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30th Nov 1999
Show and Shine - Sunday 25th November
The 3rd annual "SHOW & SHINE" hosted by the Great Lakes Historic Automobile Club will be on once again. Open to all classes of Classic, Veteran, Vintage and Everyday cars plus Hot Rods, Street Machines, Motorbikes and Commercial Vehicles. ... |
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24th Nov 2012
Dragon Boat Regatta 24-25th November
The Great Lakes Pearl Dragons Dragon Boat Regatta will be held at Forster Keys on Sat 24 Nov from 2-4pm and on Sun 25 Nov from 8am-3pm.
Registration forms can be downloaded here or email dragons2428@hotmail.com
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9th Sep 2012
Forster Running Festival
When: Sun 9 Sept 2012
Location: Beach Street, Forster NSW
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30th Sep 2012
Blessing of the Fleet
When: Sun 30 Sept 2012
Location: Tuncurry Waterfront - near Fish Co-op,
Phone: 02 6554 7454
'The Blessing of the Fleet' originated in Molfetta, Italy and came to ... |
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26th Sep 2012
Kids Fishing Workshop
When: Wed 26 Sept 2012
Location: Wallis Lake District Fisheries Office, 2 Palm St., Tuncurry
Phone: 02 4980 9204
What a great way to spend a day this holiday's!
Led ... |
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15th Sep 2012
Max Adventure Kathmandu 12 & 24 Hour Race
When: Sat 15 & Sun 16 Sept 2012
Location: Lakeside Resort, Tee Tree Road, Forster
This year's Kathmandu Max 12/24hr is heading to Forster, hosted from Lakeside Resort on the shores of the ... |
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7th Jul 2012
Forster Keys Family Fun Day Sunday 8th July 9am-3pm
Once again Forster Keys Residents Association is hosting the event at Elizabeth Reserve on Pipers Creek at Forster Keys. On Sunday 8th July Community Markets are coming to the Keys. As well as the Markets there will be a Fun Dog Show, ... |
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30th Jan 2012
Forster Fishing Report 30/1/12
Estuary: Those that have braved the absolutely crook weather this week have come home wet but smiling. The lake is still putting on a show with excess quantities of flathead and whiting. Mixed reports of what’s catching ... |
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13th Jan 2012
Forster Fishing Report 13/1/12
Estuary: Wallis Lake has been the jewel of anglers over the past week with whiting and flathead in numbers one could scarcely imagine. Anglers chasing whiting can have a bag limit (20) in two hours or less and can catch these ... |
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12th Nov 2011
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11th Nov 2011
Forster Fishing Report 11/11/11
Estuary: I've lost count of the number of large flathead that are being caught in the lake. It seems every second customer has a photo to show me. Along with the ‘big girls’ there are plenty of good-sized males ... |
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11th Nov 2011
Ripcurl Girls Go Surfing Day 2011
Date: Sun 27 - Mon 28 November Venue: Great Lakes Beaches
Contact Details:
Great Lakes Surf School - Contact Simon or Sandy Basile 0427 823 029 or
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11th Nov 2011
Camp Quality Christmas Fair
Date: Sat 19 November Venue: Forster Primary School
Camp Quality Chrismas Fair - Something for everyone. Includes craft, Christmas decorations, Christmas gift ideas, scrumptious cakes and slices, pre-loved toys and clothes, ... |
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11th Nov 2011
Bulahdelah Show 2011
Date: Fri 18 & Sat 19 November Venue: Bulahdelah Showground
This annual Agricultural Show incorporates a full program of ring events, wood chopping, rodeo, working cattle dog trials, whipcracking, junior showgirl competition, ... |
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13th Oct 2011
Forster Fishing Report 13/10/11
Estuary: Plenty of fresh water from recent downpours has sent fish to sea looking for saltwater. Flathead are still there in good numbers and sizes up to mid-60cm have been common. Bait fishos have had success using mullet strips ... |
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13th Oct 2011
North Coast Boat Series - Forster Main Beach
On Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th October, there will be approximately 300 entrants from Kingscliff to Forster competing in this weekend's North Coast Boat Series carnival. This will be the first stand alone boat carnival conducted at ... |
