RACERS from across the country descended upon the Myall Coast for the 2024 fisiocrem Triathlon Hawks Nest on Saturday 16 November. As a king’s ransom in cycling equipment lay in wait upon the parking lot at Providence Bay Park, the…
PORT Stephens Athletics Club has unearthed a real find in fifteen-year-old rookie Tom Collier. The fresh-faced Tomaree High schoolboy is an athlete to watch after his gold medal haul at the Port Hunter Zone Little Athletics Championships at Wallsend last…
NELSON Bay junior rugby teams maintained their winning formula in the Hunter Spring Sevens Rugby series last Friday. The young Gropers Under 13 girls team posted wins over West Wildcats and Merewether with strong performances from Hannah Peterson, Kyla Rankin…
EXPERIENCE, talent and proven combinations are a feature of the Nelson Bay Netball Association’s senior representative teams for the 2025 season. Officials have announced both the 17yrs and open squads selected to represent the association at next year’s Senior State…
PORT Stephens’ rising international surfer Eden Hasson is savouring one of his proudest achievements in the 2024-25 World Surfing League (WSL). The reigning Australian Under 18 national champion from Boat Harbour claimed a top five finish at the recent 28th…
THE NEXT NSW men’s State of Origin coach will be thrown straight into the deep end, with a series opener at Suncorp Stadium on May 28 awaiting Michael Maguire’s successor. The NRL confirmed the fixture for next year’s Origin matches…
NEWS Of The Area, I HAVE been trying to do more exercise lately, walking on the flat and trying to walk on hills. I live in Macksville. I have noticed a decided lack of footpaths in and around Macksville –…
A RECENTLY released report by the REA Group found that regional NSW home prices reached a record high in October, having risen 0.23 percent over the month. The ‘Prop Track Home Price Index’ released last week also found that home…
FORTY-TWO students took on local Police and Fire and Rescue staff in a series of four-player round-robin chess tournaments last Friday at St Mary’s Primary School, Bowraville. Students also had a chance to meet one of Australia’s top-ranked chess players,…
THE Nambucca Valley branch of the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) and residents of Kings Point are planning to conduct a flood evacuation exercise to prepare the community for future floods. The exercise will start at 8:30am on Saturday 7…