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June 17 ^th 2021

By: Mingara Leisure Group

Mingara is more than just a club, it is a monument to a group of ordinary but dedicated people who strived for and reached a goal to benefit their community. Back in the 1970s, the Central Coast was a relaxed...

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Movember – Live in the Mo-ment

June 17 ^th 2021

By: Mingara Leisure Group

With the end of spring fast approaching and the beginning of summer just around the corner, the month of November brings beautiful weather, longer days and most importantly, an amazing reason to live in the moment and grow a moustache...

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Saving lives with the HALT mental health program

June 17 ^th 2021

By: Mingara Leisure Group

Mental health is a serious problem in the tradie community. We partnered with Lifeline to bring the HALT mental health program to Port Macquarie which is designed to end the negative stigma around mental illness in tradespeople. Mental health and tradies...

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2018 LIVE Mathletics Challenge at The Westport Club

June 17 ^th 2021

By: Mingara Leisure Group

On Wednesday 14 November, The Westport Club hosted the finals for the Regional Mathletics Competition as part of the “Teaching and Learning with Mathletics” Program funded by the Club since 2015. Today’s competition was all about inspiring students to learn...

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The Westport Club donates to local Surf Life Saving Clubs

June 17 ^th 2021

By: Mingara Leisure Group

The Westport Club will present Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club and Port Macquarie Surf Life Saving Club with a $1,200 donation each, on Monday 18 February 2019. The donation comes as a result of fundraising efforts by the Club...

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Library Regeneration Program

June 17 ^th 2021

By: Mingara Leisure Group

Helping children fall in love with reading is the aim of The Westport Club’s Library Regeneration Program. Since 2009, The Westport Club has donated books to the libraries of every primary school in the Port Macquarie-Hastings region. On Tuesday 5...

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Charity Bowls Day boosts Hastings Cancer Trust Funds

June 17 ^th 2021

By: Mingara Leisure Group

The Westport Women’s Bowling Club’s Charity bowls day brings together a great mix of experienced and non-bowlers for a fun day of light entertainment on the bowling greens. This year’s event, held on 22 September, continued the tradition of raising...

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Mingara Aquatics Pool Lifting Device

June 17 ^th 2021

By: Mingara Leisure Group

Mingara proudly hosted Mr David Mehan MP as he officially opened the new pool lifting device at Mingara Aquatics. The device will allow greater access to the pool for more of our local community members. Thank you to David Mehan MP...

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Grand Opening Mingara Athletics Track

June 17 ^th 2021

By: Mingara Leisure Group

The MIngara Regional Athletics Centre proudly opened the state of the art new blue track surface at the Mingara Athletics Track.

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Talent Development in Sports Central Coast

June 17 ^th 2021

By: Mingara Leisure Group

The sun was shining for a wonderful Zone High School athletics carnival at Mingara Regional Athletics Centre 2019. Our Central Coast kids gave it their all representing their schools and local area with pride and great effort. Congratulations to all...

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Mingara’s Christmas Under the Stars

June 17 ^th 2021

By: Mingara Leisure Group

Take a look at some of these great Christmas Under the Stars memories from the last few years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbM1eJQPr8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FESrQwKyoE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URSLipY18tE

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Introducing the Higgins-Hadley Bowling Green at Mingara

June 17 ^th 2021

By: Mingara Leisure Group

Celebrating the newly resurfaced green. Mingara Recreation Club and Mingara Bowling Club proudly opened their newly resurfaced Mingara Bowling Green, Wednesday 11 March 2020 with an official opening, morning tea and a few ends of bowls. The Mingara Bowling...

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The Gilgandra Snowball March AKA The Cooee March

June 17 ^th 2021

By: Mingara Leisure Group

The Gilgandra Snowball March AKA The Cooee March A day stamped in the history of Springwood It was 1915, an unseasonably warm early November spring morning. The smell of distant bushfires was evident throughout the Springwood area and a musty,...

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