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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

THREE of the AFL North Coast’s top juniors have earned selection to a State school representative team. Reese Legend, Chloe Murphy, and Zoe Tarlinton were selected to the NSW Combined High Schools Australian Football Girls team. They earned state selection after outstanding performances representing the North Coast, at the NSW Combined High Schools Sports Association- […]

A LAST-MINUTE stunner from Katie Thorn rescued a point for reigning champions Urunga in a pulsating 2-2 draw with a resurgent Coffs United Lionesses on Sunday night at the Coffs Coast Synthetics. In the last minute of the Women’s Premier League match, Thorn danced across the Lionesses’ backline before curling a rocket into the top […]