17.8.24. A DOUBTFUL Saturday morning turned into a fabulous sunny day with a good crowd in attendance. In the Minis grade (5,6,7yrs), game 1 refereed and mentored by George Cassin the Lofty Cranes Shovel Nose sharks just get over the…
SATURDAY was a District Medal Round, delayed due to recent poor weather. A smaller than average field teed off in changeable weather, with morning showers clearing later in the day. We welcomed visitors Rayoni Goodman and Susan Lassen from Lakelands…
NOTHING got away from the Hawks Nest Golf Club (HNGC) Social Club’s fishing competition, which ran from Friday 16 August to Sunday 18 August in and around the pristine waters of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest. The HNGC Social Club,…
NELSON Bay Rugby Club’s hopes of back-to-back Hunter Suburban Mens Rugby titles have been shattered. Cooks Hill Brown Snakes sent the Gropers tumbling out of premiership calculations with a gripping 12-7 victory in last weekend’s preliminary final at Newcastle No…
PORT Stephens touch football dynamo Ali Mitchell is a schoolgirl athlete on a mission. At seventeen years of age the Shoal Bay native is one of the country’s rising prospects and a player to watch at the upcoming National Youth…
THE Major Pairs Final. second only to the Major Singles Championship, was played last week. Mark Sheppard and Daniel Clarke were up against Matt Johnston and Warren Shipley, all 1st Grade bowlers. From the start, Sheppard and Clarke played first…
THE NSW ‘brooch’ tournaments are designed to provide competition for players across the normal division boundaries – the Bronze Brooch is a level play singles golf croquet competition for players with handicaps from 7 to 10, bringing together Division 2…
NORTHERN Hawks Rugby League Club are reaping dividends from their youth policy in the Newcastle Rugby League Denton Engineering Cup series. The rejuvenated Hawks stretched their unbeaten streak to five matches after thumping the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs 44-12 last weekend…
DEAR News Of The Area, AT the local government election to be held on Saturday 14 September, a referendum concerning the number of councillors to be appointed to Port Macquarie-Hastings Council will also be held. It will ask for a…
DEAR News Of The Area, I TAKE this opportunity to correct the broad agenda-driven statements made by Janet Cohen in her letter to the editor, 2 August, regarding the management of the Camden Head Pilot Station. Firstly, the inference that…