Peak Hill Showground came alive on August 20 and August 21 with the return of the annual Peak Hill Show, which was described as a tremendous success by Show President Benjamin Stanford "Everything ran smoothly, and the enthusiasm from both exhibitors and attendees was palpable," he said
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BY MADELINE BLACKSTOCK
MADELINE Swan has been sashed as our Young Woman at this year's Parkes Show
Madeline works at Ray White and is the co-founder and head of marketing and communications for Face of Rural Tomorrow.
Our 2024 Parkes Young Woman is very enthusiastic to advocate for Parkes and Face of Rural Tomorrow.
Madeline thanked the judges, the show committee, her family and fellow Young Woman entrant, Miki Dunn.
"Thank you so much to the judges, I know they couldn't be here today but I knew they would have had a bloody tough job because Miki Dunn who I've been fortunate enough to hang out with today and over the
course of the last few weeks is probably one of the most well connected person at the Parkes Show so thank you so much Miki," Madeline said.
"If anyone is on the fence about entering, get the idea of a competition out of your head. Miki and I had so
much fun and I'm sure the teenagers can say the same, it's a great opportunity."
Sophie Glasson was also sashed as our Miss Teenager and Jessica Kinsela the Rural Ambassador at the official opening of the Parkes Show on Tuesday afternoon.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30
Calling all farmers, contract harvesters, truck drivers, transport operators, pilots and agricultural machinery retailers. From 7:30am to 10:15am at the Bogan Gate Memorial Hall come along to one of the Be Road Ready for Harvest Satellite events to refresh your knowledge about the current regulations for safely and legally moving agricultural vehicles, combinations and trucks on the road To register,visit: https://forms.office com/r/akBJumLfwD For more information call 6861 2364
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30
At Bogan Gate Public School enjoy a free movie night with friends from 6pm. There will be hot food, snacks and hot and cold drinks available for purchase
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31
Woodfired Eugowra is back, purchase your tickets at 123tix There will be over 20 market stalls on the day and you don't need a ticket to cruise the markets from 12pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Bush Tucker Day is an iconic Aussie event for the whole family Your entry fee into Trundle Bush Tucker Day includes entry into cooking competitions, free bush tucker taste testing, rides, free kids corner and live entertainment and music throughout the day and evening. Evening performances features special guests The Bushwackers and The Wolfe Brothers - So pack your dancing shoes there is something for everyone!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
At Bushmans Hill Wiradjuri Amphitheatre from 10am to 2pm celebrate NAIDOC with the Parkes community. There will be local performances and artifacts, a free BBQ, arts and weaving, jumping castle, face painting and information stalls
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
The St George's Anglican Church will be hosting the Sydney Children's Choir who will perform in concert at 4pm. No booking are required, this is a free event.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
The Living End are returning to the Carnival of Cups stage to headline the launch of Season 2 at Parkes Harness Racing Club! They'll be joined by Shannon Noll, Sara Berki and Robbie
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If you enjoy viewing all of the Waste 2 Art artworks, make sure to save the date for A Retrospective - works by Jocelyn Moles which opens on September 20 until October 5.
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BY MADELINE BLACKSTOCK
DUST off your camp ovens and get your dancing boots ready as Trundle Bush Tucker Day is less than a month away!
The Bushwackers are no strangers to the Trundle Bush Tucker Day stage and will be joined by some amazing artists on Saturday September 7.
"The Bushwackers are thrilled to be coming out to Bush Tucker Day in Trundle again," Bushwackers member Roger Corbett said.
"We first started coming our for BTD in the 90's and are veterans of the event. We love the atmosphere and the people, all the yummy cooking smells and the great vibe around the place."
"It's great for us because all the farmers, shearers and rural workers can relate to our bush songs about life on the land," Bushwackers member Dobe Newton added
"We love being out in the country and it's going to be very special again."
Joining them will be Ron and Jarque Tee, The Alternators, Scarlet Gee, Cam-
eron Sharp, Gracey Denham-Jones, Ballz and All and of course headline act The Wolfe Brothers.
Amazing performances won't be the only thing on offer during the event as there
is sure to be entertainment for all. There are market stalls and food vendors, a kids zone featuring jumping castles, sandpit and play area, face painting, cupcake decorating and more.
Ranger Nick will be back again sharing his expertise in bush cooking and Emilique East will be displaying her skills for kids to learn in a variety of workshops for a second year in a row. Sheep
shearing demonstrations will also be on display as well as the dog jumping competition.
Free bush tucker taste testing will be available throughout the day thanks to Evolution Mining Northparkes
Operations and everyone's favourite event will return for another year, The Snowy Bushman's Relay with an event for the adults and kids
Due to the outstanding number of people attending the event last year, this year you will need to make sure you purchase your ticket online as there will be no ticket sales at the gate on the day. The Trundle Bush Tuck-
er Day committee are also looking for volunteers who are able to assist with the set up and pack up of the event, volunteers for selling raffle tickets on the day and volunteers who have an RSA and are interested in working in the bar and bar ticket sales on the day. Please contact the team at Trundle Bush Tucker Day if you are able to volunteer your time If you are interested in helping the team prior to the day there will be two working bee for the event on Wednesday, September 4 and Friday, September 6. We will see you at Trundle Bush Tucker Day!
BY MADELINE BLACKSTOCK
WOODFIRED Eugowra supported by Eugowra Events and Tourism and Cabonne Council is this weekend at Apex Park and it is the place to relax on Saturday afternoon.
You will be surrounded by live music from 12 to 7pm, there will be demonstrations on display, over 25 market stalls and free entertainment for the kids
Th
ere will be toasty fire buckets along the Mandagery Creek and Judd McKenna from the organising com-
mittee says everybody not just people from Eugowra but people from the Central West and beyond are welcome to enjoy the afternoon in Eugowra.
"We're trying to make it a big town community thing where the whole town gets involved, all the businesses are open, the markets and all sorts of stuff," Judd said.
"It's a free family day, but you must have a ticket where you can get from 123Tix."
Judd said there are still a few tickets left so make sure to hop online and secure your free entry into this
amazing community event.
