MENTORING youngsters comes naturally for local school teacher and netball enthusiast Sue Holloway. Over the past four decades the respected educator has devoted hours into netball development with both the Sutherland Shire and Nelson Bay Netball Associations and has cherished…
FINGAL Bay’s Tony Mayers has continued his gold-medal winning achievements in the fast-growing sport of pickleball. The 65-year-old paddle sport stalwart teamed up with Old Bar’s Geoff Mortimer to clinch the Men’s 60 years plus doubles title at the recent…
PORT Stephens surfer Eden Hasson has been crowned the Australian Under 18 Junior Champion surfer for 2023. Taking on a talented field at Phillip Island, Hasson’s wave selection abilities came to the fore, even managing to get some air. While…
FRESH from receiving a Sporting Blue award for outstanding achievements in cricket, Tomaree High schoolboy Lucas Vincent returned to the Newcastle District first grade cricket competition in style last weekend. The rising fifteen-year-old cricketer from Salamander Bay padded up for…
RSL LIFECARE sponsors the Club’s annual Versatility Day, and they also sponsored this week of bowls. 6 Dec The summer heat did not deter the 52 players today but there was a nice southerly breeze blowing to keep play bearable.…
IT has been an eventful week at the Golf club this week with the” Last Man Standing” being played Saturday this is a big day for the Golfing Calendar year, the conditions on Friday and Saturday were extreme to say…
THE ladies enjoyed a “3-club-only” Stableford round before their Christmas party and presentation lunch on Wednesday November 29th. The almost empty golf bag didn’t make a lot of difference, and T-L Smith was the winner with 31pts on a c/b…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE NSW Land and Environment Court found on Monday that the harvest planner who signed off the harvest plans which decided what trees could be felled in Braemar and Myrtle State Forests was not accountable…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to ask what has happened to the Coffs Coast. Have you had a good look lately? Roundabouts are an absolute disgrace. Driving into Coffs from the south the roundabout at England’s Road…
SIR Ernest Shackleton and Sir Douglas Mawson are synonymous with Antarctica, as was their ship, Aurora. At 165 ft long, 31 ft wide and 18 ft deep, the 580 tons gross vessel was built for Arctic conditions in Dundee in…