Blake McKenzie, Charlie Huckson, Ryan Campbell and Nicky Leech from Port Macquarie Boxing Club.
DESPITE fighting smart and sticking to the plan, it wasn’t Port Macquarie Boxing Club’s night at the Coolongatta Hotel on 7 March. The local club sent two of their strongest amateur fighters north to the Undisputed Fight Night 2. Attracting a lively crowd, the event combined multiple bouts across weight divisions, with Port Macquarie’s Ryan […]
Crew of Enticer: A Walmsley, Liz Levido, Jim Bignel and Derek Prickett.
Crew of Enticer: A Walmsley, Liz Levido, Jim Bignel and Derek Prickett. Kookaburra chasing Razzmatazz. Cool Change passing Third Man. Visiting yacht hard aground after missing the channel near Lady Nelson Wharf. PORT Macquarie Yacht Club has a minimums rule for racing with a breeze holding at 4.5 knots required to commence racing. Last Sunday […]
PORT Macquarie Sailing Club were to hold the Sprint Series races 12 – 16 on Sunday, but with many members away at other regattas and the wind on the Hastings almost non-existent, the 3 boats that turned up to sail, along with the duty officer and starter decided not to sail. However, the boats that […]
Club members promoting the Pirates at CSU Port Macquarie. Photo: @piratesrugby.
GOLDEN Oldies rugby action returns to Port Macquarie on Saturday, 7 March from 10am. The tournament will be hosted by Port Macquarie Pirates Rugby Union Club at its Woods Street fields, featuring a full day of spirited games. Club spokesperson Paul Smith told News Of The Area, “Fourteen teams [have] entered with around 200 players […]
Mayor Adam Roberts, NSWTF General Manager Dean Russell and Port Macquarie Makos representatives launch the 2025 State Cup in December. Photo: @pmhcouncil.
NSW TOUCH Football (NSWTF) has confirmed the Senior State Cup will remain in Port Macquarie for the next two years, following a competitive tender process. The tender involved Port Macquarie-Hastings Council submitting a “comprehensive and strategically focused” bid that highlighted the region’s proven ability to deliver major sporting events. Council’s submission also outlined recently completed […]
Troy Lewis from Taree in his Sabre ‘Dead Reckoning’ who won the monohull division.
22-2-26 THE Port Macquarie Sailing Club raced their summer Marathon on Sunday in a beautiful North Easter under sunny skies. The start down river from the clubhouse to the Town Green was against the run in tide. Buoy A was a Port mark just off the Town Green where the Port Macquarie Yacht Club were […]
Nicky Leech, Ryan Campbell, Jordan Green and Mick Eggins from Port Macquarie Boxing Club.
PORT Macquarie boxers enjoyed a successful outing in the Hunter on Saturday evening, taking two victories by unanimous decision at the Singleton Civic Centre Fight Night. Local fighters Jordan Green and Ryan Campbell, from the Port Macquarie Boxing Club, kept to their game plans to secure memorable wins. With the fight card boasting 20 match-ups […]
Wild scenes broke out at the Oztag State Championships in Coffs Harbour.
THEY may both hail from the calmness of seaside towns, but Port Macquarie and Wollongong found themselves dumped in a wave of rage over the weekend, at the end of their U17s boys Oztag game in Coffs Harbour. What was meant to be a competitive spectacle of skill and speed at the State Championships, soon […]
When the AFL North Coast season starts on 11 April, the feature of the opening round will be the women’s competition. Photo: AFL North Coast.
THE fixture for the 2026 AFL North Coast senior competition has been finalised and it’s now little more than six weeks until the season begins. When the first bounce of the season takes place on April 11, the AFL North Coast will have five clubs fielding teams in the Senior Men’s and Reserves competitions and […]
Dave and Hudson McNeill in their Tasar ‘Toy of Joy’ who could not finish when the breeze died out.
15-2-26 PORT Macquarie Sailing Club’s race 6 of the Summer Series was held on Sunday after the final race of the NSW State Arrow Cat Championships had concluded, using the same course. The light Easterly wind had been fickle all weekend, and while it did come in a bit for a lot of the race, […]
