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                                                                         ATHLETICS (JUNIOR)
                                                                         Liaison Director: John Rodwell
                                                                         Our 2020 – 2021 season has been
                                                                         another successful one, despite the
                                                                         impacts that COVID-19 has had on our
                                                                         sport. Unfortunately, the Zone and
                                                                         Region Championships were cancelled
                                                                         but our athletes had the opportunity

INTERCLUB ORGANISATIONS
                                                                         to qualify to compete at the NSW State
                                                                         Track and Field Championships, to be
                                                                         held in March 2021.
              ATHLETICS – SENIOR    Karen Herrmann        0433 116 859
              ATHLETICS – JUNIOR    Christine Butters     0413 886 431   The success of our Centre is thanks
 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE ORCHID CLUB      Don Roberts           9771 5474      to the hard work and dedication of
                      BASKETBALL    Kellie Stapleton      -              our committee members and many
                                                                         parent volunteers each week. As with
            BILLIARDS & SNOOKER     Kevin Bowerman        9773 7486
                                                                         all children’s sport we require parent
         BOWLS – MIXED INDOOR       Jean Reichart         9771 6923
                                                                         participation in the new season to
         BOWLS – LADIES INDOOR      Connie Sorrenti       0409 677 755   continue to provide a safe and friendly
            BOWLS – MENS LAWN       Denis Gallant         0402 114 635   environment to our returning athletes
           BOWLS – LADIES LAWN      Pat Tate              9731 0957      and new members.
                          CRICKET   Ray Benham            9773 7157
                                                                         Our AGM will be held on Monday 10th
                            DARTS   Dean Semlitzky        0413 292 337
                                                                         May 2021, at Revesby Workers’ Club,
                       DOMINOES     Colin Suttle          9771 2322      commencing at 7.30pm.
                          EUCHRE    Gaye Roscarel         0452 486 428
                                                                         Revesby Workers’ Little Athletics
                          FISHING   Dean Semlitzky        0413 292 337
                                                                         Centre promotes fun, fitness and skills
              FOOTBALL (SOCCER)     Dan Kurtz             0439 133 120
                                                                         development in a friendly competitive
                    GARDEN CLUB     Carol Griffith        9774 2072      environment while encouraging family
                   GOLF – LADIES    Phyllis Fisher        9774 3767      participation, community spirit and
                     GOLF – MENS    John Varrica          0425 258 584   values. Any child who was born between
                  GOLF – SENIORS    John McGuigan         0413 422 945   January 2005 and December 2016
              HOCKEY – WOMENS       Lauren Taylor         0421 455 853   can join our Centre. Children engage
                  MARINE RESCUE     Jamie Abnett-Miller   0405 640 389   in running, jumping and throwing
      MOONEY MOONEY BOWLS           Brett Hughes          9985 8151      events in accordance with NSW Little
     MOONEY MOONEY FISHING          Karen Goldrick        9985 9406      Athletics guidelines with the opportunity
                                                                         to compete at carnivals outside our
                         NETBALL    Tracy Zanoni          0414 869 762
                                                                         Centre as well as in regular Friday night
                PHYSIE and DANCE    Diane Wilson          9771 2443
                                                                         competition. The new season of Little
          REVESBY LADIES GROUP      Bev Spring            9774 5403      Athletics 2021 – 2022 will commence
                 REVESBY WRITERS    Shirley Galloway      9709 4117      in August 2021 and runs through until
               RWSC DARTS COMP      Cindy Heyhoe          0474 020 074   March 2022. We are very excited to be
       SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE        Club Administration   9772 2100      moving to a new ground and introducing
                        SCRABBLE    Peter Griffiths       0432 638 994   a new uniform.
            SMALL BOATS FISHING     Joanne Dodd           0478 631 728   Registrations will open online in August
         STROKE SUPPORT GROUP       Tony Finnegan         0402 525 230   2021 via our website www.revesbylac.org.
                    SPEARFISHING    Brad Montague         0438 510 146   au and registration nights will be held on
                       SWIM CLUB    Graham Black          0408 293 257   two Friday nights in August (details TBC).
