WHEN Port Stephens pickleball rookie Gary Wilson was searching for a playing partner for the Barrington Coast Regional Doubles tournament in Taree, he didn’t have to look far. The Boat Harbour native turned to club legend Tony Mayers who suggested…
IT may have been a bittersweet finish to their Newcastle Football Community inter-district juniors campaign, but the Nelson Bay FC Under 13s girls can reflect on a season of monumental achievements. Dan Hackett’s newly-formed squad dominated the division two competition…
NEWLY inducted Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) competitor Amos Vagg has been laser pistol shooting, running, show jumping, epee fencing and swimming his way around the world. He’s participated in Modern Pentathlons in China, Bali and Lithuania since 2019. The dedicated…
BELLINGER Valley Braves have been a dominant force in the Far North Coast’s premier representative basketball competition. The Braves had an undefeated regular season on their way to topping the ladder of the Sunshine Basketball Conference men’s season. The Braves…
RESPECTED Nelson Bay Football Club Coaching Director Steve Punshon, spent much of his life shaping the careers of budding soccer players in the United Kingdom. Since emigrating “down under”, the astute Englishman has proved to be a coach to be…
THERE were 41 starters for Saturday’s Stableford event, boosted by visitors from Easts Leisure and Golf, Waratah GC, Club Taree and Roseville GC, playing on our newly renovated fairways. As always, it was close at the top of the leaderboard,…
ANOTHER big week at the course with 4 full days of golf. Wednesday November 27 was the ladies’ last Monthly Mug and Mug of Mugs. It was Meryl Reinhard’s day with a terrific 66nett and birdie jackpot while Terry Stellema…
TENNIS lover Mitchell Job, 15, organised his first interclub tournament at the Laurieton Tennis Courts on Saturday, 30 November. Mitchell participates in Tennis NSW Future Leaders, a program designed to engage, empower and inspire the next generation of leaders in…
MY REPORT this week begins on a sad note, unfortunately Jill McBride a member of TGWBC since 2003 passed away on Friday 22nd November following a short illness. Jill was a staunch supporter of our Club, she was Chair of…
NELSON Bay Junior Rugby Club will field a record six teams in this Friday’s (6 December) Hunter Spring Rugby Sevens finals at Ernie Calland Fields in Gateshead. The Gropers topped their group in both the Under-17 Boys and Under-13 Girls…