BALLINA SEAGULLS VOLUNTEER APPLAUDED AT GOOD SPORTS AWARDS

Ballina Seagulls Life Member and Football Manager, Michael Koellner, was named the 2022 New South Wales Good Sports Volunteer of the Year, at the Good Sports Awards at Parliament House in Canberra (16th February).

The national Good Sports Awards celebrate Australia’s best community sporting clubs and volunteers, for their commitment to building healthy and inclusive club environments, and their work with the Alcohol and Drug Foundation’s Good Sports program in tackling topics like alcohol, illicit drugs, smoking, mental health and safe transport.

Mr Koellner, who’s been part of the Ballina Seagulls family for approximately 40 years, won the award for making his club stronger and more family-friendly by going above and beyond the usual undertakings of a volunteer.

“Without Michael, our club would not be where it is today. He works tirelessly for the club, always giving of his time to make sure that it can be the best it can with the limited resources we have,” said Vice President, Max Beecher.

The club said Mr Koellner was once team captain and led the club to a premiership. He was commended for being ‘instrumental’ in building the current clubhouse, with the club saying he plays an important role in maintaining or fxing items that require urgent attention.

“There are hundreds of jobs, like the returfng our feld, that Michael has done for the club. Michael is always frst to arrive and last to leave when work needs doing around the club on game day, and on any day work needs to be done,” Mr Beecher explained.

“The game of Rugby League is a greater

Ballina Mahjong

17TH FEBRUARY 2023

Jeanette Henwood 1, Jan Small 2, Vanessa Reynolds

3, Coral Lavelle 4, Lorna Simpson 5, Joy Lowien 6, Janene Jarvis 7, Pauline Kearney 8, Val Heinritz 9, Frances Millmore 10, Lesley Richie 11, Denise Bridge, Kath Hubbard 12, Lynda Lovett, Pam Farrell 14, Shirley Atkinson, Shirley Coleman 16, Valda McLerie 18, Bev Lasater, June Greenway, Susan

Allan 19, Cindy Smith,Lisa

Wong 22, Wendy Thornton 24, Shirley Henry 25, Sally Lowry 26, Kathy Pickles

27,Yvonne Weddup 28, Sally Hudson 29, Barbara

Ellan, Gail McDonagh 30, Deborah Green 32, Jan

Henley 23, Janena Bird, Pauline Bolte 34. Mahjong is played on Friday at 12:30pm at the Ballina Bridge Club North Creek Road. Enquiries for new players phone Vanessa on 66874181.

CASINO SOCIAL GOLF

RESULTS 19-02-2023

The winner of social golf on Sunday was J. Lawlor with a stable ford score of 31 points from Matthew Gooding with 26. The putting trophy went to Vinny with 15 putts and D. Slade won the players draw. Nearest to pins:

8th, 10th & 11, R. Ruttley. 9th, J. Rankin. 12th & 13th, M. Gooding. 14th & 15th, G. Randall 16th, J. Lawlor. 17th, B. Yates. 18th, G. Shephard. Next Sunday there will be no social golf played at Casino as the club is off to Lismore to play a 2 person ambroes and the sponsor is Potubi Transport Pty. Ltd. Casino

CASINO WOMENS

BOWLS RESULTS

D. Grice presenting prizes to the 2022 club champions for the fours

N. Moran, J. Cooke, D. Skinner &. A. James

Results from Wednesday 15/2

The winners for the day were calculated on the lowest margin & they were:

V. Cole, C. Doyle & K. Jonsson def J Creighton, D. Grice & A. James

The other rink winners were: game because of the involvement of Michael Koellner. He is one of the most generous, unassuming men I have had the privilege of knowing. He is always there to lend a hand not just for Rugby League, but the Ballina Shire community. This region is all the better for a

T. Maxwell, D. Skinner & H. Lavelle def T. Maxwell, J. Dwyer & I. Watson

R. Skirrey & M. Hellyar def J. Carthew & M. Mead champion man like Michael Koellner,” Mr Beecher added.

Ballina Seagulls Rugby League Club is a gold level accredited Good Sports club, which means it has policies that cover alcohol and tobacco management, illegal drugs, mental health and safe transport.

G.Kerr M.Russell 13

N.Poynting J.Hannigan 13 d P.Scott N.Watts 11

R.Poynting J.Doust 11 d

M.Field N.Barnes 11.

