IT may have been nearly 700 days between winning drinks for Xtra Approval when winning at Port Macquarie last month, but the six-year-old made it a race-to-race double taking the $40,000 Akubra Hats Kempsey Cup on Friday 8 November. By Newhaven Park’s New Zealand-bred Peintre sire Xtravagant, Xtra Approval was

ISABELLA ‘Bella’ Fede, a talented athlete from St Joseph's Primary School Laurieton, has returned to Camden Haven with a haul of gold and silver medals after breaking both personal and state athletic records. Bella recently attended the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association (PSSA) State Athletics Championships, held at Sydney Olympic Park

THE Bonny Hills Physical Culture Club has returned from recent Zone Championships in Coffs Harbour with outstanding results. Competing as part of the BJP Physie association, thirteen individual members of the Bonny Hills club placed at the Far North Coast Zone Championships and will progress through to national finals in

CAMDEN Haven’s Naomi George is poised to make her mark at the upcoming Fiji Coral Coast Sevens tournament, gaining selection to the Pacific Nomads Rugby 7s Women’s team. Scheduled to take place in Sigatoka, Fiji from January 16-18, 2025, the tournament is a major event on the international rugby 7s calendar. Sixteen

USMAN Khawaja has brushed aside the perceived need for quick top-order Test runs as a "myth" in endorsing new Australian opening partner Nathan McSweeney. The 25-year-old will debut against India in Perth's first Test from next Friday. The South Australian skipper and former Queensland teammate of Khawaja's at the Bulls will

THE boat crews of Wauchope-Bonny Hills Surf Life Saving Club head to Macksville this weekend looking to maintain their early lead in the North Coast Surf Boat Series. The club finished on top after rounds one and two in Yamba on 26-27 October. The rowers took home the overall club point score

CAMDEN Haven High School students (CHHS) placed second at the Inter-School Olympics last month, taking on schools from various parts of NSW in a range of athletic pursuits. This highly-anticipated event on the school’s sporting calendar was held in Newcastle from October 23-25, featuring competing schools from Dubbo, Forster and

LAURIETON Public School athlete Scarlet Monk has beaten the state’s best to bring home a swag of medals. Scarlet competed at the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association (PSSA) State Athletics Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre from October 23-24. More than 2200 students representing 900 schools took part. Prior

WITH the culmination of the local rugby league season, a new chapter is now beginning for nine junior and twelve senior players from the Camden Haven area. In early September, player applications opened for the 2025 North Coast Bulldogs Rugby League representative campaigns for U16s Boys (Andrew Johns Cup), U17s Girls

CAMDEN HAVEN’S Eric Millgate has been turning heads on the local cricket scene, gaining selection to the Hastings River District Junior Cricket Association (HRDJCA) U17s representative side. Eric is no stranger to representative cricket, having previously participated in the Mid North Coast Cricket Council Academy. He has also represented the HRDJCA at