Sport

There will be no Laura rodeo and races this year after both committees decided to pull the pin for a second straight year. Last year’s events were made impossible by the closure of Cape York to outsiders and this year’s event was abandoned as a result of strict COVID-19 rules.

The surf gods delivered with Main Break showing it can handle a wide variety of conditions, with 2-3 feet waves on Saturday building to 6-10 feet yesterday. The conditions brought out the best from WA's new generation of surfing superstars who relished the opportunity to surf in arguably some of the biggest surf ever seen at a junior surfing event in the country.

Kirstin Nicholson interviews Shaniah Dye: "I thought, what better thing to do than start my own business where I can work with the animals that I love the most and be able to talk to people who have similar hobbies, instead of going out to a workplace where I didn’t feel I could relate to people at that time. That was pretty much how Blue Poppy Equines started, it was my new opening into the world. "

What a great weekend for golf in our area. The 48th Northern Victorian Triple Golfanza was played over the Labour Day weekend, at Cohuna on Saturday, Barham on Sunday and Kerang on Monday. Attracting capacity fields each day, this event was patronised with representatives from 37 different clubs, with large contingents from Goonawarra, Carrington Park, Mooroopna, Belvoir Park, Cardinia-Beacon Hills and Neangar Park Golf Clubs.

Froth levels are building ahead of the much anticipated opening event of the 2021 Woolworths WA Junior Surfing Titles presented by SunSmart, as close to 100 of Western Australia’s best junior surfers prepare for an action-packed weekend in the wave-rich Margaret River region.

The second weekend of the State Championships will see the elite surf and beach athletes line up against both the unexpected heroes and future stars with over 1,100 athletes representing 78 clubs from all 10 branches.

In one of Victoria's largest horse events, and with COVID-19 restrictions in place, Olivia Griffiths and Amber King-Gee competed in the Pony Club Victoria State Show Jumping Championships at Benalla Equestrian Centre on Sunday, February 28.

The place where an Australian tennis legend was born, the Barellan Tennis Club courts, was renamed to honour the local Goolagong family in a moving ceremony on Saturday.

Pony Club Australia conducted a survey to find out what boys (Pony Club members and non-members) like and don't like about Pony Club, or any obstacles they face to join a Pony Club. The key issues influencing boys joining and staying are discussed.

Surfers from across Western Australia put on a show in large and powerful surf at the iconic Yallingup Main Break over the weekend, as the opening event of the Volte WA Longboard & Logger Titles presented by SunSmart wrapped up in truly unforgettable fashion.

Geoff Helisma. In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic came close to stopping the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (NRRRL) from holding its competitions and, as a result, the Lower Clarence Magpies didn't field first grade, reserve grade and U18 teams in the shortened season. This year, head coach Carl Press says his "main aim is to get competitive teams on the park".

Excitement is building amongst Western Australia's vibrant and diverse longboard community, who are set to converge on Yallingup this weekend to compete in the opening event of the 2021 Volte Wetsuits WA Longboard & Logger Titles presented by SunSmart.

Fast emerging as one of the biggest events on the Cape York calendar, the Weipa Running Festival continues to go from strength to strength. While the pandemic put a hold to the major race day last year, a virtual event allowed the show to roll on and people from all over the world ended up taking part.

Kendall Jennings. Mawson's T20 Blast Cricket third round was held on Thursday, February 4. Wandella hosted Barham/ Koondrook at Riverside Park in Kerang. Entering round three, the two top teams on equal points on the ladder faced off. Playing conditions were challenging with storm clouds looming and northerly twenty-kilometre winds. The white playing ball was challenging to focus on in the sky, making way for on-field action with close runouts and dropped catches.

... By bringing Mr Priest to Townsend, they believe it will help raise the profile of the gym and hopefully showcase the long list of professional bodybuilders and athletes that have been raised through Bodyrock. “We’ve had one world champion out of our Townsend gym, we’ve had two ladies that have made it into the top five in the world. We’ve crowdfunded two athletes to Vegas, one who won the world title and one who came fifth in the world…not too bad for a little gym out of Townsend”, the proud gym owner says ...

The Australian Rugby community is today mourning the passing of 14 cap Wallaby breakaway, Norman 'Mac' Hughes, aged 88. A world-class loose forward who commanded automatic selection in the Wallaby back row, Hughes was and forever will be Wallaby 398.

Ernie Mayo's January golf update

Lynne Mowbray. Lawrence cane and cattle farmer, Bruce Green, was a skilled horseman and was deeply entrenched in both the Grafton and Maclean Show Societies, campdrafts and the Lawrence Rodeo which has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to community groups within the Clarence Valley, since its inception ...

by Calypso Cavalier It was a 'Misathon' at Kingsford Smith Oval against Tintenbar/ East Ballina on the weekend in the first LJ Hooker Premier League...

A Commonwealth Games gold medalist, an Olympian and a four-time CrossFit Games champion – Tia-Clair Toomey has achieved more than most in her career. But...

by Lynne Mowbray and Jim Dougherty The Yamba Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) held their traditional holiday swim at Main Beach, Yamba on Sunday January...

by Lynne Mowbray Yamba SLSC spokesperson Jim Dougherty said that this year's Ocean Swims event saw two former Olympians taking part. "In the men's we had...