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Football Clinic For All Codes

February 24, 2023 by Roxane Manley

Forbes will host a ‘Sidestep, Speed & Fast Feet Clinic’ on Saturday, 4th March hosted by Red Bend JRLC. Designed for rugby union, rugby league, touch and oz tag players from eight years and up.

During the two-hour clinic, your child will learn:

• Fast footwork that is a must to confuse and trick their opposition, improving your child’s game dramatically.

• The technique of 2 different types of side steps that the professionals use to leave the opposition grabbing for air and enabling your child to score more tries.

• How to develop single-leg power which will add explosiveness to your child’s sidestep and their speed.

• The exact stretches that will improve performance and reduce the risk of injury.

• How to perform a proper warm-up so they can increase their performance on the field.

• Gain the knowledge on how to get develop fast feet, speed and a killer sidestep for seasons to come.

Spots are filling fast, so register now at www.rugbyspeedcoach.com/thehotstepperclinic

Calling All Juniors To Try Rugby

February 17, 2023 by Roxane Manley

Parkes junior Darcy Summerhayes and Parkes Boars 1st grade player Toby Baigent.

The extremely popular Parkes Boars Try Rugby Sessions are back for 2023 and kick off on friday, 3rd March. Register your child now if they are between the ages of 5 and 16 and would like to give rugby a try. Th Try Rugby Sessions will be facilitated by Central West Rugby Union staff and senior players.

Rugby is an all inclusive sport and Try Rugby Sessions are the best way to get a taste of Rugby and learn the basics. Try Rugby is for kids of any age or fitness level or ability, there will be something to cater for everyone.

Registration is now live. Please see the Parkes Boars Facebook page or for more information email parkesboars@gmail.com

A one-off payment of $20 is payable at the first session, where participants will receive a water bottle and try rugby training shirt.

Parkes Try Rugby Sessions will be running each Friday in March and all are encouraged to register.

Recognising Our Sporting Heroes

February 17, 2023 by Roxane Manley

FORBES SOYA WINNER: Haylee Redfern (right) with Jessica Pascoe accepting her trophy for winning Forbes Sport-sperson Of The Year in February 2022. Photo supplied.

The Forbes Sportsperson of the Year Association (SOYA) are delighted with the quality of the nominations they have received for the 2022 Awards with the Annual Awards Presentation to be held on Saturday, 4th March at the Forbes Golf & Sportsman’s Hotel.

Sport is an important part of life and the awards are an opportunity to pay tribute to the athletes who excel in their chosen sport. They are also a way to show appreciation to the many volunteers who give their time to ensure that children and adults of all ages have access to some of the best sporting facilities and competitions in New South Wales.

This year the special guest is Geoff Mann, ABC Breakfast Show Host. Geoff Mann is widely known as the Mr Sport of the central west and western plains. He grew up in Coonamble and has lived in Dubbo, Orange and Bathurst.

Geoff played rugby league until 1990 and along with swimming, has dabbled in tennis, golf, cricket and touch football. He is on the Country Cricket Umpires Panel and in 2006 appeared on the cover of the local White Pages in honour of his contribution to local sport.

Geoff loves history and devotes much of his spare time to a project on the centenary of rugby league. He is married with three children and lives in Wongarbon, east of Dubbo. You can hear Geoff Mann on the Saturday and Monday breakfast shows on ABC Central West and Western Plains.

Get a group of people together and book a table now before tickets sell out. Tickets are available from www.123tix.com.au/events/37803/forbes-soya-2022. The cost is $25 adults and $15 children (12 years and under). To assist with catering all tickets need to be purchased by 5.00pm Friday, 24th February.

Croquet News

February 17, 2023 by Pegging Out

It was a nice summer day for Aussie Croquet on 1st February, where 26 players faced up. Big winners on the day were: 14 – 9 Neville Spry and Robin Pols and 14 -10 Kevin Rubie and Jeff Liebich, SandyHepburn, Colleen Liebich and John Allegri, John Browne and Lyn Simmonds, Peter West and Allan Jones, Neville Spry and Jeff Liebich, Harley Stewart and Robin Pols, Lyn Simmonds and Jill Rubie, Doreen Rogers and John Farah.

