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50’S SOCIAL CLUB
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RAIDERS
14 CAR BOOT SALE
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BOCCE
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PIPE BAND
15 CRICKET
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FISHING NEWS
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QUILTERS
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TOAST MASTERS
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GOLF CLUB
11 NETBALL
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ICE HOCKEY
12 WINTER SPORTS
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50’S PLUS
SOCIAL
CLUB
Welcome to Summer, our Club is continuing to prosper, we have
some members leaving but new members joining, so beginning
this financial year we have 146 members.
We had our AGM on the 21st June Chaired by Greg Richardson,
results, President:Elsie Mallett, Vice President: Barry Holt,
Treasurer: Margaret Haworth, Secretary: Marian Glanville,
Trip Organisers: Margaret Taylor and Maureen Philpott,
Membership: Frank Foster, Publicity: Barry Holt and Members:
Sarah Boggs, Beverley McKenzie, Enid Kendell, Maree Kelly and
Yvonne Robertson, congratulations and thank you.
We had our Mid Year Party on the 21st July attended by 96
members and a great afternoon it was and entertained by the
fabulous “Roland Storm”, as usual the food and service from
the staff of the LCC was first class and we all had a wonderful
afternoon with plenty of Lucky Door and Raffle Prizes.
Our Bus trips each Month are booming with the places like
“The Follies”, an excellent day with lunch at South’s Juniors,
Long Jetty Markets with lunch at Long Jetty Diggers, Vicary
Winery with Lunch, Pancakes at the Rocks, shopping stops and
lunch at Woronora RSL, a very busy few months, thanks again
to Margaret and Maureen.
Our Club has had some interesting Guest Speakers, Maria
Pedavoli a teacher from Mary Mackillop College, an excellent
speaker, Eileen Udovich one of our members told of her time
in England and in the Air Force during the Second World War,
a really interesting day, Mary Napper, Author of “Born to Fly”
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“(we have) two meetings a month,
the first Monday at 1:30 pm (except
public holidays) and the Third
Sunday at 2:00 pm”
about autism, a Representative from the Gymnasium, also from
“Opal Card”, both very interesting and we also have Roland
Storm coming along to tell us a some of hi life story.
On the 15th September fifty members went to see the Stage
Show “Anything Goes” at the Opera House, lunch at a Club on
the way, a really wonderful afternoon enjoyed by all and thanks
to Sarah Boggs for the entire organisation for the day.
Our Club would like to thank the LCC Board Of Directors and
management for all the assistance they give to us throughout
the year.
Our 50’s Plus Club have two meetings a month, the first
Monday at 1:30 pm (except public holidays) and the Third
Sunday at 2:00 pm, we have guest speakers and some games
days, you can come and join our club by contacting our
President Elsie Mallett on 9823 9793.
Barry Holt
Vice President
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BOCCE NEWS
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 1pm we have a
regular bocce competition for our members. This is a wonderful
way of getting regular exercise plus a social get together for
these members who are mostly retired.
As well as this we hold several championships for all of our
members plus two championships a year where we invite
all the other bocce clubs. So far we have held our Singles
competition with Rocco Mancini taking out first place and
Ennio Alfonsi runner up.
We have also held our Circle competition with Mario Brancato
and Lorrie Vittori sharing first place and John Zappavigna
coming third.
In July we held our Xmas in July Bocce competition. This was
a wonderful day with fifty players taking part in a friendly out
of the hat completion. The team of Lorrie Vittori (LCC) Louis
Magajna (Triglav) and Caterina Morsella (Dural) took out first
place.
Invitations have been sent out to all clubs inviting them to take
part in our annual Presidents Cup which will be held on the first
of November. Teams of four either men or women will compete
with up to eighty players taking part.
We have at present eight teams of pairs taking part in the NSW
Bocce Federation.
We shall be hosting one of these competitions on our courts
early next year. Teams from Marconi, Dural, King Tomislav, Club
Italia and LCC will be competing.
Plus we are hoping to host the prestigious National Seniors
Bocce competition for both men and women on our courts
in June next year. Their will be teams from each State plus
regionals from both Victoria, Queensland and South Australia.
