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Diggers Swimmers Do Well in Gosford

November 12, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

On Saturday 31st October eighteen “elite” swimmers, from the Forbes Diggers Swimming Club, made their way to Gosford to represent Forbes in the annual Four Ways meet with Nelsons Bay, Cobar and, of course host club, Gosford.

Diggers Swimming Clubs began after World War I. The races were handicapped to allow all returned soldiers to compete and the handicap was determined by the injuries or permanent disabilities of each competitor. The Forbes club was started by returned soldier Thomas E Drane whose descendants have maintained the tradition and are still integral members of the club today. Originally the weekly event was for men only but now is a family affair. The 30m & 50m events are still handicapped and swimmers must swim as close as possible to their nominated time.

The Four Way Swim commenced as the Five Way Swim until the unfortunate closure of the Malibar Club recently. The meet was an opportunity for the men who had served together to keep in contact and maintain the special bonds they had formed during the war.

Although it has developed into a social occasion it is still a time to remember and pay respect to the men and women who made great sacrifices for the freedoms we enjoy today.

The Forbes swimmers competed well with Harry Hayes bringing home the bacon with a win in the 50m Open scratch event with a time of 30.16 along with Mick Prior swimming 0.06 outside of his time for the 30m event. The 10 man 50m relay saw the Forbes team claim 3rd swimming 3.03 faster than their nominated time. Forbes were announced as the hosts for the 2016 Meeting and look forward to welcoming visitors and their guests to Forbes in October next year.

Forbes Diggers meet every Sunday morning at the town pool with events commencing at 10.00am and people of all ages are welcome to attend. The committee are now preparing for the community Australia Day Swim followed by the Western District AIF Carnival and, their major community charity fundraiser, the Pup Cup Family Day on the 28th February.

Golf Course Ready for Classic Experience

November 12, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

On Saturday the golfers vied for the Monthly Medals. The A-grade winner was Todd Callaghan, with 76 scratch and 70 nett. Runner-up was Dan Bayley with nett 72. The B-grade (32) winner was Peter Barnes with a 67 nett. Runner-up was John Zannes with a 68. The C-grade (20) winner was Stuart French with a respectable 70 nett. Runnerup
on count back was Bruce Chandler, also with a 70.

On Sunday a field of 18 players, plus a junior, contested the regular Stableford Medley. Ron Hurst played the best he has in a long time to score 39 points, which included a par on the 16th. Runner-up was Dave Mylecharane with 37 points.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – R Morris; 18th – E Coombs.
The ball sweep went to 35 points and included: 36 – D Rhodes, 35 – R Morris.
The Vets Golf was a 12-hole event played at Parkes on 5th November. The winner was Geoff Collitts (F) with 24
points. Close behind was Max Haley (F) with 23 points. And the Encouraging Award went to Rick Glover (P).

The NTP’s were: 4th – A-grade P Bishop (P), B-grade ‘nil’; 11th – A-grade J Davies (P), B-grade ‘nil’. The ball sweep went down to 20 points, being distributed to Parkes – R Hamilton, P Harris, L Sunderland, R Bell, S Bell, R Luyts, and to Forbes – G Coles. The Mick Miller Shield (best six scores) went to Parkes with 126 points against Forbes 122.

The Ping Golf Equipment Demonstration day will be held on Tuesday 17 November. See Daniel to book a spot to try the gear any time between 3 and 6 pm. The 2015 Presentation Night will be held at the Sportsman’s and Golfie Hotel on 21 November, following the day’s play.

Junior Cricket Thank Local Sponsors

November 12, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes Junior Cricket Committee took time from their busy schedules to thank their local sponsors at a cheque presentation at the Forbes Services Memorial Club late last week.

The Forbes Services Club presented the committee with a cheque as major sponsor for the junior competition. Club manager, David Fitzgerald, was pleased to be supporting the community organisation and sees it as an opportunity to promote Sun Safety through the purchase of wide brim hats and long sleeve shirts. David was also happy to see junior cricket back on track in Forbes and was glad that the club was able to assist.

Along with the major sponsor, representatives of teams sponsors were also present including, Nathan Murphy from Gunn’s Menswear, Matt Hazell from Hazell & Field Chartered Accounts, Selwyn Bale from Bernardi’s Marketplace and Ian Bown from Sportspower. Sportspower have also donated two cricket bats which will be used at a Trivia Night hosted by both Junior and Senior Cricket later in the season.

