SALLY Higgins finished her stroke round of Tuesday 26 November as the only player with a “6” in front of their score, in the first round of the Veteran Golfers Summer Competition. The event, played in fine hot and steamy…
SATURDAY 30th November Individual Stableford, Last Man Standing & 2BBB FIELD | 31 members & 4 visitors. LAST MAN STANDING | Winner Timothy Kiem (10) Play-Off Winner, Runner Up Greg Scott (7) – Eliminated 5th Play-Off Hole via Chip-Off, 3rd…
DEAR News Of The Area, HOW good would it be to have an MP who listened to Coffs residents and properly represented them in the NSW Parliament? The planned development of the Coffs Jetty Foreshore precinct is a perfect example…
DEAR News Of The Area, AS much as I believe in freedom of speech I was really taken aback by the letter from a Mr K Higgs in Thursday’s 21 November issue of the News Of The Area. The gentleman’s…
PORT Stephens Dragon Boat Club has jagged a joint venture with Central Coast Sea Dragons for major interstate competition regattas. The partnership enabled both clubs to compete at the recent Pan Pacific Masters Games on the Gold Coast under the…
DEAR Jasminda, MY husband’s hearing is getting progressively worse and yet he refuses to get hearing aids fitted. How can I encourage him to do so? Rowena K Dear Rowena, I HEAR you. A hearing specialist said to me recently…
THE showers overnight did not deter the 31 walkers and runners who made it to Gloucester’s 182nd parkrun in District Park but the overcast skies kept some of the regulars away. Locals were joined by visitors from Germany and Sydney,…
THE Wallabies believe they have provided a stirring response to their critics after making encouraging progress on their Spring tour – and they’re already counting down the days to when they can prove they can seriously mix it with the…
ATHLETES converged on Port Stephens over the weekend for two unique endurance challenges. Nelson Bay was host to “The Run Port Stephens” on Sunday, while Shoal Bay staged its partner event “The Swim Port Stephens”. The official first day of…
DEAR News Of The Area, IN response to Gerry McGilvray “Show us the costings” (Coffs Coast NOTA 19 November 2024). All of a sudden the anti-development activists are concerned with pesky details like accurate costings. Where were these concerns when…