TWR Volume 38, Issue 18, Wednesday 31st May 2023

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Public Mee ng – Future of the paper and Urgent call for Volunteers

Dunolly Town Hall, Thursday, June 1st 2023 5.30-6.30 pm

If you wish to volunteer but unsure of what is involved, The Welcome Record staff will be on hand to answer ques ons on what is required to produce our weekly community paper. Please join us – We can’t wait to meet you.

What’s on Dunolly

Friday, 2nd June

Goldfields Music Club, Open Mic and Jam Night

Each Friday at the Dunolly Golf Club, Separa on Street - 6:30-11:30pm each week. All players and public welcome with $5 entry, lucky door prizes, bar, meals available, CASH ONLY VENUE.

Coming soon

Sat. June 10th/Sun. June 11th

KING'S KANGAROO CADDY at Tarnagulla Golf Club.

This is such a good event - For example, if your handicap is 30, we divide that by two for the 9 holes, which equals 15. During the 9 holes, you choose to have 15 free, extra shots whenever it suits you. You might use a few on the one hole if you'd like to. If I hit a ny Tee-Off or a sideways one, I would use one of my free, extra shots and Tee Off again. Don't leave any free, extra shots unplayed. So, our wonderful scores for the nine holes will be added up and then it's me for a beau ful morning tea and lots of talking and laughing.

If Men don't have an official handicap, it will be 30. Women will be 36. Let the games begin!

Tee-Off is between 9.30 and 10.00 a.m. Entry is $15 (free for school children) and free for Members. Register at lraad@mail.com; on 0481 008 006 or in person on the morning.

The Queen/King’s Birthday Weekend

Sat. June 10th – Mon. June 12th

What a Weekend! Three exciting and unique events for you to enjoy during the long weekend.

Saturday June 10th

LOOK OUT IT’S TRIVIA NIGHT WITH A TWIST!

SWINGING SIXTIES

TRIVIA NIGHT at the Dunolly Town Hall. Enjoy LIVE Music from 7pm – 11pm and dancing to 60’s classics. Prize for Best dressed 60’s costume.

$20 BYO nibbles, drinks available from the Footy Club Bar (proceeds going to Dunolly Football Netball Club).

Tables of 10. Book a table or individual. Hosted by the glamourous Melbourne based musical theatre sensa on “adore handel” (shown above)

Limited Tables selling fast so book now: call Rachel 0427 275 006 or email rachelbuckley@bigpond.com

Sunday June 11th

FourTune SONGS THROUGH TIME, 2pm at Buckley’s of Dunolly, 1787 Maryborough Rd. Dunolly.

Enjoy this accomplished singing Quartet from Melbourne featuring Kimberley Colman, Christelle de Graaf, Helen Koehne and Luke Bell with Pianist Pamela Chris e. Refreshments at short interval.

Bookings: Rachel 0427 275 006

Monday June 12th

A ROYAL AFTERNOON IN BEALIBA, 2 pm at The Divine Studio, 12 Davies St. Bealiba. Join us to hear Special Guest speaker from Melbourne, Ross Gairn, talk about his me working at Buckingham Palace for the Royal family (Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip) during the 1970’s. Bookings are essen al $20.00 per person. Bookings Rachel 0427 275 006 . More info visit: www.bealiba.com.au

Presented by the Dunolly Gilbert & Sullivan Society

Saturday June 24th

FREE ENTRY: The Songs of Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday & inspira onal ar sts from the 1920’s to the 1950’s, at the Maryborough Golf Club. Presented by popular Jazz combo Smith & Holiday at the Maryborough Golf Club, 125 Park Rd. Maryborough.

Enquiries: 5460 4900

Bereavement

Horsfield, Graham V Graham V Horsfield passed away peacefully on 23 May, 2023

As per Graham’s wishes there will be no funeral but a memorial, at a date to be announced.

Sheila Hodgson

What is Happening to our Beloved Welcome Record?

