February 11, 2026
Sharpe and I can share the field: Newcastle’s Smith Sandon Smith is up for the challenge of contesting a halves spot with Newcastle. Photo: Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS.
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Sharpe and I can share the field: Newcastle’s Smith

SANDON Smith is hopeful he and Fletcher Sharpe could both feature in the same starting Newcastle NRL team as Justin Holbrook rules out playing Sharpe from the newly-extended bench. The first-year Knights coach has not decided which man will partner star recruit Dylan Brown in the starting halves this year after both started the 28-18 […]

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Life with one of rugby league’s decorated sporting families calling Fingal Bay home Peter Raper pictured with his famous brother and rugby league Immortal Johnny Raper.
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Life with one of rugby league’s decorated sporting families calling Fingal Bay home

Fingal Bay’s Peter and Kerrie Raper are enjoying the coastal village community at Port Stephens. Peter Raper pictured with his famous brother and rugby league Immortal Johnny Raper. GROWING up with a rugby league Immortal has spawned life long friendships and a myriad of memories for Fingal Bay resident Peter Raper. The father of three […]

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Myall Park Croquet Club celebrates another big year Back in September, members protected resident plovers with a ring of bricks. Photo: MPCC.
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Myall Park Croquet Club celebrates another big year

MEMBERS of the Myall Park Croquet Club celebrated the end of another big year with a major Christmas party on Monday 24 November, held at the Tea Gardens Catholic Church Hall. Up to 26 mallet masters enjoyed a lovely lunch catered by Gaye at Mema’s Bakery in Tea Gardens, including a magnificent charcuterie board, full […]

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Stinker’s Fishin’: Mulloway madness Champion Wayne Coles with a monster mulloway caught in one metre of water at Soldiers Point.
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Stinker’s Fishin’: Mulloway madness

MULLOWAY are remarkable fish for many reasons. Growing in excess of 40kg, huge mulloway can be caught in knee deep water or deep water over the outside reefs. Inside the Port, mulloway will roam from the upper reaches of the Karuah River and Tilligerry Creek, throughout North Arm Cove into the Port from Swan Bay […]

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Fun and games at the Hawks Nest Bridge Club Club champions Sue Matheson and Bea Treharne. Photo: HNBC.
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Fun and games at the Hawks Nest Bridge Club

Club champions Sue Matheson and Bea Treharne. Photo: HNBC. Jenny and Angus Mcintosh won the novice event. Photo: HNBC. Linda Hulme being thanked by Club President Peter Baily. Photo: HNBC. PLAYERS at the Hawks Nest Bridge Club (HNBC) ran in the silly season with a fantastic party at their specially-designed building on Monday 1 December. […]

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Raymond Terrace athletes show depth of talent in track and field 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.
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Raymond Terrace athletes show depth of talent in track and field

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 […]

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Gabba moment that gives Marnus confidence of kicking on Mitchell Starc (r) and Scott Boland have been lauded for their key partnership at the Gabba. Photo: Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS.
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Gabba moment that gives Marnus confidence of kicking on

THE last time Australia went 2-0 up in the Ashes, they went on to blow a golden chance to win the series outright, but Marnus Labuschagne pointed to one passage of play from the Brisbane Test when asked how the team would stop history repeating. Mitchell Starc’s second player-of-the-match performance from as many Tests this […]

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More than 700 compete in annual Hawks Nest triathlon
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More than 700 compete in annual Hawks Nest triathlon

Runners on their final leg, from Bennetts to Jimmys Beach and back. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Runners on their final leg, from Bennetts to Jimmys Beach and back. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The TGHN SLSC Water Safety team was ready in support. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The Bennetts Beach MobiMats made life a little easier for racers after […]

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TGSC Walking Football Lorraine with Mandy backing up, George and Vicky defending.
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TGSC Walking Football

Lorraine with Mandy backing up, George and Vicky defending. Lyn about to pass to Mandy against defence from Karen, David, Vicky and Liz. THE Walking Football Summer Twilight Season is playing every Wednesday afternoon at 5pm at Memorial Park, Tea Gardens. Last Wednesday afternoon we had a nice roll up of keen players, eager to […]

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