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GILCHRIST FOUNDATION READY TO LAUNCH FOR EDUCATION AND SPORTING SCHOLARSHIPS

After a number of thoughtful years in the planning the Gilchrist Charitable Foundation is ready to launch at a gala dinner and fundraising event at the Ballina RSL Club on Friday the 7th October.

‘We fnd, we fund and we foster’ is Stan and June Gilchrist’s driving vision behind the Foundation. Executive Director Stan Gilchrist explains that the Foundation will be engaged throughout Australia via a tertiary studies program and other welfare, educational and sporting activities to identify eligible students and young sportsmen and women to further their education or sporting skills through fnancial assistance.

The Foundation offers active engagement and mentoring for recipients of the scholarships. Scholarships will fund beginning or continuing studies with applications from students from all backgrounds and disadvantage welcome.

All four of the Gilchrist’s children, including world class cricketer and Lismore raised Adam Gilchrist, were given opportunities to pursue their interests and all understand the importance of scholarships to enable educational or sporting opportunities.

As Stan and June say ‘ as a result of our background and life experiences we are truly dedicated to the vision and mission of the Gilchrist Foundation and take great pride in the opportunity to be involved.’

Guest speaker at the launch dinner is Anthony ‘Harry’ Mofftt, former SAS soldier and author of Eleven Bats, a story of combat, cricket and the SAS. https://www. elevenbats.com.au/

Tickets to attend the launch dinner and fundraiser can be found via the Foundation’s website at https://gilchrist. foundation/

Or take the rare chance to bid online for a range of items including a vintage-style bespoke cricket bat replica as used by Adam Gilchrist during his stellar career and aid the Foundation in its fundraising efforts. https:// app.galabid.com/gilchrist/ items

SPORTS RESULTS

Cherry Street Croquet Club Sports Results

Club Monthly Badge Winners:

Lyn Wesely, Neville Poynting, Wendy Gilmore, Peter Hume, Gloria Drew, Maurie Russell, Robyn Poynting, Jim Hannigan, Noelene Barnes, Sue Hume, Christine Edlund, Marie Field, Ray Chapman.

Tournaments: Australian Golf Croquet

Men’s Singles: Garry Phipps 1, Ross Rillie 2, Marty Clarke 3, Barry Jennings 4, Owen Dickson 5, Richard Hingst 6, Bob Martin 7, Kevin McGlynn 8.

Australian Golf

Croquet Women’s Singles: Jamie Gumbrell 1, Elaine Coverdale 2, Kate McLoughlin 3, Liz Montague 4, Alison Sharpe 5, Kate McLoughlin 6, Liz Markwell 7, Mary McMahon 8.

Interstate Golf Croquet Championships:

NSW Team: Peter Freer, Kevin McGlynn, Gerda Lambeck, Malcolm Powys, Jill Sullivan, Kate McLoughlin, Jamie Gumbrell, David Hanbidge, Alison Sharpe, Chris Williamson. NSW 1, WA 2, SA 3, VIC 4, QLD 5, TAS 6.

Next General Meeting 6th October 11am. Club House.

Casino Womens Bowls results

Results from Wednesday 7/9

The fnal of the Clubs minor consistency championship for 2022 was played & the result was A. Williams def J. Creighton. Well done ladies & congratulations to A. Williams on becoming Minor consistency champion for 2022.

Social bowls results:

C. Haynes & H. Lavelle def D. Grice & A. McLean. C. Doyle, J.Carthew & I. Watson def C. Doyle, J. Cooke & D. Skinner

Results from Social bowls on Wednesday14/9:

C. Haynes & A. McLean def D. Grice & I. Watson H. Lavelle & A.James def D. Skinner & K. Jonsson

Results from Social bowls on Wednesday 21/9:

D. Grice, I. Watson & A. James def D. Grice, A. McLean & H. Lavelle N. Moran & D. Skinner def M. Mead & K. Jonsson

Casino Social Golf Results 25-09-2022

The winner last Sunday was Trevis Jenkins with 20 stableford points, G. Randall won the putting trophy with 15 putts and D.Green won the players draw. Nearest to pins:2nd, T. Jenkins. 3rd, S. Shephard. 4th, G. Shephard. 5th, P. Piccoli.7th, J Rankin.8th, G.Randall. 18th, Vinny. Next Sunday there will be no social golf due to the long weekend and the lack of players but

Sunday 9th September the event sponsored by The Barn Cydesdale Motel will be a single stroke on the top 11 holes for the monthly medal and visitors are welcome to play with hit off from 6-30am till 7-30am.

