SIMONE Jordan from Nambucca Strikers Football Club was announced as a finalist for Volunteer of the Year for Female Football Week by Northern NSW Football. Nominations for the award poured in from Tweed Heads in the north down to…
GOLF is in full swing at Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club as Pennants returned following last year’s COVID-19 hiatus. General Manager, Jonathan Zirkler provided News Of The Area with a summary of what’s been happening at the picturesque Golf…
HIGH School Squash teams flocked to Coffs Harbour last week to play in the New South Wales Combined High Schools competition. Sam Moriz from Coffs Harbour and sisters Elle and Bray Thornhill from Dorrigo were selected for the NSW…
THE gentle clicks of mallet on ball and ball on ball drifted across the Sawtell caravan park earlier this week as the Sawtell Croquet Club hosted the NSW State Ricochet Croquet tournament. The five-day event attracted competitors from the…
SAWTELL FC were announced club of the year for Female Football Week at the Northern NSW Football awards night last Saturday at Lake Macquarie. The largest club on the North Coast put on a series of female focused events…
THE Sawtell Panthers under 13s are having a brilliant season. And their domination of their Group 2 Junior Rugby League competition was on full display in their 46-6 victory against Smithtown during the latest round of matches at Rex…
THE Coffs United Lions roared to a 5-0 win over the Northern Storm last Sunday to remain four points clear at the top of the CPL ladder. A hat-trick from 18 year old Mabior Garang with goals from Jemila…
NORTHERN Storm’s Julia Etel won North Coast’s Newcastle and Permanent Volunteer of the Month for June. Julia coaches the under 9s and manages the under 11s at the Northern Storm Football Club where she makes a big difference. Club…
COFFS United celebrated Female Football Week (FFW) with clinics, coaching, BBQ’s, social matches and a guard of honour for the senior women’s match. The build up to Female Football Week had been growing over the past month as Coffs…
LOCAL lawn bowls phenom Joseph Clarke is a newly crowned Australian junior champion, after winning the Australian Open Under-18 title on the Gold Coast last week. The 16-year-old won the national title with a 21-15 victory in the final…