I’ll be bunkered
Course Language. Last weekend saw one of the club’s “Board” events held in the Maurie Tranter Memorial Mixed. The winners for the fourth time were Colin “Pug” and Maree Cullen with 83=13 ½ – 69 ½ ... Last Friday saw a few more keen junior golfers turn up ...
Bronze for Patterson
Eleanor Patterson, Cohuna’s adopted Olympian, won bronze in the women’s high jump on Monday morning (our time) and with fellow high jumper Nicola Olyslagers, made Australian Olympic history. Patterson jumped a season best of 1.95m, placing equal third.
Our own gold medallist
On the other side of the world to all the action in France, Mount Rascal 17-year-old Lien Dekeyser has won a gold medal in Malaysia as part of the Australian Under 19 Women’s underwater hockey team. Lien, a year 12 student at Toowoomba Anglican School, plays for the Toowoomba Redclaws Underwater Hockey Club.
Finals fever arrives
Corryong departed the finals race at the hands of Tumbarumba in the 1st semi final on Saturday.The Roos were ruthless from the first bounce kicking six goals but to the Demons’ credit they showed spirit in the second quarter to match it with their more fancied opponents.
Local athletes doing Riverland proud in Paris
Riverland athletes have done their region and their country proud at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Rower Alex Hill, who hails from Loxton North and won a gold medal at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, again made the Olympic finals in the men’s fours event, with Australia finishing sixth ... Loxton's Zachery Schubert ... Former Waikerie resident Tom Wickham ...
Sambrook selected for Australia Youth
Last Friday, North Coast football sensation Logan Sambrook received the phone call every kid dreams of. It was the coach of the Australian Youth Team, 'The Joeys,' inviting Sambrook to join the national team on their PacificAus tour against the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Under-19 men's teams.
Nhill Hockey Round 12
Rachel Clark. Round 12 of WHA hockey saw NDSC – Hockey Division play at Kaniva on a beautiful, sunny 14 degree day, albeit a little warm for players! Nhill played against all Horsham teams, winning two matches, drawing one and losing one.
Stop press
As The Buloke Times goes to print, a very tired, but excited Charlotte McCarthy is jetting home from London with her mum Alecia, after competing in the World Line Dancing Championships. Charlotte won a gold medal in the Quad section and a silver medal in the Duo section.
An entertaining long lunch
The Allora Regional Sports Museum held another one of their popular Long Lunches at the Commercial Hotel on Friday. Queensland State of Origin Legends Shane Webcke, Trevor (the Axe) Gillmeister and Ben Ikin entertained the crowd with plenty of good football yarns including the many tricks played by Alfie Langer on his mates.
A champion – going for gold
That’s Allora’s Matthew Denny who is currently in Paris for the Olympic Games. In 2015 Matthew made his Senior Debut with the Australia Team for the World University Games. Since then Matthew has been improving with each national competition and breaking records along the way.
Downs riders follow tradition of horsemanship
Endurance riding competitions are not a spectator sport but the event is one that is loved by horse owners because it is one where the rider works closely with their horse not for the fastest time to cover a course, but to cover the course in a time that is within the horse’s fitness capabilities … Neeve Whittaker, 17yo of Silver Pinch, completed the 160km on El Sharana Sherif in 14:26, to place 1st in the Junior division.
REA Horse Trials surpass expectations as Narrandera’s top course gains recognition
Narrandera's reputation as a venue for friendly and well-organised Horse Trials continues to grow. The 49th year of horse trials in the Riverina will see an increased number of entries surpassing the 2023 competition when riders and their horses gather at the Narrandera Rodeo and Pony Club grounds next month.
Sebastian’s flying high in the Riverland
Sebastian Calderon. Success is the first word I would use to describe the Try ‘n Fly event, organised by the Loxton Aero Club, last Sunday ... My ride was on a small Jabiru light aircraft, Alex’s personal aircraft, which is perfect for basic aeronautics training, since it’s manoeuvrable but powerful enough to carry two people.
AACCI Trade Mission to Morocco 2024
The Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry, in partnership with the Moroccan embassy in Australia, DFAT, Austrade and the Moroccan Australian Business Council, is proud to announce that we are conducting a Trade Mission to Morocco in October 2024. The Trade Mission is designed to gain business in a country where the scope of business is extremely bright and where sectoral opportunities are very strong.
Rhoda Roberts ‘My Cousin Frank’ – the story of the first Aboriginal Olympian: NORPA
Powerful, enlightening and entertaining, My Cousin Frank is a storytelling experience with one of Australia’s greatest artistic and cultural leaders, Rhoda Roberts AO. Join Rhoda in a special evening as she shares tales of her first cousin Frank Roberts, a boxing champion who was the first Aboriginal Olympian.
Capturing the moment
This amazing photo was taken at Killarney by Allora local Lisa Robinson, a member of the Allora Photography Group. The young rider was doing his best Superman impression as his mount sent him flying through the air ... "This is fine work." the judge commented.
McKinnon and Attwell kick two
The Koondrook Barham River Raiders travelled to Nyah to face the top team on the Senior ladder, Nyah Nyah West United. The overcast and windy conditions made one goal end more favourable for scoring ... By the end of the first quarter, the Raiders had scored one goal and one behind, while Nyah had scored four goals and four behinds.
A league of their own
AFL Victoria – which operates under the all-powerful AFL umbrella – is in the business of sport. Getting people to play it, and watch it. Only, AFL Victoria doesn’t want to play with anyone unless everything goes its way. If it doesn’t, AFL Victoria picks up its ball and goes home.
Dragons upset Lizards for third premiership
A very cold morning welcomed supporters to the Narrandera Sportsground for the sixth Proten Cup Grand Final. Narrandera had set up a big day, with their Under 16s team playing before Yanco games during the year ... The wind was still blowing cold at the start of the men's game as the Lizards and Dragons ran out ...
Barber goes for gold
Australian javelin thrower, Kelsey-Lee Barber, who spent some of her formative years in Corryong, is focused on adding an Olympic gold medal in Paris to go with the bronze she won in Tokyo in 2020. It was her family’s relocation to Australia in her teenage years that put the then Kelsey-Lee Roberts on her athletics pathway.
Racing to rave reviews at conclusion of carnival
The Clarence River Jockey Club (CRJC) have declared the 2024 XXXX July Racing Carnival an overall success ... many took advantage of the clear conditions and headed trackside as more than 460 thoroughbreds competed across 40 races ... "It’s a great time to get dressed up and head out to have some fun," Ms Dennis added.
No denying emphatic cup win
She may have been suspect at the staying distance, but Irish bred mare Deny Knowledge (IRE) proved too strong for the rest of the field in the Westlawn Finance Grafton Cup ... Racing over 2350m for the first time in her 34 start career, the European import was aided by a brilliant ride by Group 1 winning jockey Blake Shinn in his only race during the 2024 XXXX July Racing Carnival.
