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Measuring Up For NAPLAN MORE than a million students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 across Australia will take the annual NAPLAN tests next week. Last year, Tea Gardens Public School was recognised by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) as one of four schools in the Hunter region who achieved above average gains in their NAPLAN results, between testing in Year 3 and Year 5. “We are looking forward to once again demonstrating our skills and knowledge across the testing components,” Tea Gardens Principal Mr Mark Clemson said. NAPLAN testing occurs
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over three days and covers skills in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar, Writing, Reading and Numeracy. Results are reported against the national minimum standards and are used by schools to support teaching and learning programs. Mr Clemson said the core focus in any school is on improving student learning outcomes. “At Tea Gardens, we are
for our students and for our school,” he said. “Our ultimate goal needs to be that we as a school community, are able to achieve above average gains consistently and strive for excellence across all areas of schooling.” The same expectations are echoed by Bulahdelah Central School’s (BCS) Deputy Principal, Mrs Deb Gilbert. “We all want each of our students to
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for water are set to reduce from July 1 should the plan, available for community comment until Friday 2 June, be endorsed. The proposed changes will see a standard water development charge across the MidCoast area of $5,970. Currently the charges are $6,155 for those in the former Great Lakes and Greater Taree region and $7,025 for those in the former Gloucester local government area. Sewerage development charges are also proposed
to be set at $8,236 for most areas, with some (such as Hawks Nest, North Karuah, Hallidays Point and Tuncurry) dropping to $2,992. Currently serviced areas in the former Great Lakes and Greater Taree areas attract a charge of $9,677. Those in the Gloucester area will pay slightly more for sewer, up from their current $7,308 but will reap the larger saving on water development charges. MidCoast Water has proposed the changes following a review of their development
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Daniel SAHYOUN 0404 934 820 daniel@mcnota.com.au REPORTER q Support: BCS Year 7 Advisor Ms Georgina Cunich with Jarryd Schmidt. demonstrate their learning and to show significant progress as they move through their schooling years,” Mrs Gilbert said. “We are in a unique situation where we can map students’ educational growth from Year 3 to Year 9. This enables us to use the expertise that we have in all areas of the school to address each student’s identified learning needs through regular assessments, including NAPLAN results.” But like any formal assessment situation, many young people worry
servicing plans in accordance with new guidelines published by the NSW Government last year. “This has been an extensive process, with our development team reviewing each water and sewer servicing strategy, including existing demands, capacity and anticipated growth to determine the required capital works over the next 30 years,” general manager Ken Gouldthorp explained. This process was undertaken for each of MidCoast Water’s six water supply schemes
about performing well in the NAPLAN tests. BCS Year 7 Advisor Ms Georgina Cunich, encourages students to keep the tests in perspective. “Just do your best, stay relaxed and speak up if you are feeling anxious,” she said. The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) was introduced in 2008 to identify and support students who need assistance in reaching the national minimum standards. and 14 sewer schemes. “We believe this will be welcomed by developers across the area, who have lobbied for some time for a reduction in developer charges to assist in encouraging development in our area.” Members of the public interested in learning more about the proposed new charges can read the full review and proposal at www. midcoastwater.com.au. Submissions from members of the public will be accepted until Friday 2 June.
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the Gallipoli campaign. “People are still very responsible in the sense of keeping in touch with what’s going on with ANZAC Day,” Rear Admiral Horton told News Of The Area. Dozens of wreaths were laid, and a moving rendition of the ‘Last Post’ brought the service to a close. Then it was off to the Tea Gardens Country Club for lunch, a few beers and traditional two up. 93-year-old Ted Mowbray spoke to News Of The Area about his wartime service, posted to Mt Gambier to train pilots in the Royal Australian Air Force. “We trained them for five weeks and in that time they did a lot of low flying, sometimes just 10 feet above the ground or the sea.” “We just scraped along, lifting over the waves.” “I came out of the sea at 50 feet, looking to see where land was and suddenly right beside me was the Mt Gambier Town Hall Clock, so I wheeled around and knew where the strip was.” “We lost seven,” he said with sadness. More than 70 years on, Ted’s wartime memories were as vivid and as lasting as his love for his country.
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From time to time the Australian courts are required to decide with which parent, and in which country, a child should live until it can be determined which country’s Courts will resolve the matter on a final basis. In the recent case of AcquaahAkuffo and Abioye (2016) the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia dismissed a Father’s appeal against orders to return a child to Ghana pending the determination of which country was the appropriate forum for the final hearing.
