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Monday 21st February 27 entrants competed in the Medley stableford on a hot and humid day. Div 1; 0-30 Div 2; 31-45 A - 1 winner was Jan Shevlin with a magnificent score of 43 off handicap of 18. I was lucky to be playing in Jan’s group to be a witness to some wonderful shots. A - 2 runner up was Jennifer Walker with a score of 33 off handicap of 20. B - 1 winner was Chris Hendra with a score of 35 C/B to runner up Ann Durnan. Balls to 30 C/B. Nearest to pin. Div 1, hole 3 Sylvia Donohoe Div 2, hole 9 Jennifer Walker Div 3, hole 14 Ris Cheale. Wednesday 23rd February 39 entrants competed in a stableford event. Div 1; 0-28, Div 2; 29-45 A 1 winner was Chris Fader with a great score of 38 off handicap of 14. A 2 runner up was Diane Knoll with a score of 34 C/B B 1 winner was Karen Parkes, first game back a er summer break and posted a great score of 35 off handicap of 38. B 2 runner up was Marion Brooks who posted a score of 33 off handicap of 29. Balls to 30 C/B Nearest to pin. Div 2, hole 14 Julie Whyte Div 3, hole 17 Valerie Wilton.

Catalina 36 Hole Championship Results: Div 1: First Gross: Jo Taylor & Nikki Frank 171 Gross R/up Gross: Myrna Radin & Eveleen Pye 185 Gross First Net: Cheryl Roberts & Julie Manson 152.5 Net R/up Net: Debbie Coleman & Por a Dunn 153 Net Div 2: First Gross: Sue Howard & Pat Cole 212 Gross R/up Gross: Barbara Best & Margaret Lyons 216 Gross First Net: Louise Fogarty & Elaine Dawson 147 Net R/up Net: Lynne Richardson & Lorraine Austen 157 Net

sports Council tackling new field and court in Bill Smyth upgrade

Narooma’s rugby and AFL football leagues will soon no longer need to share the one oval a er Eurobodalla Council secured funding to create a second playing field at Bill Smyth Oval. The $1 million project will be delivered by Council thanks to $660,000 from the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communi es Fund Round Four, in addi on to Council funds. It comes a er the Council obtained about $500,000 from the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program to build a new netball/basketball court and upgraded carpark at the precinct. The new acrylic court will be built next to the tennis club and include fencing, ligh ng, line marking and reverse goals to accommodate both sports, as well as addi onal parking spaces along McMillan Road. Eurobodalla Council’s recrea on manager Nathan Farnell said both projects were iden fied in Council’s Bill Smyth Oval masterplan, which was developed in close consulta on with user groups and wider community. “The Narooma AFL and rugby league communi es have been generously sharing the one playing field at Bill Smyth for decades, so the new field will provide greater flexibility for training nights and game days,” he said. “Main compe on matches for both sports can s ll be held on the primary field to take advantage of the exis ng spor ng ameni es and be er spectator viewing op ons.” Under the plan the space surrounding the exis ng oval will be reduced to accommodate the second mul use field to the south. It will be aligned to have minimal impact on the adjacent vegeta on and conserva on area and will include new ligh ng, perimeter spectator sea ng, drainage and irriga on. Mr Farnell said Council would con nue to work with Bill Smyth Oval user groups and the local Aboriginal community as detailed designs and construc on schedules were finalised. Work on the car park has already started and construc on on the new mul -sport court will begin in March. Both projects should be complete by the second half of 2022 and the new playing field by the end of 2023. Both projects should be complete by the second half of 2022 and the new playing field by the end of 2023.

sports Willinga Park hos ng first Interna onal Dressage event in two years

Willinga Park Equestrian center in Bawley Point, New South Wales, is hos ng its annual Dressage by the Sea event from 24 to 27 February. This pres gious event has been given special permission by the FEI (Federa on Equestrian Interna onale) to run the interna onal component of the event. Technology will be used whereby Interna onal highprofile judges (from Europe & the USA) will judge the event in real- me via Live Stream and instant scoring, alongside our own Australian interna onally qualified judges.

