Nelson Bay rugby legends Zion Takarua and Sam Rocher don their 100 senior games jackets after the club’s 56-14 victory over Muswellbrook Heelers at Bill Strong Oval. Rising Nelson Bay junior fullback Raumanuka Takarua leads a version of the haka with club legends Adam Edwards and Michael Wiringi in honour of club stalwart Zion Takarua […]

NELSON Bay’s 15-years netball representative team received a savage blow on the eve of the State senior netball championships with the loss of talented midcourter Millah Brown. The rising prospect broke her ankle in a recent club fixture and will miss the prestigious three-day event, which will be held from this Saturday June 6 to […]

The new facilities will help attract world-class teams to the complex. Photo: PSC. The revised Masterplan for the Tomaree Sports Complex. Image: PSC. PORT Stephens Council has endorsed the new masterplan for the Tomaree Sports Complex, which was revised after community feedback. The original plan was adopted in 2018. Since then, several of its components […]

PORT Stephens’ finest paddlers are gearing up for this Sunday’s gruelling Ord River Marathon. After 10 months of intensive training, a batch of warriors from the Port Stephens Dragon Boat Club based at Soldiers Point will compete in the annual 55-kilometre marathon paddle down Western Australia’s mighty Ord River. Held each year across the June […]

LOCAL rugby league stars Roy Simpson, Jayden Seckold and Lachie Hails share plenty in common. The talented trio and close mates will don the green and gold colours of the Australia Universities team to take on Fiji later this year. All three earned national honours with superb displays in the representative arena, helping the NSW […]

TEAK tough rugby league prop Matthew Koellner is reaping the benefits of a successful stint in the Queensland Cup competition. After tasting premiership success with the Burleigh Bears last season and gaining valuable experience in the Brisbane Broncos system, the inspirational forward returned to the Central Newcastle club in 2026 as a proven competitor and […]

THE NELSON Bay Marlins have returned to the winners list in the 2026 AFL Hunter Central Coast Black Diamond Senior Mens Cup competition. After a 40-point loss to second-ranked Terrigal Avoca Panthers the previous week, the Marlins rebounded with strength last Saturday and posted a 15.11 (101) to 8.4 (52) victory over the Cardiff Hawks […]

JUST like his surname, Nelson Bay first grade forward Mitch Workman is a teak-tough warrior on the rugby field. The powerful number eight produced another non-stop performance in the Gropers’ hard-fought 26-20 victory over Cooks Hill Brown Snakes in Hunter Suburban Rugby Presidents Cup action last weekend at Bill Strong Oval. Workman and busy flanker […]

SALAMANDER Bay golfing prodigy Lachlan Pearson is on top of the world. The talented 17-year-old schoolboy has become the Port Stephens region’s latest world champion after bringing home an international gold medal from the 11th annual Macau Golf Masters championships. Rising star Lachlan, a 12.9 marker at Nelson Bay Golf Club, realised a dream when […]

Peter Sterling at a Hawks training session earlier this year. Photo: Northern Hawks Facebook. Peter Sterling and Hawks Head of Pathways Garth Brennan at a training session earlier this year. Photo: Northern Hawks Facebook. CORLETTE sporting identity Peter Sterling has been inducted into the NSW Rugby League Hall of Fame. The legendary Parramatta half back […]