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 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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Try time for Makos Club President Wayne Gleeson. Photo: Jenna Bryan. Steve Roberts crossing the line. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Darcie Gleeson, co-captain of the W20s, stopping the opposition. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Milla Swain adding to her team’s tally. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Matt Bale finding the line. Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Glen Kightley in action. Photo: Kim […]

Zeke Woollam in the 4th round. Photo: Andrew Shields Surfing Australia. Harry Stephens in the final. Photo: Andrew Shields Surfing Australia. Joey Silk in the final. Photo: Andrew Shields Surfing Australia. THREE of the region’s best young surfers made their boardrider clubs proud, when they represented NSW in the Australian Junior Surfing Titles in Wollongong. […]

THE NSW Touch Association (NSWTA), in partnership with Port Macquarie Hastings Council, will host the Seniors State Cup Tournament locally from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 December. Close to 6000 people are expected to visit the region for the three-day tournament with matches to be played from Friday to Sunday at Port Macquarie Regional Sports […]

Sempai Kellie Eggins, Sempai Indy Cook, Sempai Isla Wilkinson, Sensei Anissa Hilton, Sensei Shaun Budai, Sempai Isaac Salmon, Sempai Troy Phillipson-Nichols and Sempai Eric Millgate. Most Spirited Grader Award recipients Kellie Eggins and Theresa Nguyen. 3rd Dan Sensei Anissa Hilton. SEVEN students from Mid North Coast Karate in Kew recently passed their Black Belt Gradings. […]