Your free ticket lets you into the official Woodfired Eugowra event where there will be demonstrations on display such as wood cutting, metal forging, led light, and butchery, and free entertainment for the kids including face painting, jumping castle, rock wall, mechanical bull and much more. There will also be a variety of food and drink options
If you missed out on a ticket don't worry as the market stalls around town are open to everyone plus all businesses in Eugowra will
be open.
"Woodfired Eugowra runs from 12pm till 7pm and then after that if anyone wants to stick around, Cath Adams and her duo partner Hunter Rawson will be up at the Bowling Club from 7pm as well in Eugowra," Judd said.
"There is also camping available at the showground, powered sites are from $25 or you have a free camp which is across the road in Byrnes Park."
Visit the NSW Top 3 Tiny Town Tourism Award winner this Saturday for a relaxing and entertaining afternoon.
BY MADELINE BLACKSTOCK
THE 26th year of Parkes' annual Paint the Town REaD Reading Day was filled with magic on Friday morning.
This year's theme was Reading is Magic with Pooka the Entertainer from Dubbo making a special appearance and incorporating reading into his magic show
Groups lined the main street performing magical reading tricks, singing and performing magical songs and reading.
Students from local primary schools and preschools enjoyed the morning filled with activities and entertainment learning about the magic of reading. The main street was decorated red for the occasion with student artwork on display in business windows
Paint the Town REaD encourages people to read with children from birth as reading, talking, singing and rhyming help build the foundations for learning so children are ready to start learning at school
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"It was evident that a lot of effort went into creating an enjoyable and memorable experience for everyone involved," Mr Stanford said
The turnout surpassed Committee expectations with a steady and strong flow of visitors throughout the event.
"We were especially pleased to see a mix of regular attendees and new faces Our Show continues to be a wonderful gathering where people can catch up and reconnect," Mr Stanford said.
This year, the quality of this year's exhibitions and exhibitors was exceptional, Mr Stanford said.
"Our pavilion exhibitors displayed remarkable craftsmanship and creativity, while the horses, sheep and cattle exhibitors were truly world-class We had impressive displays from local stud producers, showcasing the pride and talent within our community.
"Attendee feedback was overwhelmingly positive, highlighting the event's excellence and setting a high benchmark for future shows," Mr Stanford said.
Show stalwart Tanya Stanford was awarded life membership Peak Hill Show Society, recognizing her more than twenty years of dedication and service to the NSW
Young Woman Competition.
"This was a particularly touching moment, as it celebrated the lasting contributions of someone who has been instrumental to the show's success over the
years. " Mr Stanford said.
"This was a particularly touching moment, as it celebrated the lasting contributions of someone who has been instrumental to the show's success over the years. "
Becky Wright and Breanna Green were named the 2024 Peak Hill Young Woman and 2024 Peak Hill Miss Teenager respectively.
Former Peak Hill Young Woman Charlica Schnitger said she thinks Becky and Breanna are wonderful representatives of Peak Hill.
"We couldn't have chosen people that would represent our Show Society with more poise, elegance and just in-
tegrity," she said.
"They have the knowledge of their local community, but they also have heart instilled in them I just think they are absolutely wonderful ambassadors and I cannot wait to see what they do," Ms Schnitger said.
Becky Wright said she nominated herself to be the 2024 Peak Hill Young Woman as being born and raised in Peak Hill she wanted to represent the town and make the community proud.
Ms Wright has been involved in the show for quite some time, including parading cattle for several years, and being sashed as Ms Teenager in 2018.
Ms Wright said it is great to be a part of the Peak Hill Show, getting amongst it and involved in the exhibiting.
Breanna Green said she put her hand up to be 2024 Peak Hill Miss Teenager as she has lived in Peak Hill all of her life and wanted to represent her community while building up her confidence
Ms Green said she also wants to encourage younger girls to take part in the competition and Show in the coming years.
The Committee is now shifting focus to planning the next Show with a strong emphasis on incorporating the lessons learned this year
"We're also keen to gather feedback from our community to ensure that each show builds upon the success of the last," Mr Stanford said. He said would like to highlight the incredible support they received from our volunteers, sponsors, and community partners.
"Organising a Show of this scale requires tremendous effort, and I'm deeply grateful for their commitment, which was key to the show's success, " Mr Stanford said.
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BY JEFF MCCLURG CENTRAL WEST CAR CLUB
THIS FB Holden has had a long life in the one family and by the way it looks it's destined to stay there I spoke to the owners, Jamie and Kelly Kennedy from Forbes to find out the back story.
"It's a 1960 FB Holden Special sedan that originally belonged to my grandfather, Leo," Jamie said.
"He bought it almost new in Nerriga, near Goulburn, where they lived on the farm."
Jamie went on to tell me that as a new car they treasured it and regularly washed and polished it
They drove it for years and then as often happens on the farm, it became a workhorse.
"They'd take the back seat out and cart sheep in it with the dogs in the boot," he laughed
"Eventually it was retired and parked in the shed to be forgotten."
When Jamie turned 18 and couldn't afford a car his dad said you'll have to fix up the FB
"It'd been sitting under the chooks roost, so the roof was rusty from chook poo, and the engine was pretty sad so I sourced some parts from other cars and rubbed back the roof and we roughly repainted the white and got it going," Jamie said.
"I drove it for 2 years before building up a hot XR Falcon ute (which actually made it into the Elite Hall at Summernats 7). "
Once again the FB was parked up and sat for another 15 years until 2009 when Jamie and Kelly got married and decided to resurrect it as a wedding car.
HAVE you heard of hyperadrenocorticism, commonly referred to as Cushing's Disease?
It is a condition which most commonly affects dogs and can impact their health and general quality of life
Cushing's disease is a hormonal imbalance condition involving the excess production of cortisol (natural steroid) within the body.
Cushing's can occur due to tumours of the adrenal glands (which produce cortisol), but it most commonly occurs secondary to a pituitary gland tumour (which then results in excessive stimulating signals being sent to the adrenal glands).
These tumours may be benign (unlikely to spread) or malignant (tending to spread aggressively).
If your pet has excessive levels of cortisol, they will commonly show symptoms such as increased hunger, drinking and urination.
Many pets will also develop skin and hair changes, such as thin skin and a poor-quality coat.
