Receptionist claims a heart in game of love • Services challenged to save lives in winter

Receptionist claims a heart in game of love

Wedding bells for Dragons fan who met her match watching the footy.

The St George Dragons may not have won a premiership for more than a decade but they led MRNSW Receptionist and Office Manager Stephanie Bruno to claim a heart.

When the team was scheduled to play on a Monday night in July, 2015, lifelong fan Steph wanted to watch the match but didn’t have Foxtel at home so headed for her gym to watch it there.

She asked personal trainer Allan Newton to switch the channel to the game and the two got talking.

Allan left soon after on a rugby league tour to Canada.

“He was away for three weeks and we texted every day. When he got back, we had our first date at a bar in Newtown and we haven’t been apart since,” Steph said.

The pair returns to the bar each year on their anniversary - and it was there on their fourth anniversary that Allan proposed.

Steph and Allan married on Sunday, March 14, at Athol Hall in Mosman. Torrential rain led to a quick change of plans to hold their ceremony indoors.

“The Saturday was hot and sunny, Monday was beautiful but on the day it poured from sun up to sun down. It was meant to be,” she said.

The honeymooners got away for a short break “glamping” at Turon Gates west of the Blue Mountains.

“Horse riding, relaxing, no internet or phone reception, which didn’t matter since I lost my phone in an Uber the night of the wedding,” Steph said.

They plan a longer trip to Europe once COVID bans are lifted.

Rain on their wedding day ... MRNSW Receptionist and Office Manager Stephanie Bruno-Newton and her husband Allan.

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Services challenged to save lives in winter

Fleet Manager Kelvin Parkin donates to the Emergency Services Blood Challenge, with Lifeblood’s Jackson and ROM Glenn Evans on hand.

Marine Rescue NSW personnel are being encouraged to roll up their sleeves this winter.

With demand for blood increasing in the colder months, our volunteers and staff are again taking part in the annual Emergency Services Blood Challenge to donate much needed blood and plasma.

More than 1,000 donations are needed across Australia every week and each donation can save up to three lives.

The Emergency Services Blood Challenge is one of the state’s biggest blood drives. For details, visit https://www.donateblood.com.au/ lifeblood-teams/emergency-services