Dear Editor,

My husband and I bought a 288 acre back block from the lovely George and Dorrie Birke in September 1975.

We wanted a property at a distance from Melbourne with an airport nearby, to fly to on weekends as we were both pilots and had Murray grey ca le to move to a larger property, (as they kept breeding) and our 20 acres in Yarrambat was insufficient.

When we purchased the deligh ul property at the base of Mt Bealiba with exquisite views, naturally Melbourne friends visited frequently too and it was wonderful.

We always bought Shirley Akers

The Welcome Record – the yellow book and friends agreed that when Maurice re red from Monash University we would become involved. Sadly, it came to a close and thankfully Ken Roberts had it re-established. A er re ring in 1984 we repainted our Beechcra Debonair and took a holiday to Fiji that had been postponed. Then in 1985, sold our home in Clayton North and moved into our large shed on the farm.

Fred Blake the friendly plane salesman at Moorabbin airport suggested Maurice put our plane on his line while away. Not expec ng it to sell, you can imagine our disappointment

Dunolly Probus Club

Anyone wishing to become a member of the Dunolly Probus Club are most welcome.

We meet at the Dunolly Bowls Club on the 3rd Thursday of each month and we have bus trip or a lunch at one of our local venues on the 1st Thursday of each month. Please feel free to ring Wayne Stephens on 0428 297 508 or Carmel Spiteri on 0409 510 124. Come and have a cuppa and make new friends.

when we rang from Tullamarine to say we were coming to collect our Beechcra and was told it had been sold and gone to the western district to a gliding friend of ours.

Bill Rootes agreed to our parking the Land Rover in his hanger in Maryborough for transport to our farm. Then his hangar burnt and Maurice bought a Datsun Ute garbage truck (GT) from Monash to replace it.

An American friend visi ng the farm, Jay Kent worked at Monash as a pilot and asked Maurice to come to Washington State to manage his hotel in Index in the Cascade Mountains. Of course, I said “No, we are going to build a home here”. Maurice said, “Make me an offer I cannot refuse…” So it was 1988 before we completed our special home with the views when an adver sement came in the Record for a typist.

I had been a secretarial teacher for 25 years in NSW/Victoria and fronted up. The volunteers were such a happy family, it was a delight to work with them. When they needed a printer Maurice was able to call on staff at Monash to provide Pip (gave everyone the pip).

Maurice spent some me as Editor and when Ted Aus n the printer went to Western Australia to visit his family, we had to do the prin ng, ho hum. We were Secretary and Treasurer on the commi ee and

were there all those 21 enjoyable years. Now, where has all that enjoyment to be working for our local community disappeared? The many volunteers were wonderful, keen, eager, happy workers with many being there a very long me. Please do not close; our book is required but perhaps doesn’t have to be so sophis cated, we are easy going folks.

Old Carolyn Butler, Dunolly

From The Editor:

Indeed - where are the volunteers?

To clarify the recent Maryborough Adver ser ar cle, The Welcome Record is financially viable with a healthy 75% increase in online readership triggering increased adver sing.

Our crisis is directly linked to the current lack of volunteers to share the load of producing the paper each week.

The world since The Yellow Book was produced has changed and Technology is vital to produce the Paper efficiently with a significantly reduced produc on staff of 2. However, we need volunteers who can commit to a fixed amount of me in the office each week to assist in the repor ng, edi ng, distribu on and processing of editorial content. This has been difficult for many as we all simply lead very busy lives. This cri cal issue of diminishing volunteers is not unique, as most if not all community groups are undergoing a similar crisis. We hope, as the le er says, some volunteers will “front up.”.

Located in the old Nurses’ Home beside the hospital on 18 Havelock Street (top of Bull Street). Monday to Thursday 9.30am to 3pm; and Dunolly Arts Hub, on the corner of Thompson and Alice Streets.

