Talk:Port Macquarie

message: I notice a revert or two concerning the designation of Port Macquarie as a city or a town. I have changed the article's wording to city, for the following reasons:
* population of circa 40-50 thousand
* hub for towns, villages and rural areas in the region such as Wauchope, Lake Cathie, Bonny Hills and Laurieton
* largest built-up area in Port Macquarie-Hastings council (some 2/3 of the population)
* it has several suburbs, such as Lighthouse Beach, Thrumpster, Hibbard and North Shore
* and it has a well defined CBD, with many multistory buildings (tallest I believe has ~12 floors)
I would appreciate it if before reverting to town, you state why you designate PM a town, as I have done. Thanks :)
--JohnnoShadbolt 14:12, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I grew up on the Mid North Coast and I know what you are saying is logical, but we have to rely on the official definition from the New South Wales Government. If you search the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales database, here, you will see that Port Macquarie is defined as a locality. A complete list of cities in New South Wales can be found  here on the GNB website. It doesn't make much sense, but that is its official status. In the absence of a proclamation by the NSW Government, I'm afraid your changes will have to be reverted. Blarneytherinosaur talk 05:08, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, I wasn't aware the NSW government officially designated urban areas. I certainly see your point now, however perhaps there is a compromise between "town" and "city" (as I think both arguments are equally valid). Maybe "large town"?--JohnnoShadbolt 08:21, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. "Large town" is the way to go. Blarneytherinosaur talk 10:36, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I know that this discussion is old but wouldn't Port Macquarie be a city? Since Griffith which has a lower Pop then Port Mac is classed as a city? Bidgee (talk) 04:47, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: City or town?

message: This article seems very light, and needs more substantial content. I'm happy to try my own hand at some additions... a few things that spring to mind: Local government (brief history, achievements, Glasshouse controversy, sacking of council), infrastructure and planning (including water supply issues, water recycling, Thrumster, Glasshouse, airport etc.), tourism, sporting events... The "History" section could also use a boost, as all of the info there is currently pre-1900.
I notice there is a WP article for Port Macquarie-Hastings Council - some of my suggestions may be better placed there. Either way I'd like to see Council mentioned in this (Port Macquarie) article with a more prominent, in-context, link to the Council article.
PollyWaffler (talk) 04:12, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs more content 

message: An article which was deleted, and redirects here, Port Macquarie Presbyterian Church was mentioned in the Wall Street Journal August 8, 2008:
:In Wikipedia terms, a culture clash has emerged between deletionists and inclusionists. Deletionists want to keep the bar relatively high. Recently they managed to delete the Port Macquarie Presbyterian Church, New South Wales, Australia, on grounds of non-notability, and the "List of Films With Monkeys in Them," on grounds of "listcruft." Still, even deleted articles survive, on Deletionpedia: 50,000 and counting."  
travb (talk) 02:58, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
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message: Charles Sturt University now has a campus in Port Macquarie. There is information about it here: http://www.csu.edu.au/about/locations/port-macquarie  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cadewhitbourn (talk • contribs) 01:43, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
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message: A number of IPs (probably the same person) have recently modified this article to declare Port Macquarie a city. Being a city is not a matter that Wikipedia contributors or random websites cited get to decide. It is the NSW Government who decides. Legislation from 1966 gives the NSW Geographic Names Board the power to manage these things. Please see their Glossary of designation values in the Geographical Names Register. It defines a city as "A centre of population, commerce and culture with all essential services; a town of significant size and importance, generally accorded the legal right to call itself a city under, either, the Local Government Act, the Crown Lands Act or other instruments put in place by government." Can anyone point to any Act or other instrument put in place by the NSW Government in relation to the Port Macquarie having become a city? Kerry (talk) 09:00, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: For anyone wanting to see the current list of cities of NSW, go to  and put City in the designation field and search. Kerry (talk) 09:07, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: If the NSW Geographic Names Board is the only authority, then Port Macquarie is only a locality, which it says is "A bounded area within the landscape that has a ‘Rural’ Character." This is obviously wrong. But people who want it proven that the sky is blue will stand on their dig and say it doesn't matter that its obviously wrong. The description by the NSW Geographic Names Board later calls Port a town, so the NSW Geographic Names Board is now contradicting itself. Is there no factor of population that would turn a town into a city? What if Port had a million people and the NSW Geographic Names Board still called it a locality? Would you agree? 165.225.114.202 (talk) 08:14, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Why not ask the NSW GNB about the matter? Their email contact details are on their web site. They answer quite promptly in my experience. Kerry (talk) 12:35, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Port Macquarie: is it a city?