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Avoca wins First Grade Rugby Union Premiership by Larry Thomson

voca Beach won the 2012 First Grade Rugby Union Premiership when they defeated Kariong at Morry Breen Oval by 28 points to 14 on Saturday, September 22.

Avoca Beach was the better team on the day and the win saw them gain another First Grade Premiership. The first 15 minutes of the match proved a real struggle with both teams testing each other out with a series of forward exchanges but neither team was making any significant inroads. If anything, it was Kariong who dominated territory during that time. They spent a lot of time in the Avoca Beach half. This gained a result for them in the 12th minute when their prop and captain Shannon Beavan made a 20 metre run to crash over adjacent to the posts. It was the start that Kariong wanted. The try was converted and Kariong had jumped to an early 7-0 lead. Avoca Beach responded two minutes later when their winger Matt Maloney kicked a penalty goal to reduce the lead to 7-3. This remained the score for much of the remainder of the first half. Both teams had their chances and both teams had periods of attack but good defence from the opposing team saw all attacking movements come to nothing. It was certainly developing into a war of

attrition with neither team able to gain the edge. Kariong had long periods of possession and at times Avoca Beach could just not get their hands on the ball. The best players for each of the teams at this stage gave it their all. Prop Shannon Beavan was leading from the front and everywhere in attack and defence. Halfback Scott Hanley was playing well and was scheming to gain the upper hand. Avoca Beach was being led around the paddock by lock Adam Winter who was having one of his best games for the club. He made several surges in the first half to get his team on the go forward. He was well supported by prop Luke Sheridan. The game had developed into a stalemate on the scoreboard but Avoca

Beach got closer and then moved ahead with two late penalty goals in the first half. In the 34th minute, and then just before half time Matt Maloney kicked two penalty goals for Avoca to take the lead at the halftime break by 9-7. The second half continued in much the same vein as what was observed in the first half. Kariong had long periods of possession but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the break through and get across the line. Dogged defence by Avoca Beach simply shut them out. The difference in the second half however was the good performance of the Avoca Beach outside backs. Half Justin Staben and inside centre Dan Reihana were able to get the ball wide and the Avoca Beach outside backs proved dangerous every time they

touched the ball. Both wingers Tom Murphy and Matt Maloney made incisive runs, and the pace of Jacob Briggs was always on show. Firstly a turnover of possession in the 10th minute of the half saw Avoca Beach five-eight Mitch Graham go to the blind before passing to winger Matt Maloney who raced to the line for a try. This try was converted by Maloney himself and Avoca Beach had moved to a handy 16 points to 7 lead, but Kariong were not to be outdone. They quickly responded with their second try. A forward surge by Kariong saw the ball go to the blindside and with the ball in the hands of fullback Derrick Peachey, he raced 20 metres across field to score near the posts. The conversion of this try

saw the score line at Avoca Beach 16 Kariong 14 and the match was certainly on. It was at this stage that Kariong could have taken the lead. Kariong five-eight Mitchell Clay made a break before passing to his winger with the line open but the dropped ball saw a chance go begging. From the 20th minute of this half for the next five minutes Kariong gave it their all to break through. They took a tighthead at the scrum, but several dropped balls and wrong options cost them in achieving their aim. It was the determined Avoca Beach defence that was the telling factor. Having gained a penalty close to their own line, halfback Justin Staben showed quick thinking by taking an immediate tap and racing forward.

The ball was passed to supporting fullback Jacob Briggs who showed exceptional pace and outshone the Kariong defence to race 65 metres to score near the corner. It was the turning point of the second half. Avoca Beach were now leading by 21 points to 14 in what was proving an exhilarating second half of Grand Final rugby. This try in the 28th minute of the second half placed Avoca Beach in a good position. Kariong did hit back with some good play through loose forwards Afele Tongia and Sone Taito but there was to be no result on the scoreboard. Avoca Beach also made further inroads. Winger Tom Murphy was strong and made several telling runs during this period. The Grand Final was cemented in the final few minutes of the game when Avoca Beach prop Luke Sheridan made a big run and crashed over near the posts for the winning try. This try was converted and the final score of Avoca Beach 28 Kariong 14 was reached. It was typical Grand Final rugby with no holds barred. Both teams gave it their all but it was Avoca Beach who were the stronger on the day. Avoca Beach had won their eighth First Grade Premiership in the last 10 years. This Grand Final was also their 11th successive First Grade Grand Final appearance.

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Minister for Health Ms Jillian Skinner has visited Woy Woy Hospital to inspect progress on construction of its new rehabilitation ward.

Aurora Projects project director Mr Alan Thomas, Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein, Minister for Health Ms Jillian Sklinner and Central Coast Local Health District Board chair Mr Paul Tonkin inspecting the plans for Woy Woy Rehabilitation Unit

Ms Skinner, who was joined on her tour of the facilities by Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein, inspected the progress of the new sub-acute care and rehabilitation ward, a $14 million project that is jointly funded by the NSW and Commonwealth Governments. “It is particularly pleasing to see the progress on this new ward at Woy Woy Hospital, as it was one of this Government’s commitments to the local community to return rehabilitation services to Woy Woy,” Ms Skinner said. “It is important to recognise the crucial role that health staff and

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Beach got closer and then moved ahead with two late penalty goals in the first half. In the 34th minute, and then just before half time Matt Maloney kicked two penalty goals for Avoca to take the lead at the halftime break by 9-7. The second half continued in much the same vein as what was observed in the first half. Kariong had long periods of possession but couldn’t make the break through and get across the line. Dogged defence by Avoca Beach simply shut them out. The difference in the second half however was the good performance of the Avoca Beach outside backs. Half Justin Staben and inside centre Dan Reihana were able to get the ball wide and the Avoca Beach outside backs proved dangerous every time they

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Gosford Public School Action Group chairperson Ms Jackie Draper, Central Coast Greens representative Ms Kate da Costa and Henry Kendall High School P and C president Mr Rob Wilcox spoke to the panel along with Teachers Federation representative Ms Debbie Westacott, Gosford Public School P and C president Mr Stephan Thomas and Gosford Waterfront Action Group representative Mr Gary Jackson. “The whole proposal and documentation has been insultingly inadequate,” said Ms da Costa. “The refusal of both

the previous and current government to consider any other site than Henry Kendall High School has reduced the time for proper planning, but

the children of Gosford Public School and Henry Kendall High School should not be punished for government intransigence.

“This will set precedence for mergers and the selloff of schools around the state. “Many people worked tirelessly on this campaign,

supported by Dr John Kaye, Greens MLC in State Parliament. “The petition, with over 10,500 signatures, thousands

of letters, the teachers the parents and everyone who has to make this transition work have been ignored. “This State government was elected on a promise to listen to and empower local communities, but this forced relocation over the wishes of the entire community has made a mockery of the Coalition’s promise. “The move, promoted as a way of paying for much needed and overdue upgrades, is a false economy. “As soon as the new school opens, it and the high school will be at capacity. “The Government will ﬁnd itself very soon having to pay for an entire new school, but they appear to only be interested in the current budget. “We will be keeping a close eye on the merged schools and the old waterfront site to see how long it takes for anything to appear there which will beneﬁt the community,” said Ms da Costa. Email, 21 Sep 2012 Kate da Costa, Central Coast Greens

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osford Council has said it will seek legal advice following the ruling from the Federal Court of Australia on Friday, September 21, that investment company Lehman Brothers Australia is liable for millions of dollars lost by Councils via failed investments.

Wingecarribee Shire Council, along with City of Swan and Parkes Shire Councils, led the class action case, which involved a total of 72 plaintiffs. Although Gosford Council was not involved in the class action case, Council’s director of corporate services, Mr Nic Pasternatsky said Council

would be following the case closely and would be guided by their own independent legal advice. Wingecarribee Shire Council was seeking to recover approximately $20million in potential losses. The court found that the Council was misled by negligent advice and that the

Australian arm of Lehman Brothers, previously known as Grange Securities, had engaged in deceptive conduct, breach of contract and a breach of its ﬁduciary duties. Newly elected mayor, and Chair of Wingecarribee Council’s Finance Committee, Cr Juliet Arkwright said the decision vindicated the

Council’s decision to instigate legal action against Lehman Brothers in a bid to recoup funds lost in ﬁnancial products known as collaterised debt obligations (CDOs). “This case has been an ongoing process, and we are very pleased with the result. “We can now attempt to recoup funds,” Cr Arkwright said. “However the ruling does not stipulate how much, or indeed when we can expect to see monies returned,” she

said. “And whilst we may never receive all of our funds invested, any money recovered will have an enormous beneﬁt for the community as it will be fed back into Council services and community assets.” Wingecarribee Shire Council has already recovered $8.6 million from CDO investments, and still holds $11.6 million. The Council now awaits a court date in November when Justice Steven Rares will give

ﬁnal orders that will conﬁrm details of the compensation that Lehman Brothers Australia will be liable for. The published reasons for judgment and the summary of the decision are available at www.fedcourt.gov.au. Media statement, 21 Sep 2012 Nic Pasternatsky, Gosford Council Media Release, 24 Sep 2012 Wingecarribee Shire Council

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Chinese delegates briefed on Cultural Theme Park yong Shire Council hosted 21 delegates from the Beijing Government, China on Monday, September 17.