MONDAY: Mosaics at the Arts Hub from 10am, beginners welcome; Card making with Rhonda: every third Monday of the month. Ballroom Dancing: from 6pm ( mes vary according to season) at the Dunolly Golf Club. Intermediate skills required, but call me at the Centre for further details.

TUESDAY: Woodwork 9am un l 12.30.

WEDNESDAY: Table tennis at the Golf Club on Separa on Road from 9am to 12pm (evening session available if enough people are interested); Cra at the Centre from 10am- bring your own ac vity; HUB CLUB! 3.30-5pm, ages 6 to 16, term 2.

THURSDAY: Croquet at the Golf Club on Separa on Road from 10am; Family History: from 7.30pm at the Centre. Discover your roots - our members are very skilled and happy to help.

SUNDAY: Golden Triangle Archers meet on the fourth Sunday at 10am, Deledio Reserve on Elgin Street. Covered shoes compulsory and parents must stay with children.

Upcoming Cra Exhibi on at the Arts Hub: August 12th & 13th

We look forward to seeing the crea vity our town has to offer! The Arts Hub is the perfect space to showcase the cra ing talents of our community, so get in touch with Lynda to exhibit your work.

Power Saving Bonus, plus help for other online forms

The power saving bonus is s ll current, so make sure you don’t miss out- give me a call, and I’ll help you! Any other online form you need help with, just ask.

Dunolly Neighbourhood Pantry

Monday to Thursday, 1.30 to 3pm at the Centre. This is a ‘dry pantry’, so we stock items that have a long shelf-life. This service is open to any community member needing that li le bit extra. The ‘a er hours’ pantry is on the veranda, and is kept stocked for anyone unable to visit during opening hours.

Backyard Rejuvena on takes shape: Our backyard is star ng to look fabulous- thanks to Paul Vater for pain ng the woodworkers’ container this lovely charcoal colour. The next step is for Lynda and Faye to a ach a bird mo f along the side, then we place some planters with dwarf citrus trees in front. The woodworkers will make some wooden planters for the north facing edge of the concrete slab, and we’ll place some lovely shrubs to provide an extra layer of shade. We’re planning a ‘Spring Fling’ fundraiser for late September, to raise funds for our solar panel project, and the backyard will provide a beau ful backdrop for the fes vi es.

The Dunolly Neighbourhood Centre and the Woodwork Workshop members would like to thank Steve Marsden and Tony for their generous dona ons of wood and machinery. We deeply appreciate your contribu on as our workshop is run by volunteers and rely on dona ons to keep on going.

Kath Ryan, Co-ordinator 5468 1511. admin@dunnhc.com.au

Thank you all for the great support of Cuppa for Cancer.

All the scone makers and washer-uppers and ………...so many. What a small community can do, when we all heave together so well.

The Newbridge Fashion Parade was also most successful. Big thanks to all the models, whose ages ranged from 88 years to 14 months. Li le Cooper was the star, crea ng a fashion parade with fun and laughter.

Scarves, hats, jackets, coats, woolly socks, warm nightwear for all shapes, sizes and ages.

It is June this week, so at least the weather has an excuse to behave like Winter now. Plenty of books in the bookshelves for the long, long Winter evenings. A mug of hot soup brings good cheer. What a lovely lot of colours and shapes are available in mugs at the Op Shop.

Brighten up your clothing with one of our jewellery pieces. Folk like to bring jewellery to the Op Shop rather than discard it.

So much is spent on a jewellery item for a once-off occasion, then we re of them. Jewellery can be passed round from person to person, unlike your

favourite jumper, which usually ends up as a pet’s bedding. One person’s pearl can begin another happy life decora ng the new owner as pre ly as it did at first.

LIONS CLUB BOOK SALE

Maryborough Lions Club Bookshop are holding their June Sale from Friday 2nd June -Sunday 11th June, 2023. All our books are reduced by 50%.

Our shop is open Monday to Friday 9.00am.4.00.pm. Saturdays 9.00am-1.00 pm. Open Sundays during the sale only 900.am to 1.00.pm. 124 High Street, Maryborough 3465. Telephone 0484.764.578.