Committee spokesperson, Wayne O’Neill, expressed his gratitude for the generous support of local businesses and commended the hard working committee on their efforts over the past three years. Three years ago junior cricket in both Forbes and Parkes was in real danger of folding until Tim Mackay took on the role of President. He formed
a partnership with Parkes junior cricket which has been very successful with registrations tripling during this period of time.

Golf

November 5, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

Forbes Golf Club stalwart Beryl Roberts has been honoured with life membership of the Lachlan Valley Men’s Golf Association. While it is a first for Beryl it is also a first in New South Wales, as no other lady across the state has received this honour.

Beryl Roberts is all golf. She was club champion in 1989, received life membership to the local club in 2007, has served as Ladies and overall Club Captain, served on the board of the Forbes Golf Club. Today she is involved with Lachlan Valley Vets and is secretary/treasurer of the $5000 Frank Spice Nissan Classic.

The Nissan Classic on November 14, 15 is sure to keep Beryl busy. The major event has already attracted close to 180 players for both the fourball on Saturday and the individual Stroke competition the following day.

“Naturally we are expecting a full field of over 200 with close to one week before a ball is hit,” classic chairman Randal Grayson said this week. “Prior to the classic itself this year we have two additions a welcome
competition on Friday then on Saturday evening after the fourball we will be conducting a Calcutta involving the top 24 players on handicap.”

“These will be drawn into pairs with the combined best nett scores declared the winner. We feel this will only add to what many tell us is one of the best major tournaments in the country.” “While we already have good numbers
there are a few vacancies. I suggest you contact the Pro Shop on 6851 1554 now to get into the draw.”

“Before the rain this week the course was the best it has been for decades, so with the showers this week it will only get better,” Randal said.

Bowls

November 5, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

MINOR PAIRS There were two Minor Pairs matches played this week and the next is the final. Bobby Grant and John Kennedy played well to score a 25:12 win from John Williams and Grant Lambert. Billy Adams and John Bentick also must have played well to end up 24:13 in front of Cliffy Nelson and Elwyn Pavey.

WEDNESDAY AT ONE Fred Vogelsang and Alf Davies had a 20:10 win against Col Breaden and Ray Dunstan.
Both Ray and Alf had their first turn at being skip. Peter Greenhalgh and Rob Priest managed to take an 18:17 win from Ken Rodwell and John Gorton. Next door Cliff Nelson and Ray Drabsch were doing battle against John Baass and Don Drabsch.

THURSDAY ARVO The winning draw went to Robert Spackman and Scott Kelly who had a 21:18 win over Graham Ruge and Merv Langfield well done gents. The runners up draw went to Peter Tisdell and Elwyn Pavey who had a lucky 23:18 win over Wayne Moon and Lyall Strudwick. Clem Hodges and Grant Lambert scored a 30:18 win over The Rooster and Peter Hocking. Cliffy Nelson and Glen Kearney were too good with a 25:19 win over Billy Adams and Darryl Griffiths. Then Ernie Egan & John Kennedy had a 26 all draw when they played John Mraz and Graham West.

SUNDAY MORNING BOWLS (By Ron Gooder) The four good bowlers on Sunday were John Stringer, Fred Vogelsang, Peter Corliss and Col Breaden. The winners draw went to Brian Joliffe and Dale Barker, a bowler from Bourke; they defeated Barry Anderson and Alison Cutcliffe. In the other matches Rodney Howarth & Russell Hodge defeated Col Breaden & Alan Smith. Peter Corliss & Fred Vogelsang defeated John Cutler & Scott McKellar by one shot. Peter Tisdell & Les Cannon defeated John Lasker & John Stringer. The Bakehouse Event leaders are Brian
Joliffe and Dale Baker on 15 points. They are followed closely by Rodney Howarth and Russell Hodge on 14 points.

Lachlan Dragons take to the Water

October 29, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

Lachlan Dragons were well represented on Chifley Dam at Bathurst on Sunday October 18 to compete in the Bathurst Bicentenary Dragon Boat Challenge. The club was represented in the Mixed and Women’s divisions and combined with Bathurst in the Men’s 10 event.

Our paddlers, drummer and sweeps faced very trying and exhausting conditions on the day with the wind blowing hard and the water being extremely choppy. Everyone on the boat experienced conditions not seen before, but a busy days racing went ahead with only the last round of heats being called off.