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TO capture the spirit of ANZAC Day in a few hundred words is a difficult thing to do. So much about 25 April stems from a century of history and the men and women who work tirelessly to ensure the commemoration continues for the next hundred years. Like so many cities and towns across Australia, the Myall community came together at Tea Gardens last Tuesday to pay tribute to the ANZAC legend, born 102 years ago. On the banks of the Myall, they gathered at dawn for the first of many ceremonies to mark Gallipoli and all the conflicts that followed. Later, the thinning ranks of World War II veterans marched proudly along Marine Drive, watched on and applauded by hundreds of well wishes. RSL President Michael Farrar guided the crowd through the ANZAC traditions. Songs of thanks were sung and tales of long-ago conflicts were brought to life again. Rear Admiral Tony Horton reflected on his 43 years of service in the Royal Australian Navy and the Navy’s role in
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IF you want some foot tapping, knee slapping, hand clapping fun, then head to Karuah this weekend for the annual Lost Highway Bluegrass Music Festival. This will be the Festival’s ninth year and organiser Sharon Wedd has been there from the very beginning. “It started with the Chamber of Commerce,” Sharon told News Of The Area. “We wanted to do something to bring people to town and one of our members said what about a music festival.” The Festival, now in the hands of the Karuah Progress Association continues to go from strength to strength. “We were washed out at Longworth Park a couple of years ago and we decided we can’t grow if we don’t have an all-weather event,” Sharon said. ‘The Big Top’ now provides an arena for the musicians. This year performers are coming from all over Australia as well as the first band from the Northern Hemisphere, ‘The All Day Breakfast Stringband’ out of Montreal, Canada.
“There are market stalls, and the music is everywhere, right along the main street to inside the BP service station.” Sharon is also quick to point out that it takes a great team and many months to organise the event. “It’s been a lot of hard work and it takes a lot of people to make it successful.” “Port Stephens Council has been our number one supporter not only for funding, but staff as well,” Sharon said. Tickets are available online for the event or just rock up and buy them in town. This year there’s also water taxi service from Tea Gardens to Karuah operating
both Saturday and Sunday from 9am. A return trip will cost $20 per person. And if you’ve ever wondered what the difference is between Country Music and Bluegrass, here’s Sharon’s definition. “Country sings about love lost in a sad way, Bluegrass sings about terrible, sad stories in an upbeat humorous way,” laughed Sharon. ‘’They’re great musicians, they get in and help each other, you might have one person on stage and you look behind them and they’ve all joined in.” The festival runs from 5-7 May.
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KARUAH Public School Medallions were awarded to six students last week in recognition of their consistent and positive behavior. The medallions, proudly received by Matilda, Demani, Rachel, Harmon, Lachlan and Toby, are part of the school’s reward system which is linked to
the Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) program. Assistant Principal Mrs Kath Henry said the school’s PBL motto of ‘Respect, Responsibility and Pride’ is supported by the Aussie Five Rules. “The Positive Behaviour for Learning framework is an ideal strategy that creates respect throughout the whole school,” she said. “By following the Aussie
Five Rules, students are able to collect blue certificates by doing the correct behaviours.” Mrs Henry said once students achieve 10 blue certificates, they are exchanged for a Bronze Award. Further certificates allow the students to progress through the different levels of
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“There are small gifts as well, like canteen vouchers, a PeBbLes badge and a reading book too,” Mrs Henry said. “The class with the most awards at the end of the week earn PeBbLes for their class for the upcoming week.” The PBL is a whole school program focused on creating a positive school environment.
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includes a dedicated children’s section and reading tables. The service will be managed by Bulahdelah Chamber of Commerce for a trial period of 12 months. “It’s good that Bulahdelah gets to retain the library service for the community,” Chamber Vice-President
Kevin Carter said. “It’s up to the community now to use it or lose it.” According to MidCoast Council, Bulahdelah Library has 287 members, with only 162 active during 2016. A total of 4,271 items were borrowed last year, which represents just 0.6 percent of all library loans in the MidCoast region. Chamber President John Sahyoun said he hopes library membership and loans will soar over the coming 12 months. “New members can sign up at the RTC, it’s quick and easy, and costs nothing to join,” Mr Sahyoun said.
