SPORT and recreation clubs across the Coffs Coast are being urged to apply for a share of $50,000 in funding through the 2025 NSW Local Sport Grant Program. Coffs Harbour Nationals MP Gurmesh Singh said the program is designed to strengthen grassroots sport by increasing participation, improving access, and enhancing facilities across local communities. “It […]

SYDNEY Swans have returned to the Coffs Coast, with the club’s women’s side taking part in an AFLW Community Camp and visiting local schools to help run clinics. The Swans were put through their paces in a gruelling training session at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium, before hosting a junior clinic for their adoring young […]

COFFS Harbour is set to host Australia’s best junior rugby league talent for the second straight year. The Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Championships kick off this weekend, Sunday 13 July. The week-long competition will be held at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium, with the championships showcasing future NRL and NRLW stars. The Under 18s […]

THE Sydney Sixers are set to return to Coffs Harbour in early 2026, as they take on a familiar rival. The Sixers meet the Brisbane Heat on Monday, 5 January, at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium as part of the newly-announced fixture for the BBL|15 season. Marking the club’s seventh appearance in the region, the […]

North Coast Force men’s players celebrate their victory. Photo: AFL North Coast. The North Coast Force women’s team. Photo: AFL North Coast. NORTH Coast Force have won their first representative game in seven years in emphatic style. AFL North Coast’s best men’s players beat the North West Blue Heelers by 66 points in Gunnedah. The […]

Melissa Smith on her way to second in the Ladies Class in the Nissan Pulsar Q. Twelve-year-old Harlem Runge, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer, took third in Juniors. Photo: Ian Smith. Ryan Moran in the Nissan Bluebird. Photo: Ian Smith. Michael Ruth in his immaculate Datsun 1200. Photo: Ian Smith. Tom Cooper at his first event […]

AFTER a weekend off for representative games, the AFL North Coast season resumes this weekend with Round 9 matches. Ladder leaders the Coffs Harbour Breakers host the Macleay Valley Eagles at Fitzroy Oval, in their first meeting of the season. The Sawtell/Toormina Saints travel to take on the Grafton Tigers, in what is also the […]

COFFS Coast Tigers stunned ladder-leaders Yamba Breakers with a 5-3 win in a goal-laden showdown at Polwarth Drive on Saturday in the Hit105.5 Men’s Premier League. Flying winger Ethan Sechi lit up the opening stages, burning past the Yamba defence and coolly slotting home after just six minutes. But Yamba hit straight back. Brady Power-Casson […]

THE countdown is on for the fourth annual Rumble in the Jungle Trail Run, set to take place in just one month at Ulong, with over 500 runners already signed up to tackle the rainforest trails of Bindarri National Park. Hosted by Coffs Trail Runners, the event has seen a surge in popularity, almost doubling […]