HOCKEY Coffs Coast’s Under 15 Girls have been triumphant in Orange winning a state title. The Coffs Coast side won their division at the NSW Hockey Indoor State Championships at Orange. The Under 15 Girls went undefeated on their way…
SOUTHERN Cross Marlins junior and first grade player Dylan Loader has been named in the Junior Wallabies train-on squad in the lead-up to the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship. Loader played at the Marlins from 2017 to 2021, winning the…
THE reputation of Coffs Harbour Golf Club continues to build and gain national attention. When Golf Australia Magazine released its list of Australia’s Favourite Top-50 courses last week, Coffs Harbour’s 27-hole layout had raced up to number five on the…
BILLY Flanagan has claimed back-to-back Brown & Hurley Men’s Club Championships at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club. The final two rounds of the championship were played across the weekend and Flanagan shot even-par on both days to turn a four-stroke…
EXCITEMENT is building for the members of the Medowie Combined Probus Club as the members of this fun group are getting ready to celebrate Christmas in style! The Medowie Combined Probus Club has booked their three-course Christmas lunch at the…
THE release of koalas back into the wild is always a milestone to be celebrated by the team at Port Stephens Koala Hospital. Last weekend the team were able to release not one but two healthy koalas back into their…
HOSPITALITY students at Hunter River High School have been holding amazing lunches at the school ‘cafe’, allowing them to build work skills while showing appreciation for school staff. While having their practical skills assessed, students serve sharing platters with a…
ST PHILIPS Christian College Port Stephens recently celebrated the graduation of year 4 students from junior school into middle school. Rather than students reaching year six and entering high school the following year, St Philips Christian College focuses on a…
IN time for easy Christmas shopping, the Port Stephens Community Arts Centre has opened its Sea Art and Christmas Display. The gallery is filled with many unique hand-crafted items as well as works from contributing artists exploring the artistic wonder…
NOVEMBER was a month of big events for the members of the Fingal Bay Probus Club. Julia Redlich told News Of The Area, “One absolute highlight was a visit from Port Stephens Council member Leah Anderson who patiently listened to…