Young netballers showcase talents at Nelson Bay Netball Association Grand Finals Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024 NELSON Bay Netball Association is flourishing with young talent. With a view to the future, selectors have identified their emerging prospects and named strong squads for their 2025 junior representative program. Some of the finest young netballers in the Port Stephens region are featured in Nelson Bay Netball’s 11-years and 13-14 years
Ashleigh Martin is Nelson Bay Netball’s Coach of the Year Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024 INSPIRATIONAL netball mentor Ashleigh Martin is this year’s recipient of Nelson Bay Netball Association’s prestigious Coach of the Year Award. The senior representative ace enjoyed a successful introduction to coaching this season – guiding the Vipers club to a Grand Final appearance in the Juniors category and the Comets to a
Whirlwind 172 for Salamander Bay cricket colt Lucas Vincent Port Stephens Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024 EMERGING Port Stephens cricketer Lucas Vincent has taken a giant step towards selection in the NSW Country Under 17s representative squad. The Tomaree High schoolboy smashed his highest-ever score of 172 for Newcastle at last week’s Under 19 Country Colts Carnival staged on the Central Coast. Seventeen year old Vincent cracked thirteen
Hawks Nest Ladies Golf Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport Sport Results by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024 CONDITIONS were changeable on Saturday for the Hawks Nest Ladies Golfers, with a few showers lingering. Carol Maher had a great round, leading the small field with a 1 shot advantage over Robyn Keegan and Cheryl Foster. The ladies were all talking about Carol’s chip in for a fantastic birdie
Gloucester embraces the world’s fastest growing sport Gloucester District Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024 THERE are over 14,000 official pickleball players in Australia according to Pickleball Australia. But it’s thought that as many as 20,000 people across the country are playing the world’s fastest growing sport - including in Gloucester. Pickleball enthusiast Brad Moore, started a local group at the end of 2023. “I used to play
Murray and Nightingale Steady Win in Four Ball Golf Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport Sport Results by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024 IT was a sunny start to the Four Ball Multiplier event last Wednesday, 2 October, for the Gloucester Women Golfers, with the clouds gathering for the second nine holes. To pre-empt any issues at a hole where one or other of the players failed to score a point and so
Concerns for poor condition of Gloucester Caravan Park Gloucester District Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 ADJACENT to a pretty reach of the Gloucester River is the Gloucester Caravan Park. Owned by MidCoast Council, its management has been outsourced since 2010. Advertise with News of The Area today. It's worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us - (02) 4981 8882. Email us - media@newsofthearea.com.au In recent years, the condition of
A Magic Wand in Veterans’ Golf Gloucester District Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024 THE day’s golf was magic, in the sense that Derek Wand sponsored the Gloucester Golfers’ event on Tuesday 1 October only to have the trophy return home when Anne Wand notched up the top score of the day. At least, that’s the way it would have worked had not
Quirky history honoured in Stroud Dungog Shire Sport Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad Sport by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 7, 2024 RESIDENTS from across the Hunter and MidCoast regions flocked to the annual Stroud Brick Throwing and Rolling Pin Competition on Sunday, 6 October. Originally scheduled for July, the iconic event was rescheduled due to the Stroud Showground being waterlogged. The competition is run across four Stroud townships in four countries;
Letter to the Editor: Prices driving tourism away Opinion Property/Sports/Opinion - popup ad by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 6, 2024 DEAR News Of The Area, FROM 25 - 28 September Coffs Harbour hosted touch footy at the stadium; that’s four days. It was very well organised, well attended and as usual, the grounds were presented in a professional, well maintained way. The total event was quoted to have fed $5,000,000-plus into the
