Port Macquarie Sharks travel north for trials against Nambucca Roosters
Putting on the colours of his new team at Coronation Park on Sunday was former NRL player Craig Garvey. Nambucca’s Daniel Donavan was devastating in defence during Sunday’s trial against the Port Macquarie Sharks. Nambucca’s Renee Widders on the attack during Sunday’s trial against the Port Macquarie Sharks. THE Nambucca Roosters RLFC hosted four pre-season […]
Coffs Harbour Breakers begin their premiership defence this weekend.
AFL North Coast season to get underway
AUSSIE Rules returns to the Coffs Coast this weekend with opening round matches in the 2026 AFL North Coast season to get underway in Sawtell and Woolgoolga. Men’s Coffs Harbour Breakers begin their premiership defence in Woolgoolga, when they take on the Northern Beaches Blues on Saturday afternoon at the Wiigulga Sports Complex. The Northern […]
Students at Coffs Harbour Christian Community School during the Run for Mambantu fundraiser.
Coffs Harbour Christian Community School students take fundraising to new heights
Students at Coffs Harbour Christian Community School during the Run for Mambantu fundraiser. COFFS Harbour Christian Community School students have completed their sixteenth year of “Run for Membantu”, raising a record-breaking $90,375. More than just a race, “Run for Membantu” began as a traditional school Cross Country event and has grown into a powerful act […]
Chairman of Maroubra Seals Wayne Clare with Seals Red Rock Manager, Marty Nigro.
Concern over new camping facilities proposed for Red Rock Bowling Club
Chairman of Maroubra Seals Wayne Clare with Seals Red Rock Manager, Marty Nigro. Red Rock Bowling Club and the adjacent vacant land. Image: Google Earth. A PROPOSAL by Maroubra Seals Sports and Community Club to establish a primitive camping ground adjacent to the Red Rock Bowling Club greens has stirred controversy in the village. Maroubra […]
Coffs City United Lions begin their premiership defence this weekend.
Premier League season to get underway
THE WORLD game makes its return to the Coffs Coast this weekend, as North Coast Football’s Hit 105.5 Men’s Premier League season kicks off across the region. Coffs City United Lions begin their premiership defence by taking on the Coffs Coast Tigers in their local derby at Polwarth Drive Fields. Last season’s runners up and […]
Scott Arbuthnot and his wife Caries, back on the Coffs Coast.
Sawtell surf lifesavers thanked 46 years after rescuing teens
WHEN Victorian Scott Arbuthnot was saved by two lifeguards off Sawtell Beach back in 1980, he was 15-years-old and sorely embarrassed that he had got himself into such a dangerous predicament. Once safely on dry sand, he simply walked off, angry with the younger brother he had gone in to help and angry with himself. […]
Players from both clubs gather for a group shot.
Coffs City vs Iona FC: Interclub Challenge played in ‘great spirit’
COFFS City came out on top in a strongly-contested Interclub Challenge played against Iona FC on Saturday, 28 March. The two Mid North Coast clubs played pre-season games across the following divisions: U12 Boys, U14 Boys, U16 Boys, U16 Girls, and Ladies and Men’s premier and reserve grades. Coffs won five games to two to […]
Port Macquarie’s Breakwall. Photo: @port.macquarie.01
Port Stephens to Mid North Coast sees sustained migration as regional living remains in demand
A NEW wave of internal migration is reshaping regional Australia, with coastal communities from Port Stephens through to the Mid North Coast continuing to attract strong interest from city dwellers. While Queensland’s Sunshine Coast remains the top destination nationally, the NSW corridor spanning Port Stephens, the MidCoast, Port Macquarie, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour is maintaining […]
Manager of The Shores Carol Merritt, presents the defib to Wayne Brady and Reece Baker. Photo: Wayne Brady.
Table tennis clubs in Coffs Harbour receive a defibrillator
MEDICAL emergencies are usually a surprise, so it always helps to be prepared. With this in mind, members of the Coffs over 50s and Coffs Harbour Table Tennis clubs recently gathered to celebrate the donation of a new defibrillator to help ensure the safety and wellbeing of players and visitors. The machine was donated by […]