THEY have been the standout team all season. Now Valleys Cricket Club are the kings of Coffs cricket, after winning Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s first grade grand final. Valleys Cricket Club won the 2023/24 premiership with a 45-run victory…
DEAR Jasminda, My husband insists on having his window down in the car, regardless of the weather. He says he feels stifled with the windows up and the air-conditioner on. I prefer to regulate the temperature. How do we compromise?…
THE Albanese government has approved nearly half a million dollars of funding for improvements to nineteen schools in the Paterson electorate. Making the announcement on Tuesday 12 March, the Member for Paterson, Mery Swanson said, “From new laptops and air…
SENIORS from Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest enjoyed a pottery workshop with a local flavour, as part of MidCoast Council’s Seniors Week program on Wednesday 13 March. The workshop, deliberately kept small to facilitate maximum engagement, was attended by a…
LONGTIME members and valiant volunteers of the Stroud State Emergency Service (SES) unit were recognised with several Long Service Awards on Saturday 16 March, at the soon-to-be-replaced SES headquarters in Booral. Multiple volunteers, who between them have given 150 years…
SAWTELL’S croquet courts last week welcomed players from a number of clubs, including Ballina Cherry Street, Hurstville, Toronto, Newcastle, Urunga, Coutts Crossing and Sawtell, to compete in three days of Ricochet competition. Fiercely-contested doubles matches set the tone for the…
NORTH Coast Football teams kicked off round one of the Premier Youth League with two wins, two draws and a loss against Newcastle powerhouse Edgeworth Eagles on Saturday at the Coffs Coast Synthetics. The under 16s set the tone with…
THE Urunga Raiders clinched the 2024 Challenge Cup title with a commanding 4-0 victory over defending champions Coffs City United in a thrilling final showdown. Entering the tournament on the heels of a victorious campaign at the Viking Challenge six-a-side…
THE COFFS Coast’s surfers have once again hit the waves for a good cause during the 24th annual Barney Miller Surf Classic at Sawtell Main Beach. The annual fundraiser helps to raise money for people who have suffered spinal cord…
COFFS cricket champions have been crowned after winning Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s grand finals. Sawtell Cricket Club won the second-grade premiership beating the Coffs Colts in their season decider at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park. Sawtell successfully defended…