December 19, 2025
Ace all rounder Bryce Causley inspires victory over former club Nelson Bay Makos cricketer Bryce Causley (pictured receiving an award from ex-team mate Ashish Prasher) hit 75 and snared 3-17 on debut for Waterboard Wests.
Sport

Ace all rounder Bryce Causley inspires victory over former club

WATERBOARD Wests Cricket Club have reaped an early dividend from major recruit Bryce Causley in the Newcastle District Cricket Division Two men’s competition. After giving the Nelson Bay Makos sterling service over many summers as a star all rounder and dedicated club president, the evergreen Causley has linked with the Ducks for the 2025-26 season. […]

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Luke Perry reaches 100 games with Grand Final victory Luke Perry (centre) with long-time teammates Ryan and Shaq Saunders, after the Roos’ big Grand Final win. Photo: supplied.
Sport

Luke Perry reaches 100 games with Grand Final victory

LOCAL rugby league all-star Luke Perry has hit a grand personal milestone, clocking up his 100th game with the Karuah Roos on the same day as the team’s historic grand final victory. The happy co-incidence was on 13 September, during the 34-28 victory over the Stockton Sharks at Lakeside. Luke has played for several teams […]

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Gemma Clarke wins Best and Fairest in Newcastle Hunter Ladies Tag League Gemma Clarke (front left) with Lady Hawks players, sponsors and coach at the recent Presentation Night. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
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Gemma Clarke wins Best and Fairest in Newcastle Hunter Ladies Tag League

Gemma Clarke (front left) with Lady Hawks players, sponsors and coach at the recent Presentation Night. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The Lady Hawks in their ‘women in league’ pink jerseys at their final game of the season. Photo: TG Hawks. TEA Gardens Hawks player and Karuah local Gemma Clarke has been heralded as the “Best and […]

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All Stars young guns lift Intermediate 13-14yrs netball championship trophy
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All Stars young guns lift Intermediate 13-14yrs netball championship trophy

MEET the junior All Stars team that claimed championship honours at this year’s Nelson Bay Netball Association Grand Final showcase. Comprising mainly 12-year-olds, this diverse and talented line-up captured the imagination of the local sporting community with superb performances to clinch the Intermediate (13-14yrs) premiership title at the Tomaree Sports Complex courts at Salamander Bay. […]

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On the couch with Jasminda
Jasminda's Advice

On the couch with Jasminda

DEAR Jasminda, I’VE started going to a gym and there’s a man there that leaves various personal items on the equipment I want to use. His drink bottle is on one, his towel is on another and then he leaves his backpack on a third machine. What is the gym etiquette around this? I only […]

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Inaugural Worimi and Birrpai Youth Gathering heading to Saltwater The organising committee at Murrook Culture Centre planning the event. Photo: supplied.
Regional

Inaugural Worimi and Birrpai Youth Gathering heading to Saltwater

The organising committee at Murrook Culture Centre planning the event. Photo: supplied. THE inaugural Worimi and Birrpai Youth Gathering is being hosted by the Goori-Bugg family later this week at Saltwater, near Old Bar. Activities will include weaving, grass skirt making, emu egg carving, canoe and gunya building, and a Goori song and dance. The […]

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Weed and pest funding for the Hunter Estuary Wetlands
Port Stephens

Weed and pest funding for the Hunter Estuary Wetlands

THE State Government has allocated $2.1 million across 17 new projects to tackle pests and weeds across the state, including in the Hunter Estuary Wetlands Ramsar area. In the wetlands, Local Land Services is supporting public agencies and private landholders to deliver a cross-tenure pest and weed management project. This program aims to create a […]

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Stinker’s History: The Blanch family Fred Blanch in his work truck. One of the many members of the Blanch family who contributed greatly to the development of the Anna Bay to Salt Ash area.
Community

Stinker’s History: The Blanch family

FROM the earliest arrivals Edward and Maria, the Blanch family grew in 1839 with the arrival, on board “Cornwall”, of their sons from Kent England, John, George, Stephen and Edward. The Blanch family are truly remarkable: hard working, highly respected and many in number. So extensive in fact that I am unable to write a […]

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