The delegates met with council to ﬁnd out about development opportunities in the Shire, with council presenting an outline of economic opportunities in the Shire and an overview of future planning projects. Delegates were given a full overview of the Warnervale Chinese Cultural Theme Park proposal by the Australia China Foundation Association (ACFA). “Council is delighted to be one of the few select areas chosen to visit by this delegation of Chinese Government ofﬁcials,” said mayor, Cr Bob Graham. “What it shows is that we have a strong reputation when it comes to future proposals involving economic development in the Shire. “Our visitors were very keen to learn about

enable them to go back to China and source additional funding to raise the necessary capital for the project. “We know this project already has the support of sectors of the Chinese Government which is critical for getting corporate support in China,” said Cr Graham. “This has the potential to be one of the biggest tourism developments in New South Wales in a number of years and also create more than 1,000 jobs in the local area. “The delegation was certainly very interested in being briefed on the progress of this development and they were very enthusiastic about the work Council has done to assist in getting it to this level,” said Cr Graham. Council expects to Cr Bob Graham and Cr Doug Eaton meet with representatives of the Beijing Government at Council’s Civic Centre make a further statement a lot of projects we have Cr Graham. $500 million about the proposed potential home of a the Chinese Cultural Theme currently and projects Last year, an Chinese Cultural Theme Cultural Theme Park. that are coming up agreement was signed Park. The ACFA required Park in the coming The agreement access to Council land months. and how we go about between the Australia managing these projects. China Foundation allowed the proponents in order to fully develop Media Release, 17 Sep 2012 “It is a great coup Association (ACFA) to investigate a potential a proposal that would Wyong Council Media for Council to have our and Wyong Council 15 hectare site, on have a detailed business Email, 26 Sep 2012 work recognised at an to investigate a site Council land, for the plan, ﬁnancial strategy, Cameron Bell, Wyong Shire Council International level,” said at Warnervale as the purpose of constructing beneﬁts and costs, to

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Bulls Hill improvements ‘not likely’ year which would mean primary access to the Peninsula would be along the Broadwater during part of the work. Concerns were raised during the meeting about the concurrent upgrade to the West Gosford intersection but Mr Medcalf said this was unlikely as the intersection project was expected to begin next year while the Rawson Rd Project may not begin until much later. Mr Medcalf advised that it would take 10 years to negotiate a route through the National Park and it would be unlikely succeed. This meant plans for a road upgrade had to stay within the current road boundaries. Mr Puffett said that without lobbying local politicians the project could be overshadowed by competing Council projects. Email, 20 Sep 2012 Jeffrey Cook, Woy Woy Bay

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Crushers win grand final

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he Crushers hockey team defeated Wyoming in the Central Coast Men’s Hockey Grand Final to win their first grand final on Sunday, September 23.

The team was unable to beat Gosford and Wyoming throughout the year, but managed to defeat the teams in two games before the Grand Final. Changing team member positions in the last few weeks, making strikers into defenders and defenders into strikers, proved to be a successful strategy for the team. Young goal keeper Christian Pritchard swapped with Veteran goalie Mirko Guilleaume to help keep Gosford and Wyoming at bay. It was a bold move by president Dave Harding,

a Hockey NSW Veteran Striker, who himself became a fullback. Veteran goalie Mirko took position as a striker and

scored the opening goal against Wyoming. Junior Crushers Josh Cole, Gareth Crewe, James Beardsley and Micheal

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tire in the last 10 minutes of the second half, letting their guard and down giving away two goals. Mirko finished the game off with his second goal in the last few minutes of the game, bringing the Crushers total to eight goals. “Newcomers to men’s senior hockey, these young men had no problems handling the seasoned opposition,” said Junior Crushers coach Shaun Harding. “It was great to see them playing such a great standard of hockey. “We are proud of them. “They really stepped up over the past two weeks. “Our youngest member Alexander Anderson, just 13, worked really hard each week and impressed everyone, at times playing against Australian veterans and NSW players. “He was never daunted,” said Harding.

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Aron Sherriff’s team wins Trans-Tasman trophy

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ron Sherriff, of Ettalong Bowling Club, was part of the Australian Jackaroos lawn bowls team that competed at the Trans-Tasman held in Adelaide from Tuesday, September 18, to Thursday, September 20, and won the overall trophy.

The 34th edition of the annual encounter went right down to the wire, with the Jackaroos and Black Jack contingents locked at two tests a piece going into the final day’s play.

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A victory to Australia’s world number two Leif Selby in the blue-ribbon singles and a draw in men’s fours, in which Sherriff played, all but assured the home team of the title, provided it could win one of the two afternoon matches in the pairs and triples. The green and gold contingent found itself on the back foot in the men’s pairs, dropping the game by the slimmest of margins, 11-12. After going into the final end a shot up, the triples line-up of local hero Wayne Ruediger, world number six Brett Wilkie and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Mark Casey had

the perfect response. The team’s 24-8 victory proved the catalyst for the nation’s second test victory, retaining the trophy that it had held for the past two years. Since the inaugural Trans-Tasman in 1979, Australia has held sway against New Zealand, claiming the men’s title on 19 of the 34 occasions, while its women have captured 10 of 16, including a draw. The Jackaroos squad will now turn its attention firmly to the World Championships, to be staged at Lockleys and Holdfast Bay bowls clubs in Adelaide, from November 24 to December 9.

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he Warnervale Cricket Club has made several changes to its club structure as it enters into its sixth season.

Brian Rhodes, who previously coached Wyong Cricket Club and Lisarow Cricket Club, was appointed as club coach for the 201213 season.

The former NSW player will be working with juniors, seniors and junior coaches throughout the season. Mark Leard, who has played at premier league level at Wyong, was recruited as the division one team captain and is expected to provide the club with leadership and experience. Warnervale was the only junior club to show growth

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by Larry Thomson

voca Beach were able to also win the Second Grade Premiership when they defeated Ourimbah by 18 points to 16.

This was a close tussle throughout and either team could have won this match. Avoca Beach led for much of the game but only

led by 13-10 at the halftime break. The scores were levelled at 13-all early in the second half, however, Avoca Beach did score two tries to one. It was certainly a tight match throughout but Avoca Beach was able to hang on against a determined Ourimbah side to take out the Premiership.

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oy Woy Lions Rugby Union U13 team won the grand final against Ourimbah 22-15 at Bluetongue Stadium on Saturday, September 15.

Woy Woy spent a total of nine minutes of the first half in Ourimbah’s half. The team was in possession of the ball on three occasions and scored a try each time. The first try, by Solomon Naiobah, came after four minutes of constant pressure and 11 phases of play which went from one side of the field to the other. It was a similar pattern with the following two tries to Solomon and Max Sorgese. The defence was so good in the first half that Ourimbah

had to resort to kicking a penalty goal as they had run out of options to try and get past Woy Woy’s defence. In the second half, Woy Woy spent a total of 10 minutes in possession of the ball in Ourimbah’s half, scoring on the first occasion through Daniel MacLean after over three minutes of continuous phase play. In the second half, a wave of possession saw the ball used in close from pick and drives then out wide with a line break run by Jack Bonouvrie which resulted in a quick ruck. Use of the ball out wide caused it to rest in the hands of Woy Woy captain Daniel MacLean who used his strength to score the last try. Woy Woy coach Nick Nikora said, at the end of the day, that he was relieved.

“I don’t mean to sound cocky, but I was confident the boys would win the game. “It was just a matter of how they went about achieving the win and by how much. “I say ‘relieved’ for one reason: all year, I had set out to get the boys to play a game that would see them dominate in all facets of the game, absorb pressure, apply pressure, play an expansive game by using the ball with width, changing the point of attack to remove predictability and creating space for their attack. “I can comfortably say that the boys did all of this and it is for these reasons that I am ‘relieved’ that we had achieved our goal,” said Nikora.

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Union

Avoca Beach take out Third Grade Union Premiership

by Larry Thomson

voca Beach Third Grade confirmed their wonderful day for their club when they took out that Premiership.

They were able to gain success in Third Grade when they defeated Northlakes by

11 points to 10. Avoca Beach had won the First, Second and Third Grades in an historic day for the club. Avoca Beach went to the halftime break in this match leading by 8- 3. However Northlakes scored a great try to five-

eight Bill Moroney early in the second half to take the lead 10-8. However a field goal to Avoca Beach playercoach Ben Spindler close to fulltime saw Avoca Beach take the lead 11-10 and were able to hang on to win the Premiership.

