LONG–distance travel hasn’t deterred the competitive efforts of Port Stephens pickleball warriors Tony Mayers and John McDonald. The pair recently participated at the Queensland State Championships in Morayfield – the largest pickleball tournament in the southern hemisphere with some 530…
THEY don’t come braver than 13-year-old Raymond Terrace schoolgirl Mackenzie Papworth. After being diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma, Mackenzie is fighting the battle of her life – only four years since losing her mum to cancer. One of…
TRIUMPH fortified the Tea Gardens Hawks’ ladder position as they ground the Aberglasslyn Ants underfoot in the latest home-game thriller at Myall Park on Saturday 15 July. A dubious knock-on from the kick-off proved irrelevant as the Hawks defence was…
NELSON Bay Croquet Club – State Championship 1st & 3rd Nelson Bay had two pairs contesting the State Division 3 Golf Croquet Doubles Championship played at Chatswood Croquet Club between Monday 10th and Wednesday 12th July 2023 – Faby Batho…
5 JULY Our sponsors for this week’s bowls are Tea Gardens Auto and Electrical. A beautiful day for bowling with 39 players competing in the usual Wednesday competition. There were 3 pairs teams, and the remainder were triples. The morning…
IMPROVEMENT comes with practice, as the Lady Hawks confirmed with their latest home game result at Myall Park against the Stockton Sharks, on Saturday 15 July. As play started, some Stockton ladies showed that they were not beyond sacrificing their…
THE 1950s were wild times at Rocky Point with a gathering of squatters, from far and wide, forming a scattered community among the trees. The squatters eked out an existence any way they could by fishing, lobstering, farming and gathering…
FOR those keen to fish off the rocks, this is the time of the year to chase one of the meanest, toughest fish that you are likely to encounter. The rock blackfish, commonly called a black drummer, doesn’t know when…
SOUTHERN Cross University (SCU) Coffs Harbour-based researcher Associate Professor Gail Moloney has received funding for a study looking at issues around organ donation. The $303,617 comes in the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) ‘linkage projects’ funding. Advertise with…
A VAN serving food for the homeless has been donated to the Salvation Army Coffs Harbour, and made its debut at Coffs’ Farmers Market on Thursday 6 July. It has been donated by the PAYCE Foundation, a charitable organisation which…