January 19, 2026
Knights coach sorry for criticising frustrated fans The Knights staged an incredible second-half comeback to stop the Sea Eagles in their tracks. Photo: NRL
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Knights coach sorry for criticising frustrated fans

ADAM O’Brien apologised for his post-match attack on Newcastle’s fans, conceding success-starved Knights supporters are within their rights to boo his team. It comes as the Knights prepare to lose second-rower Kai Pearce-Paul to Wests Tigers next season as the Englishman inks a three-year deal. Calling a snap press conference on Friday, coach O’Brien said […]

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Tea Gardens Women’s Bowling Club Natalie Lewis and Robyn Beaumont.
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Tea Gardens Women’s Bowling Club

Winners of Triples Championship Gay Pezet, Bev Harrington and Lorraine Murphy. Natalie Lewis and Robyn Beaumont. TUESDAY 27th May: The Final of the Club Championship Triples and what a thriller of a game this was. Lorraine Murphy, Bev Harrington and Gay Pezet started strongly and had a 7 shot lead by the 8th end, 11 […]

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Walking football hitting its stride in Tea Gardens
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Walking football hitting its stride in Tea Gardens

WALKING the lines of a soccer pitch is fast becoming a fun and useful exercise for seniors from Tea Gardens and surrounds, as they take part in the burgeoning walking football league. The Tea Gardens Soccer Club has embraced the concept and has players turning out representing the over-50s, over-60s and even over-70s. “The last […]

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Hawks Nest Ladies Golf
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Hawks Nest Ladies Golf

  Ann Syme scored a birdie and Nearest The Pin at Lady Vets this week.   Colleen Inskip was in the Winners List at Lady Vets on Thursday.   Marlene Stokes chipped in for a great birdie on Thursday.   IN A welcome break from the dismal wet weather, we had fine weather on Saturday […]

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Tribute to gold medal-winning target rifle shooter Stan Golinski
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Tribute to gold medal-winning target rifle shooter Stan Golinski

HAWKS Nest has lost highly-respected Commonwealth Games target rifle shooting gold medallist and Navy veteran Stan Golinski. A popular Peter Sinclair Gardens RSL Life Care resident in the Great Lakes region, Golinski passed away on 24 May, just three weeks shy of his 92nd birthday. Stan is best remembered for his achievements as a competitive […]

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Tea Gardens Hawks seniors return after weeks of rain The Lady Hawks debuted their new pink-striped jerseys.
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Tea Gardens Hawks seniors return after weeks of rain

The Lady Hawks debuted their new pink-striped jerseys. Lady Hawk Gemma Clark looks for a gap in the Aberglasslyn Ants defence. The strong Clarence Town defence held off many Hawks attacks. Hawks halfback James Sinclair boots the ball. AFTER weeks of rained out games, the Tea Gardens Hawks RLFC returned to competition football at home […]

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Bowling teams do battle at Bulahdelah Action from the state-level competition.
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Bowling teams do battle at Bulahdelah

Action from the state-level competition. TEAMS from as far afield as Lightning Ridge travelled to Bulahdelah to compete in the 2025 Women’s State Carnival in early May. This annual event is played in teams of four and is open to all female bowlers from anywhere in Australia. Every team competes in sectional play over the […]

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Origin enforcer playing for flood-ravaged hometown NSW Blue Mitch Barnett is heartbroken by the flood damage on the mid-north coast where he was born. Photo: Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS.
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Origin enforcer playing for flood-ravaged hometown

AFTER the siren sounds on the State of Origin series opener, Mitch Barnett hopes to roll up his sleeves and lend a hand on NSW’s flood-ravaged mid-north coast. Warriors co-captain Barnett has had to watch from afar as flood waters ravaged the Manning Valley area where he was born and raised, and where his parents […]

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Why Blues want Newcastle venue to be made permanent Yasmin Clydsdale (c) expects thousands to watch the Blues lift the Origin trophy. Photo: Dave Hunt/AAP
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Why Blues want Newcastle venue to be made permanent

FOR second-rower Yasmin Clydsdale bad weather in the Hunter has more impact than just keeping footy fans away from game three of women’s Origin. The recent deluge on NSW’s mid-north coast has stopped Clydsdale’s husband Adam from being able to cross a creek to get to their cows on their farm in the upper Hunter. […]

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Hawks Nest Ladies Golf Course closed due to heavy rain this week.
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Hawks Nest Ladies Golf

IN A welcome break from the dismal wet weather, last Saturday was a fine day! 28 ladies, including 4 visitors from Toronto Golf Club teed off in the Stableford Event, and in a reversal of the past few weeks it was the visitors who claimed the honours. The course was soft so there was very […]

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