LOST & FOUND

Sunglasses

A pair of prescrip on sunglasses has been found in Laanecoorie near Angus Causeway, a few weeks ago. You may pick them up from the Dunolly Rural Transac on Centre, 109 Broadway, Dunolly.

Op Shop Team

Centralised Kindergarten Registra on Program. Please see Council’s website and Facebook page next Tuesday for more details.

NEW DUNOLLY FOOTPATH

The new 250 metre footpath along Broadway - from Daly Street to the railway line, is now complete. The project was delivered as part of Council's 2022-2023

The mee ng was livestreamed to Council’s Facebook page and a video of the mee ng is available at: www.centralgoldfields.vi c.gov.au/ councilmee ngs

KINDER REGISTRATIONS

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

The May Council Mee ng was held on Tuesday 30 May at 6pm at the Community Hub in Maryborough and was open to the community to a end.

OPEN Registra ons for 3 and 4 year-old kindergarten in 2024 are now open. Kindergarten is a great way for all children to learn, have fun and make new friends. It supports them to become confident learners and develop the necessary skills they will need in a safe and supported environment. Parents and carers can apply for all kindergartens across the Central Goldfields Shire using one form - with all seven kindergartens par cipa ng in the

All Victorians are eligible to pick up two free packets of Rapid An gen Tests (RATs) through Council to help with early detec on and treatment of COVID-19. RATs are available at Council’s Customer Service Centre,

FLOOD RECOVERY WORKS

The flood events in October 2022 caused significant damage to infrastructure and property throughout our municipality. We know our residents are keen to see infrastructure and the road network restored as soon as possible and the truth is – we do too. You can read about the process to date and what roads are included in the first round of works at:

www.centralgoldfields.vi c.gov.au/ floodrecoveryworks

We’ll update this page weekly with works completed to date. Until these works are complete, we remind motorists to drive to the conditions and please be careful when using the roads, especially gravel ones.

FREE CoVid RATS

Maryborough Regional Library and Dunolly Library.

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(lower its through 76cm wide doorway) For Sale: Mulch, Sleepers, Posts Call for a free Quote 0409 517 064 Fully insured and quali ied www.pyreneestrees.com.au

BEALIBA CWA UPDATE

May has been a busy month for the branch.

Firstly, we had the East Wimmera Cra Exhibi on in Charlton and then our Interna onal Day. It is pleasing to report that everyone who entered the Exhibi on won a prize, of some descrip on, for one or more of their entries. Our overall tally at the Exhibi on was certainly boosted by our Juniors, Morgan and Lexie Lea-Brightwell who won numerous prizes.

Warmest congratula ons to Morgan who won the award for the most outstanding Junior entry under 12 and then followed that up by winning the most outstanding entry by a Junior aged 13-18 and under. Well done, girls.

This year our country of study was Namibia and our Interna onal Officer, Jan Murphy, supplied us with all manner of recipes for ‘authen c’ Namibian dishes. Some, I’d have to say, are probably an acquired taste. Whilst many are based on German dishes, tradi onal food such as zebra and the mopane caterpillar (which, I’m told, tastes like peanuts) is s ll eaten. Supply issues, readers will appreciate, prevented members from being overly adventurous in their choice of a dish to share. Nonetheless, we did enjoy a lovely

lunch with our guests.

Later, the Bealiba school children joined us and presented their project on Namibia. This included a great diorama of animals found in Namibia. Many thanks to the teachers and students for all their hard work.

The CWA State Conference is fast approaching and will be a ended by Pam Brightwell and Barbara Douglass.

At the conference Pam will officially take over as the East Wimmera Group President. We wish her and Jenny Lovel (the Group Secretary) well in these roles. Di o for Barbara who will be the new East Wimmera Cra Leader.