Close games on the day were:

• Bruce Field and Peter West 14 MayJones and John Allegri 13

• Elvy Quirk and Rex Toole 14 Robin Polsand Colleen Liebich 13

• May Jones and Bruce Field 14 John Farah and Lorraine Todd 12

• John Browne and Kevin Rubie 14 AlexTodd and Sandy Hepburn 12

• John Farah and Sandy Hepburn 14 Lorraine Todd and Cherlyn Toohey 12

• John Cole and Tony Thomson 14 JeffLiebich and Allan Jones 12

• Harley Stewart and John Cole 14 RexToole and Jill Rubie 11

• John Cole and Bruce Field 14 May Jonesand Jill Rubie 11

• Kevin Rubie 14 Rex Toole 11

• Stay tuned for more croquet news, or comealong and join in. That’s all for this week

By Pegging Out

Spaceman’s First Trial Match For 2023

February 17, 2023 by Roxane Manley

Parkes Spacemen players are ready for the 2023 season.

Rugby League fans should head to Pioneer Oval in Parkes, this Saturday, 18th February, to get behind the Parkes Spaceman in their first trial match of the season. The Parkes Spaceman will take on the Thilmere Tahmoor Roosters.

Players and coaches are excited to for the 2023 season with home games always a big draw card for local footy fans.

The coaches for this years season are:
• League Tag: Michael Dumesny
• U18s: Will Wardle,
• Reserve Grade: Jimmy Clyburn
• First Grade: Chad Porter

Stay tuned over the coming weeks as we get to know the Parkes Spaceman coaching team in the lead up to the start of the season.

President of The Parkes Spaceman, Tony Dwyer said of the upcoming 2023 season, “There is a great vibe around the club. The boys have been in full training since the middle of January and with the addition of a couple of front rowers everyone is excited for the season ahead.”

Community Tennis Evening Held On Friday Night

February 17, 2023 by Roxane Manley

The ladies enjoy a thrilling hit out.

Boys To The Bush serving up a delicious BBQ and food supplied by Forbes Shire Council at last Friday’s community tennis evening.

Everyone enjoyed some on court action and so much fun was had by all.

These local Forbes girls enjoyed the view from the umpires chair.

On Friday Night The Forbes Town and District Tennis Club and Boys to the Bush hosted an evening of fun with plenty of tennis and novelty games for families to enjoy. It was a great way of promoting all that the club has to offer and encourage locals to use the facilities. The evening was very well supported all who attended enjoyed their night. The Boys to the Bush team cooked a cracking BBQ with food supplied by Forbes Shire Council. Thanks to all who helped out and gave up their time to support this event.

Life Saving Defibs For Local Sporting Clubs

February 17, 2023 by Roxane Manley

Fantastic news for grassroots sport which will be safer for players, spectators and volunteers as part of a $500,000 push to install life-saving defibrillators at community facilities across NSW.

Minister for Sport Alister Henskens said 191 devices will be installed thanks to the latest round of the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program.

“With more than 8,500 people experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year in NSW, this program provides sports with early access to a defibrillator in the worst case scenario,” Mr Henskens said.

“Since the Liberal and Nationals Government introduced this program in 2017, more than 2,000 defibrillators have been installed at sports facilities across NSW.”

The grants cover the full cost of equipment under the program with several sporting organisations receiving multiple devices.

Professor Jamie Vandenberg, Co-deputy Director of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, said nine out of every 10 people who suffer a cardiac arrest outside of hospital don’t survive.

“We want to change that statistic so it’s vital that we get as many defibrillators installed across NSW,” Mr Vandenberg said.

More information about the program is available at www.sport.nsw.gov.au/grants/

$240,000 To Balance The Scales For Wheelchair Sports In Parkes

February 17, 2023 by Roxane Manley

NSW Nationals Upper House MP Sam Farraway said, “It is a fundamental right of all Australians to have access to play sport, and no-one should need to travel more than 60 minutes to do so.”

