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Car up for grabs in fun golf day
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olfers who compete in an East Grampians Health Service charity golf day on October 18 will have a chance to win a car.
Major sponsor Kings Cars of Ararat will donate a car tothe golfer who can score a hole-in-one on the 18th hole of Chalambar Golf Course. Kings Cars dealer principal Michael Smith said he was proud to be involved in the event, which raises money for Ararat Hospital. “We like to support our community whenever possible and this is a great opportunity to support our health organisation, which provides such an essential service to the community. The money raised from this year’s event will go towards a new vital-signs monitor for the inpatient unit,” he said. Health service chief executive Nick Bush said the charity golf day would be exciting with significant prizes from generous supporters. “It will culminate with all
GOLF CHALLENGE: Chalambar Golf Club manager Tim Cronin, left, and Kings Cars principal Michael Smith. competitors having a chance to win a car of their choice to the value of $20,000. This is a generous donation by Kings Cars and the health service appreciates their support,” he said. Health service community liaison officer Danny Drake: “The three-person ambrose charity golf day hits off at 11.30am and the $30 entry fee
includes a barbecue lunch, afternoon supper and tickets to the spinning wheel. There will be some great prizes on the day. We look forward to seeing some old and some fresh faces enjoying a great day.” Registrations are limited to 33 teams. People seeking further information can call Chalambar Golf Club on 5352 4297.
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With team captains Rod Summers and Kim Hutton leading by example and winning their mixed doubles set 8-0 against Shane Armer and Claire Hodgetts, the rest of the team combined for its first hit-out together. In the night’s other match Stawell Toyota put points on the board early to account for Farrers Tyrepower by 14 games. Stawell Toyota’s Brae Scantleton and Les McLeod smashed Tyrepower’s Paul Summers and Riley Burke 8-1, and Mitch Collins had a big 8-1 victory over Riley Hackwill to put Toyota in a winning position before mixed sets commenced. Richard Dodds and Maddi
Rickard fought back for Farrers Tyrepower to claim a 8-0 turnaround over Liam Farrell and Simone Grace in mixed doubles. But Stawell Toyota won another four of the mixed sets to have a clear margin in the end. This week, Crowe Horwath take to the courts for the first time against Frewstal and David O Jones takes on Stawell Toyota. Murray Hart and Madi Cross will throw their tennis attire on for the first time this competition as Crowe Horwath’s number-one male and female and will welcome newcomers in number-five man Wes Oosthuizen and number-six man Seth Blake.
Tucker shines in draft assessment AFL draft hopeful Darcy Tucker of Horsham has aerobic endurance as an ally in his attempt to force his way into the best football competitiom in the land. Tucker, who joined other elite junior footballers in a four-day AFL Draft Combine skills and physiological assessment program, shone in a shuttle-run beep test. He produced the third best result in the test, designed to challenge participants’ ability to continually beat the clock. He also did well in a relative vertical jump test.
AFL club recruiting staff members use the annual program to assess everything from players’ fitness and skill level to mental application and personality. Tucker had interviews with representatives from almost a dozen clubs during the program. He will now wait with other hopefuls across the country for the result of the November 24 AFL draft. Tucker progressed from Horsham Saints in Wimmera league to elite junior company with North Ballarat Rebels in the under-18 TAC Cup.
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Sunday, October 25, 2015 Halls Gap Recreation Reserve – Gates open 9.30am
All makes and models of cars and bikes welcome $10 per entry
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Competition runs for the month of October! Wednesday, October 14, 2015
BY SUE PERBSHOT
‘Flick the switch, Rich’ was the cry as club stalwart Richard Blakey turned on the lights to new light towers at dusk to complete the missing link and make Stawell Tennis Club a complete day-night venue.
In perfect weather conditions the club’s Friday night tennis competition got underway with four teams – Frewstal, David O Jones Mitre 10, Stawell Toyota and Farrers Tyrepower – hitting the courts. Frewstal started the season on a high with a 35-game advantage over David O Jones to lead the competition after round one.
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