This is a fantastic opportunity to see the Australian champions
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compete and show off their skills. As well as the traditional
games there are precision throwing and bowl throw where the
players runs the length of the court and throw the bowl.
This competition commences on the Friday with an Opening
Ceremony in the evening. Play continues Saturday and Sunday
with finals on Monday. Monday evening is a presentation dinner.
We are very proud to announce that at this present time we
have two players Stefano Chiandotto and Daniel Samsa
representing Australia at the World Bocce mens competition
taking place in Rijecka Croatia. This is a fantastic achievement.
We are also looking forward to having a bocce night with
our friends from the Over 50’s now that the days are getting
warmer. This is always a very enjoyable evening.
Every second Friday of the month the Macarthur Special
Olympians train on our courts. Remo DiGiovanni does a
wonderful job of ensuring the courts are marked out for them
plus opening and closing the courts on the nights.
In July they held their Regional Bocce competition on our
courts with up to one hundred people attending. Eight of our
members helped out with refereeing on the day. Our president
Lucky Legato assisted in handing out certificates on the day. It
is always a pleasure to help out on these occasions the players
and parents are always happy and appreciative. The players
skills are amazing and some of our Macarthur group have been
selected at State, National and World level.
We are always looking for new players at all levels. So please
come along and join us.
Yours in Sport
Lucky Legato President
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FISHING NEWS
Hi to all keen fishing friends out there.
Following is a summary of the results from the fishing trips
since the last journal.
Results of fishing trips:
Saturday 11th April 2015:
1st
S. Maday 4.72kg
2nd
C. Calver 4.24kg
3rd
V. Demarco
4.00kg
Total catch: 28.64kg
Saturday 9th May 2015:
1st
S. Maday 3.34kg
2nd
M. Hutton
2.86kg
3rd
V. Demarco
2.30kg
Total catch: 14.38kg
Saturday 13th June 2015:
The fishing Club invites all younger and older members of the
Liverpool Catholic club, both male and female, to come and
join the Fishing Club. You don’t have to be ultra competitive,
just come and enjoy a relaxing day of deep sea fishing on board
a chartered fishing boat. We have one trip each month on the
second Saturday of the month.
Our meetings are held on the last Monday of each month at
8.00pm. For further information contact our President, Laurie
Gibson on 9608 8245 or 0408 298 071.
Until next issue, enjoy your fishing.
1stC. Calver
4.10kg
2ndV. Demarco3.74kg
3rd
S. Maday 3.26kg
Warren Kirkland
Secretary LCCFC
Total catch:26.44kg
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LIVERPOOL
CATHOLIC
CLUB SOCIAL
GOLF CLUB
On the 19th of April we a two ball Ambrose at highlands, with a
6.45tee off it was a little cool until the sun came up.
The winners were Mick Sanchez and Graham Mcmartin with a
68 net, Runners up were john field and mark priest only half a
point behind.
Near pins were won by Mark Priest, Peter Grace with the drive
and pitches won by John Field, Mark Priest, Mick Sanchez
,Graham Mcmartin, Terry Mcmartin and Peter Grace.
Boomerang was our next venture .Mick Agostino made the
challenging course look easy winning the day and claiming a
near pin and two of the three drive and pitches , runner up was
Blake Daws with Ken Boyden claiming the other drive and pitch.
The last Sunday of June we played at Leonay with yet another
6.50 am tee off it was a little cool ,lucky enough the weather
was clear and sunny .Kreston May won the day with a low score
of 38 stableford points while John Field wasn’t to far behind
with 36 points .near pins were won by Peter Grace, Kreston May
with Kreston. Peter Olsen ,Mick Agostino winning the drive and
pitches.
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Hurstville was next on the list with rain expected numbers
were not as expected, those that turned up ended up having a
pretty good day for golf with the rain holding out until we had
all finished playing. Mick Agostino won the day with 35 points
while Peter Olson was only one point behind.
Our first round of the championships were held at Dunheved,
the rain was about but luck was again on our side with only
a couple of very light showers dropping in. Peter Olsen won
the day with Jess Fasano only one point behind. Kreston May
and Jess won the near pins with Mark Priest and Peter Rees
winning the drive and pitches.