Terrigal win U19 Union Grand Final by Larry Thomson

errigal were able to gain success in the U19 Grand Final when they won this Premiership by defeating The

Entrance by 21-8. Terrigal were able to stop any attack that came from The Entrance. Terrigal led by 10-3 at the halftime break and continued that good form

into the second half. They dominated proceedings for much of the game and led by 21 points to 3 before The Entrance scored a consolation try on fulltime.

Wallaby and Kangaroo greats to meet in charity match by Craig Morgan

host of high profile rugby stars are set to come out of retirement to play in a special Black Dog Institute charity rugby match at Wyong Leagues Club on Friday, October 26.

Former Super Rugby, Australian Wallabies and Rugby League Kangaroos will take to the field to play a combined codes, full contact match with modified rugby rules. The specially formed Black Dogs team will take on the Underdogs Invitational team, with both outfits boasting a who’s who of both of the rugby codes. Rugby union players confirmed to play include Clyde Rathbone (Wallabies), Jeremy Paul (Wallabies), Daniel Manu (Wallabies), Jim Williams (Wallabies), Dan Crowley (Wallabies), Richard Harry (Wallabies), John Langford (Wallabies), David Croft (Wallabies) and Francis Cullimore (Waratahs). Rugby league players confirmed include Bradley Clyde (Raiders, Kangaroos), Cliff Lyons (Manly, Kangaroos), Robbie O’Davis (Knights, Kangaroos), Greg Florimo (Bears, Kangaroos) and Michael Buettner (Eels, Kangaroos). Cross code players set to participate include James Grant (Wallabies, Tigers), Scott Gourley (Wallabies, Dragons) and Ryan Cross (Roosters, Wallabies). On conclusion of the match the teams will be special guests at a charity dinner inside the leagues club with speaker, former Wallaby Clyde Rathbone. Rathbone, the former Wallabies winger, has

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Mariners’ marquee player starts new season by Central Coast Mariners Media

ew Central Coast Mariners midfielder Nick M o n t g o m e r y arrived at the club on Wednesday, September 19, to begin a three season deal.

Montgomery, 30, met his new teammates at the Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence in Tuggerah, before addressing the local media gathered to witness the former Sheffield United players’ arrival. Montgomery progressed through the youth ranks at Sheffield United before making over 400 competitive appearances for the Blades’ first team. Montgomery’s time with the red and white half of Sheffield saw him feature in the Barclays Premier League, as well as extensively in England’s second tier known as the Championship. After a long flight with his wife Josie and twin daughters Chloe and Leah, Montgomery said he was eager to begin his tenure with the Central Coast. “It was quite a long trip with 17-month-old twins, but apart from that, I’m delighted to be here and looking forward to it. “It was nice to get a nice welcome from the boys,” said Montgomery. “I’d always thought about a change and after being at one Club for so long when the opportunity came up I

spoke to the manager and the chairman at the Central Coast, and after I spoke to them there was only one place I wanted to come and that was here. “I did have other offers in the Championship in England, but when the opportunity came up I spoke to my wife and we decided to go with it,” said Montgomery. On leaving England, some 16,866 Sheffield supporters stood as one to applaud and thank Montgomery for his 12 years of service when the Blades played Bury at Bramall Lane on Sunday, September 16. Montgomery said the send-off he received at his home of over a decade humbled him and that he hoped to create some similar memories at Gosford’s Bluetongue Stadium. “It was fantastic. “To be at a club as long as I had, 14 years, I could have moved so many times in that time but I always stayed loyal to the Club. “I had some fantastic times there so to get the send-off, a standing ovation in front of a big crowd was something special that I’ll cherish forever,” said Montgomery. Central Coast Mariners head coach Graham Arnold said Montgomery brought experience and quality into the Mariners line-up. “We’ve lost some experience out of the squad, especially out of the middle of the team with Alex

Nick Montgomery and Graham Arnold Photo: John Dewberry

Wilkinson in the off-season,” Arnold said. “At the end of the day we looked around for quite a while. “Nick brings a lot of experience but also he’s a fabulous person. “For a player to stay at one Club for his whole career shows you what type of person he is. “He pretty much ticks every box that we needed ticked off,” said Mr Arnold.

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Mariners’ Walmsley to head for Sheffield United by Ben O’Neill

ong serving Central Coast Mariners National Youth League (NYL) head coach Tony Walmsley will leave the Club next month to take up a new challenge with Sheffield United in England.

Walmsley has been appointed as head of Academy Recruitment at the Blades and will oversee Sheffield’s scouting network, development centres, club partnerships and internal strategy. Walmsley will leave the yellow and navy on good terms having contributed significantly to the Mariners youth development strategy since joining the Club four and a half years ago. Walmsley played an integral role in establishing the Hyundai A-League’s first Academy structure, Central Coast Mariners Academy, launched earlier this year. Alongside his assistant John McLafferty, Walmsley guided the Central Coast Mariners NYL side to the 2011-12 Championship. In his three seasons in charge, the Mariners never finished outside the competition’s top two.

“Being part of the Mariners through the growth of the Hyundai A-League and the implementation of the NYL has been very rewarding,” said Walmsley. “I’ve had the privilege of working under two managers with two very different styles in ‘Arnie’ (Graham Arnold) and Lawrie (McKinna) and will take a lot of positive experiences with me,” said Walmsley. Walmsley moved to Australia 25 years ago as a player-coach in the State League aged 20, cutting his teeth in Tasmania, NSW and Queensland. After roles as academy director for the official Manchester United Youth Development Program throughout Oceania and a successful spell as director of football at the GladesvilleHornsby Football Association, Walmsley was chosen to lead Mariners Youth for their second season. In his three years in charge he has witnessed and aided the progression of youngsters including Panni Nikas, Mathew Ryan, Bernie Ibini, Mitchell Duke, Anthony Caceres, James Oates, Nick Fitzgerald and Mitchell Mallia to professional Hyundai A-League deals.

“Twenty-five years is a long time and when I reflect on the work I’ve done, this role will always stand out for me,” said Walmsley. “The opportunity to now add to Sheffield United’s academy management team is one I feel compelled to take up. “While they have serious ambition to return to the EPL, the Club is focused on its Academy and I feel well prepared for the challenges ahead,” said Walmsley. Central Coast Mariners chairman Mr Peter Turnbull wished Walmsley well in his new role. “Through passionate Mariners director Kevin McCabe, the Central Coast Mariners enjoy strong links with Sheffield United,” said Turnbull. “These links are now even stronger with Tony moving to England. “Both Clubs can expect to benefit even more from Tony’s switch and while we are disappointed Tony is leaving, we are happy that he is staying in the family, so to speak,” said Turnbull. Tony Walmsley’s successor as Central Coast Mariners National Youth League head coach will be advised in due course.

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Mariners to wear pink for first home game

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entral Coast M a r i n e r s launched its 201213 official Kappa playing kits on Friday, September 21, and in doing so, announced a Hyundai A-League first.

For the Mariners round two home clash against the purple and white of Perth Glory (Sunday, October 14), the team will trade their traditional yellow for pink in support of Pink Ribbon Day to be held on Monday, October 22. Mingara Recreation Club Tumbi Umbi, who for the entire month of October will raise awareness and funds for prevention programs, support services and worldclass research into women’s cancers, are partnering with the Mariners on the project. For Central Coast’s Sunday, October 14, A-League meeting with Ian Ferguson’s team, Mingara will appear as the Clubs front of shirt sponsor. Following the game, Mingara will auction off the signed playing strips to raise further funds for Australia’s Cancer Council. New Central Coast Mariners attacker and former Qantas Socceroo, Mile Sterjovski, said the Mariners playing group was delighted to be able to support the valuable Pink Ribbon Day initiative. “A significant proportion of the A-League fan base are women and I think it is great that our Club can use its brand to build awareness and raise money for women’s cancer,” Sterjovski

Mile Sterjovski Photo: John Dewberry.

said. “Since I’ve arrived at the Mariners, I have come to realise how entrenched the Club is in the community. “We hope our fans will really get behind us in big numbers for our first home match and in doing so support Pink Ribbon Day and all that it represents.” Fans attending the Mariners round two meeting with Glory are invited to wear pink on the day to help increase awareness of the cause. The Club will hold a bestdressed fan competition with further details to be announced closer to the match. Moreover, supporters will notice a number of Pink Ribbon Day volunteers with donation buckets in and around Bluetongue Stadium.

Fans who can spare some change on the day are encouraged to contribute towards the Cancer Council’s 2012 target of raising over $5 million for cancer research, prevention and support. A percentage of the profit from each pink jersey sold on the day will also be donated from the Mariners to the Cancer Council. “By participating in Cancer Council’s Pink Ribbon Day, the public can help us provide support services to improve the quality of life for those affected by breast cancer, along with research into potential new treatments and prevention measures,” Cancer Council Australia’s CEO Professor Ian Olver said.

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Mariners

Hutchinson named Mariners’ captain by Central Coast Mariners Media

idfielder John Hutchinson was named captain of the Central Coast Mariners at the teams 2012 Fan Day held at the Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence in Tuggerah on Saturday, September 29.

