DEAR Jasminda, During my recent council roadside pickup preparation, I tried to discard some of my son’s belongings that he hasn’t touched in over five years. He wouldn’t allow me to do so, saying it would ruin his childhood memories.…
HERE they come! Big schools of luderick are being reported gathering throughout the port and moving right along the coast. With the mullet season over, it is the turn for bream and luderick to move north. Known as “ground fish”…
SOLDIERS Point Number 1 pennant bowls team reached the final of the state pennants and in a tense final, lost by two shots to Aaron Sheriff’s Jets (Raymond Terrace) – a club proving to be their nemesis. However, the Number…
LIGHTNING has struck twice for Nelson Bay representative netball teams at this year’s HART State Championships. Twenty-one days after bringing home the NSW Senior Opens Division 3 trophy, the talented Nelson Bay 12-year outfit has conquered all to claim the…
BORN a Yorkshireman in 1865 a young Frederick Phillips made the decision to sail to the land of opportunity – Australia. The fare to Sydney on board the SS Garonne was £15/15/0, 3 rd class return dated April 27 th…
PORT Stephens rugby league whiz kid Lilly-Ann White is a young athlete in a big hurry. The seventeen-year-old Hunter River High School student helped restore some Origin pride after steering NSW Combined High Schools to an Australian Secondary Schools Under…
BULAHDELAH has won the hotly-contested annual ‘Gibber-to-Gibber’ fishing contest. The brainchild of Bulahdelah, Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest fishing clubs, the contest is a chance not only to fish, but get together socially and have a laugh. The boundaries for…
5 JULY Our sponsors for this week’s bowls are Tea Gardens Auto and Electrical. A beautiful day for bowling with 39 players competing in the usual Wednesday competition. There were 3 pairs teams, and the remainder were triples. The morning…
ADDRESS: 5/58 Moira Parade, ‘Majestic Views’ Hawks Nest CATEGORY: 4-bedroom luxury unit PRICE: $1,450,000 THIS four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom townhouse is in a stylish, beautifully-presented complex across the road from the Myall River and just a short walk to Jimmys Beach and…
MEDOWIE Rugby Club has unearthed a real find in dashing winger Max Goodwin. The new recruit has proved a valuable acquisition for the Marauders in the Hunter Suburban Rugby Friday Night Fours mens competition with stand-out performances on the flank.…