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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

HAWKS Nest Golf Club (HNGC) has done it again, reclaiming the prestigious Tournament of the Year title at the 2025 NSW Golf Industry Awards for the Hawks Nest Beachside Pro Am. The event first won the award in 2023, backed it up as a finalist in 2024, and has now returned to the top with […]