FOUR years is a long time in politics. Certainly for Port Stephens current batch of councillors it is a year more than they originally signed up for. That extra year has given our councillors an extra year to achieve…
ROSE Ringuet thought that she and her family were going to have a nice ferry trip back from Nelson bay, but when a horrific storm hit the waters, passengers on the ferry were left fearing for their lives. After…
THE Age Care Royal Commission has shown us that elder abuse is a very real threat to vulnerable members of our community. Sadly this abuse happens in more settings than just aged care facilities. Sometimes it even happens in…
THE long awaited upgrade to Tea Gardens Slipway finally commenced on 9 March 2021. The initial site set-out for the upgrade was the first priority along with temporary fencing of the work area to make it safe for the…
DID you ever wonder what happens when the apex predator is removed from the ecosystem? A recent study by the University of NSW shows that the impact of removing dingos from the landscape can be seen from space. Following…
IT was a very wet Safety Beach golf course on Tuesday 2 March for 23 ladies to play the first Medal round of the year and it was reflected in the recorded scores. Division 1 winner was Rose Morrow…
PARK Beach Women’s Club Pairs 1st Round: R Crestani & V Slater 17 d S Wilson & P Rhodes 10 P Russell & Y Schmidt 19 d L Loadsman & B Schenkel 9 A Worboys & L Mcleod 16…
NORTH Coast’s football juniors will get the chance to improve their skills over the Easter school holidays. North Coast Football will be holding school holiday clinics at the Coffs Sport & Leisure Park on Wednesday, 7 April, and Thursday,…
FOUR of the North Coast’s best junior cricketers have represented their region at the State Challenge in Canberra. Pat Rose (Coffs Colts), Quinn Cooper (Valleys Cricket), James Lobb (Harwood) and Maison Simmons (Harwood) were part of the under 14…
FOOTBALL across Northern NSW and the North Coast has defied the odds and bounced back to record player numbers for the upcoming season despite the disruption of the global pandemic. North Coast Football has seen player registrations slightly increase…