Birthdays for Bernadette MacNamara, Donna Heffron, June Ruiz, Marie Horan and Angela Ayres. STABLEFORD played Emerald Downs Monday 14/7/2025. Players 50. Division 1 Winner: Gaylene Fielding 22 points c/b Runner Up Carol Gleeson 22 points Division 2 Winner: Lyn Crosscombe 25 points Runner Up: Volli Peacock 23 points Division 3 Winner: Lyn Miller 26 points […]
AFL North Coast side make history at Northern NSW Championships
Isaac Luke taking on Hunter Metro. Photo: AFL North Coast Mitch White does battle with Hunter Metro opposition. Photo: AFL North Coast. Port Macquarie Magpies members of the undefeated North Coast Force U17 Boys team. Photo: supplied. Brenton Mance takes on Hunter Country. Photo: AFL North Coast. THE NORTH Coast Force U17s boys side made […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Port Macquarie swimmers bag medals at NSW Country Short Course Championships
NINE members from Port Macquarie Swimming Club (PMSC) dove head first into the NSW Country Short Course Championships from 4-6 July, bringing home a swag of medals. Held at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, the carnival attracted some of the best regional swimmers from across the state. Hitting the blocks for PMSC were Zara Chowdhary, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]