John Hutchinson (right), with new Central Coast Mariners Vice-Captain Patrick Zwaanswijk (left} Photo: John Dewberry.

Dutch defender Patrick Zwaanswijk was appointed as the teams vice-captain, with the two senior players spearheading a leadership group consisting of Daniel McBreen, Joshua Rose, and Mile Sterjovski. In front of some of the Club’s most ardent supporters, Maltese international Hutchinson spoke of his delight to lead the Club he loves in season eight of Australia’s top flight. “‘Wilko’ (Alex Wilkinson)

was a true Club man, a champion of a guy and he led the team on and off the park,” Hutchinson said. “They’re big boots to fill, but if I can fill them half way I will do a good job. “I found out [the night before] off ‘Arnie’ (Graham Arnold). “I’m very honoured to become the Club captain. “It hasn’t sunk in yet. “I went home last night and spoke to my mum and dad, and my wife “It’s a good feeling and I’m just looking forward to having a good season with the Club,” he said. Mariners head coach Graham Arnold had been pondering which player should skipper Central Coast in the A-League since the departure of stoic defender Alex Wilkinson to Jeonbuk Hyundai in July. After a number of months of consideration, Arnold said

he believed Hutchinson was the right choice to wear the armband this campaign. “I believe it is a natural decision,” Arnold said. ““John Hutchinson has been at this Club since day one, he typifies the Mariners culture and he helps keep our culture going. “John does a lot of work on and off the field, and contributes to the Club in ways that a lot of people don’t see. “He especially helps our younger players,” he said. Central Coast Mariners commence their 2012-13 Hyundai A-League season away to Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday, October 6, at Parramatta Stadium. The Club’s first home game is on Sunday, October 14, against Perth Glory at Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium.

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Head of the project director Colleen WorthyJennings said, “while this project is at the concept

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primarily for parking by many people in Gosford, but is otherwise empty. “Too many people from

On December 6 last year, Council resolved that “subject to development consent, Council enter into a lease with Commercial HQ (trading as City Markets Gosford Pty Ltd) to lease the ground ﬂoor of the Gosford Town Centre building”.

A formal lease was entered into on February 1 specifying the “permitted” use as “the operation of markets, outlet stores and specialty shops” on the ground ﬂoor. Council reformed the City Centre Team with the aim to revitalise the “heart” of

Gosford, its CBD. One of the immediate projects identified was the redevelopment of the first floor of Park Central with a new state of the art City library, business incubatortelework space and a university presence. The team is undertaking market research for specific uses and engaging with stakeholders.

A key stakeholder is Commercial HQ as lessee of the ground ﬂoor. The lessee has invested in the building through refurbishment works on the ground to restore damage caused when previous owners and tenants vacated. In the current economic climate, the lessee has not been successful in attracting retail operators (particularly

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the Central Coast have to commute to Sydney or Newcastle for work when they could do their job just a well in Gosford,’ said Ms Worthy-Jennings. “The NBN will provide the speed and reliability needed to have confidence in a telework hub like Kibbleplex.” As well as commuters, the many small businesses on the Coast will be offered space for hire by the day, week or month. Businesses can take advantage of broadband services on an occasional basis without the cost of signing up at home. “This is the way people will work in the future, and we could start the ball rolling in Gosford,” said Ms Worthy-Jennings. Media Release, 31 Aug 2012 Colleen Worthy-Jennings, Gosford Council

d e c i s i o n was made on Thursday, September 20, by the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) to approve the development application to relocate Gosford Public School to the grounds of Henry Kendall High School. Gosford Public School Action Group chairperson Ms Jackie Draper, Central Coast Greens representative Ms Kate da Costa and Henry Kendall High School P and C president Mr Rob Wilcox spoke to the panel along with Teachers Federation representative Ms Debbie Westacott, Gosford Public School P and C president Mr Stephan Thomas and Gosford Waterfront Action Group representative Mr Gary Jackson. “The whole proposal and documentation has been insultingly inadequate,” said Ms da Costa. “The refusal of both

the previous and current government to consider any other site than Henry Kendall High School has reduced the time for proper planning, but

the children of Gosford Public School and Henry Kendall High School should not be punished for government intransigence.

“This will set precedence for mergers and the selloff of schools around the state. “Many people worked tirelessly on this campaign,

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Mariners preseason match cancelled

Mariners

New home kit for Mariners

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entral Coast M a r i n e r s have released a predominantly yellow home kit as its new playing apparel, following support for the colour from fans.

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he pre-season friendly fixture between Central Coast Mariners and Sydney FC due to be played on Wednesday, September 26, was cancelled the previous day by head coach Graham Arnold so as to protect the welfare of the players.

“I am very apologetic and the players were very disappointed that we had to cancel this game,” said Arnold. “I spoke at length to (Sydney FC head coach) Ian Crook, who totally

understood our situation, as Sydney have had to call off games due to the same situation this pre-season. “Originally, the game was booked for Thursday but had to be moved to Wednesday due to the (Alessandro) Del Piero factor. “We played in Maroochydore on Sunday against Brisbane in very warm conditions and sapped the energy of our players. “We also copped a few slight injuries and after travelling back we had a light training session this morning (Tuesday, September 25). “The players did recover sufficiently for me to put them in a high-risk situation by playing again. “It was my decision

to cancel the game as I don’t want to jeopardise the welfare of any of our players.” “After the Brisbane game and performance, I am very happy with where we are at tactically and mentally, and we’re ready to go for round one against Western Sydney. “That is our focus. “We’re disappointed that we couldn’t play Sydney, who we deem as one of the favourites for this year’s Hyundai A-League. “It would have been a good test for us to see where we are at,” Arnold concluded.

Mariners’ youth win three in a row entral Coast Mariners Youth defeated Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 1-0 in Mudgee on Sunday

afternoon. Brad McDonald netted the only goal of the game just after the half-hour mark to ensure the Mariners made it two wins from two games

from their tour of Mudgee. On Friday night, Central Coast Youth defeated a Western NSW Select side 10-0. Tomas Rogic, Mathew Ryan and Mitchell Duke

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he Gosford City Bowling Club Labour Day Pairs Carnival was held on Monday, October 1, in memory of Dick Creighton.

The game was won by George Clark and Mark Tyler with runners up Judy Crawford and Alan Joss. The Creighton family have had a long and endeared association with the Gosford City Bowling Club over many years.

carnival was set up in his honour sponsored by the Creighton Family. The carnival is still recognised each year as part of the club’s bowling calendar. Due to business commitments, a member of the Creighton Family was unable to attend for the presentations so this was ably carried out by president John (Blackbeard) Gifford.

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he Umina Minor Singles final was played in perfect conditions, and proved to be a classic match of tactics, with “smokin” Joe Ednie hitting his straps early against Peter Gibbs.

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t the time the Wyong Regional Chronicle went to press, Australian Labor Party (ALP) candidates for election to Wyong Council had received the highest number of ﬁrst preference votes in A Ward with a total of 12,087 votes.

ember for Dobell Mr Craig Thomson has said the allegations of documents’. “New matters and claims against him in the findings of the Fair Work Australia (FWA) report have been completely discredited by concerning investigations into key Health Services the KPMG advisory group review. investigation standards and procedures, document and case management protocols and insufficient appropriately qualified and experienced personnel. “When you consider that the investigator based his conclusions on blatant assertions, this review by KPMG makes a complete mockery of the so called investigation by FWA. “Right from the outset, I have said that the investigation by Fair Work Australia was flawed. “This review confirms my concerns. “One of the many findings dealing with deficiencies in the conduct of the FWA

investigations says the security arrangements over documents were inadequate. “In my response to FWA, I indicated that documents that existed that would clear me had gone missing or were destroyed. “KPMG’s review conﬁrms this. “I have said on many occasions that FWA did not consider all relevant documents and evidence. “This position is also vindicated in other ﬁndings, that: ‘FWA did not consider all potential sources of information…’, and that ‘FWA did not have protocols in place for the collection and retention

Union personnel, including media reports regarding the police investigation into Kathy Jackson, further vindicate my position that the FWA investigation and report were grossly deﬁcient and inaccurate. “While KPMG says it could not ‘identify any indications of potential interference in the HSU investigations’, KPMG also says FWA VicePresident Lawler’s records were not made available. “This ﬁnding by KPMG therefore, must be left open, given the investigation by Victorian Police into this matter,” said Mr Thomson.

