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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 to leave $10 million legacy for NSW football

Football in NSW will receive a $10 million boost from the NSW government as a legacy of hosting matches in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. The NSW Football Legacy Program will support football at all levels through the construction of new community facilities, participation initiatives, high performance, leadership and development programs as well as tourism and international engagement. Minister for Tourism and Sport Stuart Ayres said the NSW Football Legacy Program would ensure everyone involved in football across NSW will hosting matches at the tournament. “The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 will take football in this country to unprecedented levels,” Ayres said. “I encourage the football family to apply for grants when the Legacy Fund opens later this year.” Northern NSW Football CEO David Eland said NNSWF greatly appreciated the NSW investment in football through the $10 million NSW Football Legacy Program. “The NSW Football Legacy Fund aligns with NNSWF’s Strategic Plan and provides NNSWF with a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to partner with government to secure an enduring legacy for our game and communities,” Eland said. “NNSWF’s Board of Directors have committed to complement the NSW government’s investment through the engagement of a dedicated Legacy Workforce consisting of three full-time staff clubs and stakeholders to engage and take advantage of the various programs, services and funding opportunities aligned to the fund. “The fund includes a comprehensive suite of programs, services and funding opportunities which aim to increase the overall presence and participation of females as the game strives to achieve participation amount of funding has been set aside clubs to apply for

funding to drive female participation. “Ensuring our game including coaches, match and administrators is crucial to the game’s continued growth. Providing opportunities for aspiring female leaders in our game to upskill will enhance diversity and improve governance throughout our game.