Studley Park was our latest game with some quiet good scores
being produced , Mick Agostino had a 64 net with Mark Priest
had a 66 net with Mark playing off a handicap of 5 it would have
been a great round to watch. All three near pins and a drive and
pitch was won by Mark. Ken Boyden won the other drive and
pitch.
Happy golfing
Peter Grace
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ICE HOCKEY!
THE COOLEST
SPORT EVER!
2015 has been another fantastic year having 11 teams
competing and welcoming a women’s team back to the club
this year. Congratulations to all of the teams for a great year,
we had 7 of our teams in the Semi Finals.
A big Congratulations to our Midget team, 15 to 18 year olds,
on being minor premiers and Gold medal Champions for the
2nd year in a row. Also our Senior B Division 3 Gold team big
Congratulations on being minor premiers and looking to be gold
medal champions with game 2 of the grand final series to go.
This will is also be their 2nd year in a row.
LCC Saints Ice Hockey Club are aiming for bigger and better for
2016. To achieve this, we are focusing on a recruitment drive for
our younger age groups ( 5-15 year olds). Let’s grab ‘em young
and show them the joys and skills of Ice Hockey! Once they’re
on the ice, they won’t look back!
Development sessions are run year round. The sessions are for
boys and girls and adults can also try it out. Led by experienced
ice hockey coaches, the training covers all the fundamentals of
skating, stick and puck handling, shooting, scoring, game rules,
and more. We offer 6 week come and try for new members this
also includes Rink entry fees and comes with NO obligation—
it’s just a fun, free way to get a feel for the game, test out your
skills, and gauge your level of interest. We’ll even provide all of
the necessary equipment at NO charge!
our Events Co-ordinator on [email protected] and
enquire about our Special “Come & Try Ice Hockey” Invitation.
Whether you’ve played hockey in the past or have only skated
recreationally, we’d love to talk with you about developing your
skills in this exciting sport. Contact us today!
All photos are from Shot by Rox.
Linda Brown
Treasurer/Registrar
LCC Saints Ice Hockey Club
An Intra Club of Liverpool Catholic Club
Web: lccsaints.com.au
Email: [email protected]
Mob: 0416 237 836
Facebook: LCC Saints Ice Hockey
Summer Ice Hockey will start in the middle of October and
run until February 2016. Contact us to find out about all the
programs available.
So if you’ve always wanted to find out what Ice Hockey was
all about or just wanted to have a go get in contact with the
LCC Saints Ice Hockey team www.lccsaints.com.au or email
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LCC RAIDERS
SEPTEMBER 2015
First of all we would like to congratulate every player and
Official in our club on the way they conducted themselves this
season. We are very proud of each and every one of them.
After a shaky start to the season and with 20 teams to get
kitted out and onto the footy fields we ended up having a very
successful year. Out of the 20 teams, 4 of them, our 6’s and 7’s
were noncompetitive. From our remaining 16 teams, 12 of them
made the Semi Finals with 6 eventually playing in their Grand
Finals. We had 4 runners up and 2 premiers being our 14 Div 2
and 15 Div 1.
During the year we held 2 fundraising events. A disco for the
players and we participated in the Harvey Norman Monster
Raffle. We raised enough funds from these events to be able to
give our players a presentation day with lots of rides along with
a gift for each player. We also held 4 weekends of trails at the
beginning of the season which very successful.
This year (September) we had 25 boys trial for Harold
Matthews Cup and 10 trial for SG Ball. We eagerly await the
results and wish them all good luck.
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“We raised enough funds from these
events to be able to give our players
a presentation day with lots of rides
along with a gift for each player.”
The Committee would like to thank every parent/volunteer
that helped us out every week. We would also like to thank
our sponsors and Liverpool Catholic Club for their continued
support and are hoping for an even more successful
year in 2016.
Our presentation day will be held on Sunday November 8th 2015
and our AGM is to be held on Wednesday 11th November 2015
LCCJRLFC Committee
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PIPE BAND
Hello from the LCC Southern Cross Pipes and Drums.
During the past few months, the band has been involved in
several military commemorations.
This began with us continuing our tradition by playing for the
pre Anzac Day march held by the Bankstown RSL, which was
held on the Sunday prior to Anzac Day.
