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It’s not the team with the best players that win, it’s the players with the best team that wins!

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Contents Sports Director's Report

Physical Culture and Dance Mounties

Club Captain's Report

Softball State League Mounties

CEO Report

Table Tennis Mounties

Sports Committee

Toastmasters Mounties

2019 Sports Awards

Wanderers Football Mounties

Athletics Mounties

Men’s Bowling Mounties

Cricket Mounties

Women’s Bowling Mounties

Women’s Bowling Harbord Diggers

Bridge Harbord Diggers

Dolphins Western Districts Interclub Euchre Mounties

Euchre – Social Mounties

Chess Harbord Diggers

Fifties Plus Mounties

Cribbage Harbord Diggers

Fishing Mounties

Garden Harbord Diggers

Golf - Seniors Mounties

Toastmasters – Daytime Harbord Diggers

Golf – Social Mounties

Toastmasters – Evening Harbord Diggers

Hockey Mounties

Men's Bowling Manly Bowling Club

Indoor Bowls Mounties

Women’s Bowling Manly Bowling Club

Joggers Mounties

Bocce Triglav

Netball Mounties

Bocce – Special Olympics Triglav

Rugby League – Junior Mounties

Cycling Triglav

Rugby League – Senior Mounties

FE FC Holden Car Club Triglav

Snooker Mounties

All Sports Club Italia

Soccer – Junior Mounties

Sub Club Contacts

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Sports Director's REPORT It’s been another fun, exciting and busy year for our Sub Clubs and its members. Mounties Group takes pride in supporting, building and bettering our community through social and sporting needs.

It was a big task to take over from Lorraine Dean, who was the Sub Club Director for the past 8 years. She did a wonderful job holding the fort and I hope I can achieve the same great work as Lorraine going forward.

the years, without the constant support, efforts and help we would not be where we are today. Thank you to all the coaches, trainers, leaders, volunteers, members and their families who continue to keep our sports alive.

2019 has been a very successful year in sport with numerous Sub Clubs participating in finals and grand finals. Well done to all those who worked hard over the past year, trained and made a commitment to their teams.

On a sad note, I would like to pay my respects to all our dearest members who have been taken too soon by the angels.

Mounties Group Sub Clubs have always been actively involved in several community initiatives and we continue to support programs such as Try Time and new Triglav clubs – Cycling and FE FC Holden Car Club. Welcome to the Sub Club family. We have also continued to help and support Stewart House by donating clothing and sporting equipment from numerous Mounties Group Sub Clubs. We’re very proud to offer our support to such organisations that the community can benefit from. Thank you to all who have been supporting the Sub Clubs over

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I would also like to thank the Board of Directors and the members of the Sports Committee; Lorraine Dean, Tom Murphy, Leon Hansen, Dawn Kelly and Lyn King for all their continued hard work and support this year. Good luck to everyone for the rest of the year and I wish you all the best for the 2020 season!

JENNY MCNEVIN Sports Director

club captain's REPORT It’s that time again and what a year it has been.

Firstly, I would like to make welcome our new CEO Mr. Dale Hunt.

committee. and the Board of Directors.

This year there have been lots of winners & unfortunately some losers but it’s not all about winning that counts its learning to play the game and to be a good sport as there is many challenges along the way. So, congratulations to you all on all achievements in 2019.

Also, Omega our sub club accountant for all her support and hard work throughout the year.

At the end of July and beginning of August we played the Terry Jackson Shield was held in our champions area with 11 sub clubs taking part what a wonderful two days with making friends and mixing with everyone from other sub clubs, it was also great to see a sub club from northern beaches taking part and having a fantastic two days and already started training for 2020.

Last but not lease to all the sub clubs’ members many thanks for all you support and friendship throughout the year it is much appreciated. Wishing every sub club, a great up and coming year.

DAWN KELLY Club Captain

We have some of our sub club members receiving life membership congratulations on your achievements as this is a fantastic honor. Again, this year we have had some members pass on from our large family (as we call it) so our condolences to all their families. I would like to express a huge thankyou to our Sports Director Jenny McNevin Assistant Club Captain Lyn King and Sports

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A WORD FROM OUR CEO Congratulations to all on another amazing year in sport. It’s been another successful year of sport and to all member representing Mounties. It’s great to see our sports creating a sense of camaraderie, mateship and that we are actively connecting people with the community.

Making a positive community contribution is at the heart of Mounties’ operations. Mounties makes a substantial direct contribution to local communities through cash and in-kind donations to a broad range of community activities and initiatives and provides community access to a range of subsidised community and sporting facilities. 2019 has been a pivotal year for Mounties in terms of financial success, a re-focus on members and the way we do business in our local community. With another significant contribution to sport totalling $4.9m. More than half of that amount was spent on grass roots sports played by amateurs and provision of facilities such as sporting fields for local children. We are known for our support for all sports and all playing levels, we continue to focus supporting the many Sub Clubs that make our Club different from the rest. From the very young to the mature, it has been a focus to provide opportunities for all where possible.

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I would like to congratulate all Sub Clubs, their members, operational teams, trainers, coaches, the players and their supporters for all their efforts this year, I thank you for all your hard work. You should all be very proud of what you have achieved. It’s the commitment and efforts of more than 2,500 Mounties members that participate in more than 40 Sub Clubs and the great success that Mounties enjoys in its local community. Congratulations and thanks to all who have been part of the journey over the past year. Particularly, the sports committee and the members, who have unselfishly given up their time to ensure that Mounties remains relevant in sport.

DALE HUNT Chief Executive Officer

Sports cOMMITTEE Thank you once again to the Sports Committee for your tireless efforts in administering and providing support and services to Mounties Group’s Sporting Clubs in 2018 /19.

DAWN KELLY Club Captain

JENNY MCNEVIN Sports Director

LYN KING Assistant Sub Club Captain

TOM MURPHY

LORRAINE DEAN

LEON HANSEN

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2019 SPORT AWARDS Junior, Senior & Team Nominees Juniors ●● Michael King, Athletics ●● Liana Smith, Hockey ●● Anastasia Afoa, Netball ●● Ethan Roberts, Softball tee ball ●● Ethan Field, State League ●● Dylan Truong, Swimming Seniors ●● Robyn Suttor, Athletics ●● Jade Callander, Hockey ●● Warren Hopley, Men’s Lawn Bowls ●● Daniel Harrison, Softball tee ball ●● Mitchell Brownlow, State League ●● Carmela Ferraro, Toastmasters – Mounties ●● Laura Fagan, Toastmasters Evening – Harbord Diggers Teams ●● Under 14 Girls Rugby League

Senior Sports Person of the Year Award Robyn Suttor, Athletics Robyn’s start to the 2018/2019 athletics season was at the World Masters indoor Championships in Malaga, Spain, September 2018. I will mention that Robyn was 59 at these Championships which meant that she was still competing against younger competitors. Robyn started the season following knee operations knowing it was going to be a long and tough journey ahead for the season to fulfil her ambition and be the best she can be. Robyn competed in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 80m short hurdles, 300m long hurdles and the Pole Vault. Robyn didn’t progress to the finals in her events except the Pole Vault where she finished in 7th position. She was very happy with her performances as she was pain free for the first time in a long time. This was the beginning of her journey. Robyn worked hard to build her strength and flexibility. She never gave up. Such an inspiration to everyone, that you can

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achieve anything if you really put in the effort and believe in yourself. Robyn is an inspiration to all our athletes and all athletes that she coaches. The NSW Masters Championships were held at Homebush in February 2019. Robyn won Gold in the Pole Vault, and 80m Hurdles (her pet event) Silver in the 400m sprint, and Bronze in the 100m and 200m sprint. A fantastic effort! Her times were improving, but she believed she had more to achieve. Robyn travelled to Toruń in Poland in March to compete at the World Masters Indoor Championships. Robyn competed in the 60m Hurdles, 60m sprint, & 400m. Robyn was running well, and made it through to the final in the 60m (7th) and 60m Hurdles (Silver medal). Her time in the 60m Hurdles and 400m was a new 60+ Mounties Club Record and the fastest time she has recorded since being a Mounties athlete in the 60m Hurdles. A brilliant result! Robyn, as well as being a dedicated athlete, is also passionate about coaching, imparting her wide knowledge and experience to up and coming athletes. Robyn is an ASSA (Academy of Sport Speed Australia) Coach, and currently coaches at SOPAC Homebush, with the intention of putting back into the sport, and building a strong Mounties athletics squad. Robyn is also a fitness expert. Robyn has penned her world of experience into a published book. Mounties Athletics Club believes that Robyn is a deserved candidate for the Mounties Senior Sports Person of the Year 2019.

Junior Sports Person of the Year Award

Junior Encouragement Award

Ethan Field, State League

Chau Ngoc Luong, Physical Culture and Dance

Ethan is a member of both our 2019 Winter League and State League teams and has achieved a lot in Softball in the last 12 Months. Ethan is a true gentleman of the game with displaying respect for the game, officials, opposition, and our club.

Chau has been a member of Physical Culture and Dance for 3 years and has achieved what some say is almost “impossible”. An outstanding and highly successful competitor and member with a positive attitude, drive and determination to succeed, Chau is a role model for our younger members.

Achievements:

Chau approaches competitions and classes with confidence, maturity and positivity, both in individual competitions and in teams she has led. Chau respects her teachers, corrects positions and seeks feedback on all performances. She is selfmotivated and highly competitive.

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Selection into the Under 17 NSW Men’s Representative Team

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Captaincy of the Under 17 NSW Men’s Representative Team

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Runner Up Under 17 Australian Championships

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Name as Best Batter for the Under 17 Australian Championships. (This award is based on Statistics garnered from the round matches)

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Selection to the 30 Man Squad for Under 17 Junior Steelers to play in the Easter Tournament in Auckland New Zealand February 2019

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Named as part of the Leadership team for the Under 17 Junior Steelers Squad for the tour and tournament in New Zealand

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Finished 3rd in the Under 18 Easter Tournament New Zealand 2019

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Selected in Penrith City Softball Association Under 18 Men’s to compete in the Softball NSW state Championships

Achievements:

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State Champions Softball NSW Under 18 Men’s State Championships.