Compe ons for May

Anything of Interest from the garden: First- Heather Davis; Second - Jan Murphy

Mul ple Bloom First Heather Davis Second Jan Murphy

Compe on: Something with An Interna onal Flavour First Jan Murphy Second Heather Davis

Compe on for June: Something old that you have

DATES FOR THE DIARY:

Tuesday, 6th June – Cra @ St.Arnaud 10am

Thursday, 22nd June Branch Mee ng @Bealiba @ 1pm.

Heather Davis

ChurchNotices

Catholic Church, Dunolly

There will be Assembly at St Mary's Church on Sunday 4th June at 8.30am.

“Do not boast about tomorrow , for you know not what a day may bring forth.” Proverbs 27: 1 R Mecredy

Uni ng Church, Dunolly

Worship on Sunday June 4th, at 9.30am will be led by Jan Wa s.

UCAF will meet on Thursday June 1st, at 1.30pm, at the church. Devo ons will be led by Rhonda Heather and the theme is ‘Childhood Memories’

Uni ng emergency relief will be in Dunolly on Thursday June 8th. Op Shop is open on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10.00am.

‘You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light.’ 2 Samuel 22:29

St John's Anglican Church, Dunolly

Rev Canon Heather Blackman

Parish Office, Nigh ngale Street, Maryborough. Phone 5460 5964

Please contact for service dates and mes.

St David’s Anglican Church, Bealiba

Davies Street Bealiba

Sunday Eucharist: 8am, second and fourth Sundays of every month.

Priest-in-Charge Reverend Judi Bird.

I think I have been watching too many old series on commercial TV. It is rather fun picking out actors when they were young and just star ng out. But on the downside, there are the endless ads.

One of my favourites is the insurance one where a bath bomb pre y much wrecks the house, with the lady who is li ed out by helicopter.

The agent says she did not have a worry in the world, un l she lands somewhere, wakes up and finds she is in her bath suit.

I would also like to know how that girl who slurps her thick pumpkin soup does so without ge ng it on her lips or teeth.

I set the fire this morning and lit it when the evening got cool. It wasn't drawing well so I turned on the fan. It did not work! Catastrophe! The only way to be warmed by a wood burner without a fan is to sit on it. This is not really feasible. A er a bit of experimen ng, I found that the power board was not working. Found another one and there was warmth.

ROSIE

New Horizons Church, Bealiba

Bealiba Public Hall Every Sunday 3 pm.

Wednesday Bible Study

Dunolly 10.30; Bealiba 11 am

Contact

Central Gold ields Residents and Ratepayers Assoc. Inc.

Last Sunday was a wet and cold day, and the Dunolly Country Market was s ll on, despite a reduced number of stalls and visitors. However, those who did a end, we are sure were not disappointed. Consistency is the key to success, and the Dunolly Town and Town Hall market really provided. Well done.

Great to see the number turn up to the Maryborough Ag. Show mee ng as well. It can only be improved upon, with more local par cipants. The next mee ng is at the Maryborough Tro ng Track on Wednesday 21st June at 5.30 pm.

How many years have we heard about Council's promise for a Dunolly dump point (delivered) and the RV friendly town accredita on? This accredita on will put Dunolly on the Australian maps of RV-friendly towns. This was the target un l Council applied for the accredita on and the Free Caravan parking, which was essen al to achieve that accredita on. This would make Dunolly a key loca on for caravan travellers. In the Council mee ng Agenda from 30th May, Page 54 Ac on number 52.

Title - Support RV-friendly town status for Dunolly. Comments (opening line) - Council is in support of Dunolly becoming a RV-friendly town in principle. Council builds the dump point, makes a submission. The camping loca on was rejected by DELWP.

Council's reply on page 55: Further considera on of progressing the status is not a current priority for Council. Admi edly the dump point is claimed to be $15K. Where is the planning and research which went into this prior to presen ng it as a project?

Then add the repeated year a er year Gordon gardens, Rene Fox projects and Town Hall projects on the Budget, what do we have? Empty promises, exis ng issues only ge ng worse, and s ll more on the way.