They can become lethargic, pant excessively, exhibit a 'pot-bellied' appearance
"It's got all the original running gear; and it's not the fastest thing, which is probably good, because I put all new brakes in it and the thing still won't stop," he laughed.
His girls Ila (11) and Maci (9) are already driving around the farm so something tells me they'll become custodians of the FB one day and continue its legacy
Jamie is a member of the Central West Car Club, Their annual charity Show 'n Shine is coming up on Saturday, October 19 at Pioneer Oval in Parkes
Utes are the feature vehicle this year but there'll be cars, bikes, trucks and tractors, so keep the date free or even better, enter your own vehicle for a chance to win a trophy.
‘‘ It's a 1960 FB Holden Special sedan that originally belonged to my grandfather, Leo.
Jamie Kennedy
For entry forms and more information on the Show 'n' Shine go to www.centralwestcarclub.com or follow us on Facebook
and have recurrent skin or urinary tract infections
If your pet undergoes routine blood tests, they may pick up "red flags" for Cushing's, such as high levels of a liver enzyme called ALP, which may raise suspicions to carry out a Cushing's test
If your pet presents with the clinical signs and symptoms and the vet suspects Cushing's, then a definitive diagnosis involving a specialised blood test will be carried out to assesses your pet's hormonal responses
The two most common tests to detect Cushing's disease are the ACTH stimulation test and the low-dose dexamethasone suppression (LDDS) test.
These tests require your pet to have multiple blood samples taken over several hours. Additionally, an abdominal ultrasound
may be conducted to examine the appearance of the adrenal glands and liver
The approach to treating Cushing's varies, it depends on the specific type of the disease the pet may have
Generally, most cases can be effectively managed with consistent medication, allowing your pet to lead a happy, normal life
Although Cushing's is a chronic condition and ongoing medication can be expensive, pet insurance can help make these costs more manageable
If you would like to find out more about Cushing's disease or general organ health screening for your pet, consult our team at Parkes Vet - we're passionate about proactive health care for pets!
BY DENISE GERSBACH
THE Parkes and District Kennel Club once again demonstrated its excellence in dog sports by hosting a highly successful agility, jumping, and games trial on the weekend of August 10 and 11.
The event attracted competitors from across NSW and the ACT, highlighting the growing popularity of the club's August Agility event.
The two-day competition saw dogs and their handlers participate in a series of challenging events, including agility, jumping, gambler, and snooker.
With more than 420 runs completed over the weekend, the event showcased the bond between handlers and their dogs, as well as the impressive skill and dedication required to succeed in these competitions
Judges Adrian Tilley and Geoff Taylor made the journey from Victoria to officiate the event. Both judges were thoroughly impressed with the high standard of competition, commenting on the skill level and sportsmanship displayed by all participants
Local competitors from Parkes had a fantastic weekend, achieving several commendable results Their performances demonstrated the strength of the local dog sports community and their dedication to training and competition.
Results as follows:
Lynn Madden and Drift: Qualification and 1st place - Novice Jumping; Qualification, 3rd place and Title - Novice Gamblers
Denise Gersbach and Vesper: Qualification, 2nd place and Title - Novice Gamblers; Qualification and 3rd place - Masters Jumping
Fiona Watts and Tucker: Qualification and 1st place - Novice Gamblers
Virginia Rice and Nellie: Qualification and 1st place - Novice Jumping
The Parkes and District Kennel Club extends its gratitude to all participants, volunteers, and spectators who contributed to the event's success. The club is already looking forward to next year's trials
The club would like to acknowledge the continued support of Parkes Shire Council in the hosting of these events and major sponsor, Coprice
BY MARG APPLEBEE
HAVE you ever dreamt of having your own 'Person Cave' (aka Mancave, Sheshed, Babe Cave)?
I have an evolving...Sheshed/Babe-Cave (I just love Babe-Cave....I'm adopting that for myself) at home which mainly revolves around Ryobi tools, my boxing bag, a rustic bar which I am still to finish...this week and random wood-related projects that are all waiting for a bit of spare time
We would love to bring you into The Cave at Homegrown
Parkes and get grinding, mincing and stuffing in the pursuit of sausage making!
Ray Hawkins will be taking us into the amazing world of sausage making at Homegrown Parkes
We will learn about meat selection, carving, grinding, flavouring and stuffing sausages. Ray will be providing a workshop covering the lot!
Whether you plan to process your own meat from scratch or purchase meat and go from there, this workshop will be full of information to help you produce your own sausages and potentially impress the family or your mates
Ray is self-taught and does catch his own meat, so has insight into some of the ins and outs and challenges that
face home processing
He was looking at ways to use some of the meat, rather than leaving it He mainly has
used venison, but pork fat is also used due to its fat content in processing sausages
Like any cook, he is always looking at ways that he can change or add to his processes.
Keep an eye out for more information on Ray's workshop in the weeks ahead!
Homegrown Parkes provide as many activities as possible free to the community because we don't want any barriers to learning.
There are pressures on our households and we want people to learn how they can be producing and processing at home to help cut some of these costs and of course
share some cool, niche demonstrations as well.
It is our great pleasure to be able to bring new workshops to the Homegrown event to provide opportunities for our community to learn about processes and concepts that allow 'non-experts' to give it a go at home
The Expression of Interest form for Stallholders is accessible via our social media or Homegrown Parkes page on the Central West Lachlan Landcare website under the 'Get Involved' tab, or follow this link
For further information, please go to www.centralwestlachlanlandcare.org
MONDAY'S cattle sale
■ Yarding 773 (down 572)
Quality was fair with good numbers of feeder weights and prime yearlings on offer
Grown cattle and cows were in limited supply. Not all the regular buyers were present.