A Ward’s ALP, headed by Cr Doug Vincent, received 30.10 per cent of the formal vote with a quota of 1.81 giving the group a possibility of two councillors being elected. This would see the ALP’s number two candidate, Mr Ken Greenwald join Cr Vincent on Council for the first time. The A Ward Liberal party candidates trailed closely behind with 28.56 per cent of the formal vote and a quota of 1.71. The A Ward Liberal

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yong Council has released a reminder to residents that not the public a chance to the mayor) to enable increase from 10 to 11. If the vote to the only will they have the chance to vote for councillors on change this process if they the election of ﬁve Saturday, September 8, but they can also vote on the way a wish,” Mr Whittaker said. Councillors from the two referendum question is On election day, the wards?” no, the elected council mayor is elected in the future.

fellow councillors. “Currently, the mayor of Wyong Shire is decided on a yearly basis by a vote from Councillors,” general manager Mr Michael Whittaker said. “The Local

Government Act dictates mayors elected by Councillors can only serve a 12 month term and they must renominate should they wish to be considered for another year. “This referendum gives

public will be asked to answer either yes or no to the following question; “Do you favour the election of the Mayor by electors for a four year term and an increase of the number of Councillors from 10 to 11 (including

If the majority vote to the referendum question is yes, the mayor would be elected by the public for a four-year term starting from the 2016 Local Government elections, and the number of councillors would

will continue to determine the mayor on a yearly basis and the number of Councillors will remain at 10. Media release, 27 Aug 2012 Wyong Council Media

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ticket is headed by Mr Luke Nayna, who at 24, is set to be Wyong Council’s youngest ever councillor. Current A Ward Independent Cr Greg Best is certain to serve another term, with 19.11 per cent of the formal vote and a quota of 1.15. A Ward Save Tuggerah Lakes’ candidate, Mr Adam Troy, is also expected to gain a seat, with 12.75 per cent of the formal vote and a quota of 0.80. Current Central Coast Greens Cr Sue

Wynn polled the lowest in A Ward at the time the Chronicle went to press, at just 8.9 per cent, and it is unlikely she will serve another term with a quota of only 0.53. A final declaration of the poll was planned for Friday, September 14, but counting was still taking place and the declaration was postponed until the following week. Council meetings are not able to resume until the poll is declared. Website, 14 Sep 2012 Electoral Commission NSW

The B Ward Liberal Party led by Cr Lynne Webster, was in front with 26.60 per cent of the formal vote and a quota of 1.60. B Ward Independent

and most recent mayor Cr Bob Graham is certain to serve another term with 20.98 per cent of the formal vote and a quota of 1.26. B Ward ALP head of

ticket Cr Lisa Matthews is certain to serve another term, with 20.48 per cent of the formal votes and a quota of 1.23. Save Tuggerah Lake’s B Ward party, led by Mr

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vote and a quota of 0.87. Current B Ward Independent Cr Doug Eaton, Wyong Council’s longest serving councillor, has just 9.67 per cent of the formal vote and could

call and that ﬁfth seat could go to Tyson May, the number two person on the Liberal Party ticket. The B Ward Central Coast Greens have missed out on a seat,

The results are subject to change, as ofﬁcial results were scheduled to be ﬁnalised on Saturday, September 15. Website, 14 Sep 2012 Electoral Commission NSW

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Chinese delegates briefed on Cultural Theme Park yong Shire Council hosted 21 delegates from the Beijing Government, China on Monday, September 17.

he Liberal Party were in front for B Ward with 9,788 votes in Lloyd Taylor, is likely to potentially miss out on a polling just 7.75 per cent the Wyong Council election at the time the Wyong Regional gain a seat, with 14.53 seat with a quota of 0.58. of the formal votes and a per cent of the formal It’s still too close to quota of only 0.46. Chronicle went to press.

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Liberals win B Ward

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Labor Party wins A Ward – Greens miss out

The review by KPMG was initially commissioned after concerns were raised that FWA were taking too long to investigate financial mismanagement issues. “The spurious allegations and claims against me in the findings of the Fair Work Australia report have been completely discredited by the KPMG review,” said Mr Thomson. “I am vindicated and the FWA report is totally discredited. “The key findings of the KPMG review are that the investigations by FWA were hampered by the absence of relevant

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a lot of projects we have currently and projects that are coming up and how we go about managing these projects. “It is a great coup for Council to have our work recognised at an International level,” said

Cr Graham. Last year, an agreement was signed between the Australia China Foundation Association (ACFA) and Wyong Council to investigate a site at Warnervale as the

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Peter then put his head down and won the next eight ends to lead 30-27 with Joe then taking three shots on the next end to make it 30all bringing the game down to the wire. With both bowlers playing great bowls, it was going to take a top bowl to decide the winner and Peter was able to take the shot and close down the game.

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Joe Ednie and Peter Gibbs championship singles over the last two years, so it was always going to be a battle to get on top. Joe took the lead and was ahead 13-4 after nine ends, however, Peter struck back to get within two shots of Joe on the 14th end. The next few ends saw the combatants draw level at 18 all on the 19th end when Joe once again took control and led 27-19.

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Toukley Prawn Carnival a success again by Bob Bourke

he organisers of the 2012 Prawn Carnival are wearing wide grins following the success of the annual three day event held at Toukley District Bowling Club from Saturday, September 22, to Monday, September 24.

Toukley’s Prawn Carnival is one of the oldest continuously running bowls tournaments on the Central Coast. Run on a format of three games each day for all sections, with a three end “shoot out’ as a tie-breaker, Saturday’s winners were Ladies Pairs Edna Murray and M. Saggus, and in the Men’s Pairs it was Bill Witshire and G. Smith. Sunday Ladies Triples winners were Kay White, Helen Stevenson and Doris Kirk and Men’s Triples were won by Peter Holey, Scott Merrin and Shane Dibben. Monday’s program saw the Mixed Fours which was won by Fred Trounce, Pat

Reay, Trudy Fisher and Ken Day. Organiser Jeff Thomas said he was more than happy with the number of teams entered. “This is the best result in recent memory,” said Jeff. With generous prize money on offer, plus major and minor raffles and daily Mystery Draws, this carnival continues to be one of the most popular events on the Central Coast bowls calendar attracting local teams as well as those from further afield such as Belmont and Goulburn.

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Wyong to celebrate 100 years yong Bowling Club will celebrate its centenary in October with events and lawn bowls competitions from Friday, October 12, to Sunday, October 14.

A Meet and Greet evening will be held at the club on Friday, October 12, at 6pm. A Men’s Triple Bowls Tournament will take place on Saturday, October 13, at 9am with $2500 worth of prize money up for grabs. A centenary dinner will be held at the club on Saturday, October 13, at 6:30pm and will be attended by representatives of NSW Royal Bowling Association, politicians and local councillors. A breakfast will held at the club on Sunday, October 14, at 8am Lawn bowls games will continue on Sunday, October 14, at 9am with prize money of $2500. A centenary book, embodied polo shirts and other items will be on sale in time for the celebrations. Wyong Bowling Club is the oldest bowling club on the Central Coast and one of the oldest in NSW. The club was started by a group of Wyong pioneers with the first recorded mention of the club made in an announcement in the Gosford Times on November 17, 1905. The first meeting of the club is believed to have taken place in 1909. Originally, there were 30 male members, with eight women later admitted to the club. One version of the club’s history states that after the first meeting, the committee celebrated by playing a game on the partially constructed

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green of two rinks. The club opened for business on the site of the current clubhouse in late 1912. In 1937, the club faced difficulties and had to be rescued by Erina Shire Council. The oldest item of memorabilia relating to the club that has been found are two bowls with two attached silver plates, donated by Reschs Limited in 1923 and a shield from 1928. Early club records, such as minute books, honour boards of championship winners and office bearers have been lost or destroyed. Wyong Bowling Club will join other local groups that have turned 100 in the past decade. The Anglican and Catholic churches turned 100 in 2006-07, the Agricultural Association (Wyong Race Club) in reached 100 years in 2006, the Masonic Lodge in 2006, Wyong Rugby League in 2010 and Wyong Cricket Club will turn 100 later this year.

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Marlins destroy Penrith

by Michael Ashton

he Central Coast Marlins continued their winning run with a dominant offensive display against Penrith at Andrews Rd, Penrith on the weekend of

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The Marlins scored early and often, winning 15-3 in a powerful performance. The Marlins started the scoring in the first inning jumping to a six run lead and the home side was unable recover.

The Marlins continued to pile on the runs. Boss Moanaroa and Patrick Maat both hit home runs in the win. Marlins veteran pitch Geoff Brotherton was strong, keeping the Sydneysiders off balance, throwing six innings and giving up two runs.

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Sharks lose to Hawks in gridiron first division by Nigel Wakeley

he Central Coast Sharks gridiron team lost a closefought game 24-15 to the Sutherland Seahawks on Saturday, September 22, at Slade Park, Budgewoi, in the NSW Division One Gridiron football league.

Sharks’ kicker Luke le Page made one from two field goal attempts to give the Sharks a 3-0 lead at halftime. The Seahawks’ only chance of the half was ended by a Sharks interception in the red zone. The drought ended when the Seahawks’ first offensive play of the second half was a 45-yard touchdown pass, putting Sutherland up 6-3 as the two-point conversion attempt failed. On the Sharks next possession, the ball was intercepted deep in Seahawks territory and the

The undefeated Seahawks team were favourites to win the match, but strong defence from the Sharks held the Seahawks to no points in the first half.

