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NSW Rugby 7’s
It has long been a dream for local girl Darcie Morrison to make a National team and this week she is one step closer to her goal being selected in the NSW Rugby 7’s squad. Darcie began her journey last year when she trialled for the Australian Institute of Sport sports draft and was identified for Rugby 7’s and Combat Sports. After attending
training camps for both sports Darcie chose Rugby 7’s and began training with the NSW Development squad. Training included a two hour training session once a week in Sydney and a strict strength and conditioning program to be completed twice a day on her own. Her dedication and commitment to the sport saw her invited to play
with the Australian Team against Japan.
Darcie competed at the Australian University Games with the Bathurst CSU team who were the eventual winners of the competition. She was awarded players player for the series and was also named in the Merit Selection Squad along with two of her team mates. Last weekend Darcie competed with the Sydney University team at Campbelltown
and was named in the NSW Rugby 7 team which will now compete at the National Competition to be held in Wagga on the 5th & 6th of December. This carnival will be a platform for selectors to view promising athletes for the Australian Squad.
Touch Football
This week saw the half way mark for the 2015 Forbes Touch season tick over, and the pressure is on all teams in all divisions to be at the top of the ladder come the Finals series.
In the last couple of weeks the standard of play has dramatically increased and all teams deserve to be at the top of their respective divisions. The semi-finals will take place on Monday 7 December, with the Grand Finals being held on Thursday 10 December.
NSW Governor Pays a Visit to Forbes
Forbes and Parkes have played host to His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d), Governor of New South Wales and Mrs Hurley, from the 17th to 19th November, as part of a program that
sees His Excellency visit numerous townships throughout the state.
After touching down at Parkes Regional airport on Tuesday morning, the Governor and Mrs Hurley travelled to Forbes where, accompanied by Mayor Phyllis Miller OAM, they toured the Forbes Livestock Exchange. A luncheon was held in Wheogo Park where the Governor and Mrs Hurley were guests of honour. Mayor Phyllis Miller OAM raised her glass for a speech, thanking His Excellency for the visit and welcoming both he and Mrs Hurley back in the future.
The Governor also spoke, explaining the purpose of the visits. “We have a program where we do a number of country visits during the year, visiting two or three towns for three to four days. We spend a day and a night in each town to allow us to get good feel for the community,” said the Governor. “I go back and speak to the politicians, tell them my thoughts on what I experienced.”
After lunch, the Vice Regal couple attended Red Bend Catholic College, touring the facilities and speaking to students and staff whilst also witnessing drama, dance and music performances, followed by an afternoon tea put on by hospitality students. “We’re grateful for the chance to showcase our school,” said Principal Michael Flanagan. “It’s a great opportunity to show the different elements we have as an independent school. The kids are all so excited to meet the Governor.”
After leaving the college, His Excellency and Mrs Hurley attended a few other functions in Forbes, including a private dinner, before heading to Parkes on Wednesday.
Celebrating 50 Years
Forbes High School held their 50 Year Celebrations over the weekend and many ex students and teachers travelled to Forbes to take part. Forbes High School, originally located in Browne Street, was officially opened at 18 Wyndham Avenue on the 13th November 1965 by the then Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Science , the Honourable C B Cutler ED MLA. This year marked the 50th Anniversary and the school celebrated the occasion with a Cocktail Party at the Forbes Inn on Saturday night and morning tea and a tour of the school on the Sunday.
Everyone who attended the cocktail party thoroughly enjoyed the night and there was a great mix of ex-students, teachers and current staff. High School Principal, Charles Dwyer welcomed guests and invited them to attend the school tour the following day. Wendy Fraser (nee McFarland) was the first school captain at the new High School and spoke of her memories at Forbes High and of her achievements since leaving school. Brianna Cotterill, graduating student in 2014, currently studying music at Wollongong University travelled home to perform
and delighted attendees with her easy listening selection. The live entertainment continued thanks to the Forbes Inn and the Hodge family.