We have our Council constantly screaming for volunteer support, yet it is ques onable if these volunteers are being supported by Council, with their periodical maintenance of venues. Our amazing Maryborough Visitor Informa on Centre staff now si ng in a rather ques onable venue, yet Council expects business as usual. Our volunteers deserve respect and recogni on. Yes, volunteer par cipa on across the country is reducing. How do we improve it?

Not unlike improving the rela onship with the community. Talk with them, give them faith in your leadership, make the right decisions and reinforce the apprecia on from Council to the community and volunteers.

Thank you. Please look a er each other and stay safe.

Wayne McKail, President

All appointments for call-outs must be made before midday on a Tuesday.

Office hours - 5461 4466

DUNOLLY GOLF CLUB

It’s been a very busy week at the club, with our new kitchen finally installed.

It was a real community effort, and will be of great benefit to us. Special thanks go to Phil Vernon, Tom Fankhauser, Rod Stra ord and Paul Vater who donated their me and exper se to the project. Without their generosity, the kitchen would not have become a reality.

The kitchen received its first workout on Friday night, with the Goldfields Music Club enjoying its usual revelry.

Then on Sunday the Dunolly Vehicle Club hosted the Ballan Car Club to a barbecue and chat session.

Over 80 were in a endance, and the kitchen received a thumbs up from all involved.

Golf was played as usual on Saturday, and the numbers are steadily rising, which is good to see.

We welcomed a new member in Anne Telford, who is in the process of moving to Dunolly. She is an experienced golfer, who will be a terrific addi on to our club.

We played a Stableford event, with Shenae Hunt just edging out Anne in the Women’s sec on, whilst Thang Nguyen con nued his excellent form, winning by 3 points from Darren Hunt.

Ian Arnold claimed victory in a close contest for the 9 hole event. Nearest the Pin awards went to Jenny Lovel on the 16th, Craig Burn on the 6th, and Josh Hunt on the 8th.

Looking forward to seeing you all out on the course next week.

Ian Arnold

DUNOLLY BOWLING CLUB

Last Wednesday, May 25, the Winter jackpot pairs were played at Avoca, it was a perfect day for a friendly game of lawn bowls. Congratula ons to Peter Waters and David Wardell who were winners of the day.

Basic terminology used in the game of lawn bowls:

RINK: The green is divided into sec ons called rinks, usually divided into six rinks, the rinks should be not less than 4.3 m or more than 5.8 m wide.

PLACING THE MAT: The mat is placed on the centreline of the rink, with its front end no less than 2 m from the rear ditch, or less than 25 m from the front ditch making sure the blue/white line is seen through the diamond at the top of the mat; this posi on is chosen by the player who throws the Jack to start.

Remember when a bowl is being delivered, one of the feet must be on or over the mat as the Jack leaves your hand.

WEIGHT: means the ability to consistently get within an acceptable distance in front or behind the Jack.

JACK/KITTY: The Jack is one of the most important items of (bowling) equipment. It is the Jack that sets the target for the players of the sport to make sure your bowl/bowls finishes closer to the Jack than your opponent’s bowls.

GRASS: when the skipper says more grass he is instruc ng you to bowl wider than your previous bowl.

DEAD END: A dead end is declared if the Jack has been hit by another bowl beyond the borders of the rink. It is the skipper’s discre on to replay the shot.

Next week - The E que e of Bowling.

ALL WELCOME TO COME ALONG TO THE DUNOLLY BOWLING CLUB’S FRIDAY NIGHTS HAPPY HOUR 5.00-7.00pm

Hannah Delconte, Publicity Mgr.

BEALIBA BOWLS

It was cold and wet outside but inside was where all the ac on was happening.

Two teams finished the night with two wins each, congratula ons to the team of Shirley Coburn, Heather Cooper & Gary McClelland and also to the team of Malcolm Campbell & David Legg.