TWILIGHT CROQUET :

J.Hannigan 7 d W.Gilmore 4

D.Jones 7 d C.Edlund 4

J.Hannigan 3 d C.Edlund 3

W.Gilmore 3 d D.Jones 1

J.Hamilton R.Poynting 7 d

R.Hannigan G.Porter 6

R.Hannigan R.Poynting 3 d

Working with more than 10,000 communi ty sports clubs across Australia, including more than 3,000 in NSW, Good Sports is Australia’s largest community health sports program.

In New South Wales, Good Sports is funded by the Australian

Government and the New South Wales Government (Transport for New South Wales) and managed by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation.

“Good Sports supports local sporting clubs to identify and reduce potential risks around alcohol and other drugs, as well as other important issues such as mental health and road safety,” said the Alcohol and Drug Foundation’s NSW Manager, Greg Howe.

“The Good Sports Awards are the ultimate trophy for any Good Sports club. They shine the spotlight on success, celebrate the volunteers who are the backbone of Good Sports clubs and give winning clubs with the recognition they deserve,” Mr Howe added.

For more information on the Good Sports Awards, including the full list of winners, visit: www.Goodsports. com.au

Golf Results

THURSDAY 16/2/23

M Flower 25 def G Pollard 12

CHERRY STREET CROQUET CLUB

SPORTS RESULTS ASSOCIATION

CROQUET :

G.Porter 17 d G.Drew 9

L.Hardy 6 B.Hardy 4

D.Scott 16 d R.Chapman

G.Porter 14

G.Drew 16 d H.Young 6

RICOCHET CROQUET :

C.Woodlands G.Drew 13 d

J.Hannigan 9

B.Wellings N.Watts 8 d

P.Scott J.Doust 7

N.Poynting R.Allen 9 d

R.Poynting 6

P.Bolte R.Chapman 4 d

G.Kerr N.Barnes 10

J.Doust B.Wellings 16 d

R.Allen J.Hannigan 12

P.Scott N.Barnes 10 d

R.Poynting N.Poynting 9

H.Young R.Chapman 15 d

J.Hamilton G.Porter 2

Monthly Badge Winners : R.Poynting, L.Wesley, N.Alfonso, J.Bate, J.Huxley, G.Drew, P.Waters, N.Barnes, P.Doyle, N.Poynting, G.Porter.

TOURNAMENTS :

Australian Presidents

Eights Golf Croquet

Championships

MEN’S WINNERS

R.Fletcher, M.Fletcher, S.Downie, B.Jennings, M.Scruton, J.McHardy, D.Bull, S.Burns.

WOMEN’S WINNERS

M.McMahon, H.Gammon, Y.Shaw, B.Pftzner. All new players very welcome Ph : 0439240251

CORAKI VETERANS

Another large feld of 51 golfers played last Thursday, Winner P Brophy, 2nd J Sauer, 3rd, J Nilsson, 4th W Swindle, chicken/ball winners A Parr, P Bruggy, T Patch, B Waterson, M Fairfull, J Kelly, P Martin, R Bolger, R Rodda, Z Browse, G Gibson, D Bullock, W Henwood. Nearest pins 3rd/12th W Swindle, 6th/15th T Patch. This Thursday will be another single stableford commencing at 8.00am with a shotgun start followed after golf by our monthly barbque. Golfers

PLEASE note from the !st March we will be returning to 8.30am starts. Thursday

2/3/23 will be the monthly medal for march and the frst of the 8.30am starts.

AS USUAL TILL THEN

GOOD GOLFING

Max

East Lismore Bowls Results

A Grade Pairs results

J Olley, N Harding 27 def J Heffernan, W Morrissey 15

B Grade Singles

Social results

A Phillips, S Clarke 22 def

T Gibson, S Wade 14

J Cook, Rocco 40 def T Alcorn, G Painter 14

L Griffn, B Griffn 19 def J Burbridge, B Adams 13

M Morrissey, M Prior, G Finnigan 35 def R Prior, R McInnes, R Parkes 11

Evans Head Womens Bowls

Major/Minor Pairs Results15-02-23 - Round 5 - Skips only

V. Hart defeated L. Stratton. T. Cselka defeated K. Keevers.

J. Fernance defeated B. Montague. P. Freeman defeated K. Hickey.

E. Gollan Bye. Round 6 - V. Hart defeated K. Hickey. K. Keevers defeated J. Fernance.

B. Montague defeated L. Stratton. T. Cselka defeated E. Gollan.

P. Freeman Bye. Thank you. Joan Fernance, Publicity Offcer.