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AFTER months of preparation, Bulahdelah’s Bendigo Bank Agency will open for business at 9am on Thursday 11 May. The agency will be operated by Judy Dixon and will offer residents,
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Caring Acquisition ANGLICAN Care has announced it will be acquiring Great Lakes Aged Care (GLAC) following a unanimous vote by its members last month. The 57-bed facility, which also offers six selfcare villas, has served the Bulahdelah and surrounding communities for more than 25 years. “Small independent aged care providers are finding it increasingly difficult to balance the needs of compliance with government regulations and accreditation standards
whilst at the same time maintaining long term financial viability and the very best professional care of their residents,” GLAC Chairman John Ireland said. “With this in mind, the Board of GLAC has preemptively sought out a larger organisation to acquire its operations with a view to ensuring the availability of contemporary aged care services for Bulahdelah and its surrounding communities now and into the future.” Mr Ireland said the high level of care that residents of the facility receive will only be
Covering the central region of Port Stephens: Lemon Tree Passage, Medowie, Tanilba Bay, Salt Ash, Williamtown, Oyster Cove, Ferodale to Twelve Mile Creek. Some of stories in this paper... • Medowie Original sets the record straight about Grahamstown Dam • A Fiery Time for Tilligerry Firefighters • Solar Saver at Mallabula • Panthers Powering Ahead • Tilligerry Social Golf Club Results If you wish to read these other News Of The Area publications we can mail you a copy each week. Contact us for paid subscription rates: Email us media@newsofthearea.com.au Or you may see the edition in full ONLINE, on the News Of The Area website: www.newsofthearea.com.au
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enhanced by Anglican Care. Anglican Care CEO Colin Osborne is delighted to commence providing exceptional care to more people and seeing an increase in the footprint of Anglican Care. “Foremost in the considerations of both organisations will be to ensure the minimal disruption of services over the next few months and that clear communication is maintained with all stakeholders in the lead up to the 1 July 2017 acquisition date,” he said. “We are excited about the opportunity to enhance the provision of care and support to existing residents via the opportunity for them to access specialist services such as our Nurse Practitioner and our award-winning Lifestyle and Wellbeing programs, including access to our Lifestyle Resource Van.” GLAC was originally established in 1991 with significant community fundraising to care for the frail and aged residents of Bulahdelah and its surrounding districts. “We are mindful of the input of the community to the development of this facility and would like to thank them for their support in the past and into the future,” Mr Osborne said.
Central School, said the award has boosted his confidence in the leadup to the Higher School Certificate examinations. “I hope to include it in the HSC, so I have to keep working on it,” Bailey told News Of The Area. “The theme of the story relates very well to the topic of discovery that we are studying in English.” The prizes for the Youth Literacy Awards were provided by the estate of Norman McVicker OAM, who spent his life involved in writing and the performing arts.
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BAILEY Shultz’s passion and talent for creative writing has been recognised in the 2017 Youth Literary Awards. His original short story titled ‘Home‘ caught the attention of the judges, who selected the piece for a Commended Award. The accolade places Bailey’s story in the top 10 of all entries submitted in the national competition. An Australian theme, coupled with invention of style and creativity, were key aspects of the award. Bailey said his 800-
word story explored the relationship between a war veteran and his distant son. “It’s basically about a guy who returns home to visit his sick father,” Bailey said. “While reminiscing at the old house, he gains an understanding of his father after discovering photos and medals in a drawer, which makes him really appreciate his dad.” Bailey said the overall theme of grief and loss, was interwoven with the message that you shouldn’t judge until you know the full story. Bailey, who is a Year 12 student at Bulahdelah
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Back Online By John SAHYOUN HOME phone and ADSL services were restored last week for most of the Telstra customers affected by the month-long outage in Bulahdelah. Federal Member for Lyne, Dr David Gillespie, contacted Telstra on behalf of residents, and was informed the outage was initially caused by rain, with two broken cables further complicating the issue.
“It’s been totally unacceptable that people have been without basic telephone lines for that long,” Dr Gillespie said. “I’m not interested in all the excuses, I am angry that it happened, but my briefing is that it has now been fixed.” Although the service has been repaired, residents and business owners have been left frustrated over the ongoing issues. “We didn’t have a home phone for four weeks, and
q Federal Member for Lyne, Dr David Gillespie MP with Frank Horwill, Belinda Cunningham, and Don Hudson in Bulahdelah.
