EVERYONE should have the chance to experience the thrill of playing sport. And Sydney’s Blowfly Cricket Club have provided this opportunity for a group of Coffs Coast children, with the club traveling to host an all-abilities coaching clinic at Bray…
FIRING up her Olympic goals, Chloe O’Neill and her one-eyed thoroughbred Daisy, won fourth place in the 65cm Junior (14-21) category at Equimillion, a legendary event held at Sydney International Equestrian Centre (SIEC), built especially for the Sydney 2000 Olympics.…
TUESDAY 3 October. Tuesday 3 October was a lovely day for the ladies of Safety Beach Women’s Golf Club to play a Stableford/Shootout Qualifier and the scores were terrific. I guess the pressure was reduced after 3 weeks of Championship…
A DOUBLE celebration! Congratulations to Mandi Monck, Joan Woodford and Chris Sheridan for winning the Mid North Coast District State Triples and to the Senior Triples winners Denise Hargraves, Sandra Stirling and Jan Slater. Regional playoffs will be held in…
SILLINESS reigned inside at Estia Tea Gardens, as residents and staff celebrated ‘Mad Hatter Day’ on 6 October. Derived from the price-tag of the Mad Hatter’s hat in Alice and Wonderland, which read “10/6”, or ten shillings and sixpence, another…
PEOPLE who dump unwanted plants on local sand dunes risk destroying the dunes themselves, environmentalists have warned. President of Myall Koala and Environment Group Richard Streamer said, “This senseless and lazy act of dumping garden waste is done with no…
POP-UP Op Shop ‘Buy My Wardrobe’ will return as an essential feature at the Pindimar Markets, run by the Pearls of Port Stephens, offering the chance for some real bargains amidst the fun and excitement at the Markets on Saturday,…
GRAFTON’S Tony Blanch has made a winning start to the Speedway season, triumphing on his home track as the latest Grafton Speedway racing season roared into action. With over 20 years of experience racing around Grafton Speedway, Blanch was able…
HAVE you ever heard of a Minerva? No? There will be one 119 years old at the Cex Sports Touring and Classic Car Club show at the Cex. Club this Sunday. There will be a Bentley, a Bugatti, a Schneider,…
ON Thursday, 5 October, Port Stephens local Peter Barker, a retired carpenter, attempted with two Newcastle helpers to save a struggling turtle trapped in rough conditions 100 metres off the beach at Fly Point. With strong winds and a rapid…