Prime yearling steers held firm selling from 348c to 388c while prime yearling heifers were 20c dearer and more in places, 280c to 375c/kg Feeder steers fell 15c, 330c to 422c and heifers to feed gained 25c, 294c to 361c/ kg Prime grown cattle lifted 8c, heavy steers sold from 304c to 367c and heavy heifers, 290c to 350c/kg. Cows dropped 10c, 2 and 3 scores sold from 273c to 301c and heavy prime cows, 300c to
331c/kg. Heavy bulls sold to 290c/kg
Tuesday's sheep sale
■ Yarding 44,200 (down 800)
7400 season lambs, a few less Merino lambs. Trade and heavy lambs were best supplied and there was a better supply of extra heavy weights. The light 2 score lambs were limited The lighter and trade lambs were cheaper while heavy weights and the better Merino lambs were dearer New season lambs were $5 to $8/ head cheaper with the trade weights $167 to $205 and heavy weights reached $250/ head most ranged from 780c to 830c/kg cwt. Old 2 score processing lambs were mainly Merinos and sold from $55
to $128/head, trade lambs 20 to 24kg were back $10 to $12/head selling from $163 to $202/head and averaged 760c to 770c with the best of the trades out to 830c/kg. The 24 to 26kg lambs were also cheaper ranging from $199 to $238/head. Heavy lambs were firm selling from $208 to $250/head or 835c/kg on average. Extra heavy lambs topped at $306/head. Merino lambs were dearer and ranged from $135 to $216/ head and ranged from 720c to 750c/kg for most. Mutton numbers eased and the quality was good with a large percentage of the mutton carrying plenty of condition, prices were stronger for the majority of the mutton. Me-
dium weight ewes sold from $55 to $115/head. Heavy crossbreds reached $146 and Merinos $167/head. lighter Mutton averaged 350c and the heavier 380c to 430c/kg
■ MLA's National Livestock Reporting Agency Friday's pig sale
Sow numbers decreased as did the price by 5c to 10c p/kg, only 1 boar yarded made 15c p/kg, bacon improved $10 to $20 mainly quality slipped related. Pork were again in short supply with prices increasing by $40 to $50 per head. Sucker numbers were similar to last fortnight a few more buyers saw prices improve $50 to $60 per head.
■ VC Reid Smith Livestock
prime yearlings on offer.
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1 Name a particular suit of cards (6)
8 What are pieces of land owned (8)
9 Name a domesticated camellike S American ruminant (6)
10 What is a room heater called (8)
11 To run naked through a crowd, is to do what (6)
13 To have prepared the face for shaving, is to have done what (8)
16 Which term implies “up to this time” (8)
19 To be gaudy, showy, and cheap, is to be what (6)
22 Name a mountain climber (8)
24 What are scores of two below par (6)
25 What might we call one who predicts (8)
26 Which poem has 14 lines (6) DOWN
2 Who controls an aeroplane (5)
3 Name an English buccaneer who circumnavigated the globe, Sir Francis (5)
4 Which hand-held firework burns slowly with a bright glow (8)
5 Which unit of land is equal to a quarter of an acre (4)
6 What is a period of ten years (6)
Letters
7 What is a throb or pulsation of the heart (6)
12 Which is the smallest in a litter (4)
14 Which horses are bred and trained for harness racing (8)
15 Name the monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa (4)
17 What are dome-shaped Inuit huts (6)
18 Name a cow that has not produced a calf, and is under three years of age (6)
20 Which four-wheeled vehicle is designed for the transport of heavy loads (5)
21 Who is the administrative officer of a town or district (5)
23 What do we call two people involved in a romantic relationship (4)
Find the following words in the grid. They may be read in any direction, even diagonally Some letters are used more than once.
1 ARCANUM
(a) A mystery (b) A walk arched over (c) One of nine chief magistrates of ancient Athens
2 CONTUBERNAL
(a) Pertaining to companionship
(b) Opposing lawful authority with contempt (c) Affirming the contrary
Build it yourself using the clues and each of the twenty-four letters once only to form ten words: five across and five down. A key word (bold clue) builds on the letter set in the grid.
CLUES: A hundred square metres (3) A little bit (3)
Antonym: ecstasy (5)
Common steak sauce (5)
Fertile spot in desert (5)
Mimic (7)
Ocular motor apraxia (3) Pig pen (3)
Subarctic forest (5)
Times gone by (7)
Eliza, Joshua and Katelyn. Adored great grandmother of Luke, Cooper, Kaleb, Ruby, Kevin, Riley, Jayden, Bailey and Lachlan.
'Resting Peacefully'
A service celebrating Lorraine's life was held at St Aloysius War Memorial Chapel Of Ease, Parkes on Wednesday August 28, 2024 at 2:00pm followed by interment in the lawn portion of the Parkes Cemetery
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pursuant to section 4.55 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
Northparkes Operations is a copper and gold mine located approximately 27 km north-west of Parkes, New South Wales. PA 11_0060 permits underground and open cut mining until the end of 2032.
Proposed Modification Description:
The proposed modifications to approved operations include: establishment of additional extraction levels between approximately -300 mAHD and -460 mAHD below the currently approved E48 underground mine establishment of development headings below the approved depth of existing development works (approximately -360 mAHD) and below the proposed E48SLC (approximately -460 mAHD). extraction of approximately 15 million tonnes (Mt) of ore from the E48SLC over the currently approved life of Northparkes.
The proposed modification enables continuity of production while E22 development works are undertaken and optimises the use of existing capital present on site including existing E48 development headings, conveyor infrastructure and underground crushing facilities. The additional resource extraction associated with the proposed modification will have minimal additional environmental impacts with all surface impacts contained within the existing approved subsidence management zones and associated operational area.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, notice of the modification application is hereby given.
The Proposed Modification encompasses the following land (lots in Deposited Plans): 46/753998, 41/753998, 49/753998, 10/1132130, 100/1207194, 12/753998, 1/831622, 2/830291, 3/830291, 3/831119, 1/830291, 381/1108642, 382/1108642, 42/1120299, 43/1120299, 41/1120299, 1/831119, Crown Land between 3/830291 and 49/753998 (CMOC Application to Purchase Reference #DPI W563265), 1/818783, 1/848944, 1/952674 and Bogan and McClintock Lane road reserves
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By Marty Tighe Thursday Social Bowls
On Thursday, a lucky fourteen Social Bowlers played one game of triples and two games of pairs on a balmy, kind of sneak-peek at Spring weather day, perfectly ordered and delivered for Bowls and banter
Ray Jones and Rob Irving had a stirring, meritorious come from behind win over Noel Johnstone and Graham Dixon, after trailing by 12 shots after the twelfth end.