The school tour and morning tea the following day proved very popular with more than ninety people touring the school and inspecting the facilities including the commercial kitchen, industrial arts rooms, language lab, science labs and school hall. Many were amazed at the standard of the facilities and how technology has improved
learning experiences. Students who attended the school in the early years were in ore of the trees, gardens and lawn areas, and compared it to the baroness of the site when they first moved there in 1965. Morning tea in the
library was an opportunity to further reminisce with school friends and teachers and the school magazines on display proved most popular.
Question of the Week?
Have you or someone you know set themselves a challenge in support of Movember?
“Yes, I am growing the mo (doing pretty well from the look of it) because I think it is important to create awareness for mens health issues and in particular bowel cancer. I am also supporting Movember games at Forbes High School.” – Bradley Lemon
“Yes and no. I have always got a mo so there was no challenge there. I happily support Movember but think that everyone’s (men and women) health issues are important. They all need to be recognised and everyone should undergo regular health checks as early detection is the key”. – Richard Claney
“No I didn’t set myself a challenge this year and even though I have not contributed to Movember as an individual I make donations to a variety of charities throughout the year. Men’s Health is extremely important as many men don’t have their health checked as often as they should. I will definitely support Movember in the future.” – Michael James
Our Gal – Nikki Patten
Nikki Patten
What do you love about Forbes? The biggest asset is the lake. It’s always a hive of activity with walkers, skiers and everyone you meet there is friendly.
What are your hobbies? I love sport and play netball, basketball and touch. I am passionate about all children having access to a loving, happy and caring environment, stimulating learning opportunities and education.
Who inspires you? Pinky Mckay or Petrea King. Pinky Mckay is an author of gentle parenting advice books. Petrea is the CEO and founder of the Quest for Life Foundation and inspires cancer sufferers.
Describe your dream holiday: As the children get older I would like to trek through Nepal, and possibly climb Mount Everest as a family.
What is the biggest change you would like to see in the world? Peace, peace, peace – starting with treating your neighbours with respect and kindness with the hope that it will cause a ripple effect.
Men’s Golf
A Grade 18-Hole Scratch Winner: John Betland 69. A Grade 18-Hole Handicap R/up: Kim Herbert 70. A Grade 18-Hole Stableford R/up: Neil McMillan 36. B Grade 18-Hole Scratch Winner: Ted Morgan 85. B Grade 18-Hole Scratch R/up: Paul Pymont 87 on count back. B Grade 18- Hole Handicap R/up: Andrew Cogswell 73. B Grade 18-Hole Stableford R/up: Scott Kirkman 33 on count back. C Grade 18-Hole Handicap Winner: Gerard Everson 75. C Grade 18-Hole Handicap R/ up: Geoff Drane 76. C Grade 18-Hole Stableford R/up: James McLuckie 32. Ladies 18-Hole Scratch Winner: Robyn Hammond 87. Ladies 18-Hole Scratch R/ up: Julie Hurkett 92 on count back. Ladies 18-Hole Handicap R/up: Jill Cripps 72. Ladies 18-Hole Stableford Winner: Brianna Duncan 37. Ladies 18-Hole Stableford R/up: Judy Hodge 35.
Junior 18-Hole Scratch Winner: Lee Grierson 79. Junior 18-Hole Handicap Winner: Jordan Brett 76. Veterans 18-Hole Scratch Winner: Richard Nixon 81.Veterans 18-Hole Handicap Winner: Ted Morgan 71.
Best Scratch score by a Visitor – Peter Kirwan 75.
And now the NTP’s, played on all par-3’s. Ladies 1st – Kathy Collitts. Ladies 3rd – Denise Squires. Ladies 9th – Libby Godden. Ladies 18th – Judy Hodge. Mens 1st – John Zannes. Mens 9th – Adrian Acheson.
Bowls
The Minor pairs between Ray “Monty” Montgomery & Johnny Kennedy verses Peter Corliss & Viv Russell was played last Saturday. What a torrid battle it was. Monty and John ended up with a 25:19 win. MIXED
PAIRS AND TRIPLES: notes by Leisa Burton.