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13th Oct 2011
2nd Annual Anthony Anno Avery Touch Tournament
The 2nd Annual Anthony Anno Avery Touch Tournament is an Open Mixed Tournament held in memory of Anthony 'Anno' Avery who lost his battle with cancer at the age of 26. Anno was a talented touch player representing Australia 3 times thus a ... |
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13th Oct 2011
Ultimate Triathlon Festival - Forster
The world launch of Ultimate Triathlon will take place at Forster on the weekend of 15 & 16 October. This will be the kick off for the NSW tri-series and will feature a packed program including Sprint and Enticer races. Forster is without doubt ... |
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18th Sep 2011
Fishing Report 18/09/11
Estuary: Anglers are still happy with lake conditions with mixed species of bream, flathead, blackfish and the start of garfish all common catches this week. Flathead are still in strong numbers but the recent cold snap has kept ... |
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2nd Sep 2011
Forster Running Festival - Sunday 11th September
Next weekend is the Forster Running Festival.
5km, 10km and 21km half marathon will be run along the shoreline of Forster/Tuncurry.
More details and entry info |
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3rd Aug 2011
Forster Fishing Report 3/8/11
Estuary: Not a bad week considering all the fresh that is still running into the lake. The fresh can be of a benefit to us all as it flushes out the rubbish and starts a new food chain. Good reports of stacks of blackfish along the ... |
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4th Jul 2011
Forster Fishing Report 4/7/11
Estuary: The bream anglers have had a week of great results, with fish over 40cm common among the leases, especially around The Paddock and along the Breckenridge Channel. Soft plastics seem to be the pick with Squidgy Pro Range ... |
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28th Jun 2011
The whales are back in numbers!
Its that time of year again - the annual whale migration is well and truly in full swing.
Check out the new National Parks whale website for all the latest in sightings.
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14th Jun 2011
Forster Fishing Report 14/6/11
Point Road west of the boat ramp has fired well this week for those chasing luderick. Wire weed is the best (if you can get it). Among the luderick have been good leatherjackets happy to bite on a small piece of cooked or green prawn. Small split ... |
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30th May 2011
Forster Fishing Report 30/5/11
Estuary: An outstanding week on the breakwall with blackfish, mulloway, bream and tailor all plentiful. Bream over 1kg have been very common along the wall with Hawkesbury prawns and slimy fillets the pick of the baits. Mulloway ... |
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30th May 2011
Ocean Kayak Race - Forster - Sat 4 June
An ocean kayak race is coming to Forster in June. Any ski paddler or ocean kayak racers interested in participating in an ocean race on Saturday June 4 should contact one of the above people. Starting at Forster Main Beach at 11am, it is a 12km ... |
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30th May 2011
NSW Country Junior Rugby League Championships 2010
Date: Sat 4 & Sun 5 June
Venue: North Tuncurry Sports Complex
Contact Details:
Country Rugby League 02 9232 5867
This is your chance to see the big names of the future representing their local area ... |
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20th May 2011
Gloria Jean's 5km Run for Fun 2011
Date: Sun 22 May
Venue: Main Beach, Forster
Enjoy a scenic 5km run starting at Gloria Jean's in Blows Lane, runners head north along Memorial Drive, under the bridge, along the pathway adjacent to the marina and along the ... |
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15th May 2011
Forster Fishing Report 15/5/11
Estuary: Tuncurry Breakwall is firing well with the luderick arriving en masse. Anglers are walking away after 45 minutes with their bag limits. The fish are schooling in the eddies and the pick of the baits is wire weed, which ... |
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7th May 2011
Triathlon NSW Club Championships - Forster, 14 May 2011
