NELSON Bay Football Club talisman Shaun Shelley can boast a long list of accolades from his career in the Newcastle Football competition scene. One of his proudest-ever achievements was being named the Bay’s 2025 Club Person of the Year in recognition of his magnificent service both on and off the field. Shelley was a deserved […]

ONE of the Hunter region’s proudest footballing families has been honoured by the Newcastle Football association. Medowie FC stalwarts Matt and Ebony Morris along with their 21-year-old daughter Billie-Ann and sons Tyson and Kayden, are the inaugural recipients of the prestigious Henry Family Award. The award perpetuates the memory of the late Newcastle Football Chief […]

Poppy demonstrates his medal-winning style in the Big Air Wave discipline. Port Stephens border heeler Poppy at the DockDogs National Titles during the Queanbeyan Show. TANILBA Bay dog owner Cassie Danckert vividly remembers the time her then 10-month-old border collie-cross cattle dog Poppy was afraid of the water. Four years on and Poppy has matured […]

AFTER two years of planning, persistence, and plenty of hard work, Fingal’s sporting community is celebrating the opening of four brand-new pickleball courts. The club’s aging tennis courts have been transformed into a vibrant new hub for this fast-growing sport. The project came about when two of the club’s four grass tennis courts reached the […]

TOUCH footballer Zeke Hay has attained the highest accolade for a 15-year-old with selection in the All Australian Schools Merit Team. The gifted Tomaree High School Year 9 student earned the honour after helping NSW All Schools lift the Under 15 Boys trophy at the recent School Sport Australia Touch Football Championships in Ballarat. Hay, […]

Tomaree High School students making an impact at the All Abilities Touch Football Carnival. Newcastle Knights’ NRL star Fletcher Sharp was a popular drawcard. NEWCASTLE Knights excitement machine Fletcher Sharp was popular with students when Tomaree High School hosted its fourth annual All Abilities Touch Football Carnival. The dynamic NRL back was a special guest […]

PROMISING Nelson Bay athlete Malia Foster experienced a big thrill during the school holidays when she attended a special girls-only Newcastle Jets Women’s A-League clinic at the club’s home base at McDonald Jones Stadium. A highlight for 10-year-old Malia was meeting the Jets’ new American recruit Haley Johnson and other members of Head Coach Stephen […]

Port Stephens Dragonboat Club warriors Troy Vingerhoed of Salamander Bay and Fingal Bay’s Sandra Lyons. FINGAL Bay’s decorated paddler Sandra Lyons relishes a challenge on the waterways. Since picking up her first paddle four years ago, the super-fit 63-year-old has carved out an impressive list of achievements on the gruelling dragon boat racing circuit. The […]

NETBALL is a 12 month commitment for experienced Nelson Bay Association mentor Ashlee Hall. Whether she’s guiding the district’s elite junior talent and senior representative squads on and off court, teaching young hopefuls the game’s finer points at the start of their netball journey, or devoting her spare time to committee duties, the indefatigable Hall […]

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 […]