On the evening of 24th April, we played at the prestigious
Camp Gallipoli. The poor weather nearly saw it being
cancelled, however it was moved from Centennial Park to
the Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park. We had to play 3
times across the evening. Two performances were just the
band playing, and for one set we marched on, accompanying a
group of young people who were carrying flags from different
countries that were involved in the Gallipoli campaign. Each
set was performed in the Hordern Pavilion, which had been
transformed into a live studio. The broadcast was then shown
on a number of large screens around the venue. It was an
amazing event and a tribute to all soldiers both past and
present.
A number of our players played at the Dawn Service on ANZAC
Day for Bass Hill RSL followed by the whole band playing at the
ANZAC Day march in the city. Once again it was a great turnout
for the band and also the huge crowds for the march through
the city. For those who may not know, following the main
ANZAC march, all of the pipe bands form a “massed band”
display, the Scottish Act of Remembrance, marching from Town
Hall to Martin Place.
are excited to pursue our big dreams again, with new tunes
and arrangements sure to impress the judges and crowds
in Scotland. We travelled and competed in 2006 with great
success for our first World Championships, and we are very
keen to do it again and bring back even better results! We will
be rehearsing very hard over the coming months, getting into
optimal shape to make our country proud! We will also be
fundraising as much as we can to make things easier financially,
so please, when you see us around, get behind us and help us
on our way! Thank you!
In our band, we have always prided ourselves on our
appearance, with very consistent and smart looking uniforms,
so with this in mind, we have recently updated the look of our
uniform. We now have a light blue long sleeved shirt, black
socks and other black and silver details. It feels great to step
out looking so professional and we have received very pleasing
feedback on our new and fresh appearance.
If you or anyone you know plays the bagpipes or drums and is
looking to join a band, or maybe you are interested in learning
a new instrument, please contact us or come and visit us,
following the details below.
We rehearse every Wednesday night from 7.30pm – 9.00pm in
the Women’s Gym area at the Sports Complex.
Pipe Major, Glen Muller on 0433 283 704
Secretary, Heather Ruys on [email protected]
Additionally, based on our performance in the Anzac Day
march, we were contacted by the organisers of the Reserve
Forces Day Parade. This was held on the 5th July as a
commemoration to our Reserve Forces, particularly those in
past conflicts. It involved a march in the city and a ceremony
to present medallions to the families of Gallipoli descendants.
The band played a large role on the day, as not only did we
participate in the main parade, we were also the band for the
Gallipoli descendants’ ceremony and march.
As 2015 represented the 100th Anniversary of ANZAC, each of
the related events were very moving for us and we considered
it a privilege to be involved in each of them; honouring those
who have bravely gone before, securing our country’s freedom.
As Spring has arrived, so has the beginning of our competition
season. This will begin with a contest on Sunday 4th October
at Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga, and then the Illawarra
contest two weeks later, on Sunday 18th October. We are
feeling hopeful and positive about these contests, as we will be
performing some new tunes and arrangements within our sets.
Wish us luck!!
We have some very exciting news as well! After numerous
discussions, we have decided to venture overseas again, for
the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, in 2017. We
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Anzac Day March2015
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LIVERPOOL
CATHOLIC CLUB
QUILTERS
We have been kept busy sewing for local community groups.
We have made and donated 54 X-Ray Bags to the Cancer
Council Casula Hub. Made and mailed 24 Laundry Bags to
Aussie Hero Servicemen and Women who are serving overseas.
We had a guest speaker from “Brand New Day Macarthur” and
we made and donated 9 large and 10 small quilts for their
Winter Appeal, helping local families.
Several ladies attended a workshop recently to make baskets
out of clothesline rope. Several examples are now on display
in our showcase. So many shapes, sizes and colours it was a
fun project. Our tutor for this project was one of our members,
Ann-Maree.
If you are interested in joining us we meet every Thursday
morning, you will find us in the Darts Room from 9.30am.
Bring your sewing or knitting and coffee cup. We have a busy
social calendar, guest speakers and outings.
Helen Waters.
Social Secretary
We recently had a great visit by Maru of Material Girls Down
Under. It is always a fun morning when Maru brings her shop to
the club.
Our showcase continues to bring lots of great comments. We
aim to exhibit as many examples of our quilting as possible.
Check it out near the Atrium Restaurant entrance.
