A TRIP to Woolgoolga failed to slow down the Magpies in Round 7 of the AFL North Coast senior season, with two strong wins to close out the Indigenous Round. The Port Macquarie senior women (31) defeated the Northern Beaches Blues (26) at Wiigulga Sports Complex on Saturday. Their performance was described as tough and […]
Mark Trenter poses with Socceroos star Nestory Irankunda. Photo: supplied. Mark Trenter reminiscing on days at West Bromwich Albion on a recent visit to England. Photo: supplied. A newspaper clipping highlights a Mark Trenter double in the FA Youth Cup semi finals. Photo: supplied. Mark Trenter (middle row, far right) in his Sydney City Hakoah […]
CAMDEN Haven High School student Havanah Murie is set to represent her country on the international futsal stage. The talented goalkeeper, 15, has been selected for the U16 Girls Australian Futsal team which is set to compete in Greece in October. Playing futsal – a five-a-side, indoor version of football – for just two years, […]
Team members and participants celebrating Female Football Week. Photo: Pauline Cain.
THE IONA Ibises have taken up the challenge of encouraging girls and women to join the growing sport of football. On Saturday 16 May, they were at St Columba Anglican School, running fun activities for girls that included ball skills and games, and face painting and nail painting. The team has also attended U17’s and […]
Reeve Simmons debuted for the Giants on 10 May. Photo: SaltyFoxFotography.
Reeve Simmons debuted for the Giants on 10 May. Photo: SaltyFoxFotography. Simmons was selected to play ruck against the Bombers. Photo: SaltyFoxFotography. EIGHTEEN-year-old Reeve Simmons has taken another major step in his Aussie Rules journey, making his Victorian Football League (VFL) debut on Sunday 10 May. Simmons was selected to play ruck for the Greater […]
Former Liverpool legends Ian Rush and Craig Johnston. Photo: AAP Image/Mark Dadswell.
Former Liverpool legends Ian Rush and Craig Johnston. Photo: AAP Image/Mark Dadswell. Mid North Coast hotelier Alistair Flower and Craig Johnston during the ex-footballer’s visit to Port Macquarie last week. Photo: Alistair Flower. Former West Bromwich Albion player Mark Trenter, Richard McGovern from the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, Craig Johnston and Mick Day from the […]
Port Macquarie Croquet Club members celebrate World Croquet Day.
Port Macquarie Croquet Club members celebrate World Croquet Day. Port Macquarie Croquet Club members celebrate World Croquet Day. PORT Macquarie Croquet Club celebrated World Croquet Day on Saturday 2 May with a great roll-up of 21 players. Croquet has a long history dating back to the 14th Century, when peasants fashioned hoops from willow branches […]
The Long Roll is being billed as the ‘world's farthest game of lawn bowls’. Photo: Port City Bowling Club.
PORT City Bowling Club has been selected to host a round of Bowls for Brisbane: The Long Roll, a unique event designed to highlight Australia’s case for bowls’ inclusion in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and Paralympic Games. It is being billed as the “world’s farthest game of lawn bowls”. Each club will host a round […]
Bella in her competitive element. Photo: supplied.
Bella in her competitive element. Photo: supplied. A very proud athlete, Bella Fede. Photo: supplied. A RISING young athlete from the Camden Haven is making her mark on the national stage. Fourteen-year-old Isabella Fede is breaking records in para athletics. Isabella, who competes in the F21 classification in the under 15 women’s division, first discovered […]
The Flamin’ Dragons with their silver medals.
JENNY Higgins was a keen squash and netball player, and passionate about staying fit, until a double hip replacement meant finding a new sport. In 2009 she took up dragon boating and eventually became a member of the Flamin’ Dragons Club based at Port Macquarie. The Club boasts more than 80 members and receives new […]
