need the following documents:
Filming Application Form (116KB)
Additional Locations Sheet (63KB)
Local Government Filming Protocol 2009 (353KB)
RTA Filming Guidelines (333KB)