The 2011 TriNSW Club Championships are set down for May 14th 2011 and will be conducted in a new home. Forster and the Great Lakes region of NSW (the original home of Ironman in Australia!) will be the new long term home for the Club Champs ushering ... |
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7th May 2011
Forster Fishing Report 7/5/11
Estuary: Get the gloves out, reports are starting to come in that the leatherjackets have arrived within the lake. The leases around The Paddock have provided anglers with good bag limits of nice jackets. The normal No 4 long-shank ... |
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16th Apr 2011
Fishing Report 16/4/11
Estuary: Still a good week in the lake with holidaymakers catching quality bream on 2” Gulp Minnows on 1/16oz heads or on unweighted mullet strips or bonito around the oyster racks. Reports of good mullet schools in ... |
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6th Apr 2011
Forster Anaconda Adventure Race 2011
Set to take place on 16 & 17 April, the 2011 Forster Anaconda Adventure Race will see competitors from the Great Lakes region and around Australia get their hearts racing as they tackle the now famous and spectacular off-road course in and ... |
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6th Apr 2011
2011 Dorsal Club 2 Club Ocean Swim - Forster
Date: Sun 10 April
This swim is a ripper and is fast becoming known as one of the late season classics. Swimmers will traverse the length of One Mile Beach from Cape Hawke Surf Club before rounding Bennett's Head, swimming past ... |
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1st Apr 2011
Fishing Report 31/3/11
Estuary: I fished The Paddock last Saturday afternoon on the run-out tide for some flathead (mid 40cm) on DOA Shrimp lures. I added a nice bream to the bag caught on unweighted bonito strips around the oyster racks.
Reports of ... |
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21st Mar 2011
AutumnFest - Kustom Karz & Kulture
AutumnFest is destined to become the premier Kustom Kulture Weekend on the Mid North Coast starting on Saturday at 5pm from the beautiful foreshores of Forster, hotrods, bike chopper and utes of all kinds will xcruise to the Manning 45 mins away ... |
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10th Mar 2011
ABT Mega Bucks & Hobie Rounds this Saturday & Sunday
The ABT Mega Bucks & Hobie Rounds are on this weekend on Wallis Lake.
Weigh-in will be at Forster Boat Harbour each day.
2pm for Mega Bucks and 3pm for Hobie series.
Come and check it out
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7th Mar 2011
Fishing Report 7/3/11
Estuary: Summer may have left us but the summer species are still in big numbers in the lake. Flathead have come on the bite this week in big numbers with many reports of bag limits in 2 hours. Barry Grose from Sydney had 15 fish on ... |
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2nd Mar 2011
Follow us on Facebook
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27th Feb 2011
Fishing Report 27/2/11
Estuary: The lake is still healthy with good catches of garfish down at the Step most days. Flathead are still on the bite with the area near the bridge on the Tuncurry side firing well this week. Fish around 55cm are common with ... |
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14th Feb 2011
Forster Fishing Carnival Program
Saturday 12th
Start ABT Mega Bucks - Weigh in 2pm
Start Hobie ABT Round - Weigh in 3pm
Official welcome and sign on for FFC begins for all competitors, from 4pm.
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14th Feb 2011
Fishing Report - 14/2/11
Estuary: Crabs and more crabs seem to be the catch of the week with outstanding reports of muddies and blue swimmers. The blue swimmers have been landed in areas around Tonys Island, Dago Island and along the shore at Green ... |
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24th Jan 2011
Fishing Report
Estuary: Prawns will start to run soon (from Jan 27) and the best of the fishing will be around that time. Schools of chopper tailor have been sighted around The Step. Plenty of baitfish around and some quality bream have been ... |
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23rd Jan 2011
What's on for Australia Day at Forster/Tuncurry
Australia Day Celebrations commence in Forster Tuncurry with a Pilot Hill Flag Raising Ceremony & Breakfast at 8.30am then on to the Australia Day Awards ceremony at 11am at Club Forster preceded by morning tea at the club from 10.30am.