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Interclub: 1st Place & Marching Champion

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Selection into the 16 man Under 17 Junior Steelers squad.

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Zone: Marching Champion of all 9-10-year olds

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Named as part of the leadership team for the Under 17 Junior Steelers Squad.

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Team: (4th Place)- Leader

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Finished 3rd at the Softball Australia Under 23 National Championships.

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Award the Best Batting Award at the Softball Australia Under 23 Men’s National Championships. Ethan is the first person in the Men’s National Championship history to be awarded the Best Batter in 2 age groups in the one Nationals season.

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Selection to the Penrith City Softball Association Open Men’s team to be played November 2019.

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Selection to the 2020 Softball NSW Under 18 Men’s National Championships to be played December 2019.

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Named as Captain for the 2020 NSW Under 18 Men’s Team.

Chau is very passionate about her physie and represents her club in all competitions, rehearsals and classes to the best of her ability. Her commitment to individual, team lessons and even practicing at home is commendable. She has formed many friendships with girls in her classes, and is very supportive of her teammates, celebrating & commiserating with them in competitions. Chau won Grand both of her 2 competition years in C & B Grade, even after moving up age groups! A grade 2019 is yet to be determined on Saturday October 26th. She has won every competition so far this year, in the lead up to Grand Finals with teachers from opposition clubs commenting at recent qualifiers “Well there’s your junior champion”. This is the only award Chau has yet to conquer, it is a real possibility and we hope to achieve it! 2019 results (So far)- 9-10years A Grade

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Interclub: 1st Place & Marching Champion

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Zone: Marching Champion of all 9-10 year olds

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Team: (2nd Place)- Leader

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Grand: 1st Place (moved to A grade)

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Club: 1st Place, Junior Club Champion, Overall Excellence Award (whole club)

His personal and team achievements over the last 12 months show the dedication and commitment that Ethan portrays in the confidence he has from his coaches and team mates always looking to him for guidance and support and is reflected in his added responsibility of Captaincy of teams at the highest level of our sport.

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ATHLETICS Mounties Mounties Athletics had some outstanding representative results this year.

Ssome results include:

Congratulations to our elected Committee for 2019/2020:

●● Masters World Championships, Malaga – Robyn Suttor, 7th in 55+ women’s 300m hurdles and Pole Vault, and Darren Hughes 3rd place in 55+ men’s 4x100m and 4x400m relays

●● President: Giuseppe Sacca

●● Illawarra Track Classic – Darren Hughes 1st 50+ 60m ●● NSW Junior Championships – Michael King 1st boys U15 1500m and 800m

●● Vice President: Fiona Byrne ●● Secretary: Ralph Burkhardt ●● Treasurer: Paul Howcroft ●● Registrar: Darlene Burkhardt

●● Masters Throws pentathlon – 2nd Alison White

●● Club Captain: Brad Linton

●● Australian Masters Championships:

●● Liaison Officer: Sameer Kunwar

●● Robyn Suttor 1st women's 60-64 300m Hurdles, 80m Hurdles, 60m, 100m, 200m and 4x400m relay; 3rd in the W240+ 4x200m relay

●● Publicity: Fiona Byrne

●● Darren Hughes 1st 55-59 men's 60m, 400m and M240+ 4x100m relay, and 2nd in 100m, 200m and 4x400m relay ●● Robyn Suttor competed in the World Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland. She won the silver medal in the 60-64 women's 60m hurdles and made several other individual and relay finals. She also won Gold at the Oceania Masters held in Mackay, in the 60+ women’s 60m, 80m hurdles, and 50+ 100m. Congratulations to our Liaison Officer Sameer Kunwar and his wife who welcomed their first child in March, a son named Samar. Major award winners for our 2018/2019 Season are: ●● Social PB Winner: Martin Scicluna ●● Social PB Runner-Up: Veronica Malovic ●● Representative PB Winner: Robyn Suttor ●● Representative PB Runner-Up: Michael King ●● Representative Athlete of the Year: Robyn Suttor ●● 20-year Membership Pins awarded to Darlene Burkhardt, Ralph Burkhardt, Paul Howcroft and Giuseppe Sacca. Club Record medals awarded to Blake Scicluna, Michael King, Vanay Karamil, Ralph Burkhardt, Robert Cassilles, Christine Wearne, Veronica Malovic, Marianne Artinian, Alison White, Robyn Suttor & Lorraine Byrne.

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●● Records: Darlene Burkhardt ●● General Committee: Chris Bartimote & Rob Cassilles Farewell & thanks to Rod Rushton for representing our club so well for the last 5 years. Rod is moving to WA and we wish him the best for the future. Anyone interested in joining Athletics can contact Ralph Burkhardt on 0403 063 616 or message us through Facebook. For more detailed results from the 2018/19 season, find us on facebook.com/MountiesAthleticsClub

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cricket mounties Mounties Cricket report 2018/2019. By the time this report goes into the annual journal we would have started out 2019/2020 season.

Park Cricket 2018/2019

Senior Presentation 2018/2019

Last season was one of Mounties best season for a long time most of our junior sides made semi /finals and our senior teams made Semi/Finals as well.

Our senior presentation our guest speaker was Former Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis.

In Juniors U10 U12 U16 all made semi-finals and our U10 U12 U16 all made finals. U10 premiers for 2018/2019 First time in 20 years a big congratulation to all concern.

Shires 2018/2019 4 teams made semi/finals 1st grade and also our 3rd grade made the Tim Greer Cup Side and 1st grade made it 3 premierships in a row. Truly outstanding performance congratulations.

Presentations 2018/2019 Our junior presentation our guest speaker was U19 Australian player Jordan Gauci.

Other exciting news Mounties will be entering Premier Cricket with Blacktown Cricket. Mounties will be only Cricket Club in Australia to have all levels of Cricket Juniors Shires & Premier Cricket it will not be long before we will produce another Michael Clarke. Before signing off for now I would like to thank Kevin Ingram President/ Chairman Board of Directors and Management team for all there continuous support for 2018/2019 season like to thank former CEO Mr Greg Pickering for his support for the past 18 years and looking forward with working with our new CEO Mr Dale Hunt All remember, if you cannot participate in sport then be a sport Until next time from the cricket pitch

JOHN ARACO President

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Dolphins Western Districts Interclub Euchre Mounties Mounties 'Dolphins' represent Mounties in the Western Districts Inter Club Euchre (W.D.I.C.E.) competition.

In 2018 we were beaten in the Final by Cabramatta Bowling Club - 34 games to 30 games. Also, one (1) of our team members, Greg Henry was joint winner of the Champion of Champions Trophy. This trophy is won by the player who has won the highest number of games throughout the season out of ALL the participating clubs in the competition and is the most prestigious of all the awards! Well done Greg! The team for 2019 is: ●● Carl Hegney (Captain)

●● Bronwyn Logan

●● Allison Bullivant

●● Les Morris

●● Ray Grace

●● Barbara Moxey

●● Greg Henry

●● Barbara Williams

●● Reserves: Kerry Mesic & Karen Stevenson

There were nine (9) other teams playing in the competition this year and we play each team twice. The clubs represented were: ●● Blacktown Workers

●● Easts Kingswood Sports

●● Toongabbie Sports

●● Cabramatta Bowling

●● Penrith Panthers

●● Wentworthville Leagues

●● Club Merrylands

●● Seven Hills RSL

●● Wests Tradies

Mounties 'Dolphins' have gone well this year finishing in Third (3rd) Position. We won ten (10) games, drew two (2) games and lost six (6) games. We are now in the final five (5) teams to go to the Finals. Also, during the year, our team member Ray Grace achieved an eight (8) out of eight (8) games in the second Round – Game Eleven (11). This is extremely hard to do and is rewarded by W.D.I.C.E. with a trophy at the end of the year and a badge to wear showing this achievement. Ray also had the Highest Aggregate for our team. Well done Ray! You certainly had a good year! I wish the Mounties 'Dolphins' good luck for the finals and congratulate them all on what they have achieved this year. Go Mounties 'Dolphins'!!!

CARL HEGNEY Captian Mounties 'Dolphins'

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Euchre Social Mounties Another year has gone, and the Mounties Social Euchre is going well. We have welcomed a couple of new players and have nightly attendances of around twenty (20) people who all have a great night.

Our monthly winners for the last twelve (12) months are as follows: -

2018 July August September October November December

Ladies

Barbara Moxey

30 Games

Men

Barry Elworthy

35 Games

Ladies

Joan Black

33 Games

Men

Carl Hegney

32 Games

Ladies

Anne Ryan

30 Games

Men

Ray Grace

34 Games

Ladies

Barbara Moxey

29 Games

Men

Barry Elworthy

29 Games

Ladies

Barbara Moxey

35 Games

Men

Robert Westwood

32 Games

Ladies

Anne Ryan

35 Games

Men

Graham Alderton

32 Games

Ladies

Mac Matara

Men

Barry Elworthy

Ladies

Joan Black

Men

Ray Grace

Ladies

Barbara Moxey

Men

Carl Hegney

Ladies

Joan Black

Men

Les Morris

Ladies

Mac Matara

Men

Barry Elworthy & Carl Hegney

Ladies

Barbara Williams

Men

Ray Grace

2019 January February March April May

June

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Our Champions and Runners Up for 2019 are: Ladies Champion for 2019 is Barbara Williams on 320 Games and the Runner Up is Barbara Moxey on 304 games. Mens Champion for 2019 is Ray Grace on 350 games and the Runner Up is Barry Elworthy on 323 games. If you know how to play Euchre and would like a good game, then come along and register on a Wednesday night at 7.15pm. We start playing at 7.30pm and finish around 10.0pm. It costs three dollars ($3) for the night.

BARBARA WILLIAMS Vice President

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Fifties Plus Mounties It was another great year filled with trips, adventures, experiences and laughter!

January’19

July’19

We had a relaxing ferry ride on the Saratoga from Woy Woy around to Empire Bay and back, then onto Davidtown RSL for lunch. Peaceful day.

