May 17, 2026
Palm Lake Resort residents raise money for charity with Tea Party Palm Lake Resort Tea Gardens residents held a successful Tea Dance.
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Palm Lake Resort residents raise money for charity with Tea Party

Palm Lake Resort Tea Gardens residents held a successful Tea Dance. Colourful clothing and accessories were the order of the day at Palm Lake Resort Tea Gardens’ recent Tea Dance for charity. PALM Lake Resort residents at Tea Gardens enjoy their social events and community lifestyle in scenic surroundings. Recently they hosted an old fashioned […]

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Stinker’s Fishin’: Fishing in memory of a legend Winners of the KMYC inaugural fishing competition: Dickie Dyer, Mitch Burrows, Club Commodore Jim Timody, Johnno and Milton Burrows.
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Stinker’s Fishin’: Fishing in memory of a legend

THE Karuah Motor Yacht Club (KMYC) has honoured the late Bob Dyer with the establishment of an annual fishing competition, which was conducted for the first time earlier in the month. Bob was a tireless worker over many years through his involvement and membership of the Maitland Offshore Fishing Club and will best be remembered […]

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Cummins to bowl ‘shortly’, Smith to captain first Test Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the first Test of the Ashes series. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS.
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Cummins to bowl ‘shortly’, Smith to captain first Test

PAT Cummins is yet to resume bowling, narrowing his timeline to be ready for the second Ashes Test. The Australian captain’s return to cricket remains unclear after he was ruled out of next month’s first Test. The pace star’s availability had been in doubt for weeks because of a back injury, and Cricket Australia confirmed […]

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Gemma Clarke wins Best and Fairest in Newcastle Hunter Ladies Tag League Gemma Clarke (front left) with Lady Hawks players, sponsors and coach at the recent Presentation Night. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
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Gemma Clarke wins Best and Fairest in Newcastle Hunter Ladies Tag League

Gemma Clarke (front left) with Lady Hawks players, sponsors and coach at the recent Presentation Night. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. The Lady Hawks in their ‘women in league’ pink jerseys at their final game of the season. Photo: TG Hawks. LADY Hawk and Karuah local Gemma Clarke has been heralded as the “Best and Fairest” in […]

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Tea Gardens Hawks RLFC celebrate 2025 players and supporters President Award winners Sam Burns and Annee Perry. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe.
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Tea Gardens Hawks RLFC celebrate 2025 players and supporters

PLAYERS, supporters and sponsors of the Tea Gardens Hawks Rugby League Football Club gathered for their annual presentation night at the Tea Gardens Hotel on Saturday 18 October, to celebrate the season. “Tonight is a celebration of the hard work, commitment and achievements of our players and supporters,” club secretary Windjana Chester said. “Being Secretary […]

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Nippers return to the sand from Catherine Hill Bay to Hawks Nest Nippers on the sand, ready to race at Bennetts Beach, Hawks Nest. Photo: TGHN SLSC.
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Nippers return to the sand from Catherine Hill Bay to Hawks Nest

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 […]

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Luke Perry reaches 100 games with Grand Final victory
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Luke Perry reaches 100 games with Grand Final victory

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 […]

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Bulahdelah Bowling Club crowns Queens of the Mountain Winning Bulahdelah ‘Queens’ Carl Rashleigh, Rhonda Small and Fay Southern.
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Bulahdelah Bowling Club crowns Queens of the Mountain

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 […]

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Stinker’s History: The origins of Fame Cove Early members of the extensive Cromarty family: Jim, Elizabeth (1880 - 1976), Christina (1902 - 1989), Effie (1882 -1976) and Niel (1873 - 1958).
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Stinker’s History: The origins of Fame Cove

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 […]

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Hot home start to Dungog and District cricket season Wallarobba-Stroud at bat against Karuah-Tea Gardens on the first hot October weekend.
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Hot home start to Dungog and District cricket season

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 […]

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