THE Gloucester Veteran Golfers outing on Tuesday 10 February saw Chis Steele win by a single point on a course showing some nice improvements after the dry period earlier in the year. The event was an Individual Stableford sponsored by Di and Steve Burns and attracted a modest sized field. The winner was Chris Steele […]
Blanch, Robbins in Four Ball Golf Win
PAUL Blanch and Dave Robbins finished three points ahead of the field at the Gloucester Golf Course last Saturday, 14 February. The event was a Four Ball Better Ball Stableford sponsored by Gloucester Tyre & Auto and was played on in fine warmish conditions on a course looking great and nicely improving after the hot […]
Fraser wins Women’s Golf
THE Gloucester Golf Ladies played the penultimate round of their 12 hole Summer Competition last Wednesday, 11 February, starting their round with a mist hugging the course – a mist so thick that the players’ drives were hit out of sight! The dams were full after the recent rain, the rough was thick enough to […]
Maroons and Kangaroos star Kalyn Ponga is a step closer to also being able to play for New Zealand. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS.
Game changer: State of Origin eligibility shake-up
THE NRL has made the biggest change to State of Origin in years, opening the door for New Zealand and England internationals to play if they hail from NSW or Queensland. Under previous rules, no player was able to run out on the interstate arena if they had chosen to represent the Kiwis or Lions […]
Saturday Golf
IT WAS another hot and steamy day on Saturday 7 February for the Arkwood Organic Recycling Monthly Medal with the Medal won by John Parish on a count back from a good-sized field. The event was an Individual Stoke with the Medal going to the lowest net score and after a favourable count-back the Medal […]
Gloucester Parkrun
Enjoying a walk. Starting out. There was rain on the radar but that didn’t faze the 71 finishers of Gloucester’s 245th parkrun last Saturday. As usual, there was a slow buildup of numbers as people wandered up to the start, with ages ranging from toddlers in prams to those still running in their eighties. One […]
Steele, Torode win vets ambrose golf
IT WAS a fine day, if a little on the cool side, for the normal outing of the Gloucester Veteran Golfers on Tuesday 3 February with a win to team Steele and Torode. The field was a little down on normal with a few regulars competing in the Nelson Bay Veteran Week of Golf. The […]
Matt Peters Stars in Gloucester Golf
ON SATURDAY 31 January Matt Peters turned in the top Stableford score of the day in hot and steamy conditions at the Gloucester Golf Course. The event was an Individual Stableford sponsored by Gloucester Auto Brokers & Detailing. The winners in the three grades were Paul Blanch 34, Matt Peters 39 and Dave Mann 37. […]
Kriss, Murray win Vets Fourball
IT WAS a fine and warm day in the low thirties at the Gloucester course on Tuesday 27 January for the Gloucester Veteran Gollfers regular outing when Bill Murray and Steve Kriss took home the top prize. The event was a Four Ball Better Ball Stableford sponsored by Di and Derek Bardwell. The winning pair […]
Gloucester Social Aqua Aerobics
FOUR months into the summer season the Social Aqua Aerobics Group have had a solid attendance from 10 to our largest number on Tuesday the 27th, of 25. It’s been a physical, low impact mix of aerobic and weight classes, making participants smile and feel like they’ve been moving, challenging their balance, joints and stamina. […]
