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 […]

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

BULAHDELAH Bowling Club has held its annual women’s tournament, the Queens of the Mountain. In near perfect weather, it was a friendly but fierce contest. Sixty players formed 20 teams from clubs between Old Bar and Newcastle. Each played two rounds of 15 ends. The initial results were so tight that three teams tied for […]

FAME Cove was named after the supply and trading vessel “Fame”, a brig that used the cove for shelter while supporting the Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) at Carrington. The 139 ton brig was sailed by Captain William Cromarty in the 1820s and 1830s. He sailed far and wide in Australian waters, including to Tasmania. Some […]

SUMMER sport got off to a hot start with the season opener of the Dungog and District Cricket Association competition. The first match was between Karuah-Tea Gardens and Wallarobba-Stroud at Tea Gardens’ Memorial Park on Saturday 11 October. The home team, the Sharks, hosted the newly amalgamated Wombats in 30-plus degree weather, with many happy […]

MEDOWIE Christian School students Saxon Curtis and Teixeira Peters are preparing to live their dream with the Australian All Stars FUTSAL indoor football team. The dynamic duo will represent their country on an invitational tour of the Philippines next May after producing top class performances at the recent National FUTSAL Schools Championships in Brisbane. Both […]

THE first ship to sail between Yacaaba and Tomaree, into the calm waters of Port Stephens, was the “Salamander” – a convict ship that arrived in Australia on 21 August 1791 as one of 11 ships in the 3rd Fleet. Since that first arrival, ships from around the world have sought the refuge of the […]

RESIDENTS are encouraged to cash in on clutter as the Garage Sale Trail hits Port Stephens over two weekends this November. Port Stephens residents can participate in the second-hand treasure hunt by holding their own garage sale or joining a market on one day or across both weekends, November 8-9 and 15-16. Mayor Leah Anderson […]

THE first ship to sail between Yacaaba and Tomaree, into the calm waters of Port Stephens, was the “Salamander” – a convict ship that arrived in Australia on 21 August 1791 as one of 11 ships in the 3rd Fleet. Since that first arrival, ships from around the world have sought the refuge of the […]

Jillaroos international hooker Olivia Higgins performed strongly in Newcastle Knights’ 30-6 NRLW preliminary final loss to Brisbane Broncos. Photo: AAP Image/Dave Hunt. Emerging Knights fullback Lilly-Ann White missed Newcastle’s 18-12 Grand Final loss to Cronulla in the NSW Women’s Premiership. HUNTER rugby league queens Olivia Higgins and Lilly-Ann White have experienced finals heartbreak with the […]