Tag: Sport
Roger Gore comes back from oblivion
Finals night at the Noosa Table Tennis Club is always full of surprises as form can go out the window.
In A grade Roger Gore...
Pirates pay respects with Anzac clash
Fresh from a convincing victory last weekend over the Caboolture Snakes, the Pirates Division 1 team will be looking to go back-to-back, up against...
Noosa Masters back in the swim and among the medals
With three days of intense competition ahead, Noosa Masters swimmers approached their State Championships with a heady mix of excitement, celebration and anxiety. Excited...
Members only after 4pm – Mick learns his place in golf
YOU can just picture it, can’t you?
Paul ‘Fatty’ Vautin and Michael O’Connor, two lovable Aussie larrikins, were spending a northern winter playing rugby...
Timor mourns music legend Toto
Although I had no personal animosity towards HRH Prince Philip – in fact my monarchist mother named me after the playboy Greek naval officer...
Noosa to Nationals
Two local swimmers have secured their place at the Australian Age Championships being hosted at the Gold Coast this week.
Teagan McGowan and Scarlett Clarke,...
Swell at last!
It wasn’t the prettiest swell we’ve seen on the Noosa points, and the proximity of the deep low to the coast made it a...
50 years of rivalry played out at Cooroy
When Keith Harkins was just a lad growing up on the NSW side of the Murray River, he earned $1.50 a nine for raking...
Busy time for our athletes
It has indeed been a busy time in the world of sport for our local athletes. State Championships for our amateur boxers, exponents ...
Hell’s Bells
It might not be everyone’s cup of tea, standing on a clifftop, struggling to keep out the chill of a freezing Southern Ocean gale...
How to cut 35 strokes from your handicap
A NORMAL DAY FOR Tamatoa Stanfield begins at 5.30am with nine holes of solitary golf at Noosa Golf Club, followed by six hours of...
Toni’s made up for lost time
Her golfing pedigree is impressive. Her mother played regularly until she was 85 and her brother was an aspiring professional who contested with legends...
Crocs haven’t read the science
It may be that crocodiles are unaware of the science saying they do not normally live south of Gladstone.
Reports of a recent crocodile sighting...