This year’s Dressage by the Sea is classified as a CDI 3*, meaning it’s an event with a high caliber of judges, compe tors and prize money. “A er the disappointment of not being able to host interna onally recognized events, compe tors have the opportunity to gain qualifica ons to be considered for the 2022 World Equestrian Games to be held in Europe later this year,’ says Willinga Park owner Terry Snow.

“We have some incredible horses and riders in our country and it’s me to get them compe ng interna onally and recognized on a world stage,” says Mr Snow.

As well as experiencing the world-class equestrian facili es, spectators at the event will also have an opportunity to discover Willinga Parks gardens, outdoor sculptures and award-winning architecture. Dressage by the Sea 2022 runs from 22nd February – 1st March. Informa on and ckets available at h ps:// willingapark.com.au/events/dressage-by-the-sea/.

Eurobodalla Tennis Ladies Compe on Results for 24/2/22

A very wet couple of days resulted in most tennis compe on matches being cancelled this week. In fact, only the matches in Batemans Bay went ahead. The courts there were pre y wet but use of the super soaker reduced the water on some courts. No photos were provided this week- apart from one of the pretend snakes lying on the otherwise empty and very wet courts at Broulee. One match in each division was able to go ahead. In Division 3 the Broulee Brolgas had a real tussle with the Batemans Bay Seagirls. 5 of the sets were extremely ght. The Brolgas wound up the victors in the end, winning 6 sets and 48 games to 2 sets and 37 games. In Division 2 the Batemans Bay Breakers defeated the Tomakin Tomkatz 6 sets 42 games to 2 sets 22 games. In Division 1 Tuross defeated the Batemans Bay Larks 4 sets 30 games to 2 sets 26 games

sports 3 Clubs Plus Pu er No Barrier to Good Scores at Tuross Vets

A smaller than usual field of 46 players registered for a novelty 3 Clubs plus Pu er event at Tuross Head Vets Golf on Wednesday 23 February. Numbers were down on usual, perhaps a ributable to showers overnight and the prospect of more rain during the morning. Fortunately the rains held off for a warm but humid morning of golf. Winner on the day was Paul Pereira, incidentally celebra ng his 86th birthday, with a score of 18 points, bea ng home on count back with same score Neil Mather. Other major prizes went to Len Rogers and Greg Smith, both with scores of 16. Minor prizes were awarded to Rob Nash, Rick Brake and Barry Hoban on 16, Derek Hoare and Daniel Madden on 15, and finally Winner Paul Pereira (taken well before his to Ross Richardson and Ted Quinlan on 13. Ian Manton struggled 86th birthday!!) with a +2 handicap and took out the Bradman award this week, but only a er a closely fought contest to do so. Nearest the pins went to Peter McRae on the 4th, Greg Smith on the 6th, and to Chris Wra en and Peter McRae on the 7th. Jane Egli s won the Accuracy drive.

Broulee Runners February 23rd 2022

This evening we held event number 746. The day was very wet and humid, and the track was not conducive to fast mes as there was mud and ankle-deep water. However, Audrey and Anthony Knobel improved their mes a er a long absence from the run. Violet Kerr and Eli Melgaard also ran personal best mes. We welcomed Aurora, Vicki, and Mikinley Blewi to their first run. Also, Ali O’Brien and Harry Jackson made their first appearance. Harry arrived late and had to play catch up and ran an impressive me of 21.31 for the 5-kilometres. The Evans family Mark (dad) and Lauren tackled the Snowy Mountain Trail Run Half Marathon last weekend and finished first in their categories. Karen HardingSmith will run I

n the Husky 10 kilometres next weekend. We have lots of Broulee runners challenging themselves over longer distances. We look forward to strong performances from Michael and Ma Lambert, and Lisa Robbins in the Canberra Marathon on 10 April 2022