THE Gloucester Thunderbolts Swimming club held its final event for the season on 3 April. For 60 years the club has been helping swimmers, both young and old, to improve their swimming and achieve their personal goals in a friendly…
NEWCASTLE’S bid to bring New Zealand rugby superstar Portia Woodman-Wickliffe to the NRLW is over, after the league’s head office blocked plans for her to still be involved in promoting the rival code. One of world rugby’s biggest and marketable…
NOMINATIONS for all categories at the upcoming Gloucester Sports Awards presentation have been received. Winners will be announced and presented with trophies on presentation night, Saturday, 10 May at Gloucester Bowling Club. The nominees are as follows: Encouragement Award: Chay…
GLOUCESTER’S annual Sports Awards will be presented on Saturday 10 May at the Gloucester Bowling and Recreation Club. Nominations are being accepted for all categories including “Local Legend”, “over 75 years” and “Sport Star of the Year” until the closing…
MOST people, as they sip their Saturday morning coffee, feel a justifiable sense of achievement after walking or running five kilometres with their friends at their local parkrun. However for Ryan Stoddart, who started parkrunning in 2013, joining his local…
WITH their rout of Sri Lanka, Australia have created a blueprint for success on the subcontinent ahead of a legacy-defining tour to India in 2027. Stand-in captain Steve Smith felt Australia’s visit to Galle could “probably not” have gone better…
MOST people would be content to reach the elite level in just one sport, but young Gloucester woman Courtney Webeck has achieved that distinction in both tennis and cricket, as well as being a talented runner. Courtney, 22, was born…
USMAN Khawaja will be ready to pull the pin on his own Test career if he ever feels that’s what Australia needs, but he has no active retirement plans as he prepares to face Sri Lanka. The 38-year-old’s future received…
NEWCASTLE’S Bradman Best is turning to veteran teammate Dane Gagai in the hope of staking his claim as the NRL’s No.1 centre and winning a debut Kangaroos cap. Best, who has played two State of Origin games for NSW, was…
WINNERS ARE GRINNERS!!!! GloucesterVIEW Club’s major fundraising raffle for 2024 was drawn at the December Luncheon Meeting on 17th December and the winners were: First – Gloucester VIEW Club member Maree Norris – Swarovski Bracelet Second – Bronwyn Bartholmew from…