Eryldene Historic House and Garden at Gordon. The house begun in 1913 and didn’t get finished until 1936.

February’19 Kangaroo Valley was our trip this month. After morning tea, we had plenty of time to stroll around the town before heading to Robertson Bowling Club for a wonderful lunch. Heading home we stopped at the Robertson Pie Shop, where lots of different pies were bought.

March’19 Goulburn and its surrounds our trip for this month. The Lavender Farm was closed but we were able to browse the Lavender Shop before heading to Garroorgang Historic Home which is 162 years old. This home has had many lives from Inn, boy’s school finally to a family home for the Belcher/Hume families. A very interesting day. Also, this month, Senior Moments, a 90-minute tongue in cheek comedy regarding seniors. Very funny.

April’19 Saturday Night Fever stage show. Marcia Hines still has a great voice. Great show.

May’19 Gold Coast seven-day holiday. We went to Thursday Plantation at Ballina for lunch. The Outback Spectacular dinner show was another one of our outings. On our third day a scenic coach tour as we headed to Surface Paradise for the Canal Cruise. Next day heading to Maleny, Montville and Sunshine Hinterland. Mary Caincross Park is a Sanctuary of fifty-two hectares of original rainforest. On this trip we saw lots of wonderful places. The Science Museum at Wollongong also happened this month. A fun day where we got to be kids again pushing buttons, turning and pulling levers just to see what they would do.

June’19 Vaucluse House, one of Sydney’s 19th century mansions still surrounded by its original gardens. Bought by William Charles Wentworth. In 1915 became Australia’s first official house museum.

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September’19 Bowral was our day trip. The day was wonderful for us to stroll around the town and wander through the park and take in the many colours of the tulips and the flowering trees. We stopped at Don Bradman’s museum had a look around before heading to our favorite spot for lunch at Robertson Bowling Club. Once again, stopping at the pie shop before heading home. Another great day. Our club tries to make everyone feel welcome. Holidays can be paid off in installments, making it easier for many people to come along. Anyone wanting to join can ring Dawn Kelly on 0413 041 254. Our meetings are held on the first Sunday of each month, except September due to Father’s Day, starting at 11.30am. We’d like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Fishing Mounties Over the year of the fishing season, fish caught are then weighed and respective points are allocated depending on the species. All weigh-ins are done back at shore by the trip captains. The trip captains are volunteers making sure all club trips run smoothly and all points recorded.

The members of the Mounties Fishing Club would like to thank all trip captains for their contributions over the year. Congratulations to the following champions showing that their fishing skills excel in getting such a high achievement: ●● Club Champion – Rifet Hadzic ●● Club Runner-up, U55’s Champion - Nino Cucchiaro ●● Senior Runner-up – Richard Karlo ●● U55’s Runner-up - Vince Canatrella ●● Biggest fish of the year – Snapper 1.96kg caught by Stan Levani

TOP 10 FISHO’S OF THE YEAR

Club one of the best. The 2019 – 2020 Fishing season in now underway, we have had a good start to the year giving us reasonable sea conditions and already some visits from Whales, Dolphins and Seals with some good catches or Snapper and Morwong. As we start to move into the warmer months, we should see the fish start head back to our warmer waters and we should see some good catches! Mounties Fishing Club Hold 3 trips each month leaving from Kiama and Wollongong Harbours. Allowing many opportunities to drop in a line and see what’s down below and enjoy a nice day on the water. Enjoy the company of the other members, where you can share skills and talk about the one that got away. Trips for members cost $60 for adults and $25 for juniors.

● Vince Canterella

● Mark Cooper

● Nino Cucchiaro

● Sam Fou

● Rifet Hadzic

● Richard Karlo

● Vi Lam

● Tan Nguyen

Monthly meetings are on the last Wednesday of the month at 8pm at the Mounties club at Mount Prichard. New members are always welcomed to join in with Fishing Club membership at a low $6. Woman and Juniors are urged to give it a go. For more information please contact Warren Rankin on (02) 9600 8061 or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mountiesfc for the latest information on what’s happening in fishing club.

● Colin O’Rourke

● Hely Tepesh

Tight lines everyone

ANDREW VASSALLO A special mention to Rifet Hadzic in continuing to keep reign of the Club Championship title. A big thank you to Bill Razmovski with after 22 years he has retired as Club Captain, he has placed a large amount of his time organizing people and trips and helping to create the memories we still talk about today. With some very large shoes to fill we welcome Neil Joseph as the Club Captain with Nino Cucchiaro as Assistant Club Captain. Ranking points are calculated using 8 of the best scores over the course of 12 months, commitment in attending fishing trips every month is key in achieving high scores. Congratulations to all who attended fishing trips, even though you may not be in the top 10 you have contributed in making the Mounties Fishing

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sENIOR goLF Mounties It was very pleasing to see that our membership numbers have been growing as the year has gone by. We now have a total of 53 playing members to date.

In February we went down to Calderwood Valley golf course and played over two days with 54 players. We stayed at the Warillia sports club overnight. The overall winner was Geoffrey Bellia. Our point score winner for the year was Eddie Chambers. Next we played Match Play over 4 rounds and the winner was Lou Trofa and Eddie Chambers who played the last round with cracked ribs was the runner up. The 2BBB championship was won by Terry Smith and John Codner with Kazim Aldogan and Pat Knox as runners up. Chris Murphy Memorial Day was played at royal Fairfield and won by Vic Bartolo & Lou Trofa The Club Championships was played over 4 rounds the Scratch winner was Norm Simpson and runner up was Eddie Chambers. ●● A Grade Nett winner was won BY Eddie Chambers and Norm Simpson as runner up ●● B Grade scratch was won by John Codner with Ken McDonald as the runner up ●● B Grade net winner was also won by John Codner and Ken McDonald was the runner up We had our presentation night on Saturday the 28th Nov at the mother club and a good time was had by everyone who attended. Congratulations to all the winners for each of the events during the year! One special note is that we played at Cabramatta on the 1st of October & Pat Knox had a hole in 1 on the 14th hole. The general rule used to be that the person who gets a hole in 1 shouts the bar but alas no free drinks. There are a lot of players who play all their golfing career and never experience getting a hole in one We also play a charity event against Club Italia twice a year and the winners are the chosen charity for that year Our club plays golf every Tuesday at various courses and we would like more people to come and join us the only restriction is that you must be 55years young or older as one of our members who turned 86 the other week and is still out there playing every week.

EDDIE CHAMBERS (Old Fox

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SocIAL gOLF mounties Congratulations to all the winners. They were very competitive. Everyone thrived for a win and we enjoy our social gathering as well as showing off our golf skills.

In the past 12 months Mountie Social Golf has achieved as follow: 1. Recruits new members 2. Successfully completed events scheduled in 2019: ●● 4BBB Drawn Partners ●● Summer Shield ●● 4BBB Own Partner ●● Club Championship ●● Winter Cup ●● Merv Pell ●● 2 Man Ambrose Own Partner ●● Matchplay Championship ●● Life Members Trophy ●● Lawson Cup ●● Under/Over 50 ●● Captain Vs President ●● 4 Man Ambrose Drawn Partner

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hOCKEY Mounties What an amazing season it was for all the members of our hockey club! Mounties hockey had 13 teams entered the Metropolitan South West Hockey Association competition in both the junior and senior competitions.

These teams included an U7s and U9s team, entered into the Minkies competition, 2x U11, 2x U13, 2x U15, 1x U18 Boys and 1x U18 Girls teams entered into the junior competition and an A and C grade team entered into the ladies competition and 1x 3rd grade team entered into the men’s competition. All our teams enjoyed a phenomenal season and all but 2x senior teams made it into the final series. The U11 Gold team, U13 Gold team and the U18 boys were Minor Premiers in their competitions and Mounties Hockey is proud to announce that we had 5 teams who made it through to the Grand Final. U11 Gold, U13 Gold, U13 Black and U18 girls were all runners up in their competitions, in very close games, some going into extra time! Congratulations goes to the U18 Boys who came away winners and Grand Finalists for the season, managing to defend their title! To cap off the successes of the season we had 10 players who represented NSW and ACT in National teams and so many more who represented MSW at state champs. Mounties hockey will congratulate all our players at the end of year presentation being held on the 16th November. The AGM will be held in December and all dates for preparing for the 2020 season will be organized. Big thanks to Mounties for your ongoing support!

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INDOOR BOWLS Mounties We have had an extremely busy & very competitive year with new champions crowned in our club & State Championships for 2019.

We also had great results in our Mounties $5000 & Metropolitan tournaments which enable our players to play against the best of the players around NSW.

They include; Barbara Swan, Mein Eng Tang, Kerry Vial, Tom Murphy, Geoff Owen, Brian Fitzgerald and new players Jenny Tran & Regis Marion.

We also had our annual trip to Goulburn & they returned the visit later. What great days they are.

We continue to bowl on Wednesdays & Thursdays with increasing numbers. Anyone is most welcome to join us.

The Club Championships have been held & results are as follows:

GEOFF OWEN Publicity Officer

SINGLES

MEN’S

LADIES

WINNER

Regis Marion

Jennifer Sargent

RUNNER UP

Geoff Owen

Quin Loung

PAIRS

MEN’S

LADIES

WINNER

Geoff Owen Quang Pham

Jenny Tran Chau Phuong

RUNNER UP

Sam Vella Dominic Leto

Judy Troung Lan Ly

TRIPLES WINNER

Judy Trong Moui Diep Karen Lyall

RUNNER UP

Geoff Owen Lien Tran Louise Mitchell

A great result in the Mounties $5000 with club stalwarts Tom Murphy, Barry Letton, Brian Fitzgerald & Sam Vella taking out first prize. Well done lads. In the State Championships Tom Murphy, Barry Letton, Van Tran & Ben Troung played well to finish runners up to the eventual winners who were All Australian or NSW players. This was a great effort. The Australian Indoor Bowls Championships are being held at Mt Gambier in South Australia at the moment and the club is very well represented with a number of our quality Bowlers being picked for NSW.

