PORT Stephens Athletics Club has unearthed a real find in fifteen-year-old rookie Tom Collier. The fresh-faced Tomaree High schoolboy is an athlete to watch after his gold medal haul at the Port Hunter Zone Little Athletics Championships at Wallsend last weekend. Competing in his inaugural championship meet, the versatile Collier claimed gold

NELSON Bay junior rugby teams maintained their winning formula in the Hunter Spring Sevens Rugby series last Friday. The young Gropers Under 13 girls team posted wins over West Wildcats and Merewether with strong performances from Hannah Peterson, Kyla Rankin and Amelia Hancock. Just as impressive were the Under 13

EXPERIENCE, talent and proven combinations are a feature of the Nelson Bay Netball Association’s senior representative teams for the 2025 season. Officials have announced both the 17yrs and open squads selected to represent the association at next year’s Senior State titles to be staged in Camden and Campbelltown from June 7-9. They’ll

PORT Stephens’ rising international surfer Eden Hasson is savouring one of his proudest achievements in the 2024-25 World Surfing League (WSL). The reigning Australian Under 18 national champion from Boat Harbour claimed a top five finish at the recent 28th Siargao International Surfing Cup in the Philippines. Regarded as the most prestigious

OLIVIA Higgins is the toast of Port Stephens after tasting Pacific Cup championship success with the mighty Jillaroos women's rugby league team. The Raymond Terrace golden girl demonstrated her class in the 24-4 Cup final win over the Kiwi Ferns last Sunday at CommBank Stadium – creating havoc in the number

BANKSTOWN Sports Club was the venue for a very special event honouring former and founding President of the Port Stephens Netball Association. On Saturday 2 November, President and Chair of Netball NSW Sallianne Faulkner held a presentation to induct Wendy Archer AM into the Netball NSW Hall of Fame, General Division. Wendy

PORT Stephens Power AFL Club is on a mission. After claiming this year’s Hunter Central Coast AFL Junior Club of the Year award, the Power have set their sights on entering a team in the Black Diamond Plate Mens competition for the first time. Excitement is building at the established Power

NELSON Bay Rugby Club’s future looks assured after ten of their best young prospects made an impact at this year’s NSW Rugby Youth Sevens State Championships in Forster-Tuncurry. Young guns Darcy Lawson, Josh Perry, Axel Kelman, Kade Lawson, Ollie Hoffman, Chiara Gamgee, Luca Stewart, Jada Stanley, Milly Cashen and Zoe

WARM but perfect surf conditions provided the backdrop for Round Two of the Central Coast/Hunter Surf Boat Series at Fingal Beach Surf Life Saving Club last Saturday. Crews from the Central Coast and Hunter SLSC branches and their 40 surf boats descended on Fingal Beach from 8am. The series has run for