HIS grand uncle was a former Wallaby winger and grandfather a Parramatta rugby legend while mum holds a special place in the Two Blues’ club annals. Meet 19-year-old rugby sensation Kai Vincent – the Nelson Bay Gropers junior product and…
THE Australian BASS Pro Series has been running for 25 years, but 2023 is the first time the competition has made it to the Hunter River. Taking place on 9-10 September, just under 30 boats registered for the tournament. Competition…
THE Port Macquarie Golf Croquet Carnival was held from Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 September 2023. 24 players from around NSW travelled to Port Macquarie to play in the singles competition. They were allocated into four blocks of six players…
THE Nelson Bay Croquet Club’s Ricochet Croquet competition is an annual handicap knock-out event. After interruptions due to COVID, the competition returned in 2023 with twelve entries. The competition is played as 14-point games with a one hour and thirty…
WHEN Caz Glasson found herself navigating interstate support services for her parents Sandra and Frank who were living in Melbourne, Caz quickly realised that she needed to find a more practical solution and suggested that Sandra and Frank think about…
ALL roads lead to Myers Park this Saturday where Nelson Bay FC and Cooks Hill United bid for championship honours in the Newcastle Football Zone League 2 reserve grade competition. The scene is set for a bumper clash between two…
SEPTEMBER 13 The Tea Gardens Veterinary Hospital has kindly sponsored bowls at our Club for this week. It was a fine day for bowls with 43 bowlers on the grass green with the synthetic r being reserved for the Mid-week…
TEA Gardens soccer prodigy Samuel Webb has two big reasons to smile today. After helping the Lambton Jaffas clinch a maiden National Premier League Northern NSW premiership-championship double in his debut season with the club, life is rosy for the…
THE Final of the Newcastle Zone Triples was played at Soldiers Point last week. Strong teams from the Raymond Terrace Jets and Soldiers Point had progressed through three rounds to play this game before an appreciative crowd. The teams were…
DEAR News Of The Area, JUST wondering if others were saddened to read the letter published on 8/09/2023, ‘Sorry haters, I am voting YES’? ‘Haters’ is such a strong and emotive word. The Voice Referendum should be based on rational…