2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (454+ words) WHAT an absolute scorcher last Saturday turned out to be for Work n Play round 15, the final round for 2026. Ice blocks and chilled water were in high demand among the Tea Gardens Soccer Club (TGSC) players, families and friends, along…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (311+ words) SPRING has sprung for the Myall Park Croquet Club (MPCC), which recently held two major events to launch the new season and record local and regional successes. The club held its Spring Into Spring Social last Saturday (5 September) in glorious…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (303+ words) RODEO competitors from across Australia will be chasing over $50,000 in prize money at the 51st annual Stroud Rodeo at Stroud Showground next Friday and Saturday, September 18 and 19. The 2026 event is shaping up to be one of the biggest ever, with full…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (265+ words) THERE are some very good recreational fishers in Port Stephens. Lemon Tree champ Wayne Coles is one of them. I have been asked: “What makes a champion recreational fisher?” To me it is all about the ability to find fish…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (311+ words) MORE than 100 pickleball players took to the Tomaree Netball Courts on Sunday for a new competition bringing Port Stephens players together with their Sydney rivals. The inaugural Interclub Challenge was held on 30 August between the Port Stephens Pickleball Club and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (219+ words) FISHING for luderick has always been a bit of a mystery to me. Sitting for hours, on a hard rock, staring at a float, wishing for it to disappear under the surface. Luderick fishers are a different breed. On one…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (270+ words) LAST Saturday was a picture perfect day out on the golf course, with 27 ladies playing in a high scoring 18 hole Stableford round. Visitor Nadine Lennox smashed it, finishing with an amazing 46 points, well clear of Evelyn Potts 38 and Jo Scott…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (299+ words) CLUBS throughout the National Rugby League (NRL) competition marked Indigenous Round with a show of artistic and culturally significant jerseys designed by Indigenous artists and players, but for at least one NRL club the players’ feet made an equally strong…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (436+ words) ROUND 12 of the local 2026 draw got under way promptly as usual at 9am with six teams, two in each of the three grades, hitting the freshly marked-out fields. A sprinkle of rain earlier in the morning proved not enough to deter…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (205+ words) MYALL River Hawks Junior Rugby League wrapped up their 2026 season on Saturday with home games. The 15’s progressed to the semi-finals with a draw against an undefeated Singleton outfit and will progress to the finals, which will be held this…...