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 […]
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 […]

North Coast Force teams ready for rep games in Gunnedah
AFL North Coast’s best senior players are ready to represent their region this weekend. North Coast Force men’s and women’s teams head to Gunnedah for a big day of representative games. The Force men’s team play their first representative game since 2018, when they take on the North West Blue Heelers. The Force will look […]
Magpies go top of the ladder
The Port Macquarie Magpies are leading the AFL North Coast ladder. Photo: AFL North Coast. PORT Macquarie Magpies have gone to the top of the AFL North Coast ladder after thrashing the Macleay Valley Eagles by 23.12 (150) to 7.9 (51) in Nambucca Heads, during the latest round of the AFL North Coast season. Reserves […]
Dozens of women rally for Volley and Vino event
THIRTY-TWO women gathered for the first-ever “Volley and Vino” event at Goodwin Tennis on Saturday 14 June. The afternoon was designed to bring them together through movement, laughter, and social connection. With a combination of pickleball, cardio tennis, light refreshments, and socialising, the event focused on fun over competition. Organisers said it was rewarding to […]
Port Macquarie’s Flamin’ Dragons qualify for World Championships in Taiwan
The Senior B Women’s Crew celebrates after qualifying for the World Championships. Photo: supplied. The crew on the water. Photo: supplied. The club celebrates its successful medal haul. Robert Dwyer MP hands over a Hansard report of the club’s recognition in parliament. PORT Macquarie’s Flamin’ Dragons have secured a place in the Club Crew World […]
Hastings Valley netball clubs go blue to raise money for Dolly’s Dream
ALL six Hastings Valley netball clubs are about to go blue to raise much-needed funds for “Dolly’s Dream”. Initiated by Hastings Valley Netball Association (HVNA), the teams, club members and supporters, are encouraged to wear a little extra blue in their hair, on their face, and on their feet, to help raise awareness of bullying […]
Hastings Valley netballers hit the courts at senior state titles
U15s team with Coach Kelly McHugh and Manager Benita Seymour. Photo: supplied. U17s team with Coach Natalie Jordan and Manager Melissa O’Reilly. Photo: supplied. PLAYERS from the Hastings Valley Netball Association are competing in Sydney over the long weekend in the Netball NSW HART Senior State Titles. Comprising athletes from the association’s six clubs, the […]
Noah Pociask is MacKillop’s first national tennis champion
Team NSW took home the 2025 Pizzey Cup. Photo: supplied. Noah in action at the All Schools National Tennis Championships. Photo: supplied. IT’S one for the MacKillop College history books. Year 10 student Noah Pociask has become the school’s first national tennis champion. Selected as the only student from Combined Catholic Colleges, Noah competed as […]
Support needed to send teenage sensation Lucy Lund to CrossFit Games
AT JUST 12 years of age, Lucy Lund wandered into a CrossFit gym. What started as a simple “tag along” with a school friend, soon grew into an intense enthusiasm for the variety, challenge, and community that CrossFit offers. Now a teenager, Lucy has placed 26th in the world, which means she has qualified for […]