THE COFFS Harbour Life Saving Club has achieved remarkable recent success, with local members outshining some of the top competitors from New South Wales and Queensland. Among the standout performers was Sam Carswell, representing Coffs Harbour, who delivered exceptional performances…
DEAR Jasminda, AFTER a recent health scare, my husband has become obsessed with food and fitness. Now every meal is a discussion about proteins and calories and frankly the conversation has become as bland as the meal variations. Julie W.…
TUESDAY 24th October: Social bowls played 3 games of 3 bowls Triples 18 ends. Carol Hayden, Jeanette Emmett and Dale Winter took an early lead bowling against Lorraine Murphy, Dawn Jones and Deyonne Page but by the 9th end the…
TEA GARDENS Hawks Rugby League player and Karuah local Shaqueil Saunders’ road to professional sports stardom continues as he fulfills a contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the SG Ball Cup for U-19s. First noticed last October, during the…
DEAR News Of The Area, I KNOW it is an unorthodox form for a newspaper, but as your paper is inviting our opinions and views, the way I best convey my thoughts is in a poem. I have lived in…
TEAMING up with your offspring is the ultimate experience for active sporting parents. Nelson Bay Cricket Club can boast five father/son/daughter combinations this summer in the Newcastle District Suburban Cricket competitions. It has been a “family affair” for the Makos…
DEAR News Of The Area, ONCE again Port Stephens Council has led us on a path to nowhere. Yes the new path from the boat ramp in Henderson Park to Marine Drive, Lemon Tree Passage ends in a pile of…
THE President’s Cup is Nelson Bay Croquet Club’s final intra-club competition each year – a Golf Croquet Singles Level play competition, thirteen-point games with a 50-minute time limit. Heavy rain caused the cancellation of playing sessions in the week before…
MALCOLM Campbell was an unmarried miner living with his brother and sister on the outskirts of Woolgoolga. Suffering from what was then called ‘delusions’ that he was dying from cancer, he disappeared, leaving a farewell note in his hut, last…
DEAR News Of The Area, AT the time of writing there are more than 75 bushfires ravaging our beautiful country. This will result in the great loss of livestock, wild animals, flora and fauna, property and the sad occurrence of…