Ballina Mahjong

23rd September 2022

Sally Lowry 1, Janene Jarvis 2, Pauline Kearney 3, Jan Small 4, Carol Meyer 5, Linda Lovett 6, Gladys D’Anna 7, Lorna Simpson 8, Pam Farrell 9, Wendy Thornton 10, Susan Scott 11, Shirley Atkinson 12, Ronda Taylor 13, Shirley Henry 14, Joy Lowien 15, Val Heinritz 16, Jeanette Henwood 17, Shirley Coleman 18, Susan Allan 19, Lisa Wong 20. Mahjong is played on Friday at 12:30pm at the Ballina Bridge Club North Creek Road.

Enquiries for new players phone Vanessa on 66874181.

with local trainers Greg Hancock, Allan Lang and Terry Moth-Duncan all getting 2 winners best of day was Allan Langs Cataclysmic winning by 9 ¼ lengths

From Woolgoolga to Murrumbateman, and everywhere in between, cricket fans in regional NSW will kick off the countdown to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with the help of a ‘biggest hit’ virtual reality experience. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the T20 World Cup Regional Roadshow will make 11 stops over the next month and include a range of interactive activities and displays, plus a number of prizes will be up for grabs. “The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is the pinnacle of the sport’s most exciting format and the Regional Roadshow gives cricket fans across the State the chance to experience the buzz of the tournament frst-hand,” Mr Toole said. “This is about giving cricket fans in the bush a taste of the action. With Sydney hosting six World Cup matches including a semi-fnal, the Regional Roadshow brings the action to fans who mightn’t otherwise be able to travel to matches and gives students a chance to get involved during the school holidays.” Minister for Sport Alister Henskens said the Regional Roadshow will start by taking the T20 World Cup silverware to northern NSW, and is an example of the benefts of the NSW Government’s 10 World Cups in 10 Years initiative. “Regional NSW is the heartland of cricket in our State, and the Regional Roadshow has hit the sweet spot by providing entertainment and inspiration for bush cricket fans across NSW ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia,” Mr Henskens said. “Despite having a smaller population than Sydney, regional NSW accounts for around half of the state’s registered players, more than 250 adolescent cricketers in the Cricket NSW pathway system, and produces over 50 per cent of NSW’s contracted professional cricketers.”

With less than a month to go until the frst game of the tournament, the Regional Roadshow was launched to cricket fans at Curryfest in Woolgoolga today. Member for Coffs Harbour Gurmesh Singh said with 16 national teams competing, the T20 World Cup would bring communities and cultures together through sport.“Sport has the power to unite communities, and the T20 World Cup will bring fans from many cultural backgrounds together in a celebration of sport,” Mr Singh said.

“What better place to launch the Regional Roadshow and celebrate the amazing communities that make up the tournament than here at Curryfest.”

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The World Surf League (WSL) Australian / Oceania Regional Qualifying Series (QS) will return to Victoria’s Bass Coast this November with the Phillip Island Probringing aspiring Championship Tour surfers to the region. Boasting some of the best waves in Australia, Phillip Island will allow surfers to gather points in the race for positions in the 2023 WSL Challenger Series. The event to be held from November 3 - 6 will include a WSL QS 1000 rated event for both men and women as well as the Victorian round of the Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle. The Victorian Indigenous Invitational will also continue the tradition at this event showcasing the best Indigenous Victorian surfers against each other in pumping waves. Bass Coast Shire Council Mayor, Cr Michael Whelan, said that Phillip Island boasts some of best beaches in Victoria and Cape Woolamai provides the perfect backdrop for this fantastic event. “We are very proud to present the Phillip Island Pro each year, it’s an event that plays such an important role in Bass Coast, both culturally and economically,” Cr Whelan said. “It’s also a wonderful way to showcase our fantastic coastline.” The QS1000 event boasts $20,000 in prize money split equally between the Men’s and Women’s divisions. “We are stoked to be bringing back the Phillip Island Pro in 2022” said Surfng Victoria CEO Adam Robertson. “Over the years we have had incredible waves and have seen past champions go on to the Challenger Series and Championship Tour after winning this event. “The event also provides amazing opportunities for Victorians to gather experience against Australia’s best up and coming talent whilst also gaining points for qualifcation onto the Challenger Series.”

