SAIL Port Stephens offered up mixed conditions in its first week. The Sail Port Stephens Passage Series came to an early conclusion on Saturday with the fleet poised to start Race 5 until racing was abandoned due to a lack…
AS well as the main Saturday Pennant Competition, the Newcastle Zone runs a mid-week Club Challenge. This year, Soldiers Point Bowling Club entered three nine person teams. The play comprises two games each of Fours, Triples and Pairs. The Soldiers…
WILLIAMS Pet Produce at Medowie will be hosting an Open Day on Saturday 6 May as a fundraiser for the 2023 Variety NSW Bash. The annual event is organised by Variety, the children’s charity, and this year will see more…
ANGLERS were on the waters around Karuah all weekend, with the successful return of the Karuah Motor Yacht Club’s (KMYC) annual fishing competition from Friday 28 April, to Sunday 30 April. With 30 entrants in the three categories, Estuary, Offshore…
HISTORIC Karuah Roos Rugby League Football Club is celebrating a ten year milestone since re-forming after a short hiatus in the Newcastle Hunter Rugby League competition. Back at their spiritual home base at Lionel Morten Oval, the proud Roos have…
THE art pavilion was once again an important part of the Macksville Show. There are many venues for artists to display their work around the valley but the agricultural show is a special opportunity to reach people that do not…
THE 2023 Macksville Show, held on 21 and 22 April, was a resounding success. Despite some minor wind and rain, Mother Nature was largely cooperative, allowing for a fun and engaging event that celebrated the Nambucca Valley in all its…
TWO years up-and-running, the Ulong Health Hub is now on the brink of another major milestone, to build a second consultation room. The driving force behind this next momentous step, the proprietor of Ulong General Store and Café in the…
THEODORUS de Groot celebrated his landmark 100th birthday this week, in the process becoming one of the first to get a letter of congratulations from the new King. Theo was born in the Netherlands on April 26, 1923, where he…
CHRYSALIS Steiner School Class 10 students Abbi and Lara, ably supported by Lara’s mother Andi, hosted a successful fundraiser with a market stall at the monthly Bellingen Markets on Saturday 15 April. Class 10 students from Thora Valley’s Chrysalis Steiner…