‘Hawks offense began to roll with another passing touchdown, taking the lead to 12-3. The Sharks’ defence then tightened up and earned good field position, turning the momentum in the Sharks favour who scored a touchdown on a trick play on fourth-down, ticking the scoreboard over to 12-9 with a quarter to play. Sutherland then capitalised on a defensive error by the Sharks and an offensive fumble to score two touchdowns which took their lead to 24-9, failing the two-point conversion on

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selection. He will be in camp for the competition to be held at Sydney Olympic Park from October 13 to 16 with athletes competing from four other countries comprising New Zealand, Canada, Japan and Malaysia. The NSW State Levels Competition was held at Niagara Park on September 22 and 23 which also saw a number of Central Coast students compete. Miranda Topp, aged nine, placed fourth in Level Four while Charlotte Topp, 8, won silver in Level Two. Hayley Vane-Tempest aged 13, placed fifth in Level Four, while Lily Mateljan aged 12, suffered an injury in her first Level Three routine. She then completed her second routine and received the highest score for that routine. Ashley Fouche, 11, who has competed in a number of state competitions and

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NSW Junior Speedway Championships at Somersby T by Peter Baker

peedway stars of the future will be on show when the NSW Junior Speedway Solo and Sidecar Championships are staged at the Allen Park track at Somersby on the weekend of October 6 and 7.

Catering for riders from nine years of age, junior speedway competition prepares them for their entry into senior competition when they turn 16. Since junior speedway was first introduced in Australia over 30 years ago nearly all of the country’s top solo riders initially started out in junior competition, including triple world champion Jason Crump and Sydneysider Chris Holder, who will attempt to wrap up the 2012 World Championship in Poland in the early hours of this Sunday morning. The number of entries for this weekend’s Championships has meant that there will be racing on both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, practice will be held at 9:30am with the Qualifying Meeting for the solos commencing immediately afterwards. This will see 16 riders doing battle, but only eight of them will win through to the championship meeting on the Sunday. The qualifying meeting will feature several interstate riders who will have to do it the hard way if they are to get a shot at the title on Sunday. The Solo Championship will be decided over 20 heats followed by B and A Finals

on Sunday commencing at 10am. There are eight riders who have been seeded directly to the line-up for Sunday, based on previous results. Among this weekend’s participants are many experienced riders, including some who have already shown out well in different disciplines of motorcycle competition. There are four riders competing who were successful at the Australian Junior Track Championship meeting staged at Raymond Terrace two weeks ago. Three of them, Cowra brothers Ben and Zac Cook and Matthew Gilmore, are seeded to the championship meeting on Sunday while Queenslander Declan Kennedy will start out in the Qualifying Meeting on Saturday. Also on the program on Sunday will the Junior Sidecar Championship. Junior racing for sidecars has a far shorter history and there will be a small field for this Sunday, including several surnames that are well known in the sport. Interestingly at least four youngsters will compete in both solo and sidecar competition on the weekend.

Academy function celebrates 2012

by Warwick Whitmore

he Central Coast Academy of Sport (CCAS) hosted a sports inspired function at Mingara Recreation Club in Tumbi Umbi on Wednesday, September 19.

The function was attended by several of the Academy’s business partners, board members, CCAS staff and the 2012 CCAS Greater Ambassador athletes. The evening was opened with a video to briefly outline the Academy of Sport’s role within the Central Coast community, what the Academy is aiming to achieve, how the elite sporting programs function and some of the athletes’ ambitions. Ian ‘Moose’ Robilliard was then officially welcomed back from his role with the Sydney Kings NBL franchise as he resumes full-time duties with the Academy in the role of managing director. Robilliard discussed the strong relationships that the Central Coast Academy of Sport had built with its partners, the achievements of the Academy over the past year and also future initiatives to be launched, including a state-wide social inclusion golf program run in partnership with the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) that would encourage the participation of indigenous Australians. CCAS general manager of commercial Mr Kerry Ruffels focused on the opportunities within the Academy, the strength of the Academy as a brand and how both current and prospective partners could assist in the further development of the CCAS. The CCAS Greater Ambassadors for 2012 were then introduced to the crowd. Sean Glachan (golf), Megan Burgess (swimming), Jakob Sedgman (rugby union) and Brigette Sloane

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he Central Coast Academy of Sport (CCAS) will soon launch its 14th elite sporting program, archery, and is seeking any interested athletes for a talent identification evening that will be held on Monday, October 8.

The talent identification session is open to anyone aged between 12 and 18 years old who is interested in the sport of archery, no experience necessary, and resides within the Gosford or Wyong local government

areas. The identification evening will be held at the Gosford Showground Indoor Archery Centre, which will also be utilised for subsequent CCAS archery training sessions. Successful applicants for the squad will participate in a 10 month elite sporting program, with weekly sessions to be held under the guidance of head coach Peter Fairhall and assistant coach and squad manager Lynne Fairhall. Peter and Lynne are synonymous with archery on the Central Coast, both holding qualifications as level two field archery coaches, master instructors,

certified by the international field archery association, and Lynne being a qualified community coach with the national field archery association of USA. Already, the talent for the new squad is lining up, with Oliver Behling joining the inaugural CCAS archery program. Oliver has achieved results at both a national and international level. Last year, Behling placed second at the IFAA World Bowhunting Competition, and most recently took out first place at the IFAA National Senior Mens.

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October 4, 2012 - GRANDSTAND - P19

Roosters win awards at Junior League presentation

Caroline Hain wins three judo gold medals ive members of the Kido-Mingara Judo Academy in Tuggerah competed in the NSW International Open Championships recently in Blacktown and bought back six medals between them.

The event was an important National Points tournament for players who are seeking selection for 2013 International events. Caroline Hain dominated the U48kg division in all age categories and won three gold medals. She impressed her coaches by powering through with her unusual and relentless attacking style and variety of throwing techniques. She was the stand out player of the tournament which was acknowledged by the selectors who awarded her the female Rising Star

trophy. Caroline is training at the Australian Institute of Sport during the school break in preparation for the Oceania Judo Union Continental Championship in Samoa. Liam Yokoyama will join Caroline in representing Kido Mingara at the event which counts toward Commonwealth Games selection. Neeson Naidoo maintained his dominance with his attacking style. His aim was to improve on last year’s minor medal. He again showed his solid Judo skills over his opponents in the U55kg division and won gold. He impressed the coaches by powering through with fast ashi (foot sweep) combinations to textbook shoulder throws and uchimata. Angelina Yokoyama went up in the 52kg division to vie for a spot on the Youth Olympic Trial event scheduled for early next year.

by Tim McParlane

She had a challenging time with some difficult bouts but her take back throws, solid, groundwork and mature command of submission techniques defence secured her the silver medal. Kasiea Naidoo is showing marked improvement in major NSW events throwing with her seoitosh (shoulder throw) and combinations to finish with ground holding technique for a welldeserved bronze medal. Daniel Villani dominated his U12 division but was harshly judged by the referees on the execution of an uranage (sacrifice throw) that he initiated, which saw him lose one bout and settle for a bronze medal. It was a near repeat of the previous year at this event, where the referees reversed their own decision on his throw in the finals. “I know that I can beat the players; that is most important for me,” said the philosophical 10 year old.

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he Central Coast Division Junior Rugby League Pr esentation Night was held at Mingara Recreation Club on Thursday, September 20.

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For Max to receive both awards is a credit to him for all the hard work he has put in over the last couple of years. Max’s continue commitment and dedication along with a positive attitude has resulted in these welldeserved accolades. The night hadn’t finished for the Woy Woy boys, with the third last award of the night, the Grahame Wilkin Trophy for Best and Fairest Division Two U16 award, going to Kurt Burrell. Kurt joined the club from

Gosford after the team folded earlier in the year. Kurt was an instant spark to the Woy Woy team and was a consistent standout all year. To be acknowledged as the Best and Fairest for the age group is just rewards for a top year of footy from Kurt. His chip and chase game being top class, Kurt is a young man with a ton of potential. To both Max and Kurt, congratulations on your awards from everyone at the Roosters.

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October 4, 2012 - GRANDSTAND - P21

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Connor Watson is Junior League Player of the Year by Stacey Jackson

t the Central Coast Division of Junior Rugby League presentation night on Thursday, September 20, Connor Watson from Kincumber Junior Rugby League Club (JRLFC) was named Player of the Year.

Connor represented the Central Coast in the Harold Matthews competition, played in the U16 NSW Indigenous side, was named as a NSW U16 State of Origin Possible and Probable and represented St Edwards College in the Open side and U16 side that won the All Schools State Championships. Connor was also named Man of the Final after he scored 12 tries for Kincumber, which saw the

Connor Watson team come one game shy of the grand final. He also made the Australian Oztag U16 side

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that will compete in the World Cup in New Zealand in December, and the U16 Australian Indigenous Rugby Union side. On the night, Connor thanked his parents and Kincumber JRLFC for all the support, guidance and opportunities he has received. Club president Scott Jackson said, “Connor is a very talented athlete but he is also a good young man, who we are all proud of”. Kincumber also picked up other awards. Brodie Cooper was named Best Back in the U16 Central Coast Representative side while Tom Starling was named Best and Fairest in the U14 Representative side and the 11-3 side was named the Best Attacking side in Mod Football 2-3 Division.

