The 2025 ladies league tag side celebrate their debut fixture last year. Photo: Photo: Kim Ambrose/SaltyFoxFotography. Benny Smith and the Lake Cathie Bonny Hills Women’s League Tag team LAKE Cathie Bonny Hills Rugby League Club President Benny Smith is working hard to change perceptions of the male dominated sport. As a father of daughters, Benny […]

NSW TOUCH Football (NSWTF) has confirmed the Senior State Cup will remain in Port Macquarie for the next two years, following a competitive tender process. The tender involved Port Macquarie-Hastings Council submitting a “comprehensive and strategically focused” bid that highlighted the region’s proven ability to deliver major sporting events. Council’s submission also outlined recently completed […]

SIXTEEN-year-old Camden Haven High School student Mitchell Job first picked up a tennis racket when he was six years old. Ten years later his love for the game has continued to grow, and he juggles six hours of practice each week alongside the increasing academic demands of Year 11. He is coached by Quinn Sylow […]

THE fixture for the 2026 AFL North Coast senior competition has been finalised and it’s now little more than six weeks until the season begins. When the first bounce of the season takes place on April 11, the AFL North Coast will have five clubs fielding teams in the Senior Men’s and Reserves competitions and […]

Wauchope’s JRLFC, which fielded last year’s Group 3 U15 GTK and U15 T2 Boys Premiers, faces hefty ground fees. Photo: Group 3 Junior Rugby League. The Regional Stadium in Port Macquarie, which has just undergone a seating upgrade, is still listed on Council’s website as unavailable. WINTER sports groups in the Camden Haven and Hastings […]

Ian Frazer competing in in the 2025-26 Maricat National Titles Maricats lined up at Queens Lake. TWENTY visiting boats joined three local boats to compete in the 2025-26 Maricat National Titles at Queens Lake Sailing Club from 7-8 February.  These small catamarans can be sailed in multiple configurations, with the Maricat Association NSW and ACT […]

Professional surfer Julian Wilson, Under 16s winner Hugo Spierings, Under 14s and Under 16s girls winner Alanni Morris, Under 14s boys winner Max Goold, and Reflections CMO Peter Chapman. Pro surfers Matt Banting and Jarvis Earle provided inspiration ahead of the heats. Competitors made the most of the challenging conditions. Competitors made the most of […]

SEVENTEEN-year-old Camden Haven High School student Chloe Gaskin-Hogan is heading into Year 12 with big sporting goals ahead of her. A club champion at Laurieton Swimming Club for the last nine years, she has competed at national-level competitions in freestyle and backstroke, as well as playing goal defence in a social netball league. However, her […]

AS IT bids for the NSW Touch Football state cups, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (PMHC) is facing frustration from local clubs who don’t need convincing to play on its grounds. Currently, winter sports teams cannot access council-managed fields like the Regional Stadium for pre-season training until March 23. For the Port Macquarie Sharks, the changeover date […]

Competitors from the Wauchope Bonny-Hills and Camden Haven Surf Clubs. Photos: SLS NSW. Competitors from the Wauchope Bonny-Hills and Camden Haven Surf Clubs. Photos: SLS NSW. The clubs were among 33 competing at South West Rocks. The clubs were among 33 competing at South West Rocks. CAMDEN Haven and Wauchope-Bonny Hills Surf Life Saving clubs […]