GRAFTON SPEEDWAY: Easter weekend results

GOOD FRIDAY RSA Junior Sedans. Heat 1: Jeremy Wade 1, Brock Stubbs 2, Sam Mooney 3. Heat 2: Jackson Bailey 1, Alisha Payne 2, Jeremy Wade 3. Heat 3: Sam Mooney 1, Alisha Payne 2, Jackson Bailey 3. Feature: Sam Mooney 1, Jackson Bailey 2, Alisha Payne 3. RSA Street Stockers. Heat 1: Luke Eveleigh 1, Greg Dickinson 2, Connor Reeves 3. Heat 2: Steve Hall 1, Kyle Armstrong 2, Brenden Hayes 3. Heat 3: Steven Walsh 1, Toby Hunter 2, Brock Armstrong 3. Heat 4: Mick Wilkins 1, David Wedd 2, Josiah Barnes 3. Heat 5: Adrian Williams 1, Brenden Hayes 2, Kyle Armstrong 3. Heat 6: Connor Reeves 1, Brock Armstrong 2, Luke Eveleigh 3. Feature: Luke Eveleigh 1, Connor Reeves 2, Brock Armstrong 3. RSA 4 Cylinders. Heat 1: Wally Rudder 1, Nathan Harper 2, Brodie King 3. Heat 2: Nathan Harper 1, Brodie King 2, Wally Rudder 3. Heat 3: Brodie King 1, Jodie Eveleigh 2, Nathan Harper 3. Feature: Brodie King 1, Natha Harper 2, Jodie Eveleigh 3. AMCA Nationals. Heat 1: Tim Luscombe 1, Tony Blanch 2, Paul Reeves 3. Heat 2: Lee McKinnell 1, Jai Jones 2, Glen Braithwaite 3. Heat 3: Lee McKinnell 1, Tim Gamble 2, Shane Madden 3. Heat 4: Graham Holland 1, Tim Luscombe 2, Tony Blanch 3. Heat 5: Graham Holland 1, Lee McKinnell 2, Tim Luscombe 3. Heat 6: Jai Jones 1, Mark Taylor 2, Glen Braithwaite 3. Feature: Lee McKinnell 1, Tony Blanch 2, Tim Gamble 3. Sportsman Title. Heat 1: Blake Eveleigh 1, Mick Reid 2, Brenton Huffy 3. Heat 2: Blake Eveleigh 1, Brock Gardiner 2, Daryl Reid 1, Blake Eveleigh 2, Owen Scott 3, Feature: Blake Eveleigh 1, Mick Reid 2, Brenton Huffy 3. EASTER SATURDAY RSA Juniors. Heat 1: Jeremy Wade 1, Brock Stubbs 2, Sam Mooney 3. Heat 2: Jeremy Wade 1, Jackson Bailey 2, Sam Mooney 3. Heat 3: Brock Stubbs 1, Sam Mooney 2, Alisha Payne 3. Feature: Jeremy Wade 1, Sam Mooney 2, Brock Stubbs 3. RSA Street Stockers. Heat 1: Greg Dickinson 1, Connor Reeves 2, Steven Walsh 3. Heat 2: Steve Hall 1, Kyle Arstrong 2, Brenden Hayes 3. Heat 3: Adrian Williams 1, Kyle Armstrong 2, Brenden Hayes 3. Heat 4: Josiah Barnes 1, Nathan Diews 2, Connor Reeves 3. Heat 5: Brock Armstrong 1, Adrian Williams 2, Connor Reeves 3. Heat 6: Steven Walsh 1, Steve Hall 2, Brenden Hayes 3. Feature: Connor Reeves 1, Kyle Armstrong 2, Brock Armstrong 3. RSA 4 Cylinders. Heat 1: Glenn Armstrong 1, Wally Rudder 2, Brodie King 3. Heat 2: Brodie King 1, Glenn Armstrong 2, Jodie Eveleigh 3. Heat 3: Brodie King 1, Jodie Eveleigh 2, Glenn Armstrong 3. Feature: Brodie King 1, Jodie Eveleigh 2, Wally Rudder 3. AMCA Nationals. Heat 1: Tim Luscombe 1, Graham Holland 2, Paul Reeves 3. Heat 2: Tony Blanch 1, Tim Luscombe 2, Glen Braithwaite 3. Heat 3: Mark Taylor 1, Graham Holland 2, Tony Blanch 3. Feature: Tim Luscombe 1, Graham Holland 2, Paul Reeves 3. Title. Heat 1: Seiton Young Quirk 3. Heat 2: Scott Cannon 1, Brent Hall 2, Kevin Britten 3. Heat 3: Chris Corbett 1, Adam Thomson 2, Raymond Phillips 3. Heat 4: Dale Corbett 1, Ray Klarich 2, Josh Rose 3. Heat 5: Mitch Randall 1, Andrew Firth 2, Chris Corbett 3. Heat 6: Geoff Phillips 1, Brayd Stephenson 2, Sam Bruggy 3. Heat 7: Josh Rose 1, Andrew Firth 2, Chris Corbett 3. Heat 8: Brock Gardiner 1, Scott Cannon 2, Mitch Randall 3. Heat 9: Kevin Britten 1, Brayd Stephenson 2, Geoff Phillips 3. B-Main: Scott Quirk 1, Raymond Phillips 2, Mick Reid 3, Taylah Firth 4. Feature: Kevin Britten 1, Scott Cannon 2, Mitch Randall 3. EASTER SUNDAY RSA Juniors. Heat 1: Luke Putsey 1, Brody Putsy 2, Sam Mooney 3. Heat 2: Jackson Bailey 1, Sam Mooney 2, Brody Putsey 3. Heat 3: Jeremy Wade 1, Brock Stubbs 2, Sam Mooney 3. Feature: Jeremy Wade 1, Sam Mooney 2, Jackson Bailey 3. RSA Street Stockers, Stocksville 100. Heat 1 (20 laps): Connor Reeves 1, Adam Grill 2, Luke Gray 3. Heat 2 (20 laps): Luke Eveleigh 1, Brenden Hayes 2, Josiah Barnes 3. Heat 3 (20 laps): Luke Eveleigh 1, Luke Gray 2, Greg Dickinson 3. Feature (40 laps): Luke Eveleigh 1, Brenden Hayes 2, Connor Reeves 3, Dayna Jordan 4, Luke Gray 5, Glen Sturrock 6. RSA 4 Cylinders. Heat 1: Wally Rudder 1, Dave Putsey 2. Heat 2: Wally Rudder 1, Dave Putsey 2. Heat 3: Dave Putsey 1, Wally Rudder 2. Feature: Dave Putsey 1, Gavin Wade 2, Wally Rudder 3. AMCA Nationals. Heat 1: Tony Blanch 1, Steve Potts 2, Bruce Marshall 3. Heat 2: Tim Luscombe 1, Brett Robotham 2, Paul Reeves 3. Heat 3: Bruce Marshall 1, Paul Reeves 2, Tony Blanch 3. Feature: Tony Blanch 1, Paul Reeves 2, Brett Robotham 3. 1: Mitch Randall 1, Brock Gardiner 2, Raymond Phillips 3. Heat 2: Kevin Britten 1, Seiton Young 2, Andrew Firth 3. Heat 3: Scott Quirk 1, Mitch Randall 2, Taylah Firth 3. Heat 4: Kevin Britten 1, Seiton Young 2, Andrew Firth 3. Feature: Kevin Britten 1, Andrew Firth 2, Scott Quirk 3. Queensland Stockrods. Heat 1: Graeme Ranguihuna 1, Sam Bateman 2, James McEwen 3. Heat 2: Scott Smith 1, Sam Bateman 2, Justin Burr 3. Heat 3: Sam Bateman 1, Scott Smith 2, James McEwen 3. Heat 4: Scott Smith 1, James McEwen 2, Sam Bateman 3. Feature: Scott Smith 1, Justin Burr 2, James McEwen 3.