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reunion regatta will be held at Budgewoi Sailing Club on the weekend of November 17 and 18 to celebrate the Club’s 40th anniversary.

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P22 - GRANDSTAND - October 4, 2012

Peninsula hockey players in Hunter Academy

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Brinley Gallagher, Jake Wigham and Hayden Boyd

eninsula Hockey Club has had three players selected for the Hunter Sports Academy Squad to have their skills and ﬁtness ﬁne-tuned throughout the off season.

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Peninsula team that won 20 games straight in their ﬁrst season and were subsequently named Minor Premiers. “This was a great achievement as the whole team stays in U15 team next season,” said Peninsula Hockey Club president Mr John Boyd. “However, sickness and injury hit the team hard leading into the semi-ﬁnal

and final with the team unable to play to their full potential. “They were the youngest side in the U15 competition with four team members playing hockey for the first time,” said Mr Boyd. Peninsula Hockey Club will be fielding two sides next season, an U15 side and an U17 side.

Chiropractic Plus by Peter Grieve of the Umina Chiropractic Centre

Regular exercise is the answer Wow! what an incredible opportunity for our hard working commuter population of the Peninsula. You’re wondering what I’m about to suggest, aren’t you? If you’re thinking daylight saving/setting sun at 8.00ish for the next several months, then you are correct. Let’s get active people, lets get those work shoes off and either get bare footed on the beach or joggers on, either way, let’s walk and let’s get excited about it. Have you ever wondered what your body is actually for? Let me inform you of a shared opinion.....you are right, again correct, it’s for moving and for relocating that gelatinous tissue between your ears, the brain, to yet another place so it can get what it mostly needs to function, stimulation and food. Please realise that you are not a mistake or a freak of nature. You are a design. You have the same DNA as any other human and your DNA is encoded to function highly, given the fuels that you are designed to have. Our patients often ask us: “What is a simple way of eating right?” and I give them the 30 day challenge of only consuming foods that are not packaged or frozen, in other words, where there is no writing on the label. You are stuck with meats, eggs, nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruits and water, not bad huh? The next ask was that each day, they walk for 15 minutes and concentrate on 5 things: drink water before and after the walk; walk at a moderate pace with poise and dignity; concentrate on head position (chin slightly tucked in) with hands and arms dangling and

totally relaxed ﬁngers; be only conscious of the ‘now’; and concentrate on slow, deep breaths. That’s it! Just do it and your health will improve, your blood pressure will normalise, your asthma will ease, your obesity will become a thing of the past, your Type 2 will be rendered someone else’s issue. This won’t happen overnight, just as ill health takes some time to manifest. However, to be well is within the realm of all people. The degree of health depends upon the degree of excitement in knowing that this is not just likely, but absolutely the case, because YOU are programmed that way. Please understand this if nothing else. Your chiropractor is trained to interpret your spinal function and relate the changes to your environment. He then accelerates the distorted frame, especially the spine, into a more normal position. The brain loves this and so ‘down regulates ‘the spinal muscle spasm. Your chiropractor will then assist you in understanding the importance of managing your lifestyle factors that are causative. Pain syndromes are basically symptomatic and do warrant attention. However altered function is realy what an astute chiropractor is addressing. Someone asked: “Who needs a Chiro?”. I answered: “Anyone born with a spine”. See YOU soon.

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October 4, 2012 - GRANDSTAND - P23

Marlins start season with win over Blacktown

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he Central Coast Marlins began their title defence of the State League (formerly NSW Major League) with a 7-2 win over Penrith at Blacktown International Sports Park on Wednesday, September 19.

The Marlins got off to a fast start plating two runs in the first inning after hits to Tim Joughin and Craig Anderson who both scored on a triple from Mitchell Denning. The Marlins added a further two runs in the fourth inning after Joughin and Anderson scored again

taking the score to 4-1 after the Sydney team plated a run in the third. The Marlins side added four more runs in the sixth inning taking their lead to 7-2 where it would stay for the remainder of the match. Marlins’ starting pitcher Kurt Eden was strong through five innings, keeping the Sydneysiders to two runs which gave the away side’s offensive an opportunity to score. Eden gave way for rookie pitcher Bryce Procter who continued to shut the home side’s bats quiet. The win meant that the Marlins winning streak was 15 games in a row continuing on from their Premiership run last year.

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Ms Skinner, who was joined on her tour of the facilities by Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein, inspected the progress of the new sub-acute care and rehabilitation ward, a $14 million project that is jointly funded by the NSW and Commonwealth Governments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is particularly pleasing to see the progress on this new ward at Woy Woy Hospital, as it was one of this Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitments to the local community to return rehabilitation services to Woy Woy,â&#x20AC;? Ms Skinner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is important to recognise the crucial role that health staff and

community has played to ensure that essential frontline services are well supported and this ward will enhance services provided by Woy Woy Hospital to local residents.â&#x20AC;? Mr Holstein said the new ward would feature one and twobed inpatient rooms, a therapy courtyard, gymnasium and improvements to back-of-house services, including kitchen areas, staff facilities and extra parking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The new sub-acute ward has been built with capacity for 30 beds to allow for expansion to meet future needs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The new ward is expected to be open in mid-2013,â&#x20AC;? Mr Holstein said. Media Release, 25 Sep 2012 Samantha Day, OfďŹ ce of Jillian Skinner MP

Bulls Hill improvements â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;not likelyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Bays Community Group has been told by a council ofďŹ cer that funding for improvements to Bulls Hill is â&#x20AC;&#x153;not likely in my lifetimeâ&#x20AC;?. The ofďŹ cer, Mr David Medcalf, presented information at the Bays Community Hall in Woy Woy Bay on Wednesday, September 12, about the planned upgrades to Rawson Rd and Woy Woy Rd. Bays Community Group president Mr Bob Puffett introduced Mr Medcalf as project manager. Around 40 local residents attended the meeting. Mr Puffett welcomed Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support of local community input to the development. The $30 million allocation of funding to the project would allow work on a new roundabout and underpass which would link Railway St with Woy Woy Rd, as well as work on an under-road pedestrian

crossing at Rawson Rd and Railway St. However, a number of projects remain unfunded including the improvement of Bulls Hill and Woy Woy Rd, the removal of the hairpin bend at the top of Bulls Hill and the proposed on ramp at Banyo Close. Mr Medcalf said funding for these upgrades were â&#x20AC;&#x153;not likely in my lifetimeâ&#x20AC;?. The meeting was the ďŹ rst in a series of planned updates and community input on the upgrade project by the Council. Mr Medcalf said that although initial planning included â&#x20AC;&#x153;four lanes with cycleway and footpathâ&#x20AC;? and improvements to Woy Woy Rd, that the realistic scope of the project was â&#x20AC;&#x153;the roundabout, underpass and some remedial work along Rawson Rdâ&#x20AC;? which would take at least a year. The meeting was told the major work phase would take at least a

year which would mean primary access to the Peninsula would be along the Broadwater during part of the work. Concerns were raised during the meeting about the concurrent upgrade to the West Gosford intersection but Mr Medcalf said this was unlikely as the intersection project was expected to begin next year while the Rawson Rd Project may not begin until much later. Mr Medcalf advised that it would take 10 years to negotiate a route through the National Park and it would be unlikely succeed. This meant plans for a road upgrade had to stay within the current road boundaries. Mr Puffett said that without lobbying local politicians the project could be overshadowed by competing Council projects. Email, 20 Sep 2012 Jeffrey Cook, Woy Woy Bay

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was made on Thursday, September 20, by the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) to approve the development application to relocate Gosford Public School to the grounds of Henry Kendall High School. Gosford Public School Action Group chairperson Ms Jackie Draper, Central Coast Greens representative Ms Kate da Costa and Henry Kendall High School P and C president Mr Rob Wilcox spoke to the panel along with Teachers Federation representative Ms Debbie Westacott, Gosford Public School P and C president Mr Stephan Thomas and Gosford Waterfront Action Group representative Mr Gary Jackson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole proposal and documentation has been insultingly inadequate,â&#x20AC;? said Ms da Costa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The refusal of both

the previous and current government to consider any other site than Henry Kendall High School has reduced the time for proper planning, but

the children of Gosford Public School and Henry Kendall High School should not be punished for government intransigence.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This will set precedence for mergers and the selloff of schools around the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many people worked tirelessly on this campaign,

supported by Dr John Kaye, Greens MLC in State Parliament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The petition, with over 10,500 signatures, thousands

yong Shire Council hosted 21 delegates from the Beijing Government, China on Monday, September 17.

