OUTSTANDING Port Stephens rugby half back prospect Bastiaan Osborne-Zorbas is bound for Sydney. The 18-year-old Nelson Bay Gropers junior will play for the Warringah club this season in the NSW Rugby Under 20s Shute Shield Colts competition after impressing talent scouts. The number nine, Osborne-Zorbas turned in classy performances for the Hunter Wildfires junior representative […]
Former Nelson Bay rugby ace Michael Squires will coach the Gropers’ first grade men's squad in this year’s Hunter Suburban Men's Rugby competition.
WHEN Nelson Bay Rugby Club were seeking an experienced mentor to take on the Head Coaching role for their men’s Suburban team for the 2026 season, they didn’t have to look far. In local product Michael Squires the Gropers had a ready-made candidate for the job – a former Nelson Bay fly half who achieved […]
Talented Corlette siblings Stefan Grant and Rafe Grant will spearhead a strong Nelson Bay Swim Club contingent at this week’s Fashion Fish Open Carnival at Tomaree Aquatic Centre.
PORT Stephens will showcase its finest swimmers this week when Nelson Bay Swim Club hosts the Fashion Fish Open Carnival at Tomaree Aquatic Centre. Highly regarded swim coach Tom Davis has assembled a powerful young squad at Nelson Bay with nineteen of the club’s best prospects to participate at the two-day event commencing this Friday […]
AN opportunity to coach his son has reinvigorated the soccer career of Salamander Bay school teacher Peter Hamshaw. It has been a rewarding two decades for the Nelson Bay Football Club stalwart, who still enjoys shutting down rival attacks as a no-nonsense defender in the Zone competition at the age of 58. While evergreen Peter […]
Long established Soldiers Point New Vogue and Ballroom Dance Group members enjoyed a Christmas Dinner Dance at Soldiers Point Bowling Club.
DANCING is a way of life for passionate members of the Soldiers Point New Vogue and Ballroom Dance Group. The social dancers concluded their year’s activities with a rollicking Christmas Dinner Dance recently at Soldiers Point Bowling Club with Carols enhancing the season’s atmosphere. Much fun was enjoyed with non-competitive Christmas Trivia as well as […]
SIBLING accomplishments are the order of the day in the Colley family household in Corlette, where talented sisters Maebel, Harlow and Eden juggle their studies with touch football, netball and athletics commitments. All three are representative touch footballers with the Nelson Bay Neptunes. Thirteen-year-old Maebel has enjoyed phenomenal success on the field in recent seasons […]
RECORD breaking sprinter Stephanie Vasic is the pride of Medowie Little Athletics Centre. The long-time athlete was in sharp form at the recent Port Hunter Zone Athletics Championships at Mallabula Sports Complex – smashing the Girls 16 years Zone record for the 100 metres. In a phenomenal performance, 16 year old Stephanie grabbed the gold […]
Outgoing Nelson Bay men's rugby coach Zion Takarua (right) presents talented fly half Khace Petera with the club’s Best Back trophy at the Gropers’ annual Awards Night. Petera also received the Cyril Burke Medal as the best and fairest player in the Hunter Suburban Rugby competition.
CLUB legend Michael Squires will coach the Nelson Bay Gropers in next year’s Hunter Suburban Men’s Rugby first grade competition. The well-credentialled Squires takes over the reins from veteran Kiwi player-coach Zion Takarua, who has stepped down after one season at the helm. Squires, a Nelson Bay native who achieved coaching success with the Tamworth […]
MPs and surfers at the announcement.
MPs and surfers at the announcement. Member for Newcastle Tim Crakanthorp and NSW Premier Chris Minns enjoy a surf in Newcastle. THE HUNTER is set to make waves on the world stage, with the NSW Government announcing that a World Surf League (WSL) Challenger Series event will headline Newcastle Surfest in 2027. Newcastle Surfest, Australia’s […]
Raymond Terrace club junior athletes Asher MacDonald, Sydnee Farrelly, Audrey Russell and Clair Cousins combined to claim silver in the Senior Girls 4 x 100m Relay at the Port Hunter Zone Athletics Championships at Mallabula Sports Complex.
RAYMOND Terrace Athletics Centre is bubbling with junior talent in their track and field ranks. Twenty five of the club’s best young hopefuls demonstrated their athletic prowess at this year’s Port Hunter Zone Athletics Championships at Mallabula Sports Complex. A feature was the record-breaking feats of top prospects Scarlett Lodge, Asher MacDonald, Audrey Russell and […]