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jOGGERS Mounties Mounties Joggers members have participated in a variety of competitions and fun runs throughout the year.

In March the inaugural RunWest 12km fun run was held, which ran from Sydney Motorsport Park in Eastern Creek through the new Sydney Zoo and finished at Rooty Hill RSL. Congratulations to Mark Privitera who finished in 54:19 and Fiona Byrne with 2:00:42. Mark ran in the Sydney 10km State run with Star Wars them on May the 4th, finishing in 41:01. Grahame Roper and Chi Hoang ran in the 11km Western Sydney Parklands Trail run in June. Grahame finished 2nd in his age group and Chi finished 6th. Mark ran in his 33rd City2Surf in August, finishing in 61:41. Chi Hoang competed in her first City2Surf, finishing in 91:08. Chi also ran in the 10km Bridge Run at the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival in September, with a time of 60:18. Several runners also ran in various parkrun events throughout the year.

The Four-Season novelty race is held on the 1st Sunday of the new season, which is a “Guess your time” relay race. MONTH

DISTANCE

WINNER

SPRING 2018

6.6km relay

Valda Organ & Valerie Organ

SUMMER 2018

6.6km relay

Bruno Pezzuto & Jim Vassiliou

AUTUMN 2019

6.6km relay

Nathalie Armen & Leisha Cook

WINTER 2019

6.6km relay

Valda Organ & Wilfred Tang

SPRING 2019

6.6km relay

Eric Jackson & Bruno Pezzuto

It was a tightly contested battle for the Club Championship this year. The men’s title was won by Grahame Roper and the women’s winner was Chooi Tang.

We held our Christmas party at Stuart Park in Wollongong and went for a run in Cronulla in March.

PLACE

MEN'S

POINTS

WOMEN'S

POINTS

Chooi Tang

The Handicap races are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month, below are this year’s results:

Grahame Roper

Mark Privitera 59

Chi Hoang

Wilfred Tang

Valda Organ

Bruno Pezzuto

Valerie Organ

Bruce Cook

Leisha Cook

MONTH

DISTANCE

WINNER

SEPTEMBER 2018

10km

Bruno Pezzuto

OCTOBER 2018

10km

--not held--

NOVEMBER 2018

10km

Chooi Tang

DECEMBER 2018

7km

Eshaya Nona

JANUARY 2019

7km

Valda Organ & Valerie Organ

Welcome to the new members for the year and we hope to meet more next year.

FEBRUARY 2019

7km

Bruce Cook

MARCH 2019

10km

Valda Organ

We would like to thank the Mounties Group, the Directors and the Sports Committee for their support throughout the year.

APRIL 2019

10km

Chi Hoang

MAY 2019

10km

--not held--

JUNE 2019

11km

Cathy Cox

JULY 2019

14km

Claire Neilsen

AUGUST 2019

10km

Scott Dowse

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For more detailed results from the 2018-19 season, find us on facebook/MountiesJoggers Join us for a run or walk on Sunday mornings, 7.00am at Haigh Park off Bridges Road, Moorebank.

FIONA BYRNE Publicity Officer

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NETBALL Mounties This season we saw Mounties Netball Club field 25 teams in the 2019 Liverpool City Netball Association (LCNA) Competition which commenced on April 24. The 25 Teams comprised of 5 Netta-ball, 15 Junior, 1 Senior Cadet and 4 Senior teams.

In 2019 Mounties Netball Committee remained the same as last year:

TEAM GRADE

END OF THE SEASON PLACING

FINALS PLACING

Division 2

Minor Premiers

Premiers

Senior Cadets A 3rd

Finalists

Junior – 15A

3rd

Premiers

●● President: Debbie Brown (and Coaching Coordinator) ●● Senior Vice President: Susan Tepsa ●● Junior Vice President: Wendy Soulie ●● Secretary: Lyn King

Junior – 15B

1st

Grand Finalists

●● A ssistant Secretary: Merna Shaddad (and Umpires Coordinator)

Junior – 14C

4th

Semi Finalists

Junior – 13A

Minor Premiers

Grand Finalists

●● Treasurer: Melissa King

Junior – 13B

2nd

Grand Finalists

●● Recorder: Kelly Murphy

Junior – 13C

3rd

Finalists

Junior – 12B

Undefeated Minor Premiers

Premiers

Junior – 11A

Undefeated Minor Premiers

Grand Finalists

Junior – 11B

Undefeated Minor Premiers

Undefeated Premiers

Junior – 11C

3rd

Finalists

Junior – 10A

3rd

Finalists

Junior – 10C

Minor Premiers

Premiers

Our club achieved great results this year from our Netta-ball teams to the competition teams. The 7 and 8 years Netta teams played non-competition games, had lots of fun whilst at the same time learning and improving their basic netball skills with the NetSetGo program. The two 9-year-old teams played full competition rules, although did not officially score (but I am sure all the parents and coaches knew how many goals each team scored) in preparation for competition games in the following year. In the competition teams, from 10-year olds to seniors, 14 out of 20 reaching the semi-final round at the end of the season competition. Of these 14 teams three went directly to the Grand Final and 10 teams played in the Finals. By Grand Final day, which was held on Saturday September 14, there was nine teams competing. A fantastic result from all the teams over the season and congratulations to the five Premiership team with one remaining undefeated. As Premiers the 15A’s were the recipients of the Kath Whiteley Trophy.

We would like to congratulate the following Mounties Netball Club players who represented LCNA at the 2019 NSW State and State Age Netball Championships: ●● 12 Years – 3rd place - Annie Tui ●● 13 Years – 13th place - Unique Pritchard ●● 1 4 Years – 7th place - Tamelanee Tauei, Lindsay Tui and Danielle Dunlop ●● 15 Years – State Champions - Ana Kailahi and Jamin Tikeri ●● 17 Years – 5th place - Anastasia Afoa Anastasia Afoa was voted the Most Talented Player and presented with the Maureen Long Memorial Trophy at the LCNA Representative Dinner and Presentation September 5. During the season the following players were members of a squad who participated in carnivals leading up to State Age. 11 years Development Squad – Markayla Butler, Le’ati Moefaauo, Jayla Niumata, Virginia Tuakalau, Taliah Whareaitu with Debbie Brown Co-coach.

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The Netball Club also had 5 of our regular umpires successfully obtain their National C Umpires accreditation this year. As a result, we would like to congratulate Angel Akil, Baylee Brgudac, Jacinta Tui, Lindsay Tui and Danielle Dunlop. Jacinta Tui was also named LCNA Junior Umpire of the year. At our annual presentations, held in October, we had 25 members recognised for their continuous service to Mounties Netball Club. The service award recipients were:

For information on registration dates for 2020 and all other Mounties Netball news, please visit our Website: www. mountiesnc.nsw.netball.com.au or become a fan on Facebook www.facebook.com/moutiesnetball

LYN KING Publicity Officer

SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS 5 Years’ Service

10 Years’ Service

Maria Chant

Kelly Murphy

Sarah Demasi

Mereana Peyroux

Danielle Dunlop

Sarai Peyroux

Eesha Gounder

Tiana Romeo

Agnes Leavasa

Catherine Tevaga

Cecilia Leavasa

Jamin Tikeri

Gabrielle Mangion

Leteine Tikeri

Jaylah Niumata

15 Years’ Service

Chloe O’Keeffe Christelle Pagonis Georgia Paiano Ella Stokes

Susan Tepsa

20 Years’ Service Jemma Young

Taylah Stokes

30 Years’ Service

Sarah Swannell

Lyn King

Jodie Tanner Mounties Netball would also like to congratulate the following members who were the recipients of the following perpetual awards for 2019: AWARD

2019 RECIPIENT

Rising Star

Lindsay Tui

Joy Wilson Memorial

Baylee Brgudac

John Whiteley Memorial

Narina Folino

Cath Penning Achievement

Le’ati Moefaauo

Mt Pritchard Community

Aalizae George

President’s

Victoria Pagonis

Club Spirit

Kath Whiteley

Coaches Achievement

Jay Ellis

Umpires Encouragement

Jacinta Tui

Lastly, Mounties Netball Club Committee would like to extend a special thank you to all our coaches, managers, players, umpires, parents, and supporters who have given their valuable time and effort over the year – you are all truly amazing and without you we would not be able to run the club and give our members the opportunity to play the great game of netball.

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Rugby League – Junior Mounties 2019 saw Mounties JRL take the field with 22 teams from u6s-u23s, including two try-time teams.

This year we fielded our first, All girls junior league team in the u14s Combined Competition. This team had a mix of girls aged 12/13/14 years of age, some having played before and some having never played. They went thru the season as undefeated Minor Premiers but missed out on a spot in the Grand Final. We had 12 teams play in the Finals series this season, with 4 teams, 10'2s, 12'2s, 14 Girls and u23s finishing as Minor Premiers. 4 teams, 9'1s, 13'3s, 15'3s and u23s playing in Grand Final matches with our u23s finishing as Premiers. This year we had 5 teams in our u6/7s age group, which is an increase to recent years. During the season we held two holiday clinics for our players, The Brett Kimmorley 'Play Makers Academy' and our Junior Winter Coaching Clinic lead by our ISP Assistant Coach, Luke Swain. The kids enjoyed and learnt a lot from both clinics.

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This year we held our first try-time Gala Day, with teams from Parramatta and Penrith JRL Districts. The day was a huge success and we look forward to our next one. This year has seen Chris Hutchison come on as our new head of Rugby League, We have a great committee, who have worked together to ensure everything is done to get all the kids on the field, on a weekly basis. We appreciate the hard work put in by these wonderful people. We look forward to season 2020. #upthemulga

Rugby League – Senior Mounties In 2019 we fielded teams in the Canterbury Cup, Ron Massey Cup and Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership.

Our Canterbury Cup team finished the regular season in 6th just one win from a vital top four position. They were unfortunately beaten by Grand Finalist Newtown in a tough game in week 1 of the finals. We had 6 games live on either Fox or Channel Nine giving the club excellent exposure. Our Ron Massey Cup finished in 3rd position and reached the preliminary final getting beat by Minor Premiers Wentworthville in the dying minutes. It capped another strong season at this level for the club.

