SIXTEEN-year-old Taela Cummins started playing rugby league for Camden Haven High School after her deputy principal Shayne Vonbun encouraged her to give it a go. Four years later she is proud to have been accepted to Pathways: Elite Rugby League Academy (PERLA), an innovative partnership between the school and the Newcastle Knights. The partnership aims […]
Queens Lake Sailing Club
Queens Lake Sailing Club Queens Lake Sailing Club Queens Lake Sailing Club Queens Lake Sailing Club Queens Lake Sailing Club Queens Lake Sailing Club RACE Results 10.01.2026 Race 1 Summer Point Score 2026 Div 1. Crazy Bones – Scott Martin/Emily Martin/Caetano Div 2. Vamos- Simon Grady/Esra Mert, Club North Haven – Chris Watt/Louis Castleton, Reflections […]
Successful wrap for Laurieton Fishing Bonanza
Bronte Hayes 25cm. Col Trenaman 37.5cm. Max Hayes 27.5cm. Sarah Hutchinson 37cm. Max Oxenbridge 32cm. THE 2026 Laurieton United Services Fishing Club Bonanza saw a massive turnout, bringing together locals and visitors for an unforgettable celebration of the sport. The weigh-in was a true highlight, with a lively crowd cheering on anglers as they showcased […]
Comboyne’s Meier-Smith won his first downhill World Cup at Lake Placid in October. Photo: Sven Martin/Giant Bicycles.
Comboyne downhill rider Meier-Smith to take on world’s best at Hardline Tasmania
Comboyne’s Meier-Smith won his first downhill World Cup at Lake Placid in October. Photo: Sven Martin/Giant Bicycles. Meier-Smith has been hand-picked for February’s Hardline Tasmania. Photo: Red Bull. COMBOYNE’S star mountain biker Luke Meier-Smith is about to take on the world’s best at Red Bull Hardline Tasmania. Described as the world’s toughest and most progressive […]
Wendy Hudson with Melissa Achten from Tennis NSW Facility Enhancement Fund, along with Robert Rule and a representative of Kendall Op Shop. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography.
Kendall Tennis Club aces 10-year anniversary celebration
Wendy Hudson with Melissa Achten from Tennis NSW Facility Enhancement Fund, along with Robert Rule and a representative of Kendall Op Shop. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Kendall junior players celebrating with Santa. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Celebration time. Photo: supplied. KENDALL Tennis Club served up quite a racket on Friday 12 December, as community members, players and […]
Mid North Coast Karate Grading
Instructors Sensei Anissa Hilton and Shaun Budai with student Sabrina Makaroff- Recipient of the Most Spirited Grader Award. Students after their Successful Grading. STUDENTS from Mid North Coast Karate located at Kew, recently undertook their Belt Gradings, facing a panel of Senior Instructors to test their skills. The grading process evaluated the students on their […]
Laurieton’s Dave Castleton sails in the 2025 Rolex Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race
The Inner Circle Crew in Hobart. The Inner Circle on the way to Hobart. LAURIETON sailor Dave Castleton competed in the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, turning a yacht racers dream into reality. Proudly representing Queens Lake Sailing Club Dave was the navigator, part of a crew of nine on the […]
Sydney Swans Academy members meet Sydney Swans players and coaches at the captain’s training run before last month’s AFLW game in Coffs Harbour. Photo: Sydney Swans.
AFL North Coast juniors selected to Sydney Swans Academy
AFL North Coast’s top junior players have been selected into Sydney Swans Academy squads for 2026. A record number of 52 players from the region were selected to the squads, bettering the 45 players chosen in 2024. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy exists to increase the number of players in NSW who have expert AFL […]
Athletics medal haul for 10yo Courtney Date
COURTNEY Date has just completed her first year of Little Athletics at Camden Haven. The 10-year-old from Bobs Creek now has a haul of awards so large that her family jokes about her needing a bigger bedroom wall to accommodate them all. Last month, Courtney attended the School Sport Australia (SSA) Track and Field Championships […]
Laurieton’s Dave Castleton prepares for eighth Sydney to Hobart
LOCAL Dave Castleton lives and breathes sailing. When he first joined the Queens Lake Sailing Club in 1997, his long-term goal was to sail in the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Surpassing that goal, on 26 December Dave will commence his eighth race, crewing on the Lake Macquarie based boat “Inner Circle” which will […]