Lachlan Dragons Mixed and Men’s 10 had good times in their heats and made the finals, with the Men’s 10’s securing
silver and the Mixed team bringing home bronze. The Women’s team first heat did not go to plan, with the boat needing to be stopped twice during the 200 metre race.

In their second heat the Women paddled well, but it was not enough to place them in the final. The club will now focus its training on the Orange Regatta to be held mid-November on Lake Canobolas. Team coach Michael Ryan said that the race times from Bathurst show that the work all paddlers are putting in at training, was reflected in the
great results.

Club President Bill Thomas said all members are now very keen to put their paddling skills to the test in Orange next
month. We will be training Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings to hone our skills and increase our endurance Bill said. Before the Lachlan Dragons head to Orange Regatta, they will be on Lake Forbes during the River Arts Festival. The boats will be out on Saturday during the day and evening. Anyone interested in paddling will be able to ‘come and try’ at the festival.

Junior Cricket

October 29, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

JUNIOR CRICKET
Results of games played Saturday 24/10/15
Under 17’s
Glasheens 8/137 off 26 overs (Jackson Glasheen 30, Benji Glasheen 27n.o, Jake Shaw 2/19, Jackson Burton 1/6, best fielders – Zeke Hartwig and Harrison Leadbitter) defeated Frank Spice 10/124 off 26 overs (Jackson Burton 28, Jake Shaw 21, Jarrad Duffy 2/5, James Mackenzie 2/10, best fielders – Josh Drabsch and Russell Bicket). Porters 9/126 off 23 overs (Billy Porter 32n.o, Mihran Sarkissian 20retired, Nathan Pye 18n.o, Toby Hurford 2/3 {2 overs}, Stuart
Kennedy 2/8 {2 overs}, best fielders – Simon Bailey and Bill Ryan) defeated Gunns Mensland 9/50 in 14 overs (Simon Bailey 20, Stuart Kennedy 9n.o, Brad Burrell 2/4 {1 over}, Jared Carty 2/4 {2 overs}, best fielders – Nathan Pye and James Ward).

Under 14’s
Hawkes 9/110 (Harry Bayliss 33, Mitch Wright 30, Joe Matheson 2/14, Toby Matheson 1/6, best fielder – Jed Matheson) defeated Matheson Earthmoving 10/99 (Cameron McMillan 21, Darcy Leadbitter 9n.o, Hudson Hawke 4/3, Mitch Wright 4/5, best fielder – Luke Knowles). Dunns 7/123 (Koby Johnstone 42n.o, Cody Crisp19n.o, Clinton Hooper 2/6, Connor Greenhalgh 2/12, best fielders – Jack Cole and Pat Cormie) defeated Hazel and Field Accountants 10/78 (Luke McDean 14, Iszac Sly 12n.o, Harry Dawson 2/3, Cody Hall 1/9, best fielder – Ty Logan).

Under 12’s
Pontings 2/81 off 24 overs (Jacob Chambers 8retired, Calvin Matthews 7retired, Joseph Tanswell 6n.o, H. Hodges 1/5, T. Hurford 1/7) defeated Bernardis IGA 7/69in 24 overs (T. Steele-Park 11n.o, C. Farmer 3n.o, Joseph Tanswell 2/2 {2 overs}, Col Rauchle 1/3 {2 overs}, best fielder – Tyler Yeo).

Scorers are reminded to use FULL names not just first initials please.

Waughs 2/77 (Mitchell Cox 9, Jack Rice 5, Darcy Dawson 5, Edward Mayo 1/7, Amy Maslin 1/8, best fielders – Campbell Ryan and Jasper Mackay) defeated Forbes AWB 2/74 (Tom Maslin 12, Brad Matiske 6, Darcy Dawson 2/3, Jack Skinner 0/3, best fielders – Jordan Chapple and Jack Rice).

Borders had the Bye

Pointscore after games played 24/10/15
3 points = win, 2 points = tie/draw/washout,
1 point = loss, 0 points = forfeit/bye.

Under 17’s
Glasheens 9, Porters 5, Frank Spice 5, Gunns Mensland 5.
Under 14’s
Dunns 7, Hawkes 7, H & F Accountants 7, Matheson Earthmoving 3.
Under 12’s
Bernardis IGA 7, Pontings 6, Borders 4, Forbes AWB 3, Waughs 2.
Under 10’s – No pointscore is kept.

