TWO local runners are back from Japan after participating in the international Wakashio Marathon in Tateyama, a Port Stephens sister city, on 28 January. It was the first sister cities sporting exchange following a three-year suspension due to COVID-19. Advertise…
IT WAS a big field for the annual Karuah Cup and Shield held on Saturday 3rd Feb. 95 Players with 46 of those A grade players. The conditions were perfect, overcast and no wind. The course was in fantastic condition…
THE first Monthly Medal Round for Saturday Ladies Competition was held this week. This is a Stroke format, where players’ nett results determine the medal winners. Prizes are also awarded for the best gross scores in each division. A good…
DEAR News Of The Area, The letter on 25 January 2024, ‘Discussion getting lost on power generation’, could equally be headed ‘Never miss an opportunity to plug the totally unjustifiable and uneconomic nuclear’. Two details that upset the letter’s argument:…
NEW season, new game for the Lady Hawks, who will be taking on tackle rugby league for the first time in 2024. The Lady Hawks started pre-season training on 4 January, getting an early jump on their first full season…
RISING Port Stephens swimmer Ebony Nix is on track to take on the country’s best at the National Swimming Championships in April and Olympic trials in June. Ebony, who swims with the Nelson Bay Swimming Club, recently competed in the…
RAYMOND Terrace’s Natasha Van Eldik has chalked up another special milestone in her illustrious lawn bowling career. The triple world champion and two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist played her 400th match for the Australian Jackaroos during last weekend’s annual Trans…
NELSON Bay Neptunes Under 18 girls touch football team have covered themselves in glory by clinching the prestigious Peter Wilson Memorial Regional Championship. The multi-talented Neptunes demonstrated their skill, stamina and speed to claim the title with a 5-4 Grand…
DRUM roll please. The annual Sawtellian of the Year awards were finally announced on Australia Day 2024 having missed their traditional moment of presentation on a rained-off Sawtell Super Fun Day on January 1. Advertise with News of The Area…
SUMMER rains bring rapid plant growth, including weeds, and the NSW Farmers Association has called on landholders to be extra careful when spraying weeds. The Association has reminded farmers to monitor changing wind conditions when spraying this season to avoid…