Ghosts triumph in tough derby win

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They put another nail in of half time. Down 24-0 the Rebels were again pounding the Ghosts’ line and went for a last tackle kick.

Fullback Cooper Woods defused the danger and burst into the clear. He looked bound to go the length of the cover tackle from Grant Stevens stopped his momentum.

Woods found backrower Dylan Collett backing up in support.

As the defence closed, Collett slipped a pass to centre Jake Martin, who sprinted 25 metres to score to end the scoring

It was a different game when play resumed.

The Rebels scored in marching the ball to the Ghosts’ red zone.

The Grafton defender spilled the ball, crunched by two Rebels tacklers, attempting to defuse a towering bomb and Luke Walker pounced to score near the posts. Winger Christopher Mitchell converted.

It stung the Ghosts into action and when Justin King crashed over for the next try, there were wild celebrations in front of the Ghosts supporters at the race course end.

Well behind, the Rebels dug deep and were rewarded with a try to fullback Thomas McGrady who plunged over from a few metres out.

But the match ended with an echo of the Rebels looking to attack.

Instead Taylor was able to block a kick and chase

He hacked it ahead and won the race to the in-goal, where he dived on the ball to score his second try right on the full-time bell.

Ghosts captain coach Todd Cameron was half showing considering the rain-interrupted pre-season

“I didn’t know what was going to happen,” he said. “We didn’t have any pre-season games and training has been mainly indoors. As it turned out, it could have been any better.

“You couldn’t pick anyone out, they all played so well. I was a bit disappointed we didn’t put them away in the second half, but credit to them, they dug deep and held us out.”

He said there had been a few changes to the team from last year with try-scoring machine Dylan Collett moved from the centres into the back row.

“We had Aaron Taylor come back to the club, he’s a centre, so we were able to move Dyl

Ghosts fullback Cooper Woods defuses a dangerous kick near his try line during Sunday’s local derby win over the South Grafton Rebels. into the second row,” Cameron said.

“Cooper Woods at the back went well for us today. He was safe and did some good things in attack.”

It was auspicious day for the Ghosts who again this season after not having the players last year.

They thrashed the measure and the ladies league tag side won

The Rebels only joy came in the reserves,

Rebels coach Ron Gordon was upbeat after few games would put some polish on his young team. side leaving the club, including former captain coach Roy Bell, Gordon replacements.

It is a source he knows well after for seasons coaching the juniors. today,” he said.

He said the Rebels’ new captain, Lewis Cooper, was proving to be an inspired choice.

Gordon said the matured into a natural leader for the team.

“And with the Cooper name he’s got the club’s history right behind him,” Gordon said.

“He won just about every award he could at the club last year and all the players look up to him.”

The Ghosts are at home again next week hosting Orara Valley as are the Rebels who play Sawtell.

The Axemen piled on the points against thumping, suggesting the Rebels could face the tougher challenge on Sunday.

In other games Macksville beat and Coffs Harbour Comets beat Woolgoolga

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Evans Head Women’s Bowling

Triples Championship 2022 - Final played 20-04-22 - Winners T. Cselka (Skip), M. Carey, G. Marczan. Runners/up B. Montague (Skip), K. Robson, L. Vidler.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Competition.

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