couldn’t get an answer when it would be repaired,” resident Eric Saville said. Bulahdelah Home Improvement Centre owner Steve Everingham, said he suffered a loss of 20 percent in trade during the four-week outage. “All our orders and payments are done online, and without internet and a phone, we missed out on a lot of business,” he said. As this is not the first outage that has occurred locally, residents and businesses say they just want a more reliable service. Speaking with News
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LOOKING for a fun filled day in Tea Gardens and the chance to find a treasure? Then head to Estia Health, (formerly The Manor) for an Open Day on Saturday 13 May. “We’ll have jumping castles, balloon twisting, and face painting for the children,” Estia’s Sue Nash told News Of The Area. “We’ve got lots of entertainment, line dancers, a ukulele group, Gus, the bush ballad singer and some
and co-funded by the Federal Government with Optus, Telstra, and Vodafone.” The Government invested almost $600 million to improve mobile coverage in regional and remote Australia in rounds one and two of the program. An additional $60 million in funding has been committed to a third round. Dr Gillespie said he hopes the blackspot program “will continue and expand even more”.
dancing performances,” Sue said. To tempt the taste buds, there’ll be a sausage sizzle, snow cones and fairy floss.” For those who love a scone, there will also be free Devonshire Teas in the cafeteria. Estia is also looking for expressions of interest from stall holders for a Trash and Treasure. “It will cost stallholders a gold coin donation to participate,” Sue said. “We’re really inviting the community into the home,
because a lot of our residents are unable to go out into the community,” Estia’s Jenny Armstrong said. “It will be a great day for our residents to see all the performances.” 76 residents call Estia Health their home. The Aged Care Facility is hoping parents and grandparents will bring their children along for the Open Day with all money raised from donations going to the Lions Club. The Open Day is being held in the grounds of the Spinifex Avenue complex on Saturday 13 May between 10am and 2pm.
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My son is obsessed with becoming the next School Captain at the local primary school. The votes don’t happen until the end of the year, but he is already fine-tuning his speech, walking up and down the corridor, reciting the central points. I know he won’t be able to deliver on many of the promises, which become more outlandish each week. How do I tone him down? Mr PT, Mallabula Dear Ms. PT, YOU know, if there’s one thing I have learnt about politics in the past year, it’s that anything is possible. Even if your son doesn’t seem like School Captain material, even if he’s only participated in a reality-style pantomime and not once shown an interest in the finer machinations of the school, the role could end up his. I wouldn’t be too worried about the distortion of facts in his speech. Elections are often won, or lost, on spin or lack thereof. Say, for example, he is promising lemonade in the bubblers, or free-dress every Friday. These are fairly innocent undertakings sprouted by many before him. But if he is perhaps thinking about getting rid of Sick Bay, because it is draining school funds, or if he is considering building a border wall between the infants and primary sections, you could be encouraging a catastrophic trajectory. And if, when the girl before him in the speeches makes a good point and he says “lock her up, she’s been using school computers to send personal emails” there is definitely a concerning pattern. If he asks to see the last School Captain’s birth certificate (because he believes his predecessor was born in Kenya and therefore ineligible) you need to engage professional help. Carpe diem, Jasminda
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WHEN Wilson Soh came to Australia over a decade ago, little did he dream that he would stay to call Karuah, home. The Malaysian student had come to study a Pharmaceutical Degree at Adelaide University leaving behind his Mum and Dad, four siblings and a large extended family. “I came purely for education,” Wilson told News Of The Area. His degree completed, Wilson was offered the choice of two traineeships, one in Canberra the other in outback Bourke. “I chose Bourke,” Wilson
laughed. “Everyone told me not to because it was the outback, but at that time I was young and wanted an adventure,” Wilson said. In his two years in Bourke, Wilson completed his traineeship, became a registered Pharmacist and was granted Permanent Residency. ‘’I’m a country person.” “I like that kind of close contact, understanding the community and being able to individualise the customer care.” From Bourke, he moved to Karuah and had a stint in Tea Gardens, working hard and saving his pennies for six years with one goal in mind.
