29 NOVEMBER. Estia Health Care have sponsored the Club’s bowling activities for this week. Thirty-three players participated in bowling activities today with fine weather prevailing helped along with the very welcome sea breeze. The morning game was decided by the…
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…
109/21 Marine Drive, Tea Gardens Price: $535,000 INTRODUCING the epitome of poolside perfection at Apartment 109 – The Boathouse, Tea Gardens. This luxurious two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment is designed for holiday property enthusiasts and investors alike. Nestled in this sought-after resort…
MALLETS rested as the Myall Park Croquet Club enjoyed a beautiful early Christmas lunch upon the clubhouse lawn at Yamba Street, Hawks Nest, on Monday 27 December. Club members and guests enjoyed a spread of summer Christmas favourites that was…
AUSTRALIAN tennis greats Todd Woodbridge, Lleyton Hewitt, Patrick Rafter and Pat Cash share more than one thing in common. The Davis Cup-winning legends were discovered as fledgling juniors at local tennis camps in NSW, South Australia, Queensland and Victoria during…
BREASTSTROKE sensation Caitlin McDonald is a young swimmer in a big hurry. The fourteen-year-old schoolgirl demonstrated her raw potential by clinching five gold medals and a silver at the recent North Coast Division One Swimming Championships at Coffs Harbour. McDonald…
PORT Stephens Pythons Cricket Club have picked up their first silverware of the 2023-24 season in the Newcastle District Cricket Association. The all conquering Pythons lifted the Denis Broad OAM Twenty20 Cup trophy last Sunday with a pulsating victory over…
DURING the weekend of 2-3 December 2023, Fingal Beach Surf Lifesaving Club (SLSC) hosted the NSW Interbranch SLSC Championship for the first time in its 59 year history. The event is a collaboration between NSW, Hunter Branch and Fingal Beach…
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in response to Dr Sally Hunter’s letter in the last edition, ‘Cognitive dissonance at play over offshore wind farms’. I was astonished to see so many simple locals diagnosed with “cognitive dissonance”, Dr…
DEAR News Of The Area, THIS Monday morning, I had the displeasure of meeting Scrooge personified. She is an elderly woman (just like me)! She had previously been pointed out to me by my cycling friends for refusing to share…