ROOKIE Port Stephens paddlers Debbie Berry and Annette Jeffrey have tasted success on the NSW dragon boat racing circuit. The pair performed strongly on debut to bring home silver and bronze medals at the annual Camden Haven Regatta in their first competitive event on the water. They were part of the Port Stephens Dragon Boat […]
Kalyn Ponga has declared there are more chapters to write in Newcastle’s revival story as the 2025 wooden spooners aim to upset Penrith to make the grand final. After Sunday’s drama-charged 12-10 win over the Warriors in Auckland, Newcastle’s Cinderella finals run will extend into another week with Justin Holbrook’s set to face Penrith in […]
Jubilant Medowie FC under-15 players and officials celebrate another Newcastle Football community inter-district championship title. Photo: Medowie FC.
CHAMPIONSHIPS and natural ball skills are synonymous with Medowie Football Club’s talented under-15 boys soccer team. The young Bumblebees have continued a remarkable run of success by claiming the Newcastle Football community inter-district A Grade championship with a hard-fought 1-0 grand final victory over minor premiers Nelson Bay FC at Myers Park Broadmeadow. For this […]
Nelson Bay Marlins AFL women's team reached the finals of this year's Hunter Central Coast AFL Senior Women's Cup series. Photo: Mat Spillard Photography.
THEY didn’t make an impact in this year’s AFL Hunter Central Coast Senior Women’s Cup finals series, but Nelson Bay Marlins can hold their heads high after gallant performances in 2026. Finishing the regular season in sixth spot, the Marlins women handled the step up in class to register five victories and storm their way […]
Nelson Bay FC’s talented under-13yrs Girls A Grade squad captured the Newcastle Football community inter-district minor and major championship double with a 3-1 Grand Final victory over Merewether FC. Photo: Nelson Bay FC.
NELSON Bay Football Club have enhanced their reputation as a soccer powerhouse in the Port Stephens region. With six grand final championship victories in this year’s Newcastle Football Community inter-district junior and senior competitions, the Bay are basking in success. Fifteen of the club’s 23 community competition teams qualified for the 2026 semi-finals, with 11 […]
Outstanding 10-year-old Port Stephens junior athlete Malia Foster collected a long jump silver medal. Photo: Paula Barriga.
RISING Nelson Bay athlete, Malia Foster has achieved a significant early career milestone. The gifted 10-year-old will realise a personal goal when she competes at her first State Primary Schools Athletics Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre next month. A Year 4 pupil at St Michael’s Catholic Primary School at Nelson Bay, Foster is […]
Faby Batho starts a game against Nerida Gill. Faby Batho. NSW GOLF Croquet Bronze Brooch The NSW Golf Croquet Bronze Brooch was hosted by Toronto Croquet Club at Lake Macquarie Croquet Centre, Glendale from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September 2026. The Brooch tournaments provide competition across usual division boundaries – the Bronze Brooch is […]
Outstanding Tomaree High School athletes Anna Taylor, Fern Cullimore, Maebel Colley and Mia McDonald. Photo: Bob Walkley.
SALAMANDER Bay’s Tomaree High School has unearthed another crop of State athletics champions. Spearheaded by boom all-rounder Anna Taylor, the Port Stephens-based school turned in outstanding performances at last week’s NSW Combined High School Athletics Championships in Sydney. Fifteen-year-old Taylor enhanced her reputation by claiming two gold medals and a bronze to stamp herself as […]
All-conquering Nelson Bay Navigators were pipped 24-23 by Norths Seahawks in last Saturday’s grand final. Photo: Nelson Bay Netball
TALENTED Nelson Bay goal attack Brooke Hunter won’t forget her debut coaching stint in the Newcastle Netball Association in a hurry. When the representative shooter’s playing commitments with Kotara Souths Tigers in the Tri Series Championship clashed with her desire to lead the Nelson Bay Navigators attack in the 21 Years Division Two competition, she […]
RAYMOND Terrace Athletics Centre’s 50th anniversary season is off to a flying start – literally. The club’s Jubilee campaign is set to take off with a specially approved commemorative group photo with a 77 Squadron F-35A Lightning II supersonic stealth fighter at RAAF Williamtown. All registered athletes are eligible to attend. It’s an exciting and […]