MIDCOAST Water’s Operational Plan will deliver on a firm commitment to provide quality water and sewer services to the people of the MidCoast region by moving on important projects during the 201718 year. Administrator of MidCoast Water, John Turner, said the coming year will see MidCoast Water invest in progressing the construction of a second water scheme for the Manning and Great Lakes communities as well as undertaking required water and sewer maintenance projects. Mr Turner said a focus on the delivery of quality services will remain at the forefront of MidCoast Water’s future, regardless of any change to the
organisation’s governance structure. “Change is clearly imminent for MidCoast Water, with the NSW State Government currently considering a proposal to dissolve MidCoast County Council and transfer its assets, liabilities and functions to MidCoast Council,” Mr Turner said. General Manager of MidCoast Water, Ken Gouldthorp, said a major focus for MidCoast Water will be the construction of the Nabiac Water Treatment Plant, a major component of the Nabiac Inland Dune Aquifer Water Supply System. This project is designed to provide an alternative water source to the 36,000 Manning and Great Lakes customers currently reliant on the Manning River for their water
FEDERAL Member for Lyne, Dr David Gillespie, joined hundreds of residents at
ANZAC Day commemorations in the Myall Coast Region last week. The MP gave the ANZAC Address at the Dawn Service in Karuah, and paid tribute to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. He also attended the March and mid-morning ANZAC Commemoration in Tea Gardens. Speaking with News Of The Area, Dr Gillespie said it was touching to see so many people, both young and old, come together to honour those who have serviced our nation. “There was a big crowd at the Dawn Service in Karuah, over 500 people, it was a really moving ceremony,” Dr Gillespie said. “The flags, the riverside settings, the speeches, all the attendees, the marches and the communities getting together at Tea Gardens and
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introduced new organic products, determined to provide Karuah with a service that is both family friendly and iconic to the area. “I’m here to stay, it’s not just a job it’s a career,” he said. “I have my heart and soul in it.”
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supply. A sum of $11.3 million has been allocated in the 2017-18 financial year for the project. “Our focus on maintenance will continue, with a $2.8 million proposed allocation to our ongoing program to renew water and sewer mains across our service area,” Mr Gouldthorp added. “We will also begin investigating the replacement of the Gloucester Sewage Treatment Plant, with $400,000 allocated to this and a sum of $500,000 has been earmarked for proceeding to design stage for the Gloucester water network renewal.” Planning funds have been proposed to investigate an upgrade of the sewer network at Tea Gardens, and looking at the options for an upgrade to the Bootawa Dam spillway. MidCoast Water proposes to introduce limited increases
to rates and charges for the 2017-18 year, with the average bill (for customers receiving both water and sewer services) increasing 6.3 per cent. The average customer will experience a $20.25 per quarter increase in their water access and charges, however high water usage customers could face larger increases. Mr Turner said members of the community are encouraged to have their say on MidCoast Water’s draft operational plan and budget by making a submission during the formal public exhibition period via www. midcoastwater.com.au. Submissions from the general community are welcome, and will be accepted until 5pm on Thursday May 18, 2017.
Karuah, made them really special events.” Dr Gillespie also attended the Bulahdelah Central School
ANZAC Assembly and said he was honoured to have taken part in the ceremony.
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Dr David Gillespie MP, attended the Dawn Service at Karuah.
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He’s now the new owner of the Karuah Pharmacy and he and his staff couldn’t be happier. ‘’Karuah is very close knit community,” he said. “I can call everyone by their first name, we chat.” Wilson has also
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q Federal Member for Lyne, Dr David Gillespie, at the BCS ANZAC Assembly.
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Tea Gardens Hawks By Neil REYNOLDS THE Tea Gardens Hawks have had a mixed start in competition, with unconvincing wins in rounds 1 and 2 against new Clubs, Maitland United and Newcastle North. They were bought back to earth with a resounding defeat by South Newcastle, with concerning factors involved in the loss. The Hawks were tested in round 3 against competition front runners, Cardiff Cobras at Cardiff on Saturday. The Hawks, with a side of thirteen players and two, not
able to make it until half time, should have been defeatist. 10 players were not available due to injury and events. The 13 players who played the first half demonstrated the Hawks resolve in 2017. “I have not seen that commitment in my 20 years with the Hawks,” was quoted by a Club Official. With 19 players, the Cobras were confident of a victory, however early Hawks tries on the back of 40/20 kicks from halves Billy Greentree and Steve Slee, resulted in tries in following sets. A controlled first half had the Hawks lead by 24 points to 10 at the break. Brooke Roach spoke of
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Bulahdelah Golf Club By Pauline GREGORY Wednesday 19/4/17 Ladies Foursomes Championships Winner’s – Dot Graham and Lyn Pascoe R/up- Barbie Gordon and Terri Stellema Net – Lou Smith and Bette Saillard
Thursday 20/4/17 Veteran’s Golf Winner- Don Webster R/up- Stuart Robinson Saturday 22/4/17 2BBB Medley V’s Par Winner’s Karryn Bartlett & Craig Littlechild R/up Wayne Coulson & Dave Brown Individual Winner Wayne Coulson
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Hawks Nest Golf Club Social Club By Luke BOYD WITH the warm weather almost gone, being indoors at the Hawks Nest Golf Club sure does warm you up. Especially Thursday 27 April at 7 pm when a group of members and guests all converged at the dart boards for an enjoyable evening of social darts using a mixed doubles team format. The winners of the
mixed doubles teams competition were David Robertson and Levi Peters. The mixed doubles runner up team comprised of Lyn Peirson and partner Geoff Smith. The men’s highest score competition winner was Gene McKenzie scoring well earned 125 points. The ladies’ highest score competition winner for the evening was Mary Britton who scored 98 well earned points. Great Darts.