While most of the games were close, Malcolm & David managed to score around the scoreboard & lap their opposi on in their last game, a feat that doesn’t happen very o en.

Great bowling guys. Un l next week, happy bowling.

Chris Evans

DFNC NETBALL REPORT

11’s : Our li le legends did an amazing job again this week. Once again everyone contributed to a great win. 12-1. Incen ves went to Liv and Poppy.

13’s: It was a close first half with some great defensive and a acking play from the girls. Unfortunately Royal Park came out strong in the second half and were able to run away with the win. We went down 26-11. Incen ve went to Mia.

15’s: The girls came up against a well oiled Bushy side. Although we didn’t give up and put in a great fight Bushy were just too strong. We went down 8

DFNC Netball Cont’d...

17’s- Bushy got the jump on us in the first quarter but we were able to win the 2nd quarter and get back to within 2 goals. Although we had a lot of the ball and some great passages of play Bushy ran away with the win. We went down 15-29. Incen ve went to Teagan.

C-Grade: We had a fantas c first quarter seeing us having a lot of the ball. Bushy came out strong in the second and were able to get away to a handy lead. Once again the girls showed some great fight and played hard to the end but unfortunately we went down 1146. Incen ve went to Shakiara.

B- Grade: We took a li le bit to get going in the first half and let Bushy get away to a big lead early. A much stronger second half saw us win the second half of the game but unfortunately we le our run ll too late. We went down 23-37. Incen ve went to Brianna.

A- Grade: Much like B-Grade, our firstquarterwasabit sloppy and we were down by 4 goals. We had a much be er second and third quarter and got in front by 3 goals heading into the last quarter. It was a very ght last quarter but managed to keep our heads and run out 1 goal winners. 33-32. Incen ve went to Mel.

A huge congratula ons to Mia Schodde and Nykhita Cook who played their 50th game on the weekend.

Mel Schodde Netball Coordinator

DFNC FOOTBALL REPORT Reserves Report

Travelling to Hedges Oval to take on Royal Park in what is likely to be the last clash ever between the two sides we were desperate to get a win on the board. The First Quarter was a dominant display as the onballers moved the ball forward with ease to present plenty of opportuni es for the forwards.

Wayward kicking unfortunately didn't see this dominance reflected on the scoreboard as we kicked 1.7 for the Quarter to take a 7 Point Lead in a Quarter Time. From that point on, the game was a lot more compe ve and saw the ball ge ng played between the arcs a lot with neither side making the most of their chances. However we were able to hold off due to some desperate defence around the ground, to run out the game 5 Point Winners and get ourselves on the board for 2023! Best Players for the day were Euan Marsden, Cooper May, Ayden Lee, Michael Damen & Grant Raven.

We look to build on this next week as we travel to Campbell's Creek!

Andrew Bearpark Coach

Seniors Report

Looking to make it 2 on the trot for the first me in 2023, we headed to Hedges Oval to face Royal Park.

There were a lot of unknowns heading into this game with the results across the first 6 weeks being all over the place and us having a he y injury list. The game started off very sluggish but we were able to take a 12point lead into quarter me. Royal Park started dri ing players into our forward half in the second quarter which made it hard for our forwards to find space. Despite this, we were able to extend our lead to 4 goals through repeated forward 50 entries. Coming out from half me, we had always felt in control of the game but weren’t able to deliver the knockout blow in the first half. Our third quarter eliminated any doubt that we wouldn’t win the game as we added 6 goals to 2 and had a 51-point lead going into the fourth quarter. A 3 goal to 2 final term saw us run out 17.20122 to 7.7 - 49 winners. We had 6 players kick mul ple goals with Mitchell Goodwin and Toby Johnston leading the way with 4 and 3 respec vely, while Hamish Richards, Lachie Tranter, Mitch Walsh, Nathan Murphy, Seth Galvin and Lloyd Needs were named best.

Bailey Goodwin Coach