To finish off this year we have a planned visit to Labours of Love
Quilt Show at Hazelhurst Art Gallery at Gymea and another trip
to see the War-time Quilts at the Manly Art Gallery.
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L I V E R P O O L C AT H O L I C C L U B
NETBALL REPORT
24/09/2015
Hi Members,
Well the 2015 season has come and gone, April to September
seems to go quicker every year. But what a successful year it
was.
We started off the season with enthuastic players and coaches.
Premiers Runners Up
12 B’s 13C ’s
14 B’s (+ Minor Premiers) 13 B’s
14 A’s (+Minor Premiers) Snr Cadet B’s
Finalists Semi Finalists
15 B’s 10 A’s
10 C’s
11 A’s
11 B’s
LCCN continues to strive for success and improvement in all
areas of netball, playing, coaching and managing and continue
to grow as a force to be reckoned with?
To finish off the season the teams were given a presentation
with the Seniors enjoying a night out and the Juniors a
presentation at the club were their trophies and gifts were well
received.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the players
coaches and parents involved in our Netball Club for helping to
make it one of the most successfully netball clubs in our local
association.
It is not because of the amount of winning sides we get each
year, it is that I head a club that every team from babies to
seniors displays true sportsmanship and fair play to all the
players on the court each week.
To my committee this year a big Thank You we survived another
year and I am sure the players were more than happy with their
presentations and gifts from their hard fund raising efforts.
A big congratulations to the above sides on a great result.
To Board of Directors and Staff of LCC, a big Thank You as
always for your support through out the year, it is an honour to
be apart of your sporting club.
On a Representative Level:
Wishing All A Merry Xmas And A Safe Return Next Season.
2016 Appointments
Jan Cleary: Manager Sydney South West Academy Of Sport
Van Nguyen: Head Coach Sydney South West Academy Of
Sport
Yours In Sport
Julie Martin
President LCCN
Van Nguyen: NID Coach & State League/Metro Cup Coach
Jan Cleary: NID Manager & State League/Metro Cup Manager
Karli Dimitrovski: LCNA 11 years Development Junior Coaching Role
Bianca Stojanovic: LCNA 11 years Devepolment Trainee Coaching Role
Julieanne McKew: Manager LCNA 11 years Development
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2015 HOLLINS TROPHY AT
CANTERBURY /
JUNE LONG WEEKEND:
This is the biggest competition on the Australian calendar.
The following skaters represented LCCISC with total entries in
brackets along with skater’s placings:
Preliminary Ladies (25):
Erin Bartram
Sabina Bartram (11)
Louella Chisholm
Ella Kirton
Sophie Moodie (9)
Ava Zimmatore
Melodia Zimmatore (1)
Intermediate Men (3):
Xiao Yao (Alex) Han (3)
Elementary Ladies (23);
Sasha Fadeeva (9)
Kristina Grinko (6)
Pre-Primary Ladies (19)
Amelie Tabor (6)
Reannon Vera (9)
Novice Ladies (24);
Bianca Ha (10)
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LCCISC is very proud to have three skaters winning place s on
the podium at Hollins this year. We celebrate:
Melodia Zimmatore: First in Preliminary Ladies.
William Palmer: First in Intermediate Men, making it back-toback first places (2015 & 2014).
Xiao Yao (Alex) Han: Third in Intermediate Men in
his debut competition.
International Success for Barbora Pradeaux:
LCCISC is very proud to have Barbora Pradeaux part of
our skating family. Barbora won a Gold Medal in the Adult
Ladies Silver II Division in the International Adult Competition
in Obertsdorf Germany on May 23, 2015. This adds to the
Gold medal she won at the 2014 Australian Figure Skating
Championships held in Brisbane in December last year.
LEFT: Barbora Pradeaux holding her winning trophy at
Oberstdorf Germany.
RIGHT: Melodia Zimmatore, holding her first place Trophy and
the Perpetual Trophy at Hollins 2015.
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BLACKTOWN
CITY SPORTS
FEST:
This year, LCCISC had the opportunity to promote our sport at
this festival held on the 29th August.