passion at the break, and praised his squad’s efforts. Not a player had played below the benchmark that had been set. 50/50 calls and one percenters are NRL buzz works. The Hawks got none of them. The second half saw Steve Slee sinbinned for 10 minutes, for a “professional foul” on the halfway line. Then,blockbusting centre Ryan Saunders suffered a serious injury while the Hawks were on attack. A 35 minute delay added to the drama. Ryan Saunders was transported to hospital. The concern demonstrated by the Hawks Family was emotional. “Ryan’s son Shaq, who has played for the junior Hawks,
newsofthearea.com.au embraced his dad while waiting for the ambulance. That is why I love this Club [secretary].” Ryan’ injuries are not as bad as originally thought, and with luck, he should be back in the second round. Awarding players in the game was difficult. Referees points for the Hawks went to Regan Hunter, who continues to show urgency in his game. Best attack was Nathan Ruse. “Bloods” hit up rate was exceptional. Best defence went to Brooke Roach. Roach’s intensity had the Cobra’s looking for him all day. He also won the Supporter’s vote based on commitment. Kurt Langdon was the “player’s player”. Langdon’s approach to the game is full on. Others taking points in
for helping out in many ways. Plus all those who have helped out in whatever way this Pennant Season. Tuesday 25 April: ANZAC Day, no bowls played. Club members participated in the march down Marine Parade to Anzac Park. Following the commemorative service Club President Robyn Webster and Club Secretary Karen McPhie placed a wreath on the memorial on behalf of Tea Gardens Bowling Club and presented a book donation to Tea Gardens Public School Library. Thursday 27 April: Social bowls played, a game of Fours. Winners were Jan Kuzmic, Francis Betar,
Dorothy Thompson and Pat Baker. It is yet to be announced as to the overall winners for the home competition. Good bowling to Robyn Beaumont and Kayelene Pearson who are competing in the Indoor Singles Competition 30 April. Upcoming events are RSL pairs on 5 May and State Carnival commencing 23 May and as always, social bowls every Tuesday and Thursday. Sunday Mixed Bowls, every Sunday at Tea Gardens Country Club, names down by 9.30am for play to commence at 10.00am. Visitors and new bowlers more than welcome.
BOWLING Tea Gardens Women’s Bowling Club By Lynda RICHARDS Pennant Update On Monday 24 April the Grade 2 Pennant Team travelled to Raymond Terrace to play their second last game for this Pennant Season. Both teams had wins against the Raymond Terrace bowlers, gaining the maximum 5 points. This secured their 3rd place position in the competition. The Grade 3 Team had a bye. The final Pennant games were played on Thursday 27 April at Tea Gardens Country Club Motel. Grade 2 defeating the team that finished 2nd in their division, Soldiers Point Yellow. The final results were Grade 2 team finishing on 39 points coming 3rd, Soldiers Point Yellow second place with 42 points and New Lambton winners in this division with 44 1/2 points. Well done ladies, not many points difference between 1st and 3rd. Our grade 3 team also had a win against Lowlands on
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from injury] and CJ Misifosa were welcome adds to the second half. Tries scored by Brooke Roach, John Schultz, Billy Greentree, Nathan Ruse, and Ryan Saunders. Billy Greentree kicked 5 goals from 5 attempts. Next week, the Hawks are away to Malabulla on Saturday 6 May. 3pm Kick off. The Lady Hawks will precede the game at 2pm, in a recognized grudge match. The Club is again away to Swansea the following weekend, before playing their first home game in 5 weeks against Shortland on Saturday 20 May. The Shortland game will recognize a long overdue old boy’s weekend. A “back to the nest” package has been arranged.
