Friday, February 13, 2026

Racing & Sport

Charity rally

100 per cent for the families: how a ‘Redneck’ idea raised $4.38 million for Country Hope

Kimberly Grabham, Back Country Bulletin
Charity
How Tammy and Gavin Gilbert turned a simple idea into $4.38 million for Country Hope, and why, ten years on, it's still going strong. It started with a conversation. Gavin Gilbert had been on a couple of car rallies, loved them, genuinely loved them, but something about the way they were set up nagged at him ...

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Dachshunds

Inverleigh Dachshund Derby, 1 March 2026

Contributor, ARR.News
Community
Get ready for big excitement on little legs at the Inverleigh Dachshund Derby! This much-loved local event brings a whole lot of joy—and a fair bit of chaos—as dozens of determined sausage dogs line up to sprint, wobble and occasionally wander their way toward the finish line.

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Polocrosse

Moulamein sisters earn Barastoc call-ups

Contributor, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper
Equestrian
Gus van Hart. Two Moulamein sisters are set to pull on New South Wales colours at Barastoc 2026 after both landed surprise representative call-ups in different squads. Barastoc is an annual three-day interstate polocrosse carnival featuring representative state teams from across the country.

Equestrian advocate

Ellie in the spotlight again

Clifton State High School student Ellie Stenzel from Greenmount is becoming quite a personality as a result of her love of all things equestrian. The young lady stepped onto a wider stage last year when she became part of the bid by Toowoomba to become an equestrian centre for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.

Race preview

Pony Soprano to call the tune at Port on Sunday

Rod Fuller
News
With the prospect of an Evergreen Country Championship inclusion high on the agenda, Pony Soprano looks set for a forward showing in the Fishers Plumbing Plus Handicap at Port Macquarie on Sunday.

Surf life saving

New champions crowned at NSW Country surf titles

Contributor, ARR.News
Media Release
Cudgen Headland SLSC has almost returned to the summit of Country surf sports but there's still plenty of racing to go after a day in which competitors of all ages earned a slew of medals at the 2026 NSW Country Championships at South West Rocks.

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Hang gliding - Corryong

Cup draws pilots from across Australia and overseas

Mark Collins, Corryong Courier
International
More than 75 pilots competed in the recent Corryong Cup Hang Gliding competition on Mt Elliot including entrants from all over Australia and some from Norway, America, England and Ireland ... "So much fun was had that it is likely to become a regular event!"

Sports infrastructure - Qld

Show Society confidence in games bid

Mim Rogers, Allora Advertiser
Council
Allora Show Society is moving ahead with an attempt to become involved in the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games after discussing the potential for a multi-function stables complex at the showgrounds. It is anticipated that the complex would cost around $1.5 million and would become a valuable asset at the showgrounds beyond the Olympics.

Sailing

Go like the wind – Big week of sailing in Wallaroo

Yorke Peninsula Country Times
News
Austinn Lane. It was a big week on the water in Wallaroo, with the 51st Tasar national championships held at the local sailing club from January 12 to 17. The event attracted 37 teams of two sailors each, who travelled with their craft from around Australia.

Cricket records

Alexander brothers smashing records

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times
Cricket
An unforgettable day for West Wimmera Warriors cricket and brothers Nathan and Bradley Alexander in Saturday's one day match. The day score final scores as Warriors 3/395 to St Mary's 10/151. In incredible scenes it saw Nathan Alexander - score 230 runs from 126 balls, including 17 4s and 14 6s.

International

Local bowlers bowled over by Chinese hospitality

Lloyd Polkinghorne, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper
Bowls
Barham's state-of-the-art bowls greens have drawn bowlers from all over the world in recent months, but at Christmas, it was our chance to export some. Four intrepid adventurers from the Barham Bowling Club, President Steve Wilson, Glenn Faul, Damien Paterson and Dave 'Harry' Potter competed on the world stage at the 2025 Tin Ding Sin China Lawn Bowls Open in Qiantang district, Hangzhou, China.

Racing - Nhill

Nhill Boxing Day races

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times
News
The Nhill & District Racing Club celebrated a wonderful day on Boxing Day at the DMD Nhill Cup ... Just over 1100 people flocked to the Nhill Racecourse for the annual Boxing Day race meeting. The Paul Preusker trained Sirius Black won the feature race of the day, the DMD Nhill Cup with Harry Grace riding.
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Fishing

Monster cod catch makes Cohuna fisherman a local hero

Contributor, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper
Aquaculture & fishing
Gus van Hart. A young angler has landed the catch of a lifetime off the Cohuna pier, reeling in a metre-plus Murray cod that has kids around town asking him how to fish. Personal trainer Jye Hill, who recently turned 20, was only a few minutes into a session at the popular Cohuna spot when his rod suddenly came to life.

Surfing

A wave of success

Rodney Stevens, Clarence Valley Independent
Business
When Shayne Sutherland and his partner Courtney Ann started Surf Camp Down Under, they had the goal of becoming the best surf school in Australia, and on Saturday night their ambitions were realised. Surf Camp Down Under was awarded the Surf School of the Year award at the 2025 Australian Surfing Awards...

Racing - Donald

Harry heads towards a thousand

Contributor, The Buloke Times
Equestrian
Quill. Tuesday's mid-week meeting at Donald and District Race Club was one that reminded me of the perks of my job as the local race reporter; what a glorious day ... There was a buzz of excitement around the grounds with Harry Coffey's win total sitting at 997 prior to the first of his eight races on the day.

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