Committee Members, Coaches and Skaters from LCC Ice
Skating Club organized and presented an Ice Skating Stall on
a Softball field. This was we believe the first time that Ice
Skating has been presented to the public without any ice! A
truly unique experience was had by all who attended and all
those who visited our display. Plans are well underway for
next year, where we will have a plastic ice rink in operation.
WINTER CAMP
We held our WINTER CAMP for our members 27th June and
11th July from 7am till 12noon. We were privileged to have
as our Guest Coach Mark Webster an Australian National
champion and sports psychologist.
Our lovely resident coaches Gabbie and Jean worked on
Ensemble Skating and Choreography.
Skaters have achieved placing or demonstrated that they have
improved and become more competitive. Once again LCC
has topped the Aussies Skate Point Score and take home the
Trophy 5 years running.
The Committee is proud to report that our competing
skaters continue to produce outstanding results.
Congratulations to them all. Events and results are available
on the LCCISC website.
He took our members through intense skating drills, while off
ice gave our members a motivation talk.
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Fundraising has commenced once more, we will be holding our 1st BBQ fundraiser at Hoxton Park Bunnings on Sunday the
11th of October, please come along and support us.
Then following, Sunday 29th November LCC have generously granted permission to utilise the car park for our 1st “Car Boot
Sale “for selling all those unwanted items and turning them into cash which is needed over the Christmas break.
If you are interested in reserving a bay for the car boot sale ( they are going quickly) please email
[email protected] or call Sofi 0405040711
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CRICKET
CLUB
SEASON REPORT FROM
AROUND THE GROUNDS
Congratulations to our B Grade side who won their Grand
Final earlier this year after finishing runner’s up in last year’s
C Grade competition. The following is a copy of the Grand
Final scorecard from the MyCricket website (www.lcccricket.
com.au).
The grand final was played on the weekend of 21/22 March
2015 which was quite overcast, particularly on Sunday, with
intermittent showers and some morning rain that looked like
spoiling the occasion. Fortunately, the ground was in great
condition, the rain held off and no loss of overs or time came
into the equation. Panania East Hills RSL won the toss and
put us into bat. We then proceeded to bat the entire day
and after 68 overs were 8 for 249. A good total that was
going to be hard to chase down, particularly with the young
bowling talent we have.
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The B Grade Premiers for 2014-15
Left to Right. Riley O’Mullane, Cameron Bournes,
Kye Stoneham, Trent Stoneham, Bradley Forsythe,
Kyle Nelson, Grant Christopher, Peter Pigadas,
Shannon Nadan
Kneeling: Shannan Nelson, Reece Stoneham, Luke
Harrison (c), David Harrison, Umar Rashid
This season we welcomed a few new
young players into the squad; Peter
Pigadas, Cameron Bournes and Umar
Rashid, all making an immediate
impact and none more so than in the
Preliminary and Grand Final games.
The B Grade side is a mixture of youth
and experience (i.e. young and the old
fellas) with many being part of great
father/son/brother combination.
Harrison – David (father) Luke (son)
Shannon (likes to think of himself as
Luke’s brother)
Stoneham – Trent (father) Reece (son)
Kye (son) Riley (nephew)
Nelson – Shannan (father) Kyle (son)
Peter (brother/uncle)
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DAY 1
DAY 2
We started off cautiously against some good full pitched
bowling and at 3-47 were thinking ‘oh not again’, but thanks to a
terrific 4th wicket partnership of 91 between Cameron Bournes
and Peter Pigadas, they steadied the ship. Unfortunately,
Cameron and then Peter were both lost in fairly quick
succession. However, this then brought Umar Rashid and our
captain Luke Harrison to the crease, where they started to
rebuild and put on a solid 5th wicket partnership of 53, thereby
getting us closer to that mental barrier of 200 runs. Well
supported by the remaining batsman, Luke went on to score a
captains knock of 62 n.o and our eventual total of 8-249 was
reached.
It was our bowlers and the fielding that would now be tested.
Did we have enough runs on the board and would the weather
come into it and spoil the party? Well the rain stayed away,
so it was down to us. 250 runs to win was a good target to
defend, but when you’re up against quality opposition and the
adrenalin of a grand final match, anything can happen. When
chasing down 250 runs, you need to be positive and a little
aggressive to get a good start. Our first scalp was not to come
until 44 runs were on the board. This proved to be their biggest
partnership for the rest of the day. It was the pace and spin
combination of the Stoneham brothers, Reece (U18) and Kye
(U15) respectively, that showed the way, taking 3 wickets each.
