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 […]

GROWING up outside Parkes in regional NSW, medical professional Amber Barber is used to travelling long distances at all hours of the day to provide care and support for people in need. Since linking with the Nelson Bay Rugby Club four years ago, the health care guru has proved an asset to the Gropers with […]

MEET the junior All Stars team that claimed championship honours at this year’s Nelson Bay Netball Association Grand Final showcase. Comprising mainly 12-year-olds, this diverse and talented line-up captured the imagination of the local sporting community with superb performances to clinch the Intermediate (13-14yrs) premiership title at the Tomaree Sports Complex courts at Salamander Bay. […]

THE Karuah Motor Yacht Club (KMYC) has honoured the late Bob Dyer with the establishment of an annual fishing competition, which was conducted for the first time earlier in the month. Bob was a tireless worker over many years through his involvement and membership of the Maitland Offshore Fishing Club and will best be remembered […]

Anna Bay surfing sensation Eden Hasson, 19, and Milla Brown, 17, display their championship trophies. Photo: Paul Danovaro/World Surfing League. A triumphant Eden Hasson emerges from the surf at Redhead Beach after toppling world junior champion Dane Henryal. Photo: Paul Danovaro/World Surfing League ANNA Bay surfing prodigy Eden Hasson has ticked another box in his […]

Luke Perry (centre) with long-time teammates Ryan and Shaq Saunders, after the Roos’ big Grand Final win. Photo: supplied. Luke coming in to score his grand final try in his 100th game with the Karuah Roos. Photo: supplied. LOCAL rugby league all-star Luke Perry has hit a grand personal milestone, clocking up his 100th game […]

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 […]

ON the northern aspect of Fingal Island, facing Broughton Island, is a small cove known by fishermen and islanders as the “Crayfish Hole”. It was on the rocky shoreline of this natural harbour that a wharf and boathouse existed in 1918. Here the Government Department kept two boats, a whaler of 20 feet and a […]

LOCAL beaches have become a sea of pink as thousands of kids throw on their iconic rash vests for the return of the Hunter Surf Life Saving Nippers season. Nippers kicked off across the region from Sunday 12 October, with support from Newcastle Permanent. Open to children aged five to 14, the Nippers program is […]

RAYMOND Terrace lawn bowlers have enhanced the club’s reputation as a sporting powerhouse. Club legend Natasha Van Eldik’s induction into the World Bowls Hall of Fame and the phenomenal success achieved at this year’s Greater Newcastle Region Open championships, underline the organisation’s depth of talent. This strength was seen in the club clinching Greater Newcastle […]