September 22, 2026

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Funding on offer to boost number of women and girls in sport Rob Dwyer MP with some of the members of the Hastings Valley Motorcycle Club. Photo: Rob Lloyd, Sportive Media.
Sport

Funding on offer to boost number of women and girls in sport

CLUBS across the Port Macquarie-Hastings are encouraged to apply for funding to boost the number of women and girls in sport. Under the Play Her Way Innovation Program, the NSW Government is making $500,000 available for participation initiatives. Member for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer said the program provides a valuable opportunity for organisations to break […]

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New members needed for Port Macquarie-Hastings Sporting Fund Comboyne’s four-time national downhill champion Luke Meier-Smith is a former sporting fund scholarship recipient. Photo: Sven Martin/Giant Bicycles.
Sport

New members needed for Port Macquarie-Hastings Sporting Fund

A LACK of official members of the Hastings Sporting Fund has called its future into question. An expression of interest carried out last year resulted in three applications to sit on the fund’s sub-committee, however rules require seven members. A staff report presented to councillors by Director of Community, Planning and Environment Melissa Watkins, outlined […]

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Rugby season gets underway The Port Macquarie Pirates started their season with wins for both first and second grade men’s sides. Photo: Port Macquarie Pirates.
Sport

Rugby season gets underway

THE Mid North Coast Rugby Union Northern Division season kicked off last weekend. Port Macquarie Pirates started their premiership defence with a 19-17 win against the Hastings Valley Vikings. In second grade, the Pirates were 45-27 winners over the Vikings. Coffs Harbour Snappers got their season off to a dominant start, having a 45-7 win […]

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AFL North Coast Round 2 wrap It was a dominant day for the Port Macquarie Magpies, winning in seniors, reserves and women’s competitions. Photo: SaltyFoxFotography.
Sport

AFL North Coast Round 2 wrap

THE AFL North Coast season continued with Round 2 matches in Port Macquarie and Grafton. The Port Macquarie Magpies recorded their first win of the season in dominant fashion, smashing the Northern Beaches Blues 24.12 (156) to 4.2 (26) in Port Macquarie. Port Macquarie Magpies women’s side had a 4.2 (26) to 2.7 (19) win […]

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Wauchope Mixed Bowls The spray of the bowls that were rolled with the opposite hand to the bowler's normal hand. The winning bowl was a distance of 41mm (one and a half inches) from the jack, bowled by Ned McKelvey .
Sport Results

Wauchope Mixed Bowls

THE winning marble was rink 4 with a very large margin of 36  was Larry Wedd, David Woodlands and skip George Campbell. Runners up with a margin of 13 on rink 2 was Maki Ngaro, Sandra Hackney and skip Marie Winter. The lucky losing marble on rink 4 was John Smyth, Jim Fancourt, and skip […]

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Port Macquarie Sailing Club Simon Gandy and Ezra Mert in their MG14 ‘Vamos’ who dominated the monohull division in the later races.
Sport Results

Port Macquarie Sailing Club

19-4-26 ROUND 4 of the Port Macquarie Sailing Club’s Sprint Race series (races 14 – 19) was held on Sunday in yet another variable Southerly. To be fair, the first 2 races weren’t too bad, but then the wind seem to go all over the place, varying 60 degrees in some shifts. The first race […]

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More than $46k boost for local sporting clubs Blair Maxwell from Laurieton Tennis Club and Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer.
Sport

More than $46k boost for local sporting clubs

Blair Maxwell from Laurieton Tennis Club and Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer. David Relf and Mick Bulmar from Mid North Coast Veteran Cricket Association with Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer (centre). NINE sporting clubs across the Port Macquarie electorate will benefit from a combined $46,000 in funding through the NSW Government’s Local Sport Grant Program […]

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Bogie Bandits Social Golf Club Bogie Bandits Social Golf Club.
Sport Results

Bogie Bandits Social Golf Club

TUESDAY 07/04/2026 Number of Players – 30 ( great turnout) Game Played –2 Man Ambrose Winners -Glenn & Matt Holt-                              net 61.75 2nd  Luke & Flynn Ackroyd   –                            net 63.75(on count back) 3rd          Chas Viner & George Evans              – net 63.75 4th          Ian McKenzie & Michael Hassett – net 64 NTP        4              […]

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Port Macquarie Sailing Club Steve Couch in his Laser ‘Lazybuoy’ who won the monohull division.
Sport Results

Port Macquarie Sailing Club

12-4-26 PORT Macquarie Sailing Club’s 3rd race of the handicap start series was held on Sunday under sunny skies in a very variable Westerly. The race was run in the last of the run out tide. Jeff Walsh set a 3 lap, Port buoy course with an up river start working to buoy A across […]

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Rugby returns for another season The Port Macquarie Pirates will look to defend their premiership bounty in 2026. Photo: Pirates.
Sport

Rugby returns for another season

THE GAME they play in heaven makes its return for another year, with the Mid North Coast Rugby Union Northern Division season kicking off across the region this weekend. The Port Macquarie Pirates begin their premiership defence at home in the local derby against the Hastings Valley Vikings. Last season’s runners-up the Coffs Harbour Snappers […]

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