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TO ‘MY TEAM’, CONGRATULATIONS BOYS .
. . LOOKING FOR A BACK-TO-BACK RESULT
THIS SEASON
As with the batting, our captain Luke Harrison also showed the
way with the ball, snagging 2 important wickets. Frustratingly,
PEHRSL slowly crept towards 200, but fell well short of 250.
All Out for 10-182.
Finally, as the Team Scorer for the B Grade side, even though
I am not one of the on-field players, the entire squad has
always welcomed and treated myself as an integral part of
the team. This has enabled me to become closer and to enjoy
my son’s achievements and at the same time enjoy the bond
that everyone has developed during the past few years. I too
get to experience the pain of a loss, but also get to experience
the adulation and immense satisfaction of finally winning a
premiership. I strongly encourage those parents or family
members out there, who may have been thinking of becoming
a coach, manager or even scorer, to get involved . . . it’s fun and
can be very satisfying.
To ‘My Team’, Congratulations boys . . . looking for a back-toback result this season.
VOLUNTEERS / SUPPORTERS
We should never forget and need to acknowledge the many
man-hours that are put in by our club and team volunteers.
Our coaches, managers and scorers all need to be applauded.
Without you, there would be no team or club, so well done to
everyone. On behalf of all parents and players, plus the Cricket
Club committee, a sincere thank you.
CRICKET CLUB COMMITTEE
Running a large and successful Cricket Club requires a great
deal of commitment and organizational work that occurs
behind the scenes. This work requires considerable effort
and personal time which is shared amongst our Cricket Club
committee members and volunteers. The following committee
appointments were recently made for the upcoming 2015_16
season and on behalf of all players and parents, a sincere thank
you for volunteering your time.
Persident: Trevor Sharpham
Secretary: Debbie van der Meer
Treasurer:
Frank Mirachi
Snr Vice President: Brandley Napper
Jnr Vice President: Gorden Apsey
Executive Member: Luke Harrison
Executive Member: Brian Reynolds
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Publicity Officer: Hugh Forysthe
Records Officer: Hugh Forysthe
Minutes Secretary:
Equipment Officer: FLCA Delegate: Christina Forysthe
Brian Reynolds
Gorden Apsey
FLCA Delegate: Shaun Apsey
Intra-Club Delegate: Brian van der Meer
FUNDRAISING
To run a great cricket club that offers so much to its players
and members, quite a lot of funds are required to make this
function. To a lot of people, this just happens and goes totally
unnoticed. However, a lot of work is done by the committee and
its volunteers.
As with each season, we ask that everyone within the cricket
club become involved in some capacity. All of the fund raising
work should not be left to just a few. Helping man the canteen
when your team is playing at Powell Park, ensuring you attend
the Meat Raffle when it’s your team’s allocated night, offering
to help for an hour or two at one of the weekend BBQ’s, all
contributes to the fund raising activities that we do for your
son/daughter and their team.
OUR SPONSORS
Every season the LCC Cricket Club offers the local business
community the opportunity to be part of our success and to
become a sponsor of one of our Junior and/or Senior cricket
teams.
The LCC Cricket Club would like to take this opportunity to
thank all of our much valued sponsors for their support during
the 2014/15 season. The players really appreciate your support
and wear their blue sponsored shirts with pride. We also wish
to thank once again, the Liverpool Catholic Club, Directors and
the staff.
If you are a company that would like the opportunity to
sponsor one of our Cricket Teams during the next 2015_16
season, please contact the cricket club secretary (secretary@
lcccricket.com.au) for further details.
By Hugh Forsy
the Scorer
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DOUBLE C
TOASTMASTERS
CLUB
The Annual Executive Changeover Function for Double C
Toastmasters was held on Monday 29th June attended by
the directors of Liverpool Catholic Club Tony Atkins, Greg
Richardson and Silvio Marucci and friends & family of Double C
Toastmasters members.
It was a great night enjoyed by everyone and thanks to the
management and staff of Liverpool Catholic club for their
catering and excellent service and for their ongoing support all
these years.
