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 […]

Hawks’ Anthony ‘Mini’ Cameron scored in his 100th game. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. James Sinclair scoring one of his two tries from the wing. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. TEA GARDENS Hawks played their first game of the 2026 season at home, facing off against the Mallabula Panthers at Myall Park on Saturday 11 April.  Both sides came […]

HUNTER football fans are again able to enjoy a full-strength beer as they watch NRL and A-League action unfold. For many years, fans attending venues in Western Sydney and the Hunter could only buy mid-strength beer, while in contrast fans at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Allianz Stadium in Moore Park could buy full strength […]

The Lady Hawks and Panthers post-match. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Second Lady Hawks’ try to Katie. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Litiana ran most of the field before scoring the third Lady Hawks’ try. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. Evie got through for the team’s fourth try. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. First try to Windjana. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. STRONG southerly winds […]

THE Myall Masters Swimming Club sent a small but mighty contingent to Cessnock to compete in the Hunter Valley Masters swim meet on Saturday 21 March. The two Myall Masters representatives in the pool were Colin Kindred and Christine Sefton. Colin, who competed in the men’s 80-84 age group, is enjoying his first season with […]

NORTHERN Hawks Rugby League Club has partnered with bus operator CDC NSW to launch a new campaign aimed at reducing antisocial behaviour and promoting respect across the region. The initiative features local Hawks players appearing on CDC NSW buses, delivering a clear message to passengers: ride with respect, treat fellow passengers and drivers with courtesy, […]