July 16, 2025
Lake Cathie suffer narrow loss to Urunga in State Cup final Lake Cathie Football Club’s Women's Northern League A Grade side. Photo: supplied.
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Lake Cathie suffer narrow loss to Urunga in State Cup final

LAKE Cathie Football Club’s Women’s Northern League A Grade suffered a narrow defeat to Urunga FC in the final of the Community Plate at the Women’s State Cup on Sunday, 13 July. Hosted at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility, Urunga secured a 1-0 victory in a hard-fought encounter which could have gone either way. […]

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Female referees making an impact on the Mid North Coast Grace in action. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
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Female referees making an impact on the Mid North Coast

Grace in action. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Grace Broderick making her refereeing debut. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Grace in action. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Grace in action. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. GRACE Broderick from the Lake Cathie-Bonny Hills Raiders (LCBHR) made her refereeing debut on Saturday, 5 July, marking an important milestone in her rugby league journey. Bravely stepping […]

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Tamsyn’s journey from club volunteer to top referee Tamsyn Spear loves her refereeing role. Photo: supplied.
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Tamsyn’s journey from club volunteer to top referee

Tamsyn Spear loves her refereeing role. Photo: supplied. Tamsyn organising the junior Port Mako players. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. TAMSYN Spear from Port Makos Touch Association (PMTA) has gained selection into Touch Football Australia’s National Referee Academy (NRA) and National Referee Squad (NRS). The achievement recognises Tamsyn’s strong performances in recent touch football events and commitment […]

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Port Combined netballers score smiles from across the Pacific Students from Navuakece District School in their new netball kits. Photo: supplied.
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Port Combined netballers score smiles from across the Pacific

SHY faces stared into camera lenses when students from Navuakece District School in Fiji created postcards from paradise for Port Combined Netball Club. Dressed excitedly in their new blue and teal netball dresses, their messages and photos expressed how grateful they were for the donated kits. It was a perfect example of how a circular […]

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North Coast Force juniors to play in Northern NSW Championships Last year's North Coast Force Under 15s Boys team.
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North Coast Force juniors to play in Northern NSW Championships

AFL North Coast’s best juniors will devote some of their school holidays to representing their region. North Coast Force’s Under 17s , Under 15s, and Under 13s Boys teams, and the Youth Girls 17s, Youth Girls 15s, and Youth Girls 13s teams will take part in this year’s Northern NSW Championships in Coffs Harbour. This […]

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Win for Port City as Camden Haven hosts first State Pennant Port City celebrates their win. Photo: supplied.
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Win for Port City as Camden Haven hosts first State Pennant

Port City celebrates their win. Photo: supplied. Graham Muffett. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Sandy Harris. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Ken Griffin. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Mitch Wilkins. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. John Breen, Mick Reid and Tony Newell. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. CLUB North Haven and Club Lake Cathie recently made history by co-hosting their first State Pennant Playoff for […]

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Strong representation for Port Makos in State of Origin touch series
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Strong representation for Port Makos in State of Origin touch series

PORT Makos Touch Association was well represented as the Touch Football State of Origin series was contested in Coffs Harbour over the weekend. Considered one of Touch Football’s fiercest rivalries, NSW emerged victorious on the 30th year anniversary of the series. This action unfolded on 20 and 21 June at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium. […]

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Kobie Knight leads NSW to Touch Football State of Origin win Kobie and her supporters during the State of Origin series. Photo: supplied.
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Kobie Knight leads NSW to Touch Football State of Origin win

Winners are ginners: Kobie Knight celebrating her win. Photo: supplied. Kobie and her supporters during the State of Origin series. Photo: supplied. CAMDEN Haven’s Kobie Knight scored two spectacular tries to lead her NSW Women’s 45s side to victory over Queensland in the Touch Football State of Origin (SOO) series. She also spurred her state […]

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Peter Vicent leads NSW Men’s 50s team to Touch Football State of Origin victory Alan Woods from the NSW Men’s 50s team crossing the line. Photo: supplied.
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Peter Vicent leads NSW Men’s 50s team to Touch Football State of Origin victory

Alan Woods from the NSW Men’s 50s team crossing the line. Photo: supplied. Peter Vincent (right) with Steve ‘Beaver’ Menzies from the NSW Men’s 50s team. Photo: supplied. PETER Vincent’s coaching expertise has earned him more silverware, leading the NSW Men’s 50s team to victory in the Touch Football State of Origin (SOO) series. The […]

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