The 2022 Phillip Island Pro presented by the Bass Coast Shire will run from November 3 - 6, 2022. For more information head to www.worldsurfeague.

com

The feld got off to a fying start as the track dried out and heated up. For Hillclimb Racing a warm track means better grip. Better grip makes for faster times and so across both days’ times got faster and faster with many drivers achieved PB’s or personal bests. For those who don’t know the defnition of a Hillclimb racing circuit is that ‘The Finish’ must be higher than ‘The Start’ and driver’s race against themselves in a single car timed event with the aim of achieving the fastest time between those 2 points. The Mountainview circuit is 983 metres (just under a kilometre). The fastest time in last weekend’s event was James Short with a time of 45.01 in his Jayton special which he built in conjunction with his father and brother. So, all in all an excellent weather saw excellent racing with many personal records broken. We invite everyone to come join us at future events.

With Grand Finals having been played across Northern NSW you could be forgiven for thinking that local footy is now on an extended break, but for the 28 players that have been named in the Northern Heat program, the “off-season” is going to be busy!

These players have committed to a gruelling series of training sessions that will be conducted between October and March where the focus is on individual development of skills, ftness, and footy IQ. In addition to the squad training sessions, players will also be given individual running and strength and conditioning programs to complete over the Christmas/New Year period.

Paul Taylor, Community Football Manager, said that the Northern Heat program continues to build its reputation. “We’ve had a great response to the program from players in both the North West and North Coast since it commenced in 2018,” Taylor said.

“Our focus is on preparing players to take the next step within footy, whether that be stepping up an age group, moving into open age footy, or progressing to higher level honours, and we’re already seeing our past players making a signifcant mark on local footy and further afeld.”

Once again the program will have a Colts squad (players born 2005 and 2006) and a Futures squad (players born 2007 and 2008) and will conclude with both groups playing a pre-season match on the Gold Coast.

Additional players will be added to the program, with a number of individuals unable to attend the selection trial due to prior commitments, injury, or illness, who will trial at the frst training session. The initial group of 28 players selected is below.

Colts squad (players born 2005 and 2006)

Chad Anderson (Sawtell Toormina Saints)

Max Cracknell (Sawtell Toormina Saints)

Beau Guthrie (Coffs Harbour Breakers)

Diesel Harvey (Glen Innes Celts)

Lochlan Jones (Port Macquarie Magpies)

Will Kelly (Port Macquarie Magpies)

Cooper Marle (Coffs Harbour Breakers)

Charlie Martin (Sawtell Toormina Saints)

Angus McFarlane (Sawtell Toormina Saints)

Oscar McKenzie (Coffs Harbour Breakers)

Luke McLennan (Coffs Harbour Breakers)

Josh Monaghan (Nambucca Valley Lions)

Evan Pitt (Port Macquarie Magpies) Futures squad (players born 2007 and 2008)

Wilson Baade (Nambucca Valley Lions)

Riley Bates (Port Macquarie Magpies)

Lincoln Chambers (Coffs Harbour Breakers)

Tom Gallagher (Port Macquarie Magpies)

Freycin Hostettler (Port Macquarie Magpies)

Isaac Luke (Port Macquarie Magpies)

Shaun McKenna (Glen Innes Celts)

Max Morgan (Coffs Harbour Breakers)

Riley Morrissey (Coffs Harbour Breakers)

Lincoln Proctor (Port Macquarie Magpies)

Cooper Sheldon (Port Macquarie Magpies)

Reeve Simmons (Port Macquarie Magpies)

Tane Skinner (Sawtell Toormina Saints)

Tristan Staines (Sawtell Toormina Saints)

Mitchell White (Port Macquarie Magpies)