LEGENDARY rugby league forwards Paul Langmack and Paul Merlo stole the show at the recent Port Stephens Family of League Kick Off Day luncheon. In their day, there were no fiercer competitors than the ball-playing Langmack and forward warrior Merlo, who enjoyed illustrious careers in the NSWRL first grade competition. In a major coup, the […]

Port Stephens Bandits’ inaugural U12 Girls representative team reached the quarter finals at the Junior State Oztag tournament. Craig Milne’s talented outfit turned in top displays to qualify for the finals series in Coffs Harbour. PORT Stephens’ first Under 12 Girls representative Oztag team has returned from the Junior State Titles in Coffs Harbour with […]

The Newcastle Yowies won the right to host the 2026 Koori Knockout. Photo: Kate Washington MP/FB. The Newcastle Yowies won the right to host the 2026 Koori Knockout. Photo: Kate Washington MP/FB. RAYMOND Terrace has been confirmed as the host of the 2026 Koori Knockout. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander football carnival is one […]

HURDLING her way to success on the track is Salamander Bay’s promising schoolgirl athlete Anna Taylor-Anderson. The rising 15-year-old sprint hurdler is regarded as one of the finest all-rounders in the Port Stephens region and continues to enhance her reputation with medal-winning performances at elite levels. Anna booked an appearance at the upcoming NSW Junior […]

A MAJOR shake-up may impact the way football competitions are delivered in the Hunter region. Newcastle Football has advised the neighbouring zones of Macquarie Football and Hunter Valley Football that it will not enter its clubs in Inter-District competitions in 2025. A three-zone competition featuring teams from across the region has existed for decades. “Our […]

ONE of Port Stephens’ best young netballers is bracing herself for an agonising twelve month sabbatical on the sidelines. Boat Harbour resident Chelsea Johnson, a skilful midcourter and goal attack with Nelson Bay Netball Association, has undergone surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and will miss the entire 2026 season. Sixteen-year-old Chelsea is […]

IT was a case of instant success for the All Stars Junior Girls team at this year’s Port Stephens Oz Tag Grand Finals at Fingal Bay Oval. Suiting up for their rookie season of Oz Tag, the talented bunch of all round athletes combined to capture the Junior Girls title at their first crack. The […]

SWELTERING conditions greeted Port Stephens Dragon Boat Club’s new wave of paddlers at their Soldiers Point Marina base last weekend. The progressive club celebrated the culmination of its inaugural Learn to Paddle program with a scenic graduation ceremony for its 16 rookie paddlers. New recruits Robyn Clayton, Grace Madden, Julie Bennett, Lauren Higgins, David Irwin, […]

FINGAL Bay rugby league identity Neil Parfitt has stumbled on an interesting concept to help raise funds for the Family of League Foundation charity. The evergreen historian is chasing up names of former rugby league players from any era now residing in the Bay to form a hypothetical “Fingal Bay Residents United Rugby League” team. […]

Nelson Bay Neptunes proved a force to be reckoned with at last weekend’s Junior State Cup touch football championships in Dubbo – reaching the finals in nine of the ten age categories. Nelson Bay Neptunes’ representative touch football boys teams clinched quarter final berths in the Junior State Cup Under 12s and Under 16s plus […]