Our Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership finished with the Minor Premiership before going down in the Grand Final to CRL Newcastle. It was a great season by the girls, and they proved yet again to be a force in this competition. Many thanks to all players and staff for their continued support and commitment to this great club. We look forward to another big season in 2020. #upthemulga

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Snooker Mounties Once again we have had another great snooker year.

Our Snooker Presentation Night was on Friday 12th July. Attendance numbers was disappointing, but a great night had by all. Special mention congratulations to Ron Tulloch – Player of the year and Brian Castles – Encouragement Award Thank you to our Directors, Club Captain Dawn Kelly, Assistant Club Captain Lyn King and new CEO Dale Hunt for attending and participating in our fun raffle. We had our AGM Tuesday 16th July. Thank you to Club Captain Dawn Kelly and Sports Director Jenny McNiven for attending. Sadly, Jenny commenced our AGM advising via letter that our long serving President Steve Fitzpatrick has resigned from his president duties of the Snooker Club, we all wish him all the best.

Joe Calabrese’s Wednesday Night Competition going well which is averaging 9 – 10 player weekly here are a few results; 3rd of July 2019

Winner – Ching Yie (90) Runner Up – Ron Tulloch (150)

18th of July 2019

Winner – Pranet Siwaborwonwattama (90) Runner Up – Chay Pchchom (85)

24th of July 2019

Winner – Ron Tulloch – (155) Runner Up – Michael Jensen (15)

31st of July 2019

Winner – Joe Calabrese (75) Runner Up – Samie Rimjali (90)

7th of August 2019

Winner – Michael Jensen (20) Runner Up – Joe Calabrese (55)

14th of August 2019

Winner – Joe Calabrese (65) Runner Up – Michael Jensen (30)

Our new committee was voted in: ●● Larry Roser – President ●● Ernie Hille – Vice President ●● Trevor Wilks – Treasurer ●● Sharon Roser – Secretary/Publicity Officer ●● Brett Rayner – Club Captain ●● Brian Castles – Vice Captain ●● G eneral Committee - Steve Fitzpatrick, Marilyn Price, Peter Curry and Tina Core We want to congratulate our new committee and hope we have a great year and work as a team. Congratulations to Brian Castles was voted a Life Snooker Member at the AGM. We started the year with our themed Winter BBQ – wear your favourite jersey day on the Saturday 20th July. It was a great day, a big thank you to Club Captain Dawn Kelly and her husband Jim for attending. Thank you to our great cooks Peter Curry, Steve Fitzpatrick and Larry Roser. And a special thank you to Marilyn Price for her delicious desserts and Trevor for providing the chips/bickies and cheese which always goes down well. And to everyone for coming and making it an enjoyable day.

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Terry Jackson Competition was played on the 30th July and 4th August, a great time had by all and everyone dressed the part on the second Sunday Hawaiian Style. The results will be notified at the Sub Club Presentation Night Friday 25th October. Til next time

SHARON ROSER Publicity Officer

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Soccer – Junior Mounties In 2019 Mounties Junior Soccer Club had 42 soccer teams, with over 520 players ranging in age from 4 to 54 years of age. There were 15 small-sided field and mini teams, 7 junior teams, 16 youth teams and 4 senior teams.

Highlights for the year included four teams reaching the semifinal of the Football NSW State Cup – U13-1, U14-1B, U15-1 and U16-1. U14-1B and U13-1 reached the Grand Final, with U13-1 winning the whole comp. This year saw many Mounties teams coming second and not quite securing the Minor Premiership. The exception were U14-2 and the U16-1. The U16-1 won the Minor Premiership by a whopping 13 points and was also able to secure the Premiership, winning the Grand Final in a much closer affair. In all, of 20 competition teams, 17 were in semi-finals and 11 reached the Grand Final, for 5 Premierships. During the year, the U13-1 and U15-1 teams also participated in the Kanga Cup and Bathurst Cup tournaments. Of course, it is not just about winning. Mounties Soccer prides itself on trying to make a team for all players who come to trials and especially those who have not played before. Highlights in this regard were U12-3 and L16-2, as well as a few the mini teams. The Club organised a very experienced professional coach to run training sessions for the parent volunteer coaches. At the end of the season, we also invited our young players to participate in a Mounties Soccer Academy at low cost. Like any sport, if a player improves their skill, they will find it more enjoyable. Overall, it was a successful year on the park for Mounties – but of course we also want to improve and do better, both on and off the park.

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Physical Culture & Dance Mounties The Physical Culture section have had an amazing first year as a Mounties sub club!

Our class events included: Hawaiian week, Easter, St Patricks, Crazy socks, Marchathon, Origin, Pyjama week, Stripes and Spots and we had a lot of fun at Junior Movie Night, Dance nights, Senior games nights and the Ladies Karaoke Night! On November 3rd & 6th we are holding a "Bring a friend" night, so hopefully will encourage some more new friends for 2020! We purchased new club jackets and singlets to promote our section, which look amazing & we are super happy with! Our rehearsal readied us for our Interclub competition in August where we gained some good places, dance and marching awards, but most of all competition experience. Official competitions rolled around and we had 4 teams place! 7-8s

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Shine- 2nd & Dance , 9-12s Shimmer: 4th, Ladies (25+) 3rd & Seniors (17+) 4th. We won 2 Marching awards: Kelly Obiaga (7-8s) and Chau Ngoc Luong (9-10s) and gained 21 spots in the Grand Final happening Oct 26th! We hope to report some great results! Our last competition this year will be Sunday November 17 in the Starz room followed by presentation. Next year our classes begin in early February, at Mounties on Tuesday & Wednesday nights! Looking forward to seeing all girls and ladies back then!

SAMMY INDRELE- MOUNTIES Physie & Dance

STATE LEAGUE SOFTBALL Mounties 2018-19 Season has been a successful year for many of our state league players. Our 2018 State League team finished 4th position in a rain disrupted season. This was a good result considering 50% of the games were washed out. Nathan Dickinson, one of our senior members of the team was awarded with the MVP award for this season.

Many of our players and officials represented NSW during the National Championship season which is played in January. Jeremy Garland, Ethan Field, Hayden Shaw, Blake Hunter, Caden Keed, Blake Becquet, Elliott Kirgan, Klayton Kilpatrick, Joshua Banks and Xander Ruggeri were all members of the Under 17 NSW team which were runners up at the National Championship. This team was also coached by our club head coach Peter Rainer and Ethan and Klayton were named as Captain and Vice-Captain of this team. Ethan Field receive the batting award for this tournament, with Blake Hunter taking the Pitching award and Hayden Shaw walking away with the MVP award. Jarred Garland was our lone representative in the Under 19 boys, and achieved not only a spot in the team, but named as Vice-Captain. This team finished as runners up in a nail-biting tie-breaker game.

were all named in the Australian Junior Steelers squad to tour NZ in February, in the first of 3 trails for the Jr Steelers to compete in the 2020 world championships. Jeremy, Ethan, Hayden, Blake, Caden, and Josh, all went on to represent the Jr Steelers at the Under 23 Men’s Nationals championships, with Izack Rossi and Aiden Kelly representing NSW in the same tournament. NSW were runners up with the Jr Steelers finishing 3rd. Ethan was awarded with his 2nd Batting award for the year, and Izack was named as MVP. Our success keeps growing, with 9 players named in the 2020 Under 18 men’s team, with Peter Rainer once again taking the reigns as head coach. Yours in Sport

PETA WAKEFIELD Secretary

Our open men’s representatives were Lachlan Hay, Jayden Lach, Nathan Dickinson and Mitchell Brownlow, as well as head coach Peter Rainer appointed as an assistant to this team. Mitchell Brownlow was awarded as MVP for this tournament. Mitchell, Lachlan and Jayden all were named in the Australian Steelers team to participate in the Trans – Tasman Cup in New Zealand, with Mitchell going on to be named in the Australian Steelers Squad. Unfortunately Missing out on a spot in the final team to participate at the world championships. Jeremy Garland, Ethan Field, Hayden Shaw, Blake Hunter, Caden Keed, Blake Becquet, Klayton Kilpatrick, Joshua Banks

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table tennis Mounties What a year it has been for Mounties Table Tennis. Commencing with 2019 AGM in February with election of a new executive committee. Suggestions were submitted, voted on & passed to reward Alex Chan Life Membership of MTTC for his long-term contribution to MTTC as treasurer and player. It was also moved and accepted that MTTC life member Lester Vibert be made Patron of MTTC in honor of his many years of steering the ship as president and player of MTTC

This year MTTC have again been able to enter two A grade, one B grade and one C grade team competing in the TTWS Summer and winter Competition with good results for the summer competition as well as in strong position for the winter competition in the company of very strong opposing teams.

After the invitation event followed the Mountied Members Championsip. A huge number of contestants put in their entries for both Single and double play. Winner Sean Dang, runner up Roger Phan. A thrilling match. Double Event was won by Tin Ngo & Xuan Dung Le. Runner Up Quan Nguyen & Roger Pham.

On the home front, news was not so good as our long-time past president Lester Vibert returned to Liverpool Hospital only to lose his second leg. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Coming up on Sunday 6th October in the annual Graded Championships open only to MTTC 2019 financial members. On this note it is extremely pleasant to highlight MTTC 2019 membership which stands at present at 210 paid up members. A rewarding achievement for members of the executive committee, president Steven Doung and secretary Darren Paget.

In the lead up to Mounties Invitation Tournament, MTTC conducted a qualifying table tennis event for MTTC men and ladies’ members with winners offered FREE entry to the invitation tournament. Winner in the Men Section was Sean Dang, and the Ladies event was Yoshika Tran This year for the first time in many years, MTTC were able to field a full complement of players taking part in the Mounties Terry Jackson Shield. Everyone had a great time. July’s Mounties Invitation Tournament again was a great success with assistance of sports director Jenny McNevin and MTTC executive committee supported by a team of MTTC Volunteers, without whom this event could not take place. A great thank you to all involved.

