LAST week, a large crowd watched an entertaining Major Triples Final at Soldiers Point Bowling Club. Competing were Trevor Sagel, Barry Brennan and Chris Ramage (skip) versus Matt Johnstone, Daniel Collaros and Warren Shipley (skip). Shipley’s team went to…
SUELLEN Goyne of Corlette took out the Women’s over 50s category in the Australian Longboard Titles held at One Mile Beach over the weekend. Goyne took out a title in the division in 202, making this win a back…
ONE of Port Stephens’ most adventurous women has written a memoir of her time as a hot air balloonist. Corlette resident Ruth Wilson began her 47-year flying career in 1975 with her first balloon flight in New Zealand. She…
THERE’S no denying that Port Stephens is a sailors paradise. Both within the Port, which is bigger than Sydney Harbour, and offshore, where the islands created an idyllic racecourse for yachts competing in the Sail Port Stephens Commodores Cup.…
SAIL Port Stephens (4-10 April) is underway and the waters of Port Stephens are proving to deliver a great regatta for the 121 vessels competing in the Commodores Cup. The big seas and wild weather leading up to the…
NEWCASTLE Cruising Yacht Club is set to run another major regatta, Sail Port Stephens, following the successful SailFest Newcastle from Monday 4 April through to Sunday 10 April. Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club was founded in 1996 by sailors from…
TOMAREE High School Students have been getting into sport with teams recently competing at the Regional Swimming Championships, the Hunter Open Boys Soccer Knockout tournament and the Hunter Open Boys Basketball competitions. The swimming team had some great success…
ON Monday 14 March, the Medowie Football Club (MFC) had a naming ceremony for three of their playing fields at Yulong Park, Medowie. Field one was renamed Graham Beasley field. “Graham was the President of MFC from 1980-1989, Graham…
TILLIGERRY local Kate Vine has been selected to take part in the Tennis NSW Future Leaders program. The Future Leaders program is designed to empower and engage young people in volunteering and community leadership by supporting participants in the…
IF you have ever wondered what your fishing license fees go towards this is one project that is funded which is set to improve knowledge of kingfish fisheries. Project Kingfish is a science initiative led by the Sydney Institute…