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Thursday. Our bowlers came 5th in their division with 25 points. The winners, Nelson Bay, scored 41 1/2 points overall, 2nd place Cardiff with 37 and third with 31 1/2 points was Soldier Point. Congratulations to all our Pennant bowlers, you have done our club proud. Following play all the Pennant teams and the social bowlers enjoyed lunch at the club’s restaurant The Queens Kitchen. Thank you to all the Umpires who officiated at these games, Francis Betar and her helpers for preparing morning teas, Carol Hayden and Margaret Smith for “holding down the fort” for social bowls and Jill McBride
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awards were David Edmonds, whose non-stop efforts have been a feature. Edmonds has played with a cracked rib in the past three games. Steven Soper continues to put his body on the line. Young guns, Cain Waterman, and Tarryn Roach played well above their weight. Waterman’s effort was rewarded against Souths last week, with the supporters vote. Both players played with the Myall River Juniors 3 years ago. They are now part of a unique situation of being coached and playing in the same side as their uncle and dad [respectively], in open age competition games. Cuzzo’s Carl Williams and Jade Duroux were part of a milestone game. Impact player’s John Schultz, [who is returning
ALTHOUGH the Tea Gardens Swimming Pool has closed for the winter months, the local community will observe an increased amount of activity happening at the pool. This follows a
community petition of 1007 signatures (gained in two weeks) which was submitted to MidCoast Council requesting the replacement of the decommissioned solar heating system to the pool, repainting of the pool and attention to maintenance issues. In April, pool user groups
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presented MidCoast Council with a list of works that would improve the standard of facilities at the pool. After an onsite meeting with Council representatives, Paul DeSzell, Director of Community Spaces, advised that the pool will be repainted and that a number of general improvements will be undertaken. Unfortunately, MIdCoast Council is still unable to
provide the funds required for the replacement of the solar system. Council has encouraged Myall Masters Swimming Club to apply for a Stronger Community Grant. Members of Myall Masters, Chris and Lorraine Lock, have recently undertaken a grant writing workshop to maximise the opportunity to gain funding.
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Pairs Club Champions BOWLING Tea Gardens Men’s Bowling Club By The JAFFA 26 April THERE were fine and sunny conditions today for the Wednesday Nominated Triples with 30 players participating. Twenty points was awarded for a win plus ends won. The winners on 57 points, 2 wins plus 17 ends, were Gary Wynne, Gary Melrose and Henk Faber. Runners-up were Terry Munright, Barry Drayton and Ron Webster. The last round of the MidWeek Pennant competition was played today with the Dolphins Grade 4 side competing away against Raymond Terrace. The Mark Hair Four managed to sneak a one shot win over their opponents but the remaining teams were well out-bowled.
Raymond Terrace won the match 73-31. The Tea Gardens side finished 5th in their Sectional rounds. Not bad for a first effort. Next week Wednesday play will return to the old format of two games of 12end Triples. 28 April In Fabulous Friday Open Jackpot Pairs played today the winners were decided by the lowest winning margin. Scott Beaumont and Greg Pearson won the day from Gary Wynne and Bill Heylbut. The jackpot was not won and will stand at $180.00 next week. 29 April Round 8 of the Newcastle District Pennants was played today with good news for our two leading sides and an unfortunate result for the struggling “Fives”. Grade 3 played away at the Toronto Workers BC today and established an
Grandis Walk for Thursday Crew By Barbara LYLE THE warning went out: after this much rain, and a walk on a track beneath tall trees, with lots of very damp leaf litter, there would be leeches. Some of us shrugged off this warning, and armed ourselves with a variety of preventative measures before the drive to Wooton Way which was the old Pacific Highway - and the O’Sullivans Gap Nature Reserve. This area has been logged since the early days of settlement,
and there are still signs of this on the stumps of forest giants, a reminder of the hard work which was once necessary to fell trees with axes. The tall white trunks of Eucalyptus grandis, or flooded gum, stand out among their less eye-catching relatives. The track makes its way on a loop which crosses a few creeks, including one where the walkers decided that ‘one at a time on the bridge’ was wise, and another which required some scrambling over rocks.
unequivocal lead in their Section with an astounding 101-25 win over Toronto Workers BC. All teams won emphatically. The Richard Lee team won 32-6, Steve Pell four won 26-11 and the Sean Mearrick team won in a whitewash 438. Well done! Grade 6 have also now hit their Sectional lead with a resounding win against the former competition leaders, Soldiers Point at home. It was a clean sweep with the Ron Webster team winning 24-15, the Danny Johnson four winning 1613 and the Doug Naylor combination rounding off a perfect day winning 29-10. With two more rounds to play the “Sixes” and the “Threes” are in with a big chance. The success of the Grade 6 has come at some expense to the Grade 5 side who have had to soldier on with an
Flocks of tiny unidentified brown birds greeted us as we continued on our way. There is still a couple of short flights of stairs, now moss and leaf strewn. We then headed for what was once the tallest tree in NSW, another Eucalyptus grandis estimated to be 400 years old. The picnic area was a pleasant spot for morning tea. Some of the walkers returned to Bulahdelah for a picnic lunch. Others headed home, to check their feet for leeches. The next walk will be to Walka Water Works, Maitland. New members welcome. We meet in the car park at the Tea Gardens Library at 8.30am.
