YET another exciting sporting event took place at Fingal Bay last weekend. Round 2 of the Sharkskin Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) Series Competition was hosted by Fingal Beach Surf Lifesaving Club (SLSC) during the 25-26 May weekend. Fifteen teams consisting…
‘RAIN supreme’ was the witty motto quipped and adopted by the Mid North Coast Hot Rod Club (MNCHR) during the club’s 23rd annual ‘Lazy Winter Run’ in Woolgoolga last weekend. It was a solidly wet weekend for the club’s major…
FLOWERS, fanfare and fun were the themes of Mother’s Day celebrations on the Myall Coast over the weekend. A day when mums look forward to being taken out for a meal or just some relaxation, Mother’s Day celebrates the contributions…
LIFESAVERS gathered for the annual Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Surf Life Saving Club (TGHN SLSC) Presentation Night, celebrating their people and community on Saturday 4 May at the clubhouse overlooking beautiful Bennetts Beach. The local SLSC has come leaps and…
AFTER the main commemoration events of the Dawn and 11am Services, it was the community gathering and spirit that many relished on Thursday, 25 April. More than 100 years since the first Gallipoli landings, nonetheless, the uniquely Trans-Tasman commemoration showed…
INTERMITTENT rain showers did not dampen spirits on this year’s ANZAC commemorations in Nelson Bay. A large crowd gathered at the Nelson Bay War Memorial at Apex Park to observe proceedings beginning at 5:30am on the morning of 25 April.…
THE MYALL River VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education of Women) Club began the new year with its AGM in February, presenting its new committee to get 2024 rolling. The regular monthly March meeting invited well-known local and ex-pharmacist Trish Thatcher…
ANZAC Day saw an incredibly large attendance in Tea Gardens for the 10:30am march and subsequent 11am service at ANZAC Park on Thursday, 25 April. The march down Marine Drive was launched by an earlier-than-expected fly-by from the RAAF jet,…
YOUTH Week came to life at the Tea Gardens Hawks Nest SLSC, with MidCoast Council hosting accomplished professional artist Sharon Tudor Smith to lead a fun and interactive art workshop on Tuesday 16 April. With the stunning backdrop of Bennetts…
THE highly anticipated Round 2 local derby between the Nambucca Roosters and the Macksville Sea Eagles took place on Sunday 21 April and lived up to expectations across the grades. Despite weather conditions through the week making some sports grounds…