July 23, 2026
Coffs hosts Australian Kart Championship Luca Auriemma crossing the line for his maiden round win in KZ2. Photo: Pace Images.
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Coffs hosts Australian Kart Championship

COFFS Harbour Kart Racing Club has hosted the country’s best kart drivers during the opening round of the Australian Kart Championship. The opening round was held over three days of world-class racing, as the Australian Kart Championship series got underway in Coffs Harbour. Seth Huth was one of the many visiting drivers from across Australia […]

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Coffs Water Polo Club hosts Banana Bowl
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Coffs Water Polo Club hosts Banana Bowl

COFFS Harbour Water Polo Club have held their annual Banana Bowl at the Coffs Harbour War Memorial Olympic Pool. The Banana Bowl is an Under 12s tournament which saw Coffs Harbour take on visiting clubs from Alstonville, Gosford, Tamworth, Lake Macquarie, Narrabri, and Newcastle. President of Coffs Harbour Water Polo Club, Kirsten Binnie, gave a […]

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Coffs hosts National Championships City of Coffs Harbour Mayor Nikki Williams, Touch Football Australia CEO Marcus Ashcroft, and Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium.
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Coffs hosts National Championships

COFFS Harbour has hosted the country’s best touch footballers for the fourteenth consecutive year. National Touch League’s The Championships were held over four big days of representative touch football at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium and surrounding fields. Coffs Coast players were part of Northern Eagles teams who contested The Championships, representing a region encompassing […]

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Wigley squashes the competition on route to top national ranking Australia’s top-ranked under-15 girls squash player, Jaida Wigley. Photo: Orara High.
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Wigley squashes the competition on route to top national ranking

ORARA High School’s Jaida Wigley is now Australia’s top-ranked under-15 girls squash player. Her most recent success came at the Tasmanian Open Squash Championships in February, where she won the under 15 girls title and stepped up an age group to finish second in the under 17 division. Wigley attended the event with her training […]

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Pollard thrilled with Coffs Club Championship victory Cameron Pollard won his maiden Coffs Harbour Golf Club Club Championship in the club’s centenary year. Photo: Brad Greenshields.
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Pollard thrilled with Coffs Club Championship victory

IT’S taken a few attempts but Cameron Pollard can now say he’s won a Brown & Hurley Men’s Club Championship at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club. And in the club’s historic Centenary Year to boot. “I’ve been runner-up a few times so it’s nice to finally get one,” Pollard said. After four rounds, the right […]

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Surfing for a cause this weekend Barney Miller at last year’s event.
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Surfing for a cause this weekend

COFFS Coast surfers will once again hit the waves for a great cause during this weekend’s Barney Miller Surf Classic in Sawtell. The annual surfing competition will be held from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 March at Sawtell Main Beach. Established in 1999 as a fundraising event by Joel ‘Tubby’ Bath, the event was initially […]

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Sporting tribute to Sgt Matthew Locke MG to help veterans and Timor-Leste Bellingen’s Sgt Matthew Locke MG, who lost his life serving in Afghanistan with the Special Air Service Regiment. Photo: supplied.
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Sporting tribute to Sgt Matthew Locke MG to help veterans and Timor-Leste

Bellingen’s Sgt Matthew Locke MG, who lost his life serving in Afghanistan with the Special Air Service Regiment. Photo: supplied. Captain Blake Wallace from the Army Thunder scoring a try during the annual SGT Matthew Locke MG Charity Match against the Sawtell Panthers in Bellingen. Photo: LCPL Luke Donegan/Defence. BELLINGEN will host a major day […]

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Bishop Druitt College tennis talent bound for Texas
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Bishop Druitt College tennis talent bound for Texas

JACKSON Cheney, a Year 9 student at Bishop Druitt College, has been selected to represent regional NSW at the 2026 US Connect Training Camp. The camp will run from 12–30 September at the John Newcombe Tennis Academy in Texas, USA. The training camp embodies a ‘Team-Family-Team’ philosophy, encouraging athletes to build camaraderie and leadership while […]

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Coffs surf life saver makes waves at state titles debut Violet Webster competed at the state’s Surf Life Saving Championships.
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Coffs surf life saver makes waves at state titles debut

VIOLET Webster has made an impressive debut at one of the state’s biggest surf sports events. The Orara High School student finished in the Top 15 of her division at the NSW Surf Life Saving Championships, held at the Swansea-Belmont Club between 19 February and 1 March. The event welcomed thousands of athletes, volunteers, and […]

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AFL North Coast release 2026 senior fixture Coffs Harbour Breakers women begin their premiership defence next month.
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AFL North Coast release 2026 senior fixture

AFL North Coast has released its senior fixture for the upcoming 2026 season. The senior season gets underway with the opening round of women’s matches on Saturday, 11 April, with the men’s teams having a bye. The Coffs Harbour Breakers women begin their premiership defence when they take on the Northern Beaches Blues at the […]

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