Leanne Da Costa at the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore. Leanne Da Costa dives in for the 100m fly. COFFS Harbour Masters Swimming club member Leanne Da Costa represented Australia at the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Singapore from 26 July to 22 August. The event brought together more than 6,000 athletes from nearly […]

WHEN Danielle Watson runs out for the Coffs Harbour Breakers in this Saturday’s Women’s Grand Final she will be creating AFL North Coast history. Watson will be the first player to reach the 100-game milestone in the AFL North Coast Women’s competition. A member of the Breakers since the club’s first women’s match in 2018, […]

SAWTELL Tennis Club have hosted their biggest annual event. The club hosted the Sawtell Seaside Open over four big days of top-class tennis, which attracted players from across Australia. “We had about 245 entrants this year, which was up about 60 on last year, and it’s traditionally our biggest event,” said tournament director Eli Baylis. […]

TRADITIONAL Shotokan Karate Federation (TSKF) Coffs Harbour club members have achieved top results at the Queensland Titles. The nine members represented NSW at the Traditional Shotokan Karate Federation Queensland Championship Titles on the Gold Coast. The club members participated in two days of intense training under Nemoto Sensei, direct from Japan, and had a successful […]

ONE more win for premiership glory. AFL North Coast teams will play off for the ultimate prize this weekend during their grand finals at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium. The Coffs Harbour Breakers and Sawtell/Toormina Saints seniors play off for the premiership flag. It’s their first meeting in the premiership decider since 2018, as both […]

Orara Valley Dingoes captain Helen Moseley (yellow) with Woolgoolga Wildcats goalscorer Chloe Webb. Junior footballers revelled in small-sided matches at half-time. THE Orara Valley Dingoes bowed out in style, upsetting finals-bound Woolgoolga 2-1 in the Women’s Premier League on Friday night. Jemma Rigoni did the early damage with a rapid double, slipping through the Wildcats’ […]

THE COFFS Harbour Suns Under 14s girls team are the toast of the Coffs Harbour Basketball Association, after winning a state title. The Suns girls won their division at the Basketball NSW Waratah Junior League State Cup in Wollongong. The Suns side took home the gold medals and the honour of being crowned state champions […]

Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh, Boambee FC captain Mitchell Brewster, NCF referees, Woolgoolga Wolves captain James Palmer and NCF General Manager Duncan Marchant. Teen Bailey Barden opened the scoring for Boambee FC. THE Woolgoolga Wolves were forced to put the champagne on ice after being held to a 1-1 draw by a gutsy Boambee […]

THE Sawtell/Toormina Saints have had a big confidence boost heading into the finals series after smashing the Port Macquarie Magpies in the final round of the AFL North Coast season. The Saints showed their premiership winning credentials and intent in a 17.9 (111) to 6.12 (48) win against the Magpies at Richardson Park. It was […]

THE COFFS Harbour Crusaders Junior Rugby Union Club has celebrated an incredible milestone. Player numbers hit an all-time high of 429 registered players in 2025, up from just 180 in 2018. This growth cements the Crusaders as one of the fastest-growing junior rugby competitions in regional Australia. Crusaders president Paul Butcher said the surge in […]