AMBROSE GOLF DAY GOOLABRI PARK RESORT THURSDAY 3rd MAY
Ben Blore, a member of Bungendore Polocrosse Club has been selected, along with six others, to represent NSW as part of a junior polocrosse exchange program. They will be travelling to the US in June/July 2001 and visiting Santa Fe, Colorado Springs, Pennsylvania and New York.
As part of his fund raising, Gordon, Linda and Ben Luton have kindly offered to organise and host an "Ambrose Golf Day" at Goolabri Park Resort, Federal Highway, Canberra on Thursday 3rd May, 2001.
The day will tee off from 1.30 pm and the cost will be $100/team of 4 players. Included in the cost will be 9 holes of golf, a BBQ and complimentary drink to finish the day.
Prizes will be awarded for: Nearest the pin, longest drive, best dressed team and loudest dressed team.
Names of team members and their handicaps need to be phoned to Goolabri Park on 6230 3294 by 24th April, 2001.
Ben looks forward to meeting you on the day and thanks you for supporting his fund raising efforts.
Sharron and Michael Blore
EDITORS NOTE: Ben is also seeking sponsorship from companies and individuals. Monetary donations of $200 will be acknowledged in the NSW polocrosse magazine, coverage in local newspapers, a certificate of appreciation and your/company name embroidered on a shirt to be worn by Ben before, during and after the trip. For more information contact Ben, Sharron or Michael on 6238 1428. Your assistance in supporting Ben is appreciated.
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STATE NEWS
Insurance
The Zone has been informed that a cover note is in place with Heath Lambert Group for Personal Accident, Directors and Officers Liability, Public/Products Liability and Errors and Omissions Indemnity effective 23 March 2001 and in force until 31.03.02.
At the present time the premium amounts are being negotiated and once finalised will be notified to club secretaries. In the meantime, however, the NSWPA has requested that all registrations be processed on the fee structure set at the AGM.
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ZONE NEWS
Greenhorse Competition at Camden
The first carnival in our locality was held at Sydney Clubs new grounds at the Bi-Centennial Equestrian Park, Camden. Almost forty Southern Highlanders enjoyed more polocrosse than you can poke a stick at (sorry about that) on the green, soft fields Sydney had on offer. Just as well the grounds were soft as a couple of green horses thought it was a rodeo and unceremoniously dumped their riders, much to the delight of the crowd!
The Greenhorse & Open Bounce On tournament was mainly run as a sectional competition and provided all players with any level of game they wanted.
The Southern Highland players fared very well almost scooping the prize pool. It was a very enjoyable and relaxing weekend, thanks for a great carnival Sydney and good luck with the development of your new grounds.
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HALL CARNIVAL
Due to the uncertainty of insurance coverage prior to their carnival, the Hall Club postponed its scheduled carnival and is considering other available dates.
The difficulty faced by Hall is that they are not able to run a carnival on the first weekend of a month due to the Hall Markets requiring the grounds. To this end Hall is hoping to run their carnival on 16-17 June but under NSWPA by-laws, they must first liaise with neighbouring zones.
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NEW ZONE POLICY
At the Zone Meeting held on 30th March, delegates agreed to the following:
(a) That umpires wear a helmet when umpiring
(b) That any person on horseback at a SH tournament must wear a helmet at all times
Appropriate signs are to be displayed at all carnivals reminding people of this policy. This process is to improve the zones risk management and your co-operation in adhering to the new policy is sought.
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SH ZONE FINAL CHANGE OF DATE
The Zone Final has been moved to 21-22 July. This will enable interested players to attend the Coffs Harbour/Macksville event from 7th to 15th July. For those not going to Coffs, it frees up the Harden and Jugiong/Hawkesbury Valley weekends. The venue for the Zone Final will be at Hall.
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ROTARY PRIDE OF WORKMANSHIP AWARDS DAVID SILLIS
The Zone wishes to congratulate David Sillis who was recognised by the Rotary organisation at the awards presentation evening on 5th April at the Yamba Sports Club, Canberra.
The awards celebrate the work of quiet achievers and Davids hard work on local properties was acknowledged by this award.
David has spent a lifetime on the land which has given him the skills to manage a number of Bungendore-region properties for their owners, oversee thousands of head of cattle and coordinate workers.
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