Rally car navigator Kaylie Newell with driver Tony Sullens in Tasmania. Photo: courtesy Bruce Thomas Photography. Kaylie Newell and Tony Sullens won the Australian Rally 2-Wheel Drive Championship. Photo: courtesy Bruce Thomas Photography. RAYMOND Terrace schoolteacher Kaylie Newell has put Port Stephens on the international rally car racing map. The accomplished navigator is set to […]

CORLETTE superfish Rafe Grant has produced some of his finest performances in the pool at elite level. The 13-year-old schoolboy underlined his potential with a swag of medals at the recent NSW Country Swimming Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. Rafe and elder brother Stefan, 14, proved the golden boys of the Nelson Bay […]

THREE of rugby league’s modern day achievers have banded together to influence the fledgling Northern Hawks Rugby League Club in 2026. Parramatta great Peter Sterling – who now lives in Port Stephens – will take on a club ambassador role with the Hawks. The former Kangaroos playmaker will be joined by premiership-winning Newcastle Knights forward […]

NELSON Bay Diggers swimmers covered themselves in glory at the 90th annual Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) National Swimming Championships last weekend at Tomaree Aquatic Centre. Hosting the prestigious event for the first time since 2014, the Nelson Bay club did the Port Stephens region proud with wholehearted performances in the pool. Four hundred swimmers from […]

STEPHANIE Vasic and Melicity Dorin of Medowie Little Athletics have returned from the recent Region 2 championships in Maitland with a bagful of medals. Hard work is reaping plenty of dividends for the promising pair in the track and field sphere. They are the pride of the club after collecting a total of eight medals […]

AFTER a 12 year hiatus, the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) National Swimming Championships are returning to Port Stephens. Four hundred swimmers from across the nation will take to the water when Nelson Bay Diggers Swimming Club hosts the 90th annual AIF major carnival this Saturday at the Tomaree Aquatic Centre. The Nelson Bay Diggers last […]

The Playmakers celebrate their Port Stephens Oztag Under 12 Boys premiership victory. The Playmakers celebrate their Port Stephens Oztag Under 12 Boys premiership victory. A BATCH of promising rookies have tasted instant success in their first season in the Port Stephens junior Oztag competition.  The premiership-winning Playmakers Under 12 Boys experienced a dream debut season. […]

PORT Stephens’ heralded archers and paddlers are ready to educate patrons on the finer points of their sports at the upcoming Invictus Australia Defence Community Sports Expo in Newcastle. Current and former serving members and their families will come together for the second annual event on Saturday 21 March at Stockton Bowls Club. Offering a […]

NELSON Bay Gropers men’s rugby team has retained the Battle of the Beaches Cup. Michael Squires’ depleted charges skittled Manly Savers 35-0 in their annual trial match last Saturday at Bill Strong Oval to kick off their 2026 campaign. Despite the sweltering conditions, both teams relished the late afternoon start and entertained the large crowd […]