NSW Nationals Upper House MP Sam Farraway was recently joined by the NSW Nationals Candidate for Orange Tony Mileto to announce that the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government are providing $242,000 in funding to establish a Wheelchair Multi-Sport Hub for both Orange and Parkes.

“This project will address that issue by establishing a hub in Orange and Parkes, where the community can not only store sports wheelchairs but also come together to enjoy the physical, social, and mental health benefits of sport.”

CEO of Wheelchair Sports NSW ACT Inc Mick Garnett thanked the NSW Government for their support and said that the project would make a real difference to locals.

“A wheelchair multi-sport hub in Orange and Parkes will provide a much-needed resource for people with disabilities in the region, and we are looking forward to working with the community to promote accessibility and inclusion through sport.”

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said “It’s the little things that make a big difference to the way we all work, live, play and do business, and the NSW Liberals and Nationals in Government are delivering the projects that make a difference to everyday life right across regional NSW, from Byron Bay to Bega to Broken Hill.”

For more information, visit: nsw.gov.au/sccf

Wheelchair Sports NSW ACT Inc. is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the physical, social, and mental health benefits of sport for people with disabilities in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, the organisation aims to promote accessibility and inclusion in the community.

NSW Sports High Schools Going For Gold With New Partnership

February 10, 2023 by Roxane Manley

New South Wales has scored an Australian-first with the State’s seven Sports High Schools officially becoming ‘Australian Olympic Pathway Schools’ from today.

“Our seven Sports High Schools in NSW are the only secondary schools in Australia to have this prestigious recognition.

The seven Sports High Schools in NSW receiving this recognition are Endeavour Sports High School, The Hills Sports High School, Hunter Sports High School, Illawarra Sports High School, Matraville Sports High School, Narrabeen Sports High School and Westfields Sports High School.

“Sporting heroes are made in our public schools and particularly our amazing sport high schools, so it is incredibly exciting to recognise their role in Australian sporting excellence by acknowledging them as ‘Australian Olympic Pathway Schools’.”

Minister for Sport Alister Henskens said the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government is supporting the State’s seven sports high schools in their endeavour to develop future Australian Olympians.

“The students at our sports high schools today will be our heroes standing on the podium at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics, and this partnership will strengthen their opportunity for international success,” Mr Henskens said.

Today’s announcement builds on the signing of an MOU between the sports high schools and the NSW Institute of Sport, which strengthened the pathway for talented athletes with a specific focus on Olympic sports.

“We have seen Olympic Training Centres recognised around Australia and overseas, but never at the school level.

“The AOC is also thrilled by the extension of the Olympics Unleashed program. Our Olympic athletes can deliver these sessions across the state, including regional areas and Indigenous communities. We will reach 1,800 schools across the three years.”

Backing Sporting Equality For Women And Girls

February 10, 2023 by Roxane Manley

Women and girls across NSW will have access to more inclusive sporting facilities, thanks to the NSW Government’s $25 million Female Friendly Sport Facilities and Lighting Upgrades Program.

Premier Dominic Perrottet said 94 community sport facilities are set to be transformed, delivering female-friendly change rooms, amenities and lighting upgrades, which is one of the biggest barriers that prevent women and girls from playing sport.

“The NSW Liberal and Nationals Government recognises the critical role local sport infrastructure plays in keeping our communities healthy and active,” Mr Perrottet said.

“Community sport is where it all begins, and by investing in our local communities to help boost female participation, we will ensure any young girl or woman who wants to shoot a hoop, score a try or kick a goal, can do so in a supportive environment.”

Minister for Women Bronnie Taylor said we know that when women and girls feel comfortable, they are more likely to stick with their chosen sport.

“Some of the biggest barriers faced by women and girls are the lack of female change rooms and amenities,” Mrs Taylor said. More information about the program is available online.

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