Facing a demoralising defeat against the younger opposition with over the half of the game already played, Village Mayor Rob Irving had a few stern words to his older team-mate about entry conditions to the Village.
The old Village reality check forcefully delivered, seemingly did the trick, as Ray and Rob then Bowled together like a team possessed
A shocked Noel and Graham watched on in dismay as Ray and Rob won the remaining ends to enjoy a chest- bursting win by two shots. Team Irving won by 21 to 19.
Geoff Smith and the "Armstrong St Thriller' Col Miller started their game very impressively and built up a nice 5 shot lead after the ninth end, against Marty Tighe and Colin Hayward, who were slow to start to bowl as a Team
After the 9th end, Marty started to concentrate and, supported by his feared mentor, Colin, coincidentally at the same time as Geoff and Col dropped their standard a little, played better Bowls than Geoff and Col.
Marty and Colin prevailed over the next nine consecutive ends, and despite losing the last three ends of the game, they managed to win the game by 25 shots to 16 over Team Miller
It was a struggle from the first end to the last end for the triples' combination of John Carr, Bob Freeman and Warren Bevan, in their
clash against Phil 'mad mile' Moran, Mike Valentine and Steve Ryan.
Team Ryan enjoyed a comfortable win by 29 shots to 13 over Warren, Bob and John.
As this game dwindled to a yarn fest after the eighth end, so did the conversation between Steve and Warren.
However, Steve was overhead telling Warren, in his best ex-School Teacher tone of authority, that one study found Bowlers like him walked approximately 900kms a year, and that another study found that some Bowlers drink an average of 45 litres of beer a year
A perplexed Warren quickly worked out that this means, on average, a Bowler achieves 100 kilometres per five litres
Saturday Social Bowls
Eighteen Bowlers stood steadily against the strong northerly bluster on Saturday to enjoy 1 game of triples and 4 games of pairs.
The lovable mighty Mal Porter led for Bob Freeman and the wannabe big rig 'Outback Trucker' Steve Turner in their triples game against Rob Tinker, Eathan Lacey and Brian Townsend.
Brian and his boys threw down the challenge early, leading by eight shots to two after the seventh end.
However, it would be another nine ends before Team Townsend could move off their score of eight shots, as the Truckie with a face only for radio and a cabin mirror, led his team superbly to gain the lead on the 14th end.
They then consolidated with four shots on the 18th end. Steve, Rob and Eathan hung on for a one shot win, by 17 shots to 16 over a fast- finishing Mal, Bob and Brian.
Between ends, Mal and Bob were reminiscing about their years playing Bowls, with the spritely Mal recalling to Bob that when he was young, he thought he was an average Bowler
Now, after years of play and practice, he is no longer young.
Ray Jones again got lucky with the partner draw when it was announced that his Skip was the newly crowned Minor Pairs Champion Bowler, and fellow 'ex-Farmers United socialite', Ian Simpson.
Ray and Ian had a challenging see-sawing game against Geoff Smith and Graham Dixon, despite their
early lead of 13 shots to one, after the first four ends
From that point, Geoff and Graham rallied and bowled steadily, to eventually take the lead by one shot on the 16th end.
Ray and Ian then put the Livestock and Grain prices to one side, and regained enough focus and head space to win the next four ends, picking up 6 shots
They held their nerves to win the game by 23 shots to 20, defeating Geoff and Graham in a good game
John Ward and Colin Mudie withstood a late challenge from there never-say die combatants' Colin Hayward and Tony Riordan, to enjoy a win by 16 shots to 13.
The final score flattered team Riordan, as their score was still in single-figures after the 17th end.
To their credit, Colin and Tony fought out the game until the final end, and were musing that another few ends might have seen them on the victors dais, instead of losing the game they were never in, by three shots to John and Colin Mudie
Rob Lacey and Rob Irving were still on zero after the fifth end, however they went on to win their pairs game against Phil Moran and Col Miller
Phil and Col won only five of the remaining 16 ends after starting brightly against quality opposition.
Once they got on a roll, the two Robs couldn't be stopped, romping to a win by 22 shots to 12 over a dismayed 'mad-mile' Moran and 'less than thrilled' Miller!
Well done to Rob Lacey and Rob Irving on an amazing win after a very slow start.
Next Thursday the Major Pairs Championship matches continue Two under-dog teams square off against each other in the big Boys Championship
Brian Hampton and Ian Simpson, fresh from enjoying the deserved adulations after their win in the Minor Pairs, team up again, but now add in big John 'never out of form' Wright, forming a commendable team, to play against Mike Valentine, Mal Porter and Marty 'BLM' Tighe
Visiting Bowlers are most welcome at 'The Friendly Club'.
Social Bowls on Thursday and Saturday commence at
1.00pm, with names in by 12.30pm Roll-ups during the week anytime
The lucky rink jackpot has increased to $140 for Thursday social Bowls, which is preceded by the 100 club lucky number draws' on both days, and breakky trays on Thursday.
By Lea Orr
The annual Parkes Show rains arrived a day early this year, much to the delight of organisers! Today's weather was just perfect.
Our Ground Control love well-timed showers as well, and the greens are in spectacular order! Thank you, gentlemen!
Several of the girls zipped off after the game to attend to eager grandchildren enjoying their half-day Show holiday
At Sideshow 10, the girls had their power bowls' skills on display - so many tight heads - exciting spectator bowls!
The eventual score of 16 to Kay and Marja, and 20 for Lynn and Maureen reflected this, the latter winning from the top shelf!
At Sideshow Number 12, Fran and Rhona were on parade, winning ten of the 14 ends played
Ann's dawn coaching session with Joe (and show dog, Vera) had her all fired up, but she and Cherie slipped behind in the point score & finished with an empty show bag.
There were more sighs and screams from the six girls at sideshow 11, not of excitement, more like despair!
Perhaps we should stick with the dodgem cars, at least we would have slight control over them!
Lil, Lorraine and Brenda earned their 16 points, while Betsy, Janice and Lea popped just 9 balloons
At noon we headed into the pavilion for après-bowls dagwood dogs and fizzy drinks, ready to be entertained by resident clown, Kim, who was in top form!
Maureen, Marja and Kim saw fireworks as their numbers came up in the 100's club.
