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Netball’s participation problem

Netball has had a solo market base for a long period of time, now other forms of female sports are growing it’s only natural that netball will see a decline in participation but I feel it will not be damaging to the sport in the community (Netball faces challenges, Weekender April 28). Every year basketball sees a participation decline in winter due to players playing other winter sports. Biggest advantage basketball has over netball is that basketball is a all year round sport that sees a participation increase over the summer competition.

MARK

COSTELLO, VIA FACEBOOK

Sport needs a shake-up

We also need a new generation of leaders within clubs. A local netball club does not need tens of thousands of dollars in a bank account. It should be helping with rego costs, uniforms and not charging players “fundraising fees” on top of rego and umpiring fees. Clubs hand out trophies and awards for tenure. It’s a women’s sport yet taking a year off to have a baby means your time starts over again and you don’t qualify. It’s a joke. I registered this year for my 11th season (or second according to my club) but I just don’t see myself continuing next year if things don’t start changing. I love my sport but it’s really not keeping up with the times. Taking the national competition off free to air TV also doesn’t help.

ALLANA MASON, VIA FACEBOOK

Getting it right

Thank you for using capitals in your Editorial – ANZAC (Editor’s Desk, Weekender

April 21). Most of the printed media is using Anzac and it really offends me as I am a Kiwi and my Dad served, was wounded and had a bullet in his leg for 43 years before they removed it when he had a hip replacement and found the casing had dissolved into the muscle of his upper leg. He was on the NZ Executive of RSA and represented NZ on two occasions on ANZAC Day over here. Most people just read it and don’t even notice but I cringe every time.

COLENE TAYLOR, EAST BLAXLAND

Dog swings into action to help

When an elderly friend I was visiting recently collapsed on the floor in front of me, before I could even bend down to check her before calling an ambulance, my English Cocker Spaniel rushed over and started her own form of ‘resuscitation’, i.e. she rubbed my friend’s face all over with her own, using her own nose breathed into her nostrils, and still using her nose kept nudging her under the chin, she also put her front paws on my friends chest. I’ve owned dogs for many years but never, ever seen anything like what occurred. Thankfully my friend has recovered, and I am grateful that ‘both of us’ were there and able to assist her.

GABRIELLE MORAN, VIA EMAIL

Panthers criticism is unfair

Tall Poppy Syndrome running hot against Penrith I see. Isn’t it strange that Aussies don’t like winners and are always trying to pull the top ones off their pedestal. Just congratulate the winner for doing a good job but don’t run down the losing team .

KERRILYN MCGAULEY, VIA FACEBOOK coming along to enjoy a meal. Currently, the pizza is only available to eat in, with take home boxes made to fit it currently being shipped in from overseas.

“It’s mostly friends, mostly my friends, too,” he said.

“It’s also a lot of people from social media will share it or tag their friends and they’ll all come

Response has been so positive, in fact, that customers have been travelling from all over Sydney to see just what a 30-inch pizza looks

“A lot of people have come from even outside the Penrith area, from the south and the east to come and eat, so it’s pretty cool,” he said.

With such a big pizza, Jajo promises that there is an eating challenge on the way. But, despite the extra manual labour of having to roll out 2kg of dough by hand, he says he’s just enjoying seeing groups come together to eat at his venue and enjoy the novelty of the area’s biggest pizza.

“It’s just really fun to make, I love doing it,” he said.

“It’s fun to see everyone coming here and enjoying it.”

Where else around town has over-sized or novelty food options? We’re keen to hear about it! Email Cassidy.Pearce@westernweekender. com.au or call 4722 2998.