Roos against Cheetahs RUGBY LEAGUE
Karuah Roos Rugby League By Sonja EVANS SATURDAY was the first home game of the season for the Karuah Roos against Waratah Mayfield Cheetahs. Game Day Sponsors were The Karuah Motor Yacht Club and Duck & Dragon. Karuah kicked off and
the game started fast with the Cheetahs making quick metres down the sideline for a try when Karuah’s Luke Perry made the try-saving tackle six metres from the line. The Roos’ hit men were Harley Stevenson, Jordan Cobb, Luke Perry, Matt Feeney, David Dodd, Sam Croese, Adam Crampton and
Tim Johnson. 15 minutes in and the Cheetahs were in for the first points on the board 6/0. Great metres were made by Zac Cobb, Jack Croese, Jordan Cobb, Luke Perry, Hayley Ridgeway, Jake Blanch, David Dodd and Adam Crampton. Waratah seemed to be unstoppable running in 6 tries with 2 conversion in the first half to take to score to 28/0.
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under strength complement of players. T h i s showed in their match against Karuah where two teams had good games but the remaining team took a “pasting”. In contrast q 2017 Pairs Club Champions, Greg Pearson and Scott to many clubs Beaumont, with Runners-up, Jeff Baker and Steve Pell. with grass A big thank you to Ron appreciative gallery. greens, who have presented Some great bowls were “dead” surfaces this season, Webster and Barry Goode for played by both sides but Scott the green at Karuah was cooking the lunch. and Greg prevailed winning immaculate and a great credit Following on from Sunday 23-14. to their greenkeeper. Mixed Bowls, the Final of the Congratulations to the 30 April Sunday Mixed Bowls Club Championship Pairs Tea Gardens Club Pairs 2017 played today, with a good roll- was played today with the Champions, Scott Beaumont defending champions, Jeff and Greg Pearson. up of players. Entries are now being The winners with the Baker and Steve Pell opposing highest margin were Tony the “Palm Lake” connection, received for the Club Major Coomer, (new bowler), Kathy of Scott Beaumont and Greg Singles Championship which Pearson. promises to be the highlight Stone and Karen McPhie. The game extended of the bowling year. Lucky Losers were Hannah Richards, Chris Stone into the long shadows of the afternoon in front of an and Lynda Richards.
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The second half saw the Roos punching the line for 2 sets but were unable to get over. Big hits by Zac Cobb, Sam Croese, Tim Johnson, Matt Feeney, David Dodd and Dylan Foley. Runs by Jake Blanch, Tim
Higginbottom, Luke Perry, Ben Feeney, Jordan Cobb, Jack Croese, Zac Cobb, Harley Stevenson, David Dodd and Dylan Foley. The Cheetahs ran in for 5 tries and 2 more conversions in the second half taking the full time score to 52/0.
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YOUNG Karuah Boxer Daniel Evans is gearing up for the bout of his life next Saturday when he takes to the ring in a battle for the New South Wales Amateur 71 kilo Title. His opponent is the current Australian Amateur Champion Jack Littlefield “I’m definitely the underdog,” Daniel told News Of The Area. “I’ve only had 15 fights and he’s had over 40,” Daniel said. But Daniel has come a long way since he first jumped in the ring at
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a Rugby League Fight night three years ago. “I was originally just a rugby league player, but from that moment I was hooked on boxing,” Daniel said. “I’ve won two regional titles since then, but this is my biggest fight so far.” “I used to fight at a heavier weight, but I’ve cleaned up my diet and lost a few kilos and I’m fighting better than ever,” the 24-year-old said. It’s a busy life for Daniel. He trains at least seven times
a week, is studying for a business degree at Newcastle University and works part time at the Karuah Timber Mill. But boxing is his first passion and his family is in his corner. “This will be my last year as an amateur.” “A lot of people would consider the Littlefield fight a mismatch but I’m going out there and giving everything I’ve got.” There are still tickets available for the bout at the Raymond Terrace Bowling Club this Saturday May 6.
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AMATEUR TITLE CONTENDER: Daniel Evans.
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