WOMEN’S State of Origin fever has gripped the Port Stephens region with Raymond Terrace golden girl Olivia Higgins a key figure in the 2026 NSW Sky Blues rugby league squad. The Newcastle Knights international hooker gets another opportunity to impress in the Origin arena after missing the 2025 series that was claimed by the Blues. […]

MAITLAND Pickers first grade rugby league team are proving a force to be reckoned with again in the Newcastle Rugby League Denton Engineering Cup premiership. The four time champions showed why they are the side to beat for the 2026 title after a resounding 48-12 triumph over the resurgent Northern Hawks last Sunday at the […]

SWIMMING North Coast members have achieved top results at the Australian Multi-Class Age Championships on the Gold Coast. Members of swimming clubs from across the North Coast took on the best in Australia. The Australian Multi-Class Age Championships is a competition for swimmers with a disability. Swimmers are classified according to their type of disability, […]

PREPARATIONS for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Newcastle will ramp up early, with Japan and Ireland confirmed for an international rugby Test at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday 11 July 2026. Japan’s head coach Eddie Jones was in Newcastle last week to make the announcement, with the fixture forming part of the lead-up to […]

Mitch Baker led the Hawks onto the field for his 100th game. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The Hawks’ Regan Hunter scored the first try of the match. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Mitch Baker got a try in his 100th game. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. A strong team effort saw Anthony Cameron ground it for the Hawks to win […]

Litiana Durbin grounds the Lady Hawks’ first try of the match. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Lilliarna Baillie scored the Lady Hawks’ second try out near the right sideline. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. THE Tea Gardens Lady Hawks league tag side went down to the Glendale Gorillas in cold conditions on Saturday, 18 April at Myall Park. Buoyed […]