Nelson Bay rugby prop Nathan McLeay receives his 100th senior games jacket from club president Gavin Rocher. Nelson Bay flanker Hayden Wilson charges into the Cooks Hill defence supported by prop Nathan McLeay. PORT Stephens rugby identities Brad and Nathan McLeay have etched their names into Nelson Bay Rugby Club folklore.  In a major milestone, […]

REJUVENATED Northern Hawks have chalked up another milestone in the 2026 Newcastle Rugby League Denton Engineering Cup premiership. In a major achievement for the fledgling club, the high flying Hawks recorded their first-ever victory over the Cessnock Goannas in the top grade last weekend to continue the team’s bright start to the season. The injury-riddled […]

JAY Bye-Norris has achieved a myriad of success on lawn bowling greens around the country. The former national champion, who now calls Port Stephens “home,” has proved a sensational recruit for the mighty Raymond Terrace Jets this season. Playing alongside world class bowlers such as Lee Schraner and Matt Baus in a star-studded Jets team […]

SWIMMING North Coast members have achieved top results at the Australian Multi-Class Age Championships on the Gold Coast. Members of swimming clubs from across the North Coast took on the best in Australia. The Australian Multi-Class Age Championships is a competition for swimmers with a disability. Swimmers are classified according to their type of disability, […]

TWIN brothers Peter and Gerard Raper didn’t need to look far for tips on forward play during their childhood rugby league days. When your older brother happens to be a rugby league Immortal and regarded as the best lock forward to have ever pulled on a jumper, you simply soak up any advice. St George […]

WOMEN’S State of Origin fever has gripped the Port Stephens region with Raymond Terrace golden girl Olivia Higgins a key figure in the 2026 NSW Sky Blues rugby league squad. The Newcastle Knights international hooker gets another opportunity to impress in the Origin arena after missing the 2025 series that was claimed by the Blues. […]

MAITLAND Pickers first grade rugby league team are proving a force to be reckoned with again in the Newcastle Rugby League Denton Engineering Cup premiership. The four time champions showed why they are the side to beat for the 2026 title after a resounding 48-12 triumph over the resurgent Northern Hawks last Sunday at the […]

The award-winning Raymond Terrace Bowling Club will host a round of the Bowls for Brisbane: The Long Roll initiative this Saturday, in a bid to carry out the world’s farthest game of lawn bowls. Raymond Terrace Bowling Club’s Lee Schraner and Matt Baus. Photo: supplied, RTBC. RAYMOND Terrace Bowling Club (RTBC) has been selected to […]

RUGBY warrior Nathan McLeay will celebrate a special milestone this weekend when he chalks up his 100th appearance for the Nelson Bay Rugby Club. The teak-tough front rower is set to join a select band of players on the Hunter Suburban Rugby century honour roll in the Gropers’ big clash with rivals Cooks Hill Brown […]

A selection of scenes from the Brian Lawrence Memorial Handicap. Photo: Cory Small/Camera Crave. A selection of scenes from the Brian Lawrence Memorial Handicap. Photo: Cory Small/Camera Crave. A selection of scenes from the Brian Lawrence Memorial Handicap. Photo: Cory Small/Camera Crave. A selection of scenes from the Brian Lawrence Memorial Handicap. Photo: Cory Small/Camera […]