There's a whisper that Betsy has won the Creative Art prize at the show this year Also, Kay - a Highly Commended in Photography.
Membership fees are now due and can be paid at the
bar
Full membership $140. Pensioner $120. Social $10. You will retain the same card number
Next Tuesday will see round one of the Major Singles:
L Orr V C Frame; M Miller V L Baker. Marja and Kim are markers.
All others have a bye.
Come along to the bowlo this Friday night for the endof-month Mega Draw and member's lucky draw. See you there after 6 pm. Meals at the Bistro and draw starts at 7.30.
Cards desk for September - Brenda & Di.
To play bowls next Tuesday, September 3, call the club, 68621446, between 9 - 9.30, with play to begin at 10 am Newcomers and visitors always welcome!
By Paul Lewin
Hello Bowlers
30 smiling faces hit the greens on Wednesday, August 21 for Social Bowls. Winners were Myra Townsend, Helen Clark and Dave Johnson winning 18+12.
Runners Up were Rob Clegg, Mick Dunn and Mick Furney winning 15+15. Third Place went to Warren Watson, Peter White and John Corcoran winning 15+7.
Marble 27 came out and the Margins were 2, 6, 7, 12 & 15. The Jackpot this week is $180.00.
Another 24 happy chappie's rolled some woods in Social Bowls on Saturday, August 24. Winners were Mike Valentine, Warren Watson and Peter Creith winning 16+5.
Runners Up were Paul Kirwan, Tony Latter and Tony Bright winning 15+7. Third Place went to Jan Griffith, Myra Townsend and Gary Hamilton winning 15+1.
Club Championships
The first game of the 2024/25 season was played on Saturday with John Corcoran and Chris Harrison doing battle in the Major Singles Harro jumped the gates like a winner leading 18 nil after 9 ends
Corco grabs a single and Harro picks up another two 2's to lead 22-1. Corco fights hard with a 2, drops a single and picks up 3 singles and it's 23-6 after 17 ends Harro grabs a 2 on the next end to take the game 25-6.
Men's Pennants
Our Division 3 team had a win by forfeit against Molong and have topped their pool to make the Region Playoffs on Saturday 21st September.
Our Division 4 team travelled to Peak Hill for a 10-0, 70-58 win over Peak Hill and to put ourselves in contention for a Region Playoff spot
We need West Dubbo to defeat Dubbo City in the last game of the season, which was started on Sunday and after 26 ends West Dubbo lead 33-12. The game was stopped due to rain and will be completed Saturday 31st August at 1pm Quick Shine Carwash Day
Benny, Erika and the Girls have put on a great fun day for all to enjoy this Saturday 31st August from 10:30am Three Bowl Mystery Triples with lots of fun and games planned, like the all new Crocodile Chomp The Boss Get you Single Entries in for this day not to be missed. Thank you to the McNaughton family for their continued support.
President's Day Nominations are open for Blake's President's Day on Saturday 14th September. Please get your teams in as this will fill fast. Traditional sit down roast lunch and plenty of bowls the order of the day!
Champagne Triples
The $23,000.00, Tier 3, Prestigious Carnival is filling fast so get your teams in to avoid missing the biggest bowls event west of Orange, North of Forbes and south of Dubbo.
October 12th & 13th is when the action starts If not bowling make sure you pop in and see some of the big names in action.
This week we have Social Bowls on Wednesday, August 28 at 1pm The Quick Shine Carwash Bowls Day on Saturday, August 31. As always names in half an hour before start times, everyone is welcome and quality new loan bowls are available at the club In the Club on Friday, August 30 we have Happy Hour 5-7pm, Meat Tray Raffles, Badge Draw ($800.00), Joker Draw ($1,450.00), the Bistro serving up their amazing meals from 6pm and the Parkes Ford & Kia, Daniel's Auto Group Free Mega Monthly Raffles See you at the Railway! Toot Toot!
Vets Golf
By John Dwyer
Parkes took full advantage on their home course to score a crushing win over Forbes in twin-towns veterans golf competition last week
Showing the way for Parkes was the club's secretary/treasurer Rob Lea who recorded a scintillating 43 points to win by three points from team mate Rob Cheney (40 points).
The pair paved the was for Parkes' easy win in the twin-towns shield - best six scores from each club - by 232 points to the visitor's 207 points
Thirty-one players - 12 from Parkes and 19 from Forbes - faced the starter and three new players were welcomed to the vets ranks in John Ivey and John Creith from Parkes who both recorded nearest-to-pins in B grade on the 11th and fourth hole respectively, while Forbes debutante Bede Tooth went home with the encouragement award.
Greg Webb was closest A grader to the pin on the 11th hole
On a day where scoring was high, the ball sweep went to 35 points with the winners as follows: 38 points - Peter Bristol (P); 37 - John Fowler, Rod Luyt and Nym Dziuba (P) and Paul Kay (F); 36 - John Davies (P) and Barry Shine (F); 35 - Tom Delmenico (P) and Alan Rees (F).
Bogan Gate
Golfers are invited to play a social round at Bogan Gate on Tuesday September 10, following on from the success of last year when players from Parkes and Forbes registered to play.
The day will follow the Bogan Gate Open to be held on September 8 and the word is out the fairways have never been presented in better order, complemented by fast,
true sand greens
The creek has water in it which will add to the challenge
The hospitality will be led by twin-towns regulars Steve and Ros Edwards, with morning tea from 9.30am for a 10am start and lunch after golf
The day is an open invitation, not only for vet golfers but anyone who wants to mix their game up by taking on the challenge of playing a sand greens course For catering purposes interested players should contact Peter Bristol.
Parkes Golf Club
By Peter Bristol
Saturday's Results
Saturday was the prized Parke Golf Club Bar Staff's Stableford day and we thank the staff for providing the players with day in our program
The day started off with a few scuddy showers but as normally happens turned out just fine for the afternoon golfers apart from the breeze that was strong throughout There were 62 players out and about.
In a four-way tussle David Brown emerged the winner on a countback from Cooper Giddings from Dubbo, Phill Smith and Gordon Pritchard.
Dave started off a bit rusty with a 44 on the front nine but settled into his swing and had a 2 over 38 on the back 9.
