MILESTONES have been reached by three Tea Gardens Hawks senior men’s players, all in the thrilling lead-up to the impending finals season. Luke Perry and Ethan Tito both reached 50 games for the Tea Gardens Hawks seniors on 13 July,…
FORTY-TWO players representing thirteen NSW clubs and six Victorian clubs played four days of golf croquet at Sawtell from August 2-5. It was the fifteenth running of the competition at Sawtell Croquet Club. Players were grouped in blocks of seven,…
RELLE Donovan has played a big part in helping her country to World Cup glory. The Coffs Coast player was part of the victorious Australian Women’s 40s team that triumphed at the 2024 Federation of International Touch World Cup in…
DEAR News Of The Area, WHEN visiting a friend, I picked up a small book about climate change by an Australian world renown climate scientist. It was frightening to hear the current reports on the escalation of the crises. She…
DEAR News Of The Area, I REFER to Michael Wallace’s letter last week bemoaning Council’s decision to spend $70,000 on the poll to ask the community if they want multi-storey residential development at the Jetty Foreshore. I have to agree…
DEAR Jasminda, My son is having a birthday party and he wants to invite the whole class – that’s about 30 kids. I don’t think I can afford a party for that many children. Any advice? Marissa L. Dear Marissa,…
THE Woolgoolga Wolves secured the Men’s North Coast Premier League title last Saturday, following a hard-fought 2-2 draw against the Coffs Coast Tigers. The unbeaten Wolves, after 18 rounds of relentless competition, have amassed an unassailable ten-point lead over the…
A QUIET achiever and three megastars have put a finishing silver polish on Australia’s third-best campaign at an Olympic pool. Unheralded Meg Harris claimed a surprise silver in the women’s 50m freestyle at the La Defense Arena on Sunday night.…
BIG crowds for the Hawks’ ‘Back to the Nest’ day conjured up strong optimism for the women’s tackle side, on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Myall Park on 3 August. After conceding an early try to their Waratah-Mayfield Cheetahs opponents,…
THE CROWD of sponsors and spectators were not disappointed when the Tea Gardens Hawks took on the Raymond Terrace Magpies at the ‘Back to the Nest’ Old Boys Day at Myall Park on Saturday 3 August. Many players themselves proclaimed…