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16th Jan 2011
Fishing Report
Estuary: The overcast days have certainly helped the fishing with great catches of whiting and flathead. Whiting have been jumping all over Sugapen lures while the flathead have been picking Squidgy 70mm Fish and Hawkesbury prawns. ... |
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9th Jan 2011
Forster Fishing Carnival 12th - 20th March 2011
The waters of Wallis Lake, the surrounding headlands and beaches along with its offshore reefs offer competing anglers some of the best competitive Sportfishing grounds in NSW!
Events such as the ABT Bream Megabucks and the ... |
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30th Dec 2010
Fishing Report
Estuary: Another great week in Wallis Lake and adjoining rivers. Good reports of flathead up to 65cm in the rivers – Wallamba River up around the Cattle Crossing at Failford and Cooloonglook are all fishing well. Still good ... |
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28th Dec 2010
NYE Fireworks
Celebrate New Years Eve Great Lakes Style! From 6.30pm John Wright Park, Tuncurry will be filled with music and entertainment for the entire family with music from The Doors Experience cover band. The celebrations lead into one of the largest ... |
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14th Dec 2010
Fishing Report
Estuary: This week the capture rate for jewfish on the wall is a bit down from last week, however I can still report that two nice fish around 30lb were landed over the past few days. Work the run-out tide with live baits or 9“ soft plastics ... |
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13th Dec 2010
Kids Fishing Workshop - Tuncurry - Saturday 18th December
Give your child the opportunity to learn to fish during the school holidays. The day involves fishing techniques such as knots and rigging as well as casting, bag/size limits and ethical fishing practices. The workshop is designed for kids aged 8-14 ... |
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13th Dec 2010
Carols by Candlelight - John Wright Park Tuncurry
Come and enjoy the Carols by Candlelight presented by the Rotary Club of Tuncurry Forster on Monday 13 December commencing at 6.30pm in John Wright Park, Tuncurry. The evening will be compered by Lyn Lelean with special guests Santa and Big Dog. ... |
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8th Dec 2010
Fishing Report
Estuary: Flathead have been outstanding even with the wet weather. The early morning whiting haul continues with most getting a bag limit of 20 trumpeters each day. The odd report of nice sand around the high 30cm mark.
Jewfish to 31kg have ... |
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3rd Dec 2010
Boab Boat Hire Forster Live Weather
We have now installed a weather station to monitor local conditions. The data is uploaded every 10 minutes so you will always be up to date with what the weather is doing.
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2nd Dec 2010
Fishing Report
Estuary: The main Tuncurry Channel is again producing great catches of mulloway, with the past 7 days rewarding anglers with fish up to 30lb. My spies tell me that five fish up to this size have been landed. Tailor and salmon have being caught from ... |
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3rd Nov 2010
NSW Junior Triathlon this weekend - Nov 6 & 7
The 4th rounds of NSW Pro Tour & NSW Junior series triathlons will be held at Elizabeth Parade, Forster Keys this Saturday with round 5 of the NSW state Aquathlons being held in the same location on Sunday.
Maritime have placed restrictions ... |
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22nd Oct 2010
Whale watching at Forster
Whales are still frolicking just of the shore. Check out our photo gallery for some pics from earlier this week.
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12th Oct 2010
ITS HERE - Our Sports Rider has been delivered!
We have taken delivery of our Sports Rider and its even better than we imagined!
The new Sports Rider comes with the following features:
* 5.7m length
* 2.4m beam
* 6 Adult capacity
* 135hp Honda 4 Stroke Outboard
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18th Aug 2010
A little about Forster
Fast facts
* Centre of the Great Lakes, a region dominated by water sports
* Coastal town divided by Wallis Lake
* 312 km north of Sydney, population 18,000
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