THIS Saturday is set to be a big day for the Sawtell Panthers at Rex Hardaker Oval. Not only are the Panthers hosting their first home games of the season in their local derby against the Coffs Harbour Comets, the…
DEAR News Of The Area, I HAVE a place in the amazing place of Hawks Nest and have been coming here for many years, soon to live permanently. Every time I drive in off the Singing Bridge and stop at…
DEAR News Of The Area, I SHOULD make a few observations about the response by Len Roberts to my recent letter about dredging in the Myall River. I am well aware of Len’s former role in the Port Stephens and…
WE have held two Championships at NBC in the last month and some new names will be added to our honour boards. Kim Porter and Chris Davis have defeated Elaine Fleming and Janice Cedelland to become the 2023 Major/Minor Pairs…
NAMBUCCA Strikers senior women kicked off their 2023 season with a last gasp 2-1 victory over the Orara Valley Dingoes last Saturday at Coronation Park. But it was a nerve wracking 90 minutes for Coach Rhys Jones. “The team opened…
A TOUCH Football Australia event, the Inferno National Touch League (NTL) is a nationwide tournament for the sport, currently held annually in March at the Coffs Harbour International Stadium and sporting precinct. 138 teams in seventeen divisions provided an incredible…
NAMBUCCA Strikers under 16s opened their season with a 5-2 loss against competition heavyweights Coffs City United. Despite the opening loss, Strikers coach Mathew Faulds drew plenty of positives from the performance. “Our first game of the season was an…
THE inaugural Flower Hotels North Coast Women’s Rugby League competition kicked off last weekend with a magic round style event with all of the women’s teams playing on the same day at Verge Street, Kempsey. In perfect weather conditions and…
COFFS Coast’s top junior surfers have had top results against the nation’s finest juniors at the 2023 Billabong Oz Grom Cup in Coffs Harbour. Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club and Sawtell Boardriders Club juniors had top four finishes at the annual…
THE game they play in heaven is set for another big year of rucks and mauls, with the Mid North Coast Rugby Union Northern division season getting underway this weekend. SCU Marlins kick off their season at home when they…