The delegates met with council to ďŹ nd out about development opportunities in the Shire, with council presenting an outline of economic opportunities in the Shire and an overview of future planning projects. Delegates were given a full overview of the Warnervale Chinese Cultural Theme Park proposal by the Australia China Foundation Association (ACFA). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Council is delighted to be one of the few select areas chosen to visit by this delegation of Chinese Government ofďŹ cials,â&#x20AC;? said mayor, Cr Bob Graham. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What it shows is that we have a strong reputation when it comes to future proposals involving economic development in the Shire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our visitors were very keen to learn about

An aerial view of Bulls Hill

Wingecarribee Shire Council, along with City of Swan and Parkes Shire Councils, led the class action case, which involved a total of 72 plaintiffs. Although Gosford Council was not involved in the class action case, Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of corporate services, Mr Nic Pasternatsky said Council

Australian arm of Lehman Brothers, previously known as Grange Securities, had engaged in deceptive conduct, breach of contract and a breach of its ďŹ duciary duties. Newly elected mayor, and Chair of Wingecarribee Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finance Committee, Cr Juliet Arkwright said the decision vindicated the

Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to instigate legal action against Lehman Brothers in a bid to recoup funds lost in ďŹ nancial products known as collaterised debt obligations (CDOs). â&#x20AC;&#x153;This case has been an ongoing process, and we are very pleased with the result. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can now attempt to recoup funds,â&#x20AC;? Cr Arkwright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However the ruling does not stipulate how much, or indeed when we can expect to see monies returned,â&#x20AC;? she

said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And whilst we may never receive all of our funds invested, any money recovered will have an enormous beneďŹ t for the community as it will be fed back into Council services and community assets.â&#x20AC;? Wingecarribee Shire Council has already recovered $8.6 million from CDO investments, and still holds $11.6 million. The Council now awaits a court date in November when Justice Steven Rares will give

Email, 21 Sep 2012 Kate da Costa, Central Coast Greens

ďŹ nal orders that will conďŹ rm details of the compensation that Lehman Brothers Australia will be liable for. The published reasons for judgment and the summary of the decision are available at www.fedcourt.gov.au. Media statement, 21 Sep 2012 Nic Pasternatsky, Gosford Council Media Release, 24 Sep 2012 Wingecarribee Shire Council

Cr Bob Graham and Cr Doug Eaton meet with representatives of the Beijing Government at Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Civic Centre

a lot of projects we have currently and projects that are coming up and how we go about managing these projects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a great coup for Council to have our work recognised at an International level,â&#x20AC;? said

Cr Graham. Last year, an agreement was signed between the Australia China Foundation Association (ACFA) and Wyong Council to investigate a site at Warnervale as the

potential home of a Chinese Cultural Theme Park. The agreement allowed the proponents to investigate a potential 15 hectare site, on Council land, for the purpose of constructing

the $500 million Cultural Theme Park. The ACFA required access to Council land in order to fully develop a proposal that would have a detailed business plan, ďŹ nancial strategy, beneďŹ ts and costs, to

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parents and everyone who has to make this transition work have been ignored. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This State government was elected on a promise to listen to and empower local communities, but this forced relocation over the wishes of the entire community has made a mockery of the Coalitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The move, promoted as a way of paying for much needed and overdue upgrades, is a false economy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As soon as the new school opens, it and the high school will be at capacity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Government will ďŹ nd itself very soon having to pay for an entire new school, but they appear to only be interested in the current budget. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will be keeping a close eye on the merged schools and the old waterfront site to see how long it takes for anything to appear there which will beneďŹ t the community,â&#x20AC;? said Ms da Costa.

Federal Court rules against Lehman Brothers osford Council has said it will seek legal advice following the ruling from the Federal Court of Australia on Friday, September 21, that investment company Lehman Brothers Australia is liable for millions of dollars lost by Councils via failed investments.

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enable them to go back to China and source additional funding to raise the necessary capital for the project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know this project already has the support of sectors of the Chinese Government which is critical for getting corporate support in China,â&#x20AC;? said Cr Graham. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has the potential to be one of the biggest tourism developments in New South Wales in a number of years and also create more than 1,000 jobs in the local area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The delegation was certainly very interested in being briefed on the progress of this development and they were very enthusiastic about the work Council has done to assist in getting it to this level,â&#x20AC;? said Cr Graham. Council expects to make a further statement about the proposed Chinese Cultural Theme Park in the coming months. Media Release, 17 Sep 2012 Wyong Council Media Email, 26 Sep 2012 Cameron Bell, Wyong Shire Council

by Larry Thomson

voca Beach won the 2012 First Grade Rugby Union Premiership when they defeated Kariong at Morry Breen Oval by 28 points to 14 on Saturday, September 22.

Avoca Beach was the better team on the day and the win saw them gain another First Grade Premiership. The ďŹ rst 15 minutes of the match proved a real struggle with both teams testing each other out with a series of forward exchanges but neither team was making any signiďŹ cant inroads. If anything, it was Kariong who dominated territory during that time. They spent a lot of time in the Avoca Beach half. This gained a result for them in the 12th minute when their prop and captain Shannon Beavan made a 20 metre run to crash over adjacent to the posts. It was the start that Kariong wanted. The try was converted and Kariong had jumped to an early 7-0 lead. Avoca Beach responded two minutes later when their winger Matt Maloney kicked a penalty goal to reduce the lead to 7-3. This remained the score for much of the remainder of the ďŹ rst half. Both teams had their chances and both teams had periods of attack but good defence from the opposing team saw all attacking movements come to nothing. It was certainly developing into a war of

attrition with neither team able to gain the edge. Kariong had long periods of possession and at times Avoca Beach could just not get their hands on the ball. The best players for each of the teams at this stage gave it their all. Prop Shannon Beavan was leading from the front and everywhere in attack and defence. Halfback Scott Hanley was playing well and was scheming to gain the upper hand. Avoca Beach was being led around the paddock by lock Adam Winter who was having one of his best games for the club. He made several surges in the ďŹ rst half to get his team on the go forward. He was well supported by prop Luke Sheridan. The game had developed into a stalemate on the scoreboard but Avoca

Beach got closer and then moved ahead with two late penalty goals in the ďŹ rst half. In the 34th minute, and then just before half time Matt Maloney kicked two penalty goals for Avoca to take the lead at the halftime break by 9-7. The second half continued in much the same vein as what was observed in the ďŹ rst half. Kariong had long periods of possession but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the break through and get across the line. Dogged defence by Avoca Beach simply shut them out. The difference in the second half however was the good performance of the Avoca Beach outside backs. Half Justin Staben and inside centre Dan Reihana were able to get the ball wide and the Avoca Beach outside backs proved dangerous every time they

touched the ball. Both wingers Tom Murphy and Matt Maloney made incisive runs, and the pace of Jacob Briggs was always on show. Firstly a turnover of possession in the 10th minute of the half saw Avoca Beach ďŹ ve-eight Mitch Graham go to the blind before passing to winger Matt Maloney who raced to the line for a try. This try was converted by Maloney himself and Avoca Beach had moved to a handy 16 points to 7 lead, but Kariong were not to be outdone. They quickly responded with their second try. A forward surge by Kariong saw the ball go to the blindside and with the ball in the hands of fullback Derrick Peachey, he raced 20 metres across ďŹ eld to score near the posts. The conversion of this try

saw the score line at Avoca Beach 16 Kariong 14 and the match was certainly on. It was at this stage that Kariong could have taken the lead. Kariong ďŹ ve-eight Mitchell Clay made a break before passing to his winger with the line open but the dropped ball saw a chance go begging. From the 20th minute of this half for the next ďŹ ve minutes Kariong gave it their all to break through. They took a tighthead at the scrum, but several dropped balls and wrong options cost them in achieving their aim. It was the determined Avoca Beach defence that was the telling factor. Having gained a penalty close to their own line, halfback Justin Staben showed quick thinking by taking an immediate tap and racing forward.

The ball was passed to supporting fullback Jacob Briggs who showed exceptional pace and outshone the Kariong defence to race 65 metres to score near the corner. It was the turning point of the second half. Avoca Beach were now leading by 21 points to 14 in what was proving an exhilarating second half of Grand Final rugby. This try in the 28th minute of the second half placed Avoca Beach in a good position. Kariong did hit back with some good play through loose forwards Afele Tongia and Sone Taito but there was to be no result on the scoreboard. Avoca Beach also made further inroads. Winger Tom Murphy was strong and made several telling runs during this period. The Grand Final was cemented in the ďŹ nal few minutes of the game when Avoca Beach prop Luke Sheridan made a big run and crashed over near the posts for the winning try. This try was converted and the ďŹ nal score of Avoca Beach 28 Kariong 14 was reached. It was typical Grand Final rugby with no holds barred. Both teams gave it their all but it was Avoca Beach who were the stronger on the day. Avoca Beach had won their eighth First Grade Premiership in the last 10 years. This Grand Final was also their 11th successive First Grade Grand Final appearance.

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