Draw for Saturday 31st of October Saturday – all games to begin at 8.45 am, players need to be there by 8.30 am.

Under 17’s
Porters V Glasheens at Harrison Park.
Gunns Mensland V Frank Spice at South Circle Oval, Forbes
Under 14’s
Dunns V Hawkes at Cheney Park.
Hazel and Field Accountants V Matheson Earthmoving at Grinstead Oval, Forbes.
Under 12’s
Waughs V Pontings at Keast 2.
Bernardis IGA V Borders at Botanical Gardens, Forbes.Forbes AWB have the bye.
Under 10’s
Bradmans V Walters at Armstrong Park.
Benauds V Trumpers at Holy Family School.
Forbes Livestock V Forbes Phoenix at Botanical Gardens, Forbes.
Forbes Sports Power have the bye.

Magic Mixtures Claim Bronze Medal at Masters

October 22, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

On Friday 16 October, a group of Forbes and Parkes women made their way to Charlestown in Newcastle to compete in the 2015 Netball NSW Masters competition. For some of the ladies, this was not their first time competing at this event, but for others it was their first time.

The Over 35s Social Division proved very popular this year with 17 teams entered and divided into two pools. Other divisions contested over the two days of competition were Over 45s Competitive, Over 45s Social, Over 40s Competitive, Over 40s Social and Over 35s Competitive.

The team combined well even though many of the players had not played together before, winning 8, drawing 1 and losing 1 over the two days.

Unfortunately their loss came on the last game of the competition, pushing them into third position overall. All the teams were competitive which made for a very enjoyable weekend. Best and Fairest was awarded to Karina White
and Monica Murray being named Players Player of the tournament and Lara Dwyer took out the Coach’s Award for the weekend.

Andrew Dukes Wins 2015 Championship

October 22, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

Saturday’s play was Round 3 of the Club Men’s Championships. There were 78 players in the field, and while not all were eligible for the championships, they all wanted to do well.

Once again A Dukes played steady golf, compiling a fine 75 Scratch to continue leading the A-Grade. Steve Uphill leads Bgrade after his 86, and Craig Barrett has taken the lead in C-grade with his 88.

The round of the day goes to Pete Cowhan, with his 80 scratch, 68 nett. He was playing alongside Daniel Bayley, a contender in the A Grade, and encouraged all the way by Sam Clarke. The results for the Daily Comp, a nett
event, in three grades, are:
A-Grade: P Cowhan (68) on count back from R Nioxon (68).
B-Grade: A Callaghan (69) from D Rhodes (70 on count back).
C-grade: C Barrett (68) on count back from S French (68).

The ball sweep went to 72 nett and was shared by those above plus: 69 – D Mylecharane, D Bayley, A Grierson, 70 – A Dukes, I Bown, 71 – A McDonald, B Carpenter, P Dawson, T Callaghan, M Haley, S Uphill B Parker, B Chandler, R Borger, L O’Connor.

Nearest the pins were: 9th – Scott Kirkman; 18th – A Dukes. Both got their 2’s.

There were five 2’s scored all day, with only one on the 3rd and none scored by C-graders. It seems strange that with good fairways and good greens very few were able to get close.

The final round on Sunday had a field of 49 players, where the top four contenders in each grade played in their own groups, and others played when they can. In the A-grade, Andrew Dukes was a little unsteady at first, courtesy of a big score on his nemesis hole – an ‘8’ on the 7th – but then he steadied to finish strongly.

Back in Touch

October 22, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

Forbes Touch Association is back in full swing after two weeks of competition. The committee have been blown away with the number of teams that have entered into the 2015 season, which will remain as a nine week competition.

Record team entries have been entered into every category with Mixed being the most popular. Undeterred by the warm weather, the level of competition between teams has been very high for the first two weeks of the competition.

There were lots of laughs, crisp passes and plenty of speed being displayed so we are definitely in for an excellent season of touch football.

The family competition has proved to be a winning formula with the return of some familiar faces, and many of the adult players backing up to play in the senior competition. Teams are required to fulfil refereeing duties as has occurred in the past and referees will need to make their way over to tournament control prior to the commencement
of each timeslot to get the scorecard, whistle and ball.

Teams must be in uniform with numbers on the back, to make the referees job easier, and appropriate footwear must be worn at all times with no metal studded boots to be worn.

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