Sports
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From 10 horses to 100 …
George Osborne arrived in Kyneton 12 years ago from Queensland with strong training credentials, and began with 10 horses in his stable and plenty of time to play golf as well. Osborne Racing now has about 100 gallopers on the books, and Osborne is ranked in the top 20 trainers in the state, and 12th…
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Club enjoys its grand entrance
After weeks of being hard hit by a COVID shutdown that cost it many thousands in lost revenue, Maldon Golf Club is now enjoying some light amid the gloom. A $15,000 grant from the federal government’s Stronger Communities Program has helped the little local club complete a $32,000 clubhouse upgrade – including a swish new…
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Footy Star Academy is here
The launch of the Clinton Young Footy Star Academy on Saturday morning represents a further boost for Australian Rules in Gisborne and the Macedon Ranges, and eventually Sunbury. There were 158 young footballers taking part in the special free clinic held at Holy Cross Catholic Primary School at New Gisborne. At a time when football…
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Revitalisation at Romsey
Romsey Bowling Club is looking to make every post a winner in season 2020-2021, with the recent appointment of a first-ever club coach seen as a positive step forward. Membership has increased into the mid-40s, and the club is seeking additional members, either experienced or new bowlers. “We’re really pleased that Garry Templar has joined…
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Katrina’s need for speed …
Katrina McAdam describes herself as a hobby trainer who felt the ”need for speed” from a very young age when riding at the Riddells Creek Pony Club. For the past 12 years she has dabbled with racehorses, mainly at picnic events. She said at Riddell she found participating in pony club novelty events and showing…
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Tayla steals the show
Kyneton trainer George Osborne was full of praise for apprentice Tayla Childs after she landed her first career win aboard his stable star Happy Reine on Friday at Bendigo. “It’s all about Tayla today,” Osborne said, predicting the 24-year-old would certainly make her mark in the sport, where her father Greg was a long-time champion…
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Riddell league scraps junior comps
Earlier today the Riddell District Football Netball League board, in conjunction with a majority of the league’s junior clubs, decided to cancel all of the junior competitions for 2020. News in the past 48 hours that COVID-19 community transmission cases had infiltrated two schools within the league’s southern boundaries hastened the league’s decision. The league’s…
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BFNL senior footy and netball off
Another football league has fallen victim to COVID-19. Bendigo Football Netball League announced on Wednesday night that it had cancelled the 2020 senior football and netball seasons. The decision was made in consultation with all BFNL member clubs including Kyneton and Castlemaine. Earlier this week Gisborne announced it would not play a 2020 season due…
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Gisborne withdraws from 2020 competition
Gisborne Football Netball Club has announced its decision to withdraw its football and netball teams from the 2020 Bendigo Football Netball League competition. In a statement issued to club members on Tuesday night, Bulldogs president John Wood said the difficult decision had been made in response to concerns for the health, safety and wellbeing of…
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No senior season for RDFNL
The Riddell District Football Netball League has cancelled all senior football and netball matches for the 2020 season due to the impacts of COVID-19. In a statement made last night, the RDFNL’s Jordon Doyle wrote: “Please note that the RDFNL Board after speaking with our senior club presidents has tonight decided to cancel the RDFNL…
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Redbacks pull the pin
Romsey Football Netball Club is not having a bar of any senior football or netball this season, irrespective of what the Riddell League decides should happen. “The implications of participating in a season, should one go ahead, are now too high risk in the eyes of Romsey Football Netball Club,” president Eden Jedwab stated last…
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League scraps 2020 season – ‘Insufficient teams available’
The Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League executive has officially cancelled the 2020 season for all football and netball due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. After months of speculation among the league’s 14 clubs, players and supporters on whether there would be any local community football and netball or not, the league’s much-awaited final…