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Mounties 2019 Sports Presentation will be well attended by members on MTTC to the limit made available including championship winners & runners-up and life member recipient Preparations for 2019 MTTC members Xmas & Presentation are at present underway and final details will be posted on notice board in the table tennis area.

H.-DIETER METZNER Publicity Officer

Toastmasters Mounties Mt Pritchard Toastmasters club had a successful year of fun meetings and new members joining.

Toastmasters International rates its clubs on how well they encourage members to pursue their personal public speaking and leadership goals. This year our club was able to achieve President’s Distinguish status, the highest level of recognition available, meaning we met the membership prerequisite and achieved all 10 goals. A Toastmasters club which achieves 7 out of 10 goals is considered a good club.

Toastmasters holds 4 main speech contests throughout the year and the club’s more experienced members Karyn, Carmel, Frank and Du Yan have all been successful winning at club level and area level then competing in the Division level. Carmel achieved a triple crown award, an award which only a few in the whole district has earned. Vivienne, the latest member to complete the competent communicator award. More members are on their way to achieving their own goals in the coming months.

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wanderers football mounties Well another season has passed. At the blink of an eye the competition is over. The past 46 weeks have been very stressful for the team & staff. Commencing back in October 2018 in preparation for the 2019 season. We have had a few player changes & also new Coaching staff. Last season our 1st grade side was beaten on penalties in the Grand Final so this year the pressure was really on the 20-man squad. The club had built up player wise in the three grades & that was a challenge getting the right mix for the club. After a long pre-season our 1st Grade coach Brian Brown was happy going into the 1st round of the competition with the players picked. A two player change mid-season made a huge difference with our 1st grade side running fourth in the competition. Our under 20 side finished seventh and the under 18 side finished fifth.

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All in all, not a bad season. Our youth league sides were adventurous in their playing style this season & unfortunately did not get the rewards for their hard work & training. It was great however to have some Mounties junior players signed in our youth league & SAP squads. Every player enjoyed the opportunity to reach another level. The season trials for 2020 have commenced & we encourage our Mounties Juniors to attend & show their skills. Good luck for next year wherever you play and enjoy your chosen sport.

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Men's Bowling mounties What a great year 2019 has been in pennants and state championships.

In our main tournaments for the year:

Clive Edwards Memorial Triples is an open tournament: Run on Sat.-Sun. 8th-9th, June. The winners were a team from St John’s Park; Mounties teams took out 2nd and 4th places. Steve Edwards made the presentations.

Geoff Muldoon Pairs is an in-house tournament: Run on Sat.-Sun. 7th-8th September. Winners were Wayne Turner and Ken Tracey.

Ernie Moore Pairs is also an in-house tournament: Run over several weekends in September. Winners were Adam Kitchener and warren Hopley. Mounties again sponsored and hosted the Zone 12 State President Reserve Pairs in July. 3 teams from Mounties entered with Rick Staats and Warren Hopley taking out the Championship and progressed to the State Finals at Ettalong held 22-24 September where they won all games and took out the State title.

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We also had 3 entries in the Zone 12 Reserve Singles Championship, 2 teams in the Zone 12 Reserve Triples Championship and 1 team in the Zone 12 Reserve Fours Championship. We had two grades in the 2019 state pennants, grades 6 & 7. Our Grade 6 Pennant team won the Zone 12 Pennant and progressed to the State Finals at Warrilla Bowls Club winning through to the Final taking out Runner-up Pennant. Mounties Men’s Lawn Bowls held their AGM on Saturday 24th August. Warren Hopley was again elected President – for the 8th consecutive year. Challenge Have you ever thought of giving lawns bowls a go, it is as easy as contacting us, we will do the rest? All you need is flat soled shoes. As they say; you never, never know, unless you give it a go. WE DARE YOU!!!

BOB WILSON Publicity Officer

Women’s Bowling mounties We have had very exciting and busy year 2019

●● First, we host a few open days which was a huge success and was lucky enough to pick up a few new players.

On a sad note 2019 has been a very sad year for us as well we lost 3 of our dearest members taken to soon by the angels.

●● S econd, we played club championship (Singles) in August/ September with Lora Fucile was our 2019 Singles Club Champion and Hai Huynh runner up.

Rose Postosh (Life Member), Isabella Stewart (Life Member) and Diane Dearing

●● T hird, we enter a team into the Terry Jackson Shield last Sunday in July first Sunday in August in which for our first attempt was a lot of fun. ●● M any sore muscles lot of laughter but we will be back next year bigger and better.

We miss you ladies but always in our hearts That is all from the Greens

EILEEN LEES Publicity Officer

●● F orth One team was lucky enough to play at St Johns Park & gained valuable experience and great day had by all. So, as you can see, we have had a very busy year. Attention: We would like to extend an invitation to any ladies age is no barrier who would like to join us to have roll up on Tuesday Time 9.30-12pm Equipment is provided for you to learn and coaching is also available. Our AGM was held in September and our new committee is: ●● President: Kath Whitely ●● Vice President: Miriam Schroder ●● Vice President: Marilyn Price ●● Secretary: Jenny MacNevin ●● Treasurer: Lorraine Dean ●● Head Selector: Miriam Schroder ●● Selectors: Elaine Every & Laura Fucile ●● Publicity Officer: Eileen Lees ●● Umpire: John Dean Congratulations and welcome the new committee for 2020

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Women’s Bowling Harbord Diggers We have been playing bowls at Manly Bowling Club (known as "Diggers on the Park") since February 2016 during the re-building of Harbord Diggers.

Stage 1 is completed, and completion of Stage 2 is well under way - this includes our bowling green. We believe we'll be back "home" early 2020. We are very excited and looking forward to welcoming new members. We are a very friendly club and, apart from enjoying the game of bowls, we support and care about each other. We entered a Grade 4 Pennants team and, whilst not winners, thoroughly enjoyed competing and catching up with members of other clubs within the Manly-Warringah District. Our club organises theatre parties and we are pleased that some of the Manly ladies join us Since our last report we have enjoyed "Jersey Boys", "Saturday Night Fever" and "Chicago". A big thank you to our much-loved Patron, Betty Campbell for her wonderful support and her sponsorship of the Patron's Trophy. Our thanks to Jenny McNevin, Leon Hansen, Phil Brannigan and Michael Phillips for their support and to Karen and the courteous staff at The Diggers. Thank you also to our terrific bus drivers who transport us to and from Diggers to Manly each Tuesday and Thursday. Bowls is a sport for all ages with many advantages: it suits people with varying degrees of fitness and sporting ability and, being an outdoor sport, is a healthy activity. A great opportunity to meet new people and form friendships.

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Bridge Harbord Diggers The Harbord Diggers Bridge Club was established in March this year as a sub-club at the Diggers in the newly completed Freshwater development.

The club is managed under regulations of the Australian Bridge Federation and each session is run by a qualified Bridge director who supervises play and records the session on Bridgemate computerised software. Results are sent to ABF and points allocated to winning pairs. The club session runs from 10 am to 1 pm each Friday and we have grown from 2-3 tables to at least 5 or 6 tables each session. We appreciate the generous help from Mounties in setting up the club and have a modern club room with very good facilities. New members are most welcome. Best wishes to all

JILL EYRE President

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Chess Harbord Diggers We have been playing bowls at Manly Bowling Club (known as "Diggers on the Park") since February 2016 during the re-building of Harbord Diggers.

Return to Harbord Diggers/Mounties Club at Freshwater At the end of November 2018 our Club returned to very comfortable accommodation at the new Harbord Diggers/ Mounties Club at 80 Evans Street, Freshwater. We should acknowledge the assistance of the Harbord Scouts Group in enabling us to rent their Scout Hall during the Club reconstruction period.

Spring Tournament 2018 Our Spring Tournament concluded at the end of November 2018 and the winner of the event was George Winter. In equal second place was Ivan Case and Chris Dimock. The Upset Prize was won by Hugh Allen and Hugh Allen, Shane Dibley, Norman Greenwood and Hans Schwandl shared the Handicap Prize.

Centenary Shield Match – HD Chess Club v norths chess club On 12 November 2018, the second leg of the Little Board Match against norths chess club for the Centenary Shield was played. HDCC won on the night 6 to 5, but the overall result was a win to norths 10.5 to 9.5, so they retained the trophy. The first leg for 2019 was played on 23 April 2019 and the result was a drawn position of 6 points each. The second leg for 2019 will be played in November 2019. This competition has been played since 2005 and HDCC has won it once only in 2008.

Blitz Tournament The 2019 year commenced with our Blitz Tournament (5 minutes per player games). The event was won by George Winter with a score of 9 out of a possible 10 points. In second and third places were Norman Greenwood and James Burt with scores of 7.5 and 7 points respectively.

Simultaneous Exhibitions A Simul was conducted on 25 February 2019 by our Club Champion, George Winter who took on 12 Club Members at the one time. George had 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses.

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A second Simul was conducted on 12 August 2019 by Danny Dwyer, a member of the St George Chess Club, he is taking on 10 HDCC members. Danny won 8 games and had losses to Michael Courtney and Rex Simmonds.

Annual General Meeting Our Annual General Meeting was held on 18 February 2019 and the previous Office-Bearers were re-elected. Vicki Cogan from the Harbord Advisory Council/Mounties chaired the Meeting and presented the awards and trophies for the 2018 tournaments.

Club Championship 2019 The 2019 Club Championship was conducted in two divisions. The “A” Championship Division resulted in a tie between James Burt and Norman Greenwood on 6.5 points each out of a possible 9. A play off for the trophy saw James Burt the winner. In third place was Rex Simmonds on 6 points The clear winner of the “B” Division was Jozsef Gonda on 8.5 points from a possible 10 with second and third places going to Tom Accola and Arno Vogelmann on 6 and 5.5 points respectively.

