16-11-25 A RAINY start to the day on Sunday led to very light conditions and much debate among Port Macquarie sailors about the sense of holding a race. As the tide was nearing dead low, a 25 minute delay was decided to allow the forecast afternoon breeze to arrive and for a short course to […]
AFL North Coast rep teams to play in Coffs next year
AFL NORTH Coast’s best senior players will represent their competition in Coffs Harbour next year. The North Coast Force men’s and women’s representative teams will play at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium on Saturday, 18 July. The Force teams will face visiting representative teams from the AFL North West and AFL Central West competitions. The […]
Port Macquarie Hastings Bridge Club
THE Australian Bridge Federation holds a number of competitions throughout the year and a recent one, the Australia-wide restricted pairs, was for players with less than 300 Masterpoints (a term only bridge players would understand). It is a classification of a players’ level and this excludes very highly ranked players but to achieve 300 MP’s […]
Sportsperson of the Year Molly Currie with Dr Robert Clarke of Greenmeadows Health Centre. All photos: courtesy Rob Lloyd, Sportive Media.
Molly Currie, 10, named Sportsperson of the Year at Hastings sports awards
Sportsperson of the Year Molly Currie with Dr Robert Clarke of Greenmeadows Health Centre. All photos: courtesy Rob Lloyd, Sportive Media. Wayne Richards Scholarship recipient Bayden Smith (centre) with Sporting Fund Committee members Simon Thresher, Richard McGovern, Deputy Mayor Nik Lipovac, David Barnes and Troy Highlands. Bayden Smith receives his Senior Sportsperson of the Year […]
Local league legends proudly wearing yellow in support of suicide prevention. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
Legends of League event supports suicide prevention
Local league legends proudly wearing yellow in support of suicide prevention. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Warren Buchanan crossing the line. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Former Stingrays women’s player Rhiannon Moran charges on. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Erin Gunton heads for the line. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. U18 Lake Cathie Raiders star Tim Broderick. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. U18s Lake Cathie […]
A Wauchope Bonny Hills Surf Life Saving Club team in competition at Scotts Head last month for rounds one and two of the North Coast Surf Boat Series.
Surf boat series returns to Bonny Hills
A Wauchope Bonny Hills Surf Life Saving Club team in competition at Scotts Head last month for rounds one and two of the North Coast Surf Boat Series. The thrills and spills of surf boat action from a previous series. Photos: Darryl Bullock, WBHSLSC. The thrills and spills of surf boat action from a previous […]
Port Macquarie Sailing Club
9-11-25 WITH a light 5 knot southerly and a forecast predicting more than 20 knots early in the afternoon, there was a distinct lack of enthusiasm at Port Macquarie Sailing Club on Sunday morning. Slated for the day was the Ted Kuhn Cup, held over two races in memory of long term club stalwart Ted […]
Kathryn Stephens competing with sailing partner Jason Elwes at the Hansa 303 Asia Pacific Championships. Photo: supplied.
Kathryn Stephens finds freedom on the water with Sailability
Kathryn Stephens ready to sail while her Guide Dog ‘Nessy’ stays on land. Photos: Pauline Cain. Kathryn Stephens ready to sail while her Guide Dog ‘Nessy’ stays on land. Photos: Pauline Cain. Kathryn Stephens competing with sailing partner Jason Elwes at the Hansa 303 Asia Pacific Championships. Photo: supplied. KATHRYN Stephens has been blind since […]
Bonny Hills announced as venue for Surf Reflections Junior Series in 2026
Parker Abbott styling during the 2025 Cadet Cup at Bonny Hills. Competitors at the 2025 Cadet Cup in Bonny Hills. The Cup will transform into a three-event series in 2026. THE Reflections Cadet Cup surfing tournament will expand into three events as the Surf Reflections Junior Series in 2026. The debut Cup was held at […]
Port Macquarie 7,000 delivers perfect surf sport racing at Bonny Hills
Ethan Callaghan claimed an emphatic victory in the Open Ironman. Wauchope Bonny Hills SLSC members supporting the World Ocean Series event. Wauchope Bonny Hills SLSC members supporting the World Ocean Series event. Finn Askew strides towards the sand. THE Wauchope Bonny Hills Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) played host to two World Ocean Series surf […]
