Macksville Country Club Ladies Bowls
OUR ladies bowlers resumed our 2022/23 season on 25 January with a good turnout each week for social bowls thus far, even though it has been rather hot. We had a triples team of Gail, Janet and Karen attend the…
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Kendal Whitelaw relishing 2023 with the Nambucca Roosters
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Kendal Whitelaw has been creating waves at Nambucca Roosters Rugby League Club, scoring tries for fun. Last year she scored 37 tries for the season in the under 6s and now she’s relishing the prospect of stepping up to…
Gumbaynggirr Coffs Coast Raidettes get set for grand final
THE Gumbaynggirr Coffs Coast Raidettes are ready to bring home a trophy. The Raidettes are set to contest the women’s grand final of this year’s East Coast Tribal League, when they take on the Dunghutti Connexions at Kempsey on Saturday.…
Big crowds enjoy footy feast at Coronation Park for the inaugural Stuart Field Memorial Trophy
IN addition to heading to the polling booths for the state election on Saturday 25 March, local rugby league fans also voted with their feet by turning out in big numbers to Coronation Park, Nambucca Heads, for the inaugural Stuart…
Safety Beach Women’s Golf Club
WELL, what a wonderful day! Safety Beach Women’s Golf Club held its Open Day on Tuesday 21 and 78 ladies arrived ready to play a 2BBB sponsored by Safety Beach men’s golf club and supported by local businesses. A huge…
Coffs Harbour Golf Club Ladies
TUESDAY 21 March – No golf due to wet weather. Wednesday 22 March – Final Round of Ladies Club Championship There were only 61 players in the final round. We had quite a few cancellations due to the wet weather…
Football thriving on the North Coast
NORTH Coast Football under 18s won their opening round fixture 4-2 in the Premier Youth League against Lake Macquarie’s Valentine FC at the Coffs Coast Synthetics on Sunday. Last year’s under 16s National Premier League grand final winners stepped up…
Kalang River paddlers ‘cheque-in’ with rescue groups
THE Kalang River Classic race held on Sunday 12 March on the river at Urunga was not only a very successful, fun event for all participants who paddled the challenging 14.5 km course, it was a win-win for local rescue…
Coffs bodyboarders do battle at Boxy
COFFS Coast Bodyboarding Association (CCBA) members travelled to Port Stephens for the 2023 Port Stephens Toyota Box-Fest on the weekend of Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 March. “For three days they battled it out in small, tough conditions and on…
OPINION: The Culture Wars
DEAR News Of The Area, THE culture wars! What’s the meaning, what are the effects? Its basis is the denial of evidence in pursuit of a goal. Mix denial with politics and the results can be tragic, long term. The…