Junior Chess Group The Junior Chess Group is not operating in 2019 as our coach declined to conduct the sessions owing to other commitments. NSW Chess Association’s Inter-Club Competition The Inter-Club Chess Competition between Sydney based chess clubs organized by the NSW Chess Association was not held during May to July 2019 owing to insufficient clubs entering to make the event viable.

Rapid Winter Tournament Our Winter Rapid Tournament, 30 minutes per player per game, concluded in July and the winner was Shane Dibley on 9.5 points from 10 games played out of a possible 12. In second place was Michael Courtney on 7.5 points from 8 games played out of a possible 12 and in third place was Hans Schwandl on 7.5 points from 12 games played.

Allegro Tournament 2019

Website

The Allegro Tournament (15 minutes per player per game) was conducted in August and the winner was Michael Courtney with Hans Schwandl and Norman Greenwood taking second and third places respectively.

Our Webmaster, Hugh Allen has been updating our website and it is well worth a visit at www.harborddiggerschessclub.org.au

Spring Tournament 2019 Our Spring Tournament commenced on 2 September and will run through to the end of November/early December.

Enquiries are welcome. Call in at 7.30pm on Monday nights at the Community Room, Harbord Diggers/Mounties Club, 80 Evans Street, Freshwater or contact our President, Chris Dimock on 02 9905 3036 (H), 02 9221 8390 (W), 0412 052 399 (M) or email him at cjd@dimockslaw.com.au.

TOM ACCOLA Club Secretary

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Cribbage Harbord diggers The Cribbage club has had another wonderful year of card playing and this year we managed to hold all our regular competitions. It is so lovely being back at the Diggers and everyone is very happy with our venue and the staff are extremely helpful.

For the summer round of the competition, Valerie Boulton took out 1st place, with Malcolm McGregor coming 2nd and Barbara Aikenhead came in 3rd. In the Autumn Round, Tony Richards came 1st, with Val Boulton 2nd and Jane Thompson coming 3rd. In the Winter Round, Jim Mitchell came 1st with Pat O’Sullivan coming 2nd and Vi Stewart coming 3rd. We are just now commencing the final round for this year, the Spring Round, so no points are being posted yet. Our double Championship was taken out by Val Boulton and Malcolm McGregor upon beating Margaret and Howard Perkins. Congratulations Val and Malcolm. The winner of the prestigious Roy Perri Trophy which is the culmination of all the points accumulated for the whole year for 2018 went to Pat O’Sullivan for the third year running. However, it is looking very likely that there are several other members all vying for the trophy this year. The highest possible score in cribbage is 29 with the 2nd highest score being 28 and that is very rare for anyone to get either score. However, Leigh Lockrey was very excited to score 28, so a very big congratulations to Leigh. At our AGM our President Jane Thompson has resigned after expertly running the club for 12 months, so we must thank her for her innovative and progressive ideas. We are now welcoming our new President, Val Boulton, who I know will be a wonderful asset to our club. Val was our Secretary and now that position has been filled by Maree Sprod. Tony Richards remains as Vice President, and Pat O’Sullivan stays on as Treasurer and we now have a new Committee member in Brigitte Grover. Congratulations to all the Office Bearers and hopefully we will have a wonderful year of card playing ahead of us.

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Garden Harbord diggers The Cribbage club has had another wonderful year of card playing and this year we managed to hold all our regular competitions. It is so lovely being back at the Diggers and everyone is very happy with our venue and the staff are extremely helpful. The Garden Club is affiliated with the Royal Horticultural Society whose Annual Show will be held at Rivendell 28th-29th September 2019, at the Thomas Walker Estate, Parramatta River Concord. We are also affiliated with the Garden Clubs of Australia Incorporated. The convention will be held in October 2019 at Norfolk Island. Garden Clubs of Australia have 715 clubs, Sydney have 93 clubs. Our 28th birthday luncheon was celebrated at the Diggers 12th July 2019 in the Freshwater and Curl Curl rooms. Visitors were from H.A.C Mounties and Fairlight Club. Also, the Zone Coordinator Margaret Makin. ANZAC Day commemoration was held in the car park at the Easter flagpole, a book was donated to the Harbord Primary School.

Six members of the Garden Clubs of Australia received the Medal of Order of Australia for services to Horticulture, in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. We travelled with Fairlight club to the country for a day and sometimes a week. During November a trip is proposed to Crookwell Open Gardens, this venue is renowned in the garden world. The A.G.M was held 25th August, with Pamela Hansen in attendance. We meet on the fourth Sunday of the month in the community rooms. New members and visitors welcome.

BARBARA GLOVER, Secretary

Membership is 25 with two life members.

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toastmasters Daytime Harbord diggers We are glad to be back in our new beautiful surroundings after absence of 18 months. The transition into our new room has been smooth with the help of very supportive Harbord Diggers staff.

We have maintained our membership of keen Toastmasters and welcomed new members including younger ones. This includes participants at different speech levels and participation of contests leading to all area contests. We have 26 members at present ranging in age from 26 up into the 80’s. Enrico Massi has recently moved to Melbourne and is much missed by our club. Also sadly we lost one of our longstanding members. Her funeral was attended by most of our members, the Toastmasters District Director and eulogy was given by our club president Enrico Massi. We have our meetings every 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursday monthly. Our club is one of fun, support, encouragement and many chats at our morning tea time, supplied by Harbord Diggers. We meet after the meeting for a get together for lunch and a glass of wine. In the last year our group has started a bi-monthly newsletter by our member Barbara Westaway who is a local writer. We try to mix our processes from time to time which included a debate week. Our new committee have introduced a few new ideas with the introduction of a poetry section and a themed meeting, eg Hats and Cravats, at the first meeting of every month. On D Day, 6th June, a beautiful poem was written and read by one of our members. We have had several workshops in conjunction with improving our skills, including attending the Butros Speech Workshop. Awards given included; Most prestigious award, Toastmaster of the Year, as voted by membership, to Enrico Massi. Leaders are Made medallion was presented to Cheryl Brown and Enrico Massi by the Immediate Past District 90 director Phil Reed.

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Most recent competition for Humorous Speech was won by Gunter Schaule and Table Topics was won by Barbara Westaway. Moving back to our Freshwater surroundings has been a welcome homecoming and we thank the Mounties/ Diggers Club for the support to us as a Sub Club.

LINDE OOSTERHOFF Secretary

toastmasters Evening Harbord diggers Harbord Diggers Evening Toastmasters going strong

We’ve enjoyed being back in the beautiful new Diggers venue with our own dedicated club room. With around 35 members now and lots of visitors coming to each meeting we’re filling the room at most meetings. The Diggers has kindly let us use the full club room area to host some special weekend events – last November we hosted the Inter-RSL Toastmasters Contest which is the only team event held in Toastmasters and is open to clubs that are sponsored by RSL clubs across the greater Sydney area. It was a great success and we were proud to introduce many of our fellow Toastmasters to our sophisticated new venue.

Toastmasters gives us so many opportunities to develop our presentation and leadership skills in a supportive encouraging environment. It also provides an important social outlet for many and we have certainly formed some great friendships in our local area through membership in Toastmasters. Thank you to the Mounties Group and the team at Harbord Diggers for their continued support and encouragement – it’s very much appreciated.

We also held a special workshop on speechwriting and introducing humour into your speeches which was run by an expert Toastmaster. Over 60 people from all over Sydney attended this full day event held on a Saturday. One of the highlights of the year has been the success of our members in preparing and presenting wonderful speeches at the club level as well as competing in Area and District contests. We were thrilled to see our Immediate Past President; Laura Fagan win the Table Topics contest at the District 90 Annual Conference in May. Laura was competing against the best of the best from across NSW and did the club proud.

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Men's Bowling Manly bowling club 2019 has been a great year for our Manly Men’s Bowling Club.

We fielded 3 Pennant Teams in Zone 9. Grades 3, 5 & 6. Each side consists of 12 Bowlers plus the expected reserves. We lost several Bowlers because of our sub-standard greens but the Manly spirit rose to the occasion. We managed to win our Sections in both the Grade 3 and Grade 5. Whilst we failed to win the Zone Flag in either Grade it was a great result for our Club, and we are looking forward to 2020. Our Premier Event, the Club Singles Final was played by Graham Lewis and last year’s winner in Anthony Moss. The match proved to be a great game played in good spirit with Graham Lewis too good on the day. Our Club Pairs game came down to the last bowl of the day and congrats to Will Falconer & Anthony Moss in a narrow victory over last year winners in Graham Lewis & Dave Baker.

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The John Ballantyne President Singles is open to our lower grades and new Bowlers. Paul Coulton, a new Bowler, proved too strong for last year’s winner in Jason Hardman. My favourite event of the year, the Graded Fours, was the first event of the year and played in great spirit. In a classic case of Sportsmanship, the 2019 Final was played by a last minute make up team of Tom Sutherland, Danny Brosnan, Paul Rickets/Roy Anderson and Will Falconer, against the favourites of Tim Bourke, Chris Hawkins/Noel Ryan, Barry Rothwell and Dave Baker. Yes, the last-minute team of Falconer got up by one point over the Baker side. We would like to thank the Mounties Group for their continued support.

DAVID WILLIAMS President

WOMen's Bowling Manly bowling club 2019 has been a good year for the club with the membership stable at sixty-three members. The club has sent representative teams to many local Carnivals, Competitions and Gala days. Some members have also travelled to Bowral and Gundagai for social games and one of our Pennant teams competed at the State level.

Pennant Competitions The club entered three teams in the Manly-Warringah District Pennant Competition. The One’s team came third, The Three’s came third and the Four’s won the district and the regional competition against Belrose. With some financial support from The Mounties Club they travelled to Kingscliff to compete at the State level. They came away with two wins from four games.

