SAWTELL’S croquet courts last week welcomed players from a number of clubs, including Ballina Cherry Street, Hurstville, Toronto, Newcastle, Urunga, Coutts Crossing and Sawtell, to compete in three days of Ricochet competition. Fiercely-contested doubles matches set the tone for the first day’s play, with David Scott of Ballina Cherry Street

THE COFFS Coast’s surfers have once again hit the waves for a good cause during the 24th annual Barney Miller Surf Classic at Sawtell Main Beach. The annual fundraiser helps to raise money for people who have suffered spinal cord and life-changing surfing injuries. All proceeds from this year’s event went to

COFFS cricket champions have been crowned after winning Coffs Harbour District Cricket Association’s grand finals. Sawtell Cricket Club won the second-grade premiership beating the Coffs Colts in their season decider at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park. Sawtell successfully defended the second-grade premiership they won last season. Nana Glen Lizards won the third-grade

BEACHES Hockey Club have been busy preparing for the new Hockey Coffs Coast season, which gets underway on Saturday, 6 April. Beaches Hockey Club are coming off a successful year in 2023. The club’s Beaches Seahorses side won the Women’s Division 1 grand final, with Beaches Hockey Club finishing runners up in

THE Coffs Harbour Dog Club has hosted their Autumn Trials in agility, jumping and games at the Rex Hardaker Oval in Toormina over the weekend. Dogs jumped hurdles, traversed tunnels, and clambered over A-frames, dog walks, seesaws and through weave poles. “The Friday afternoon was so wet, even the paperwork going

ON Sunday March 10 the football grounds at Forsyth Park, Coffs Harbour witnessed an electrifying showdown as nine teams from Coffs United squared off against nine teams from Iona. With over 300 players taking part in these pre-season trial matches, the event served as an excellent starting point and warm-up for

SURFING for a great cause returns to the waves of Sawtell this weekend for the 24th annual Barney Miller Surf Classic. The annual fundraiser gets underway on Friday 15 March, with three big days of surfing at Sawtell Main Beach. The fundraising event is hosted by Barney and Kada Miller and the

THE Northern Heat AFL representative program for North Coast/North West Under 16s Boys and Girls made an unconventional move by bringing their athletes from both squads to the facility of Cris Hisa Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) Team to train and learn BJJ techniques. This departure from the norm is noteworthy