Cooper, playing off a +1 on the day, had an even par on the front with 2 birdies and 2 bogeys and then had a 1 under on the back with a bogey and two birdies
He will be well used to the Parkes course come the Country Championships in mid November
Phill Smith had a solid day with a 44 and a 43 that
finished with a birdie on the 18th
The irrepressible Englishman Gordon Pritchard had an even 48 on both sides and everyone is asking the question 'when will the handicapper get him?'
He is using his 24 handicap well at present.
Other strong scores on the day were Mick Dellaca with a
35 point haul including two birdies on the back 9 and Ian Phipps on the same score chasing his cart mate Phill, splitting 42's on both sides
Ian is just starting to get back to his better form.
Next in were a group of red hot chasers with new Pro, Zac Kelly, Rob 'The Baron' Cheney and John Green hitting 34s
After a 41 on the front Zac started the back with four birdies and ended up with a three under back 9.
Similarly, it was a pity the other two guys couldn't do a neater split with Rob having a 46/42 and John a 42/37. I believe that Zac is fleecing John of lottery tickets currently.
The Nearest The Pins on Saturday were -The Idlerite 1st by Rob Hey at 247cm, Griffins Leading Edge by Mel Matthews at 233cm, Parkes Ready Mixed Concrete 9th by Mitch Cambourn at 193cm,
the Harvey Norman 11th by Wayne Tucker at 57cm, the 17th by Daniel Smith at 78cm
The winner of the lucky 4th this week was Mel Matthews at 233cm
Ball winners were Phill Smith, Gordon Pritchard 36, Mick Dellaca, Ian Phipps 35, Rob Cheney, John Green 34.
On Saturday it's an 18 or 9 hole Individual Stableford sponsored by the Smith Family, with a shotgun start at 11am following the AGM. Parkes SSAA
Smallbore
By Brian Drabsch
Last Sunday saw 7 Shooters attend the Deep Lead Shooting Complex on the Back Trundle Road and shoot at standard targets at both 25 and 50 meters for a collective score of 500 points This match was shot under rainy conditions with a cold westerly wind blowing Target rifles: 25M 50M TOTAL ■ John
Field Rifl
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And one shot for practice only.
Although it was raining all shooting and targets are under cover thanks to a number of grants covering the shooting bays, and both the 25 and 50 meter targets frames Our next shoot is at 10am Sunday 1/9/2024 and will be a feral animal target at both ranges
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WEEK 2 of finals were held in Forbes on Saturday, August 24 where five of our teams played for a spot in the Grand Final.
U14LT White
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Earthmoving U14LT White played Red Bend Sky on Saturday. The girls played extremely well together with some great passes and new ball skills Unfortunately, Red Bend came away with the win 10-4. Emily White was the only try scorer for Parkes Good luck to the girls next week as they take
on Forbes for a spot in the Grand Final.
U14s Girls Tackle Reece Plumbing/Griffin's Leading Edge U14s Girls Tackle played Red Bend in a tough game The girls showed great skill and put on some great tackles The girls went down to Red Bend 28-18. Good luck to the girls next week as they play Canowindra for a spot in the Grand Final.
U14s Sports Power/Parkes Ready Mix Concrete U14s played Condobolin on Saturday in the semi-finals The
boys played well together winning 42-14. Congratulations to the U14 boys who will now play in the Grand
Final in two weeks.
U16s Brian Collins Smash Repairs/Agriwest U16s boys
played West Wyalong under the lights in Forbes The boys dominated over West Wyalong with a massive 4812 win. Congratulations to the U16 boys who will now play in the Grand Final in two weeks.
U17LT
Parkes Services Club/ Blue Heeler Storage U17LT played Forbes on Saturday in the semi-finals The girls came out strong putting the first points on the board and winning 20-10. Try scores were Evie Barnes (1), Grace MacGregor (1), Kailen Butt (1), and Grace Milne (1) with
Grace Milne converting two goals Congratulations to the U17s LT girls who will now play in the Grand Final in two weeks.
Week three of finals will be held at Grenfell on Saturday, August 31 with our U14s LT kicking off at 9.30am then other games will follow on. Come and cheer on our U14LT girls and U14s Girls Tackle Parkes Marist Junior Rugby League Club would like to thank all their sponsors and volunteers for their continued support throughout the year
BY BRENDAN MCCOOL
PARKES Public School's Boccia team has honed their skills after returning from the Boccia State Championships on Tuesday, August 13.
The Boccia team qualified for the State Championships in the area competition hosted in Dubbo a few months ago where they played seven games and coming first overall.
As a result of their win in the area competition, Parkes Public's team were placed in the top 24 teams out of 500 across the state.
Team assistant Ms Isabel Wright said their team finished in the top 13 teams at the State Championships hosted in Sydney.
The sport is open to be played by competitors with disabilities, with the aim being for players to get their coloured ball closest to the white jack
Co-Captains Emily and Finlay said the State Championships were nerve wracking, but they had lots of fun, as they originally wanted to make it there and just have fun.
Despite wanting to making it to the State Championships, they were surprised they qualified
Emily said players have to get as close to the jack as possible during the round and after the general round, the teams have a bonus match where competitors gave to get a ball in the middle of the court.
Each match, the players have two attempts each round, with four rounds in a game The winner of the each round is by measuring who has the closest ball to the jack
Initially, Parkes Public School started with a a team of nine students, Ms Wright said. When competing in the
THE Parkes Boars women's squad have suffered finals disappointment last Saturday being defeated by the Wellington Redbacks 56-10 in the grand final. Parkes Boars Club President Mackenzie Green said Wellington have been a class side all season, and have been tough to beat.
While the Boars were able to hold in pretty tight in the first half, Green said, when Wellington created some space in the second half, they ran away with the game "The girls tried their best for the game but it just wasn't our day," Green said. "We weren't playing our own game, we got sucked in to doing what Wellington wanted us to do."
Green said Wellington set the tone early, scoring first and causing Boars to chase that, and Wellington came out firing on all cylinders in the second half
Looking forward to next season, Green said they will be looking to see who will return and aim to go all the way, rather than pulling up just short.
