NELSON Bay Rugby Club’s hopes of back-to-back Hunter Suburban Mens Rugby titles have been shattered. Cooks Hill Brown Snakes sent the Gropers tumbling out of premiership calculations with a gripping 12-7 victory in last weekend’s preliminary final at Newcastle No…
PORT Stephens touch football dynamo Ali Mitchell is a schoolgirl athlete on a mission. At seventeen years of age the Shoal Bay native is one of the country’s rising prospects and a player to watch at the upcoming National Youth…
THE Major Pairs Final. second only to the Major Singles Championship, was played last week. Mark Sheppard and Daniel Clarke were up against Matt Johnston and Warren Shipley, all 1st Grade bowlers. From the start, Sheppard and Clarke played first…
THE NSW ‘brooch’ tournaments are designed to provide competition for players across the normal division boundaries – the Bronze Brooch is a level play singles golf croquet competition for players with handicaps from 7 to 10, bringing together Division 2…
MURROOK Culture Centre has taken out the ‘Visitor Attraction’ category in the 2024 Inavate APAC Awards, at a ceremony held in Bangkok last month. This international contest focuses on the skilful use of innovative technology and attracted 53 finalists from…
NORTHERN Hawks Rugby League Club are reaping dividends from their youth policy in the Newcastle Rugby League Denton Engineering Cup series. The rejuvenated Hawks stretched their unbeaten streak to five matches after thumping the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs 44-12 last weekend…
DENIS Gleeson has been elected President of the Rotary Club of Sawtell for a fourth consecutive year. His continued leadership was celebrated at the club’s 49th Annual Changeover Dinner in July. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth…
THERE has been a mixed response to private ATM’s filling the gap left by the withdrawal of major banks from the region. President of the Sawtell Chamber of Commerce Clive Greenway said there is a need to “keep cash going”…
MORE than 1000 people poured through the gates at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Sunday 11 August for the City of Coffs Harbour’s first ever Open Day. “The Open Day was an opportunity for the City to showcase and…
THE Little Wings Return And Earn “Fuel Our Planes” program has welcomed two new participants. Mary Help Of Christians Primary School in Toormina and Coffs Harbour Country Women’s Association (CWA) have received their recycling bins to start collecting 10-cent cans…