We had one game of mixed Pairs on Saturday, Anne Walker and Don Craft played Lindy Cannon and Jarrod Andrews. Lindy and Jarrod had a comfortable 22-8 win. On Sunday Leisa Burton, Wayne Burton and Anne Walker played Graham Rutherford, Ric Stewart and Alison Cutcliffe. Reggie’s team won by two shots 20-18 in a close fought game. Although they led all the way, the spectators were on the edge of their seats during the game. Thank you
to those who watched and showed fantastic interest in the mixed games.
Last Wednesday was another interesting day on the green. Gunna Williams and Johnny Gorton were a couple of points ahead all the way, ending up with a 14:9 win from Scott McKellar and Barry Wright. In the other game Dale Barker led for Alf Davies with Rob Priest as skip. Dale and Alf were on fire to take a 20:9 win from Peter Greenhalgh,
Ray Dunstan and Peter Mackay.
Rooster played his first game of singles on Thursday and at one stage was leading Scott McKellar 14:5. Scott ended up winning the match by 22:17. On Sunday morning the competition continued in ideal conditions. Results for the
morning saw Don Hodson defeat Brian Joliffe. The marker was Ray Drabsch. John Kennedy defeated Rodney Howarth their marker was John Stringer. Cliff Nelson defeated Debbie Brown and their marker was John Bentick.
There were three games of triples. Pat Hodson, John Baass and Alan Phillips defeated John Dietrich, Tony Bratton and Les Cannon. Next door was John Lasker, Kevin Hodge and Mitch Hodge who defeated Warren Hodge, Glenn Ruge and Barry Anderson. Finally John Williams, Grant Lambert and Russell Hodge defeated Scott McKellar, Kerry Smith and Alan Smith. It was good competition as there were five players with resting touchers. They were Warrick Neville, Don Hodson, John Lasker, John Baass and Kerry Smith.
The winners for the day were Don Hodson and Ray Drabsch. The runners up were Warrick Neville, Glen Ruge and Barry Anderson. As this Sunday is President’s Day it would help if your Buck Bentick matches could be played during the week.
Forbes Nissan Classic Goes to Local Star
The weekend weather was excellent and so was the form of local star John Betland, who won this year’s Nissan Classic. The weekend kicked off with a social comp on Friday, set up to give any visitors attending the Forbes Nissan Classic a chance to iron out any travelling soreness. A 4BBB competition followed on Saturday with the Classic Stroke event on Sunday.
Saturday’s 4BBB field of 142 Men, Ladies and Juniors travelled from all over NSW to participate in a Stableford and Scratch format. In the Men’s section the 4BBB Scratch winners were Peter Dawson/Shane Sallaway with 40 Scratch points. They won on count back from Danny Acret/Denis Day, both from Penrith. The Stableford winners were Anthony Davies/Brent Miller with 46 points, on count back from Warwick Judge/ John Findlay (Manly).
The Ladies results were similarly close. The Scratch winners were Julie Hurkett/ Kerry Stirling with 22 points from Fran Smith/ Sharon Grierson on 22. The Stableford winners were C Duncan/B Duncan with 48, ahead of runners-up S Crosby/J Petith (Nelson Bay). The ball sweep across the field went to 43 Stableford points. The receivers were: 48 –
C Duncan/B Duncan, 46 – A Davies/B Miller, W Judge/J Finlay, 45 – R Nixon/N Duncan, J Tuovinen/M Sedger (Cabramatta), A Borger/R Borger, B McCrone/D Guymer (Temora), 44- P Dawson/S Sallaway, M Collitts/D Sly, 43 – D Acret/D Day on count back.
Sunday was the big day for the Forbes Nissan Classic. The field was 165 players with many more additions from Saturday’s field. Saturday 21 November is the 18-hole Stroke ‘Medal of Medallists’. There is a list in the Pro Shop of those contending for the title, so check there or contact Andrew Dukes to affirm if you are ‘in’. Sunday 22 November is the Stableford Medley, alongside the St Lawrence Ambrose group.
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