Tag: Sport
Rising Star in name, hard-earned reputation
It’s often said that hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.
It’s one of the biggest truisms in sport.
But what happens when...
A true Blue right through
Proud Emerald product Kade Simpson retired from AFL footy on the weekend after a brilliant 342-game career. Lance Jenkinson and sports editor Russell Bennett...
The Kangaroos’ day to remember
Saturday 16 September, 1995 was a golden day to cap off a golden year for the Rythdale-Officer-Cardinia (ROC) football and netball club.
It is a...
Covid’s ongoing impact on country racing
The ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic continues to significantly impact the sporting landscape, with a series of country race meetings scheduled for later...
Alby, rediscovered
In these gloomy times, it’s very pleasing to have a good news story to share and we have just that with the discovery of...
Warriors are up for the battle
Dollars and cents are not the primary concern for the Greater Dandenong Warriors Hockey Club during the pandemic.
Warriors president Girish Fernandez is more worried...
Lions pushing forward together
While the Pakenham Lions Netball Club were unable to take to the court in the 2020 AFL Outer East season, the family-like culture at...
Sport’s ongoing challenge
Reflections on its 10th year will be bittersweet for the Bunyip Strikers Soccer Club.
A dark cloud has hovered in the form of Covid-19, but...
Paving the way for the future
“You can’t be what you can’t see”.
That’s the saying guiding Pakenham Netball Club president and revered community sporting figure Marg Jones in her role...
Cricket nears a return
It's set to be a different looking local cricket season in 2020/21 as associations look to adapt to a Covid normal.
But in brighter news,...
A lasting legacy of hope
“We can’t change the past, but we’re certainly more mindful of the future”.
Zvonko Maric will always have his young son, Corey, in his heart.
The...
A bizarre 2020 for sport
You could say that Sacha McDonald's bizarre season of netball is a microcosm of life in 2020.
"It will be one crazy year when we...
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Search on for missing man with autism
A search is underway for a missing Beaconsfield man with autism.
Benjamin Thompson, 31, is understood to have left his Amelia Street home at about...