In the Parkes Boars Under 16s semi final match against the Dubbo Roos, the Boars were defeated 52-0, but are still in the finals race, going up against Orange City this weekend.
area competition at Dubbo, they were able to field seven players due to a couple of absences
Ms Wright said they had some students decide Boccia wasn't for them after competing in Dubbo and took a team of four students to the State Championships The team practises their skills as a team every Friday,
which includes judging the right amount of force to get close to the jack and tactics on how to open up the jack for team mates.
Emily said she joined the Boccia team because it doesn't take up too much time as she does other activities after school as well and didn't want to have a conflict
said he joined the Boccia team because it is like playing sport without actually playing sport and he enjoyed being part of a team The school would like to thank the Parkes Neighbourhood Centre for their donation to help the team with their trip and Parkes Carpet Court for their donation of carpet to practise each week
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Green said the Under 16s faced similar conditions to the women's squad over the weekend in terms of a lot of individual efforts by the players, but an inability to link up as a team
Looking forward to this weekend for the Under 16s, Green said it may be a close match but he hopes they secure a win so they can have another crack at Dubbo.
PARKES Spacemen 18's proceed into Grand Final Qualifier 2. A very wet Apex Oval hosted the Semi Final 1 Forbes Magpies V Parkes Spacemen on Sunday, August 25.
A determined Forbes side kicked off and Parkes took the challenge running the ball back and after 5 tackles managed to make the half way line before kicking down field. Forbes looked composed and after a couple of solid runs passed the ball out wide and put winger Brodie Gartner over in the corner
Conversion unsuccessful, five minutes in and Forbes 4, Parkes 0. Parkes took stock and came back soon after with a back line move of their own placing Ryan Goodsell in a gap and putting the ball down close to the right hand post Goodsell converts his own try Parkes 6 to Forbes 4. Parkes are attacking 30 metres out and Forbes Joe Ellison is injured in a tackle, this changes Forbes's defensive line up giving ever present Ollie Thomas lurking in the back line room to barge over for Parkes, Ryan Goodsell
converts Parkes 12 Forbes 4. Forbes restart and Parkes make it back into Forbes half, both sides have a short run of no mistake footy. After several sets Forbes give a penalty away this gives Ollie Thomas a second chance to score. Goodsell again converts Parkes 18 Forbes 4. Nearing half time Parkes make good ground and kick on the 5th Forbes defence cannot pick the ball up cleanly and Parkes winger Dave Saunders chasing through collects the ball and grounds it in the right hand corner Jack Milne
misses the conversion. Half time score Parkes 22 Forbes 4. Both sides start the second half with constant errors but Forbes puts it together first with 2 quick succession tries
First is to Harry Staines after Forbes put constant pressure on the Parkes defence Conversion unsuccessful. The second try came after Parkes attempted a short kick on the restart Parkes regathered the ball but then dropped it, Max Hartwig cleans up and runs 55 metres for a thrilling try Coby Hall converts
Parkes 22 Forbes 14. Parkes have a small whiff of a try with Toby Cox pulled up for double movement Forbes get the penalty. 10 minutes remaining and Forbes get scrum feed on the Parkes 30 metre line Forbes attempt a cut out pass but ball is dropped taking pressure off Parkes defence. Parkes Ryan Goodsell steps up and brakes the Forbes defence scoring a great individual 65 metre try. Conversion unsuccessful. Parkes 26 Forbes 14. Forbes did not throw the towel in and put pressure on all the
way back to Parkes try line and as Forbes looked to be about to score Taj Lovett makes a solid tackle knocking the ball out of Forbes attacking hands This was Forbes's last attacking run and the final whistle blows Parkes 26 defeated Forbes 14. The win puts Parkes Spacemen Under 18's into the Qualifying Final 2 to play against Dubbo Cyms in Parkes at Jock Colley Field on Sunday, September 1. Parkes Spacemen First Grade will play Bathurst St Pats after the juniors.
FOOTY finals action is coming to Parkes this weekend and our first grade Spacemen can't wait
"Everyone's pumped obviously," captain Chad Porter said ahead of this week's preparations for the grand final qualifier on their home ground.
It's Bathurst St Pat's who will be taking us on for a chance at the big dance, after they triumphed against Wellington Cowboys in the weekend's semi-finals
The Spacemen had earned a week off and the hosting rights in their quarter final a week earlier with a win over Dubbo CYMS at Dubbo.
While Parkes has also had an earlier season win against St Pat's, Porter's under no illusions about the level of competition to expect this weekend.
"It'll be a tough game," he said, and he knows defence will be critical.
The side has proven they can score points from anywhere, Malakai Folau going over no less than four times in their last match, but they also had to back their defence
"To hold (Dubbo CYMS) to 12 points was massive for us, they didn't score a try in the second half," Porter said.
"If we can work for each other in defence our attack will look after ourself."
The captain has full confidence his side can do it
‘‘ It's up to us now, we've got all the boys there that can do it
Captain Chad Porter
the way."
That's just what they spoke about at Dubbo and what the team put into practice against CYMS
"We knew how crucial it was to get that home semi to get into the grand final," Porter said.
2024 PMP campaign has progressed
There have been new faces, as well as the return of Jordan Pope to bolster the side to third place on the ladder at the end of the regular season.
Forbes Magpies on the weekend and they'll play at home this Sunday too - taking on Dubbo CYMS
The juniors are scheduled - at this stage - for kick off at 12.50pm and the first grade for 2pm
Sunday, September 1
Parkes Rugby League Club hosts grand final qualifiers at Jock Colley Field
■ Tom Nelson Under 18s Parkes Spacemen v Dubbo CYMS
"As I told the boys, we've got the team to win it, it's up to us now, we've got all the boys there that can do it," Porter said.
Not that he's getting more than a week ahead of himself at this stage, but he's certainly got goals in mind.
But as Porter says, "everyone has been big the last couple of weeks"
"If we can play our best footy, everyone rip in for each other, we can go all
The first grade squad has gone from strength to strength as the Spacemen's
They've got momentum and Porter intends to keep it up
Even better, Parkes' Under 18s got a good win against
Porter is calling on local fans to get on up to Jock Colley Field and cheer the boys on.
"Everyone's pumped at the moment, we know how close we are but we're not there yet," he said.
■ Peter McDonald
Premiership Parkes Spacemen v Bathurst St Pats
