July 30, 2025
Yarrahapinni surfers take out wins in the waves Sandon Vowels (far right).
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Yarrahapinni surfers take out wins in the waves

YARRAHAPINNI surfers Sandon and Avalon Vowels had a day to remember at the Coffs Coast Classic on June 18 in Woolgoolga, taking out wins in their respective divisions. Organised by the Woolgoolga High Sports Academy and Woolgoolga Boardriders Club, the event was open to four divisions: junior boys (years 7,8 and 9), junior girls (years […]

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Sweet homecoming in Round 9 for rampaging Roosters Roosters First Grade player Jake Saunders dives over the line to score.
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Sweet homecoming in Round 9 for rampaging Roosters

Roosters First Grade player Jake Saunders dives over the line to score. Roosters U/18 player Declan Rooney crosses the try line. Roosters Women’s Tackle fullback Xanthi Hand outsteps defenders. Women’s Tackle player Wulaaran Walker charges the line. Roosters Reserve Grade player Owen Harris takes on Grafton defenders. Roosters Reserve Grade player Cameron Mitchell takes a […]

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Martin Russell’s Finke Challenge ends with determination and a promise to return Martin Russell on his fully rebuilt 1983 Honda CR480 taking on the Tatts Finke Desert Race last month
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Martin Russell’s Finke Challenge ends with determination and a promise to return

NEWS Of The Area reported in May that 61-year-old Nambucca Valley man Martin Russell was set to take on the Tatts Finke Desert Race, one of the world’s toughest off-road endurance events, riding a fully rebuilt 1983 Honda CR480. Martin successfully completed the gruelling 230 kilometre journey from Alice Springs to the remote community of […]

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North Coast Force juniors to play in Northern NSW Championships Last year's North Coast Force Under 15s Boys team.
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North Coast Force juniors to play in Northern NSW Championships

AFL North Coast’s best juniors will devote some of their school holidays to representing their region. North Coast Force’s Under 17s , Under 15s, and Under 13s Boys teams, and the Youth Girls 17s, Youth Girls 15s, and Youth Girls 13s teams will take part in this year’s Northern NSW Championships in Coffs Harbour. This […]

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Swans women to hold Community Camp next week Action from last year’s AFLW game between the Richmond Tigers and Sydney Swans at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium.
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Swans women to hold Community Camp next week

Action from last year’s AFLW game between the Richmond Tigers and Sydney Swans at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium. Sydney Swans players at a fans day. SYDNEY Swans women are set to visit Coffs Harbour next week for their pre-season Community Camp. The Swans women’s team are in town for three days from Friday, 4 […]

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North Coast Force teams ready for rep games in Gunnedah Action from last year’s women’s representative game between the North Coast Force and AFL North West Blue Heelers.
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North Coast Force teams ready for rep games in Gunnedah

AFL North Coast’s best senior players are ready to represent their region this weekend. North Coast Force men’s and women’s teams head to Gunnedah for a big day of representative games. The Force men’s team play their first representative game since 2018, when they take on the North West Blue Heelers. The Force will look […]

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Macksville strongman’s display of true strength Allen Willis competes at the Broke’s Strongest competition.
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Macksville strongman’s display of true strength

ALLEN Willis was in a very dark place just five years ago. A workplace accident left him not only crippling hip and back pain, but severe depression. “I needed a walking stick to walk as my hip kept collapsing, and with crippling back pain, it left me feeling very depressed, and I had thoughts of […]

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Swans women to hold Community Camp in Coffs Action from last year’s AFLW game between the Richmond Tigers and Sydney Swans at the C.ex Coffs International Stadium.
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Swans women to hold Community Camp in Coffs

SYDNEY Swans AFLW team will continue their strong association with the Coffs Coast when they visit the region in July. The Swans women will be in Coffs Harbour from Friday, 4 July, to Sunday, 6 July, as part of the AFLW’s 2025 Community Camp program. The program aims to complement the AFL Community Camps, which […]

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Anna-Lee Jarrett-Crooks selected for Northern NSW Indigenous U16 Girls team
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Anna-Lee Jarrett-Crooks selected for Northern NSW Indigenous U16 Girls team

RISING talent Anna-Lee Jarrett-Crooks has earned selection to the Northern NSW Indigenous U16 Girls team. A forward for the Nambucca Strikers U16s, Anna-Lee has been an outstanding presence on the field, making key contributions to her team’s success. Nambucca Strikers senior women’s coach Rhys Jones praised her contribution at both the junior and senior level. […]

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Stuarts Point Eungai Cricket Club celebrates season Celebrated player Zach Martin flanked by Club President Jake Jeffrey and life member Wayne Mason.
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Stuarts Point Eungai Cricket Club celebrates season

Celebrated player Zach Martin flanked by Club President Jake Jeffrey and life member Wayne Mason. Mika Jeffrey and Alison Tolson. Young cricketers tucked in to the BBQ feast. THE Stuarts Point Eungai Cricket Club’s Annual Presentation was held at the Stuarts Point Workers Recreation Club on Saturday, 24 May, with players and their families celebrating […]

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