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Upcoming Sports Events

SafeClub was officially launched on 25th June 2009 with the support of the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation. Over 40 people representing sport from across NSW attended the luncheon launch to hear how SafeClub makes safety easy for community sport. A presentation from SafeClub’s Jane Nethery and Kristy Abbott included an overview of the program and the research evidence while Michelle Hanley from Football NSW covered the benefits of SafeClub from a sport perspective. Sports from across NSW are now signing up to partner with SafeClub to make their sport safer.

If you missed the launch and would like information on SafeClub click here.

Sunshine Coast Launches Girls Rugby League Competition

On Sunday, 10 May, ARL Development and the Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League will launch their inaugural U15's and U17s Girls Competition at the Beerwah Bulldogs JRL (Roberst Road, Beerwah) between 10am and midday. The Launch will involve Under 15 teams from Caboolture, Bribie Island, Coolum and Beerwah whilst the Under 17s will involve Nambour, Bribie Island and Beerwah.

Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience

Inspiring Youth Cricketer Jack Manning-Bancroft has helped University of Sydney Students get underway a mentoring program linking Indigenous year 9 and 10 school students from with mentors from across all university faculties. The underlying philosophy of AIME is to empower young indigenous people through positive role modelling and relationships, building self esteem and resilience, encouraging schoolattendance and progression to tertiary education.

Refugee Youth Soccer Development Program

This innovative program seeks to assist young refugees in their immigration and integration to Australia through sport. Check out their website for more information.

Upcoming Research

The third round of focus groups and fieldwork has been completed and a General Summary is being collated. Thanks to The Southport School, AB Paterson College, Rockhampton Girls Grammar School, Sapphire Coast Anglican College, Wagga Wagga Christian College, Al-Faisal College Auburn, Football United and the Burwood and Mosman Cubs for their participation. Preparation for further focus groups with parents, coaches and PDHPE teachers is underway.

News and Media

A Tiger's rapid rise

By Marie Sanson The Glebe 19 May 2009 ALEX Vlahos, 14, from Balmain, was picked a year early to play lock in the Tigers’ Harold Matthews summer squad this year. His rugby league star is in the ascendancy. Last year he captained the Tigers under-14 development squad and led his team to victory in the Southport Cup. “I do a lot of support play, trying to dominate in defence,” Alex said.
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The boy who danced his way from Plumpton to Royal Ballet

By Johanna Leggatt
February 9, 2003
Sun Herald

Phillip and Dianne McRae are mystified. How on earth did they manage to produce a son who stunned the world with his prestigious Prix de Lausanne win in Switzerland and has just scored a scholarship at the Royal Ballet School in London?

Dancing, they confess, is not in the family and Plumpton, in Sydney's outer west where their son Steven grew up, is generally not considered a major training ground for principal dancers in the Bolshoi. All they know is that the ballet gene certainly didn't come from them.

"I've got two left feet and I cannot dance to save myself," Mr McRae, an auto electrician, said.

"I can't even disco dance and that's supposed to be easy.

"Steven has an aunt who used to dance in the Tivoli, so perhaps it came from her."

Sydney Roller Derby - nice girls need not apply

By Lana Lam
The Glebe
27 May 2009

THERE was little time for niceties as the Sydney Roller Derby League launched its competitive season last Saturday with a feisty bout at Sydney University.

New in Newtown: hockey on one wheel

By Elise Dally
The Glebe
27 May 2009

YOU don’t have to be a clown to play hockey on a unicycle but it probably helps.

This local crowd don’t get their thrills from late-night warehouse raves or train tagging.

Their underground fun involves simply a wheel, an ice hockey stick and a tennis ball.

Founding member of the Newtown Unicycle Club Cris Bailiff said it was the exciting and wacky nature of the game that got him involved.

“It’s loads of fun because it’s a bit silly,” he said.

Young guns out masters classic

By Peter Gardiner
12:00a.m. 18th September 2008
The Sunshine Coast Daily Online

Nothing compares to Augusta – golf’s sacred home of the US Masters.

But here on the Coast local officials on our plush resort courses are pulling out all stops to make youngsters get something of an Augusta rush.

A record field of 32 qualifiers have fought their way into the Sunshine Coast Junior Masters starting tomorrow at Twin Waters Golf Course and then continuing for a full-on 72 tournament holes.

Sunshine Coast Invincibles golf mentor Graeme Miller yesterday was mustering his young golfing charges for an assault on a steep four-day learning curve which he said was made to mirror the US Masters.

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