Port Stephens Pickleball Club

18/09/2026

Finding a form of exercise you'll actually keep doing is one of the best things you can do for your joints — and for staying active long-term.

That's the takeaway from our sponsor Nelson Bay Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Centre's latest article, looking at new international recommendations (EULAR, 2026) on exercise for people managing arthritis. Among the key points: movement spread across your whole day matters, and the exercise that works best is the one you enjoy enough to stick with.

For a lot of our members, that's exactly what brought them to pickleball in the first place — social, low-impact (well, if you don't play 2 hours straight for 3 days like I did once), and easy to come back to week after week.

Taking from the paper also, you can make use of your sports tracking devices (Apple Watch, Garmin Watch, a fitness bracelet, or even just a heart rate arm band paired with your phone) to track and measure your effort to meet (don't exeed too much!) your daily target while on court.

Thanks to Scott and the team at Nelson Bay Physiotherapy for sharing this. Link in the first comment.

15/09/2026

The full results: our medal tally from Barrington Coast Doubles

Heading to the Barrington Coast Doubles has become a real tradition for Port Stephens Pickleball Club, and this year's trip gave us some of our fondest memories yet. A huge thank you to Hallidays Point Pickleball Club for running such a smooth, well-organised event — the atmosphere was exciting and friendly all weekend, with great sportsmanship on every court.

Here's the full breakdown of our results:

Men's doubles

Lachlan and Xavier — Silver, 19+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)
Sean and Craig — Bronze, 19+ (DUPR 3.5 and above)
Steve W and Josef — Bronze, 65+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)
John Grace and Leigh Thatcher — Gold, 65+ (DUPR 3.5 and above)
John M and Richard L — Bronze, 65+ (DUPR 3.5 and above)
Manny and Norman — Bronze, 70+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)
William G and Stephen S — Gold, Open

Women's doubles

Santah and Nicole — Gold, 19+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)
Trudie and Rachel — Bronze, 19+ (DUPR 3.5 and above)
Eva and Jennifer — Silver, 55+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)
Jo and Linda — Bronze, 55+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)
Jane and Cherrie — Bronze, 65+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)
Barbara and Janet — Silver, 70+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)
Chris and Chez — Bronze, 70+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)

Mixed doubles

Santah and Sean — Gold, 19+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)
Nicole and Lachlan — Silver, 19+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)
Cherrie and Tom — Bronze, 19+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)
Debbie and Steven — Gold, 55+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)
Janet and Richard L — Bronze, 70+ (DUPR 3.49 and under)
June S and John Grace — Gold, 70+ (DUPR 3.5 and above)

A huge number of our players medalled twice across the weekend — including double gold for both Santah and John Grace. An incredible effort from everyone who competed, and from everyone who came along to cheer the club on.

More photos to come soon!

14/09/2026

Final results are in: an outstanding weekend for PSPC at the Barrington Coast Doubles

Port Stephens Pickleball Club has wrapped up an outstanding weekend at the Barrington Coast Doubles tournament in Taree, taking home 9 gold, 6 silver and 17 bronze medals across the two days.

Beyond the medal tally, it was brilliant to see so many players who are still relatively new to tournament pickleball step up and finish strong alongside our more experienced players.

President John Grace shared these words after the tournament:

"Good morning, what a wonderful weekend it was for PSPC. All the medals were a fabulous achievement and very well deserved — as President of this great club, I loved seeing the camaraderie of our group supporting each other in games being played, which was difficult at times as there were so many PSPC shirts playing on multiple courts at the same time. A very pleasing comment I received from Brian Alston, a referee from Ballina, was about the way all PSPC members play the game — he suggested we as a club must be well coached by the way we play, and he was pleased to see lots of dinking rallies. Again, very well done to all who participated and supported the event, and now onto the APC!"

Well done to everyone who played, and thank you to everyone who came along to support. More photos from the weekend to come!

Photos - Our Double Gold medalists and a "Port TAKEOVER" according to John Macca.

Photo credits: various members from the club.

13/09/2026

The amount of support is what makes our game that much stronger 💪 photo courtesy of Christine

12/09/2026

Day one wrap-up from the Barrington Coast Doubles tournament in Taree!

Port Stephens Pickleball Club had a brilliant first day, bringing home 3 gold, 3 silver and 8 bronze medals across the brackets — including a few players who medalled twice, and some first-time tournament players picking up medals on debut!

Just as good as the results was the day itself — catching up with familiar faces from clubs across the region, plus the referees and organisers who make these events run so smoothly.

More photos and the full wrap-up to come once everyone's back from Taree — keep an eye on our channels!

11/09/2026

Good luck to our Port Stephens Pickleball Club members heading to Taree this weekend for the Barrington Coast Doubles tournament (12–13 September)! Travel safe, play strong, have fun, and enjoy representing the club on the courts.

Keep an eye on our channels over the weekend — we'll be sharing results as they come in!

08/09/2026

31/08/2026

🏓 WHAT A DAY FOR PICKLEBALL! 🏆

The inaugural Port Stephens Pickleball Club vs ATP Pickleball Club Interclub Challenge has officially been played, and what a fantastic way to kick off what we hope becomes a long-running tradition!

What started as a "Imagine If" conversation between Sean Andrews & Scott Fisk, turned into what was a magical day of pickleball.

More than 100 players came together at the Tomaree Netball Courts on Sunday 30th August for a huge day of pickleball, with teams battling it out across Intermediate, Advanced and Elite divisions.

There was plenty of friendly rivalry, some fantastic rallies and, of course, both clubs were determined to earn the bragging rights of becoming the first name on the Interclub Challenge Trophy! 🏆

On the day, ATP Pickleball Club came out strong and earned the honour of taking the inaugural trophy back to Sydney. Congratulations ATP! 👏 But enjoy it while you can, we’re coming for it next time! 😜🏓

But the day was about much more than the final scoreboard. It was about bringing two great pickleball clubs together, meeting new players, challenging ourselves, sharing plenty of laughs and enjoying the sport we all love. That was exactly the spirit behind the Interclub from the beginning, competitive on court, but friendly, encouraging and social throughout the day.

A massive THANK YOU to every player who represented Port Stephens and ATP, and to the organisers and volunteers from both clubs who helped with everything from setting up courts and coordinating teams to running matches, results, the BBQ and keeping the day moving. 👏

We'd also like to acknowledge FD Pickleball & Pickleodian for supporting the event and displaying their products throughout the day.

Most importantly, thank you to ATP Pickleball Club for making the trip from Sydney and embracing the spirit of the day. A little rivalry... a lot of pickleball... and plenty of new friendships! 💙💚

Judging by the response to our first Interclub Challenge, we think this could be the beginning of something pretty special. Bring on the rematch! 🏓🔥

29/08/2026

With the club's first-ever interclub against ATP Around the Ponds just a day away, here's what to know if you're coming along to watch.

📅 Schedule

9:00am – Interclub competition begins
12:30pm – BBQ lunch
1:15pm – Trophy presentation
1:30pm – Mixed social session
~3:30–4pm – Approx finish

📍 Parking Please enter via Leisure Drive off Salamander Way and park at the Tomaree Aquatic Centre. The usual entrance off Nelson Bay Rd is affected by roadworks.

🛍️ On the day Fair Dinkin Pickleball will have a pop-up store on-site, alongside Picklelodian, and a coffee van will be set up in the Aquatic Centre carpark from 9–10am.

Come along and cheer on our players!