St Augustine’s Under 12s team celebrate their grand final win.
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 […]
The finals get underway this weekend in Woolgoolga. Photo: AFL North Coast.
THE AFL North Coast finals series gets underway this weekend, with teams buoyed by wins in the final round of the home and away season. The Sawtell/Toormina Saints finished second on the ladder after a 17.9 (111) to 6.12 (48) win against the Port Macquarie Magpies at Richardson Park. The Coffs Harbour Breakers finished as […]
Claire Dwyer greets the crowd at the World Cup.
CLAIRE Dwyer has proudly represented her country in roller derby. The Coffs Coast Derby team member played for Team Australia at the recent Junior Roller Derby Association World Cup in Brisbane. She was part of the Australian team that took home the bronze medal, after defeating New Zealand 213-211 in a nail-biting contest. The Australian […]
The New Zealand Mixed Seniors team celebrate their title win.
OZTAG players from across the country have proudly represented their cultural heritage on the field in Coffs Harbour. The players competed in the International Tag Series, a unique tournament which sees players representing their cultural heritage rather than their country of residence. New Zealand won the Mixed Seniors title beating the Irish Exiles 6-2 in […]
Rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the footballers at the NCF Gala Day.
Rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the footballers at the NCF Gala Day. North Coast entered seven teams at the Gala Day. The teams consisted of players aged nine to 12 years old. Big smiles at the NCF Gala Day. NCF head coach Nico Bonarrigo was impressed by the calibre of players at the Gala […]
City of Coffs Harbour’s synthetic fields at Coffs Coast Sport and Leisure Park.
CITY of Coffs Harbour will extend financial relief to local sport organisations hampered by ongoing wet weather. At its meeting on 24 July, Council resolved to provide clubs a refund on their seasonal hire of City-owned and managed grass sport fields where these were rain-impacted during this year’s winter sport season. “We’ve already had a […]
The Coffs Coast Masters Cricket team.
THE COFFS Coast Masters Cricket (Over 60s) side have taken on top teams from across the country. The Coffs Coast team was one of 16 teams to compete in the Sunshine Coast National Club Carnival, one of the largest Masters Club Cricket Carnivals in Australia. The side played four matches of Masters format cricket in […]
BENJI Lowen has conquered some of the best groms in Australia on his home break. The Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club member won the Under 18 Boys title at the Rip Curl GromSearch Oz Cup in Coffs Harbour. Lowen won the final by 3.57 points after scoring a total of 17.24. He described his last wave […]
The Sawtell Panthers Under 18s 1995 premiership winning side celebrate Old Boys Day at Rex Hardaker Oval.
THEY say a week is a long time in rugby league, and the Sawtell Panthers have proven this old adage true. After losing to the Coffs Harbour Comets, the Panthers bounced back with instant revenge, accounting for their traditional rivals 32-4 in a spiteful local derby at Rex Hardaker Oval. It was an intense game […]
Coffs City United (red) roar back to win 4-2
COFFS City United pulled off a stunning second-half fightback to sink Westlawn Tigers 4-2 in a rain-disrupted Men’s Premier League clash on Saturday. Originally scheduled for 3pm at McLean Street, the fixture was hastily relocated to the Coffs Coast Synthetics after torrential rain rendered the Lions’ home ground unplayable. Kick-off was delayed an hour, but […]