This is one of the most important events in toastmasters
calendar which recognizes the achievements of a number of its
members throughout the preceding year. Also, on this special
evening the outgoing executive is dismissed and the new
executive is inducted.
Lalita Devi
Vice President Public Relations 2015-2016
Outgoing Philip Division Governor Peter Crosby formally
dismissed the outgoing executive and inducted the incoming
executive.
The new executive for 2015-2016:
President Vice President Education Vice President Membership
Vice President Public Relations
Secretary
Treasurer
Sergeant at Arms
Immediate Past President
DTM Richard Shore
DTM Adrian Watts
CC Michelle Ramas
ACB Lalita Devi
ACG Dianne Kerr
TM Dorothy Maraki
ACS Osvaldo Marques
ACG Dianne Kerr
The Outgoing club President Dianne Kerr thanked the executive
for their commitment and dedication throughout the year and
encouraged everyone to give their support to the new executive.
Also on this special evening we paid special tribute to Bert
Foley who was the Founder of Double C Toastmasters, He
passed away on 27th June after a long illness. He formed the
club in 1991.
After dinner we had a wonderful speech by our guest speaker
Wendy White followed by the presentation of trophies to
various contest winners. These trophies were presented by
Dianne Kerr and Tony Atkins:
Humorous Speech Contest - Bob Cunningham, Rookies Contest
- Emma Kamara, Tall Tales - Richard Shore, Table Topic
Contest - Michelle Ramas, Speech Evaluation Contest - Frank
Agostino and International Speech Contest - Adrian Watts.
Most Improved Toastmaster Award to Hung Pham, President’s
Award to Maree Adidi and Toastmaster of the Year Award to
Michelle Ramas.
Other guests on the night included District Governor DTM
David Fisher, District Director Wendy White and The Past Phillip
Division Governor ACG Peter Crosby.
Before closing the meeting, the new president DTM Richard
Shore addressed the meeting, thanked everyone and revealed
the club’s motto for 2015-2016 as “Excellence, Communication
and Commitment ”. I am sure everyone is looking forward to
another challenging and successful year.
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BERT FOLEY, DOUBLE C
TOASTMASTERS FOUNDER, 1931-2015
Bert Foley was born in England in 1931, migrated to Australia in
1965, worked for Sydney County Council and retired in 1992.
Bert joined Toastmasters
in 1979 with then City of
Liverpool Toastmasters Club.
He established Double C
Toastmasters club in 1991. He
had served on many positions
at club, area and district level.
He was awarded Toastmaster
of the Year for 9 times. In
1983, Bert represented NSW in
Canberra to win the Australian
Public Speaking Contest.
He devoted himself for many, many years promoting
Toastmasters to the community, schools and business through
education, counseling and coaching.
Bert had mentored many members of the community and
members of Toastmasters to believe in themselves to take on
challenges, gain confidence and overcome the fear of public
speaking. He was a great role model and had changed so many
lives. He had established high club meeting standards and
his efforts had made Double C as one of the most successful
clubs of District 70. Outside Toastmasters, Bert continued
to encourage club members to join a running club at Lake
Gilawarna of which he was also a member.
Bert was publicly recognized and honoured for his commitment
to the local community and was awarded “The Hughes
Community Award & Chris Hayes Award”.
He passed away on 27th June in Grafton Hospital after a long
illness. Those who knew Bert will never forget him and his
legacy lives on in our Club.
He will be sadly missed.
MORE INFO on TOAST MASTERS CONTACT:
Michelle Ramas 0416 273 487
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Double C Toastmasters Club Executive 2015-2016
(L-R) Dorothy Maraki, Dianne Kerr, Lalita Devi, Michelle Ramas, Adrian Watts,
Richard Shore and Phillip Division Governor Peter Crosby
(absent Osvaldo Marques).
Toastmaster of
the Year Michelle
Ramas with
Tony Atkins &
Dianne Kerr
Abba performance on the night by
Zenita Acaba, Rafic Awad, Adrian Watts & Lalita Devi.
President’s Award
recipient
Maree Adidi with LCC
Director Tony Atkins
Hung Pham receiving his award for
The Most Improved Toastmaster from
Club President Richard Shore.
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