AS IT bids for the NSW Touch Football state cups, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (PMHC) is facing frustration from local clubs who don’t need convincing to play on its grounds. Currently, winter sports teams cannot access council-managed fields like the Regional Stadium for pre-season training until March 23. For the Port Macquarie Sharks, the changeover date […]

The juniors of Tacking Point and Port Macquarie SLSCs (left and right) contributed to their clubs’ strong showing at the weekend’s Country Championships at South West Rocks. Photo: SLS NSW. Flynns Beach-based Port Macquarie SLSC (white cap, black and yellow stripes) finished an impressive third. Photos: SLS NSW. Flynns Beach-based Port Macquarie SLSC (white cap, […]

Competitors Fiona Ross-Borjeson and Bernadette Worner enjoyed the tight competition in the Women’s Doubles. Photo: supplied. Laura Robertson and Sophie Taylor claimed silver in the 19+ Women’s Doubles DUPR: 3.49 and under category. Photo: supplied. Port Macquarie pickleballers Wade Hargreaves and Tanya Pye take gold. Photo: supplied. OVER 186 keen pickleballers descended on the Port […]

Meier-Smith has been hand-picked for February’s Hardline Tasmania. Photo: Red Bull. COMBOYNE’S star mountain biker Luke Meier-Smith is about to take on the world’s best at Red Bull Hardline Tasmania. Described as the world’s toughest and most progressive downhill event, the invite-only race is being run at the Maydena Bike Park, south-west of Hobart, on […]

The Inner Circle Crew in Hobart. The Inner Circle on the way to Hobart. LAURIETON sailor Dave Castleton competed in the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, turning a yacht racers dream into reality. Proudly representing Queens Lake Sailing Club Dave was the navigator, part of a crew of nine on the Inner Circle, a […]

AFL North Coast’s top junior players have been selected into Sydney Swans Academy squads for 2026. A record number of 52 players from the region were selected to the squads, bettering the 45 players chosen in 2024. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy exists to increase the number of players in NSW who have expert AFL […]

COURTNEY Date has just completed her first year of Little Athletics at Camden Haven. The 10-year-old from Bobs Creek now has a haul of awards so large that her family jokes about her needing a bigger bedroom wall to accommodate them all. Last month, Courtney attended the School Sport Australia (SSA) Track and Field Championships […]

LAURIETON sprinter Scarlet Monk has claimed five gold medals at the School Sport Australia (SAA) Track and Field Championships, setting two national records in the process. The national championships were held at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Track and Field Centre in Canberra from 27-30 November. Scarlet secured gold in five multi-class (MC) events: […]

THE “Port Pina Koalas” have claimed their first silver medal at the Festival of Walking Football competition. The women over 60s walking football team travelled to Cromer in Sydney for the event on Saturday 6 December. The main premise of Walking Football is in the name, with a free kick conceded if you run. This, […]

Harry Stephens in the final. Photo: Andrew Shields Surfing Australia. Joey Silk in the final. Photo: Andrew Shields Surfing Australia. Zeke Woollam in the 4th round. Photo: Andrew Shields Surfing Australia. THREE of the region’s best young surfers made their boardrider clubs proud, when they represented NSW in the Australian Junior Surfing Titles in Wollongong. […]