Club Championships 2019 Major Singles

Winner

Jill Wegenaar

Runner Up

Denise Moore

2018 Minor Singles

Winner

Penny Hurst

Runner Up

Lisa Williams

2018 Consistency

Winner

Sally Hammerton

Runner Up

Wendy Jeffs

Winner

Helen Lott and Wendy Jeffs

Runner Up

Denise Moore and Maria Lind

Winner

Lisa Williams, Penny Hurst, Leonie Boylan and Maria Lind

Runner Up

Joan Ryan, Rose Markie, Jill Wegenaar and Ros Campbell

Winner

Patsi Farrell, Sally Hammerton and Annie Bowen-Old

Runner Up

Denise Moore, Penny Hurst and Maria Lind

2019 Pairs

2019 Fours

2019 Triples

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Manly-Warringah District Women’s Bowling Association MWDWBA The Manly Women’s Bowling Club is very active within the Manly-Warringah District with three of our members on the District executive. Annie Bowen-Old and Aileen McLelland are selectors and Cas Gerrard assists with the website. Our club was very proud to have eight of our members selected to represent the Manly Warringah District in the Jean McKinnon Shield which is played between Manly-Warringah and Northshore Districts. They were Wendy Jeffs, Diana Rothwell, Helen Lott, Maggie Hess, Jill Wegenaar, Leomie Boylan, Annie Bowen-Old, Cas Gerrard and Kate Walsh. They were thrilled to be part of the Manly-Warringah team. This year Northshore won the event.

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Bocce Triglav Bocce is a traditional Mediterranean sport and Australian Slovenians used to play it in the old country, where every village had at least one or two sand courts for the men to play on Sunday afternoon. The love for Bocce is shared with other Mediterranean countries, like Italy, France, Croatia and some more. When we have built Triglav Club half a century ago, we have built first small bocce court and then bigger ones, and now we have six lanes, where we play together and sometimes against other clubs in the neighbourhood. First it was only men, who were playing, but later, Australia being an equal opportunity country, the women started playing too and now we prefer to play mixed teams, as they come. It used to be only Slovenians, but now under the benevolent umbrella of Mounties Group of Clubs, we have Slovenians and Croatians, Italians and Istriani and even South Americans, if they are nice, friendly and love Bocce. We take part in the Interclub competitions and we invite other clubs to come and play and have dinner together, on the occasions like Slovenian Independence Day Cup or Slovenian Cultural Day Cup, with good food and good prizes for the winners.

We play every Wednesday and every Saturday from 12.30 to 17.00 pm and we have a dinner together on Saturday’s after the game. new players are welcome, everybody is welcome. if you don’t know, how to play bocce we will teach you, it is a good way to exercise and keep healthy. For information call Bocce Secretary, Martha Magajna, 9609 8057

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Bocce – Special Olympics Triglav Special Olympics is a Worldwide organisation that provides year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with an intellectual disability. Through sport, they give athletes the opportunity to get fit, develop skills, make friends and be part of a community. Special Olympics provides sport for all people with an intellectual disability, regardless of their skill level. They cater for athletes who just want to participate right up to elite athletes who want to compete on a world stage. And with local, state, national and international competition they give them plenty of opportunities to do their best. The training and competitions are almost entirely run by volunteers, who work tirelessly to deliver the program to 4500 athletes throughout Australia. Sydney West runs training in swimming, athletics, bocce, tennis and tenpin bowling. Special Olympics Sydney West Club runs a bocce training session at Triglav Club on the third Friday of each month with up to eight athletes attending. The athletes and their families gather together and share a meal at the club before they go onto the courts to train. The courts are prepared by Louis before training

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commences and Louis often gives the athletes tips from his vast bocce knowledge. Training finishes with everyone having coffee and cake, and usually watching football on the big screen. Sydney West appreciates the assistance given by Martha and Louis Magajna each month, and to the Triglav Club for providing the bocce facilities.

Cycling Club Triglav Through our Club, Triglav Mounties, we have created a Triglav Mounties Cycling Club where we hold one to two events per month

I initially tabled the idea with the Triglav Mounties board members who were very supportive of the idea. We then formed the Cycling Club and started to meet monthly. The club members meet and decide on a location where it is safe to ride for most of the members and nominate a Saturday or Sunday. We tend to rotate the days to give as many people as possible the opportunity to attend. Once the starting point is decided, an invitation is sent to everyone, young and old to come and join us for a cycle ride and if you don’t have a bike you can come for a walk or run. This activity usually goes for approximately 2 hours. After the cycle or walk, everyone gets together for a chat and breakfast or just a coffee. We have started the club with approximately thirty members and hope to grow the membership in the coming months and years, with a view to encourage our younger second and third

generations Slovenian Australians to become more active with the Slovenian community. What a great way to reconnect and get to meet people they have lots in common with. Our cycling club welcomes everyone that wants to get fit and enjoys cycling. To make the club office we designed cycling jerseys which I must thank Triglav Mounties for sponsoring the jerseys, they look fantastic and I hope everyone is proud to wear them when they are riding or walking. The image attached is from the last ride the Triglav Mounties Cycling Club, this time it was the Bay cycling and walking track in Drummoyne a 6.7kms circuit, which some members went around once, twice or three times depending on the fitness levels. There are many more images of various rides on our Facebook page

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FE FC Holden Car Club Triglav Our club meets at the Mounties Triglav Club on the 2nd Tuesday of each month with attendance between 30-50 members enjoying dinner and drinks at the bistro, our meeting starts at 8 pm and most members stay for coffee and cake after the meeting. We have a variety of car runs throughout the year which range from a morning coffee to a country drive. Here are some of the runs we have done this year with our members. January

Australia Day at Parramatta Park

February

West Head lookout at Mount Kuring-Gai

March

Kool cruisers car show Liverpool

April

Sydney Tram Museum Loftus

April

Anzac Day Penrith

May

Grey Pride Berrima

May

Rattle trap Pre 1948 Beach drags Crowdy Head

June

Rare Spares Breakfast Run Prospect

July

Cruise and Coffee at Audley

July

50th Anniversary of the moon landing Parkes

August

All Holden day Clarendon

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All Sports Club Italia Cards Ramino Sandra Zorzit and card club members competed in 56 competitions as well as the yearly home and away Torneo del Amiciazia with Club Marconi. Lucio Pinoshi is a prominent Ramino player and a formidable opponent. Card members introduced the game of Ramino to 1,058 students from local schools who attend Club’s Italian Cultural Day.

Cards Super Ramino

Renato and Joyce assisted in introducing the game of bocce to students who attend the Club’s Italian Cultural Day.

Golf Our Golfers played 2 intraclub tournaments with Mounties Senior Golfers during the year. The Friendship Trophy winners were Ben Hussein, Gary Dillis, Fred Vella and Sam Salanitro. At the Presentation Lunch Sports Director Jenny McNevin congratulated the winners and thanked both club’s players for participating in the tournaments. She also thanked the organisers, Director Lorraine Dean, Golf Captains Ben Hussein and Mario Casetta, Committee members Lou Trofa, Allen Gallard and Ben Sonego. During the tournament’s players raised $443.00 which was donated to the Mens Shed Bonnyrigg by President Kevin Ingram. A very successful year for Club Italia Sport

Gilda Ariti organised 3 Super Ramino tournaments which takes the players of Ramino to a higher level of competitiveness where each players skill and temperament are on display. The final games are full of excitement with some spectators becoming more anxious than the players. During the year Gilda and card members raised $3,200.00 and together with Club Italia’s contribution she was able to present to Jayne Martin of The Heart Foundation a donation of $6,400.00.

BEN SONEGO President

Senior & Social Bocce Renato Pagnucco’s passion for the game of bocce raised the level of play amongst players during the year. Joyce has impeccable bocce skills and a temperament that secures her many victories. During the year our Senior and Social Bocce members played over 245 competitive games.

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Sub Club cONTACTS MOUNTIES

Netball

Wanderers FC

TRIGLAV

Athletics

Lyn King 02 9601 8840

Charles Abdilla 0416 171 896

Bocce

Physical Culture & Dance

HARBORD DIGGERS

Ralph Burkhadrt 0403 063 0616 Cricket John Araco 0407 202 007 Darts Judy Houghton 02 9608 3798 Euchre Carl Hegney 02 9607 7774 Fifties Plus Pat Soulie 02 9604 2372 Fishing Warren Rankin 0432 680 537 Hockey Tammy Bashford 0447 281 310 Indoor Bowls Milton Sargent 0458 772 222 Joggers Mark Privitera 0425 376 127 Junior Soccer Steve Butcher 0417 664 979 Lawn bowls – Men Bob Wilson 02 9726 9633 Lawn Bowls – Women Jenny McNevin 0403 065 266

Samantha Indrele 0425 368 602 Kerrie Thompson 0425 290 194 Senior Golf Lou Trofa 0404 829 014 Snooker & Billiards Steve Fitzpatrick 02 9823 9469 Softball / Teeball Narelle Mostowyj O434 410 340 Jenny McNevin 0403 065 266 Softball State League Peter Wakefield 0433 314 745 Swimming Blake Medhurst 0414 266 380 Table Tennis Lester Vibert 0402 009 854 Toastmasters Frank Duardo 0407 807 907 Women’s Lawn Bowls Jenny McNevin 0403 065 266 Rugby League Steve Litvensky 0458 730 299

Bridge

Martha Magajna 02 9609 6054 Cycling Club Walter Suber 0418 322 700

Jill Eyre 0416 029 895

FE-FC Holden Car Club

Chess Chris Dimock 02 9221 8390 or 0412 053 399

Sharyn Jordan 0402 459 186

Cribbage

CLUB ITALIA

Jim Mitchell 02 8095 0676

Bocce Social Gino Cencigh 02 9709 5445

Garden Club Barbara Glover 02 9949 9777

Bocce Senior

Women’s Bowling Club Maria Harradine 02 9401 4601 or 0448 282 939 Toastmasters - Evening Laura Fagan 0405 283 316

John Olic 02 9610 3307 Golf Mario Casetta 02 9759 7660 Cards Tony Zorzit 02 9797 8120

Anja Stride 0417 208 177 Toastmasters - Daytime Helen Blaxland 0412 900 404

MANLY BOWLING CLUB Lawn Bowls - Men’s David Williams 0408 218 909 Lawn Bowls – Women’s Joan Ryan 0412 079 996

@ Mounties Group Sub Clubs for the latest in Sub Club news.

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