Coffs Harbour Snappers won six premierships in 2025.
IT was another banner year for sport on the Coffs Coast with a number of clubs rising to the top as they added premierships to their trophy cabinets. These were the best sporting clubs of 2025. Nana Glen Lizards: Won last season’s first grade cricket competition after losing just one match. Went through undefeated to […]
This year’s Coffs Coast Oceans Swims.
This year’s Coffs Coast Oceans Swims. This year’s Coffs Coast Oceans Swims. REGISTRATION is open for the 2026 Coffs Coast Ocean Swims to be held on Sunday 22 March 2026. With the swimming and surfing seasons in full swing, the local Ocean Swims organiser Sawtell Surf Life Saving Club is pushing ahead with planning for […]
Coffs Coast-based Sydney Swans Academy members meet Sydney Swans players and coaches at the captain’s training run before last month’s AFLW game in Coffs Harbour. Photo: Sydney Swans.
AFL North Coast’s top junior players have been selected into Sydney Swans Academy squads for 2026. A record number of 52 players from the region were selected to the squads, bettering the 45 players chosen in 2024. The QBE Sydney Swans Academy exists to increase the number of players in NSW who have expert AFL […]
Anna Meares said it took her three Olympic cycles to have the confidence to be backed financially. Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS.
SPORTING mums and retiring athletes are key targets of a $50 million funding package from the Australian Olympic Committee. It’s being hailed as the AOC’s most significant athlete-funding initiative since the buildup to the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Capitalising on a boost from its sizeable investment portfolio, the AOC will set up the $20 million Olympian […]
Coffs Harbour High School’s Opens Boys cricket team celebrate their North Coast title win. Back row: Adam Mason (Coach), Noah Hart, Charlie Cameron, Tom Craig, Zane Guthrie, Darcy Nikolich, Ben Watson (Coach). Front row: Hunter Lynch, Josh Degle, Harley Teale, Ryan Ellingham, Darcy Franks, Cooper Pearce, Nathan Clarke. Absent: Deegan Tomlinson.
COFFS Harbour High School are North Coast champions after winning the final of the Combined High Schools – North Coast Cricket Boys Opens Alan Davidson Shield competition. They defeated Kingscliff High School in a thrilling regional final at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park. Third time was a charm for the Coffs side after losing […]
The Orara High School beach volleyball team.
The Orara High School beach volleyball team. The Orara High School volleyball team. THE volleyball program at Orara High School has capped off one of its most successful seasons on record, with the ‘Thunder’ claiming Grand Final victories across both indoor and beach competitions. Both the Girls and Boys indoor teams repeated last year’s heroics […]
Cambridge McCormick in action for the GWS Giants. Photo: Ryan Jones/GWS Giants.
CAMBRIDGE McCormick has proven herself to be one of the top female Australian Rules players in the country. The GWS Giants defender and former AFL North Coast player was named in this year’s AFLW All-Australian team, with selection in the Half Back line. The former Port Macquarie Magpies star had a stellar season for the […]
Angus Anderson with the Jack Oatey medal for best on ground in this year’s SANFL grand final. Photo: Lachlan Martin.
Angus Anderson with the Jack Oatey medal for best on ground in this year’s SANFL grand final. Photo: Lachlan Martin. Angus Anderson gets his first feel for wearing Collingwood’s black and white stripes after being drafted by the Magpies last week. Photo: Collingwood FC. Angus Anderson gets his first feel for wearing Collingwood’s black and […]
Bright orange Bowling Out Violence hats invite conversations.
Bright orange Bowling Out Violence hats invite conversations. Members of the GRACE action group and Blue Sky Community Services staff Oonagh Connor, Sue Currie and Tessa Douglas sporting the orange BOV hats. THE Coffs Harbour Cricket Association is teaming up with domestic family violence action group GRACE (Growing Respect, Awareness and Community Empowerment) to take […]
Benji Lowen surfing with style.
Benji does a beach interview after the final of the Rip Curl Grom Search OZ Cup. Benji Lowen surfing with style. PERU is hosting the premier international junior surfing competition, the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship (WJSC) from 5-14 December 2025. Emerald Beach local and popular Kiwi transplant Benji Lowen will be representing New Zealand […]
