Gunnedah’s Tom Witts is set to take his rugby career to the international stage after being selected in the Australian Deaf Rugby squad for the World Deaf Rugby 7s Championship in Tokyo. The championship will be held from 30 October to 4 November, with Australia to compete against 14 other deaf rugby nations across a tournament format including finals. Witts was selected as a wild card replacement after an injury withdrawal opened a position in the Australian squad. Australian Deaf Rugby president Dave Kearsey said he had first heard about Witts through contacts in Gunnedah and the Central North rugby […]

Four Gunnedah South Public School students and talented young tennis players were recently crowned state champions. Lachy Finnerty, Cooper Cannon, Adalie Muddle and Phoebe Neilsen participated in the Victor J Kelly knockout finals on 31 August. With the guidance of Miss Kristy Hudson, they represented Gunnedah South with pride. The players have previously been crowned regional champions, to then proceed to the state finals, held at Sydney Olympic Park. In the semi-final which was played on the Monday morning, they came up against Sawtell Public School and proved far too strong with a commanding eight sets to love win. That […]