DEAR News Of The Area, THOMAS O’Keefe’s frontpage story last week definitely illustrates the dire situation this community is facing in the lack of direct action from our leaders. The sand build up from Corrie to Tea Gardens is increasing…
CAYDEN Close’s Olympic dreams are well and truly alive after being selected to the first Australian flag football team. The eighteen-year-old from Coffs Harbour was in Sydney for the announcement that flag football and five other sports will be added…
FOR more than 60 years, the Hunter River in Raymond Terrace has been the location for annual Power Boat races hosted by the Raymond Terrace Aquatic Club. The latest event ran at Riverside Park on October 21 and 22, with…
PICKLEBALL grows from strength to strength in the Myall Coast and Port Stephens regions, with the ‘Across the Ditch’ Pickleball challenge hosted by Myall Park Tennis Club in Hawks Nest on Sunday, 15 October. Picklers numbering 31 attended this inaugural…
FRESH from their success at this year’s Netball NSW Senior and Junior State Championships, the Nelson Bay Netball Association have identified their junior talent for the 2024 version. Some of the best young netballers in the Port Stephens region will…
THE Blowes Shield is Nelson Bay Croquet Club’s annual Golf Croquet Doubles Handicap competition, played as thirteen-point games with a one-hour time limit. Twelve pairs contested the Shield in 2023 and were divided into four blocks of three pairs each…
NELSON Bay Hockey Club have unearthed three outstanding junior prospects from their burgeoning talent pool. Promising colts Kellen Royes, Finn Jones and Charlie Williams created history for the Bays this season with selection in NSW representative squads. It was the…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE buildup of sand in the lower Myall River estuary from Corrie Island upstream to north of Tea Gardens is increasing noticeably. Our local ferry operators are reporting daily groundings of their ferries on shallow…
PORT Stephens Pythons returned to the winners list in the Newcastle District Cricket Gilmore Cup Masters Twenty20 series with an emphatic seven wicket triumph over Belmont Whips at King Park. In a dominant team performance, the Pythons outfit outclassed their…
DEAR News Of The Area, THE referendum stats are nearly finalised. The highest “yes” vote was in the Electorate of Melbourne. The highest “no” vote to the Electorate of Maranoa. What’s wrong with the Electorate of M…? What’s right with…