                  TENNIS - JUNIOR   Adele English         9771 5665      Registration fees are a one off cost each
                  TENNIS - SOCIAL   Harry Warrington      0408 290 015   year with no weekly fees involved. Uniforms
  THE LIGHT ON THE HILL SOCIETY     Daryl Melham          0418 213 680   are purchased from the Centre during
                  TOASTMASTERS      Debra Murphy          0408 437 624
                                                                         the registration period. A small amount of
                                                                         fundraising assists in the purchase of end of
                TOUCH FOOTBALL      Mette Kitiona         0418 680 080
                                                                         season awards and enables us to keep our
         WELFARE CO-ORDINATOR       Dennis Hayward        0428 277 206
                                                                         equipment up to date.
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For any information or enquiries please
contact Christine on 0413 886 431.                                                      7th October, 2020                                                                       13th October, 2020
                                                                                        1st. Pat Land and Mavis Halls                                                           1st Marie Rogers, John Rolls
Illawong Revesby Workers Athletics
                                                                                        2nd. Lorraine Seckold and Joan Hansen                                                   2nd Francesca Musumeci, David Lewis
Club athletes have been fortunate to
experience a competitive season despite                                                 14th October, 2020                                                                      20th October, 2020
some changes due to Covid restrictions.                                                 1st. Mavis Halls and Connie Sorrenti                                                    1st David Lewis
                                                                                        2nd. Lyn Rolls and Libby Froude                                                         2nd Jean Reichart, John Gibbs
We’ve had fantastic results at the NSW All
Schools Championships with numerous                                                     21st October, 2020                                                                      27th October, 2020
athletes winning medals. The following                                                  1st. Pat Land and Marj Clarke                                                           1st Marie Rogers, John Gibbs
athletes also broke Meet records:                                                       2nd. Barbara Park and Mavis Halls                                                       2nd Jean Reichart, David Lewis
Imogen Stewart - 15 years 1500m, 4.17.7                                                 28th October, 2020                                                                      3rd November, 2020
& 3000m, 9.23.26                                                                        1st. Doreen Johnson, Marie Rogers and                                                   1st July Hata, David Lewis
Alexia Kalamvokis - 15 years 2km                                                              Lyn Rolls                                                                         2nd Jean Reichart, Ross Mackinnon
Steeplechase, 7.00.01                                                                   2nd. Mavis Halls and Lesley Johnson
Liam Gordon - 14 years 400m, 49.52                                                                                                                                              10th November, 2020
seconds                                                                                 4th November, 2020                                                                      1st Francesca Musumeci, David Lewis
Kurt Michael - 13 years High Jump,                                                      1st. Jan Taff and Mavis Halls                                                           2nd Marie Rogers, Frank Dare
1.87metres                                                                              2nd. Lorraine Seckold and Marie Rogers                                                  17th November, 2020
12 year old Kobe Stewart also achieved                                                  11th November, 2020                                                                     1st Marie Rogers, David Lewis
an amazing feat, breaking the world                                                     1st. Pat Land and Connie Sorrenti                                                       2nd Doris Dare, John Gibbs
record for his age group in the 10km run                                                2nd. Pauline Race and Mavis Halls                                                       24th November, 2020
with a time of 33.8 minutes. The Club has                                               3rd. Libby Froude and Barbara Park                                                      1st Marie Rogers, Francesca Musumeci
been hosting new High Velocity meets                                                    18th November, 2020                                                                     2nd Ross Mackinnon
this Summer, attracting athletes from afar                                              1st. Pat Land and Mavis Halls
as Victoria. There has been very fast times                                                                                                                                     1st December, 2020
                                                                                        2nd. Lyn Rolls, Pauline Race and Shirley                                                1st David Lewis, Doris Dare
raced by some elite runners at these                                                          Glenday
sprint meets.                                                                                                                                                                   2nd Marie Rogers, Ross Mackinnon
                                                                                        Mystery prize. Judy Moon and Bridget
The cross country season commences                                                      O’Connor                                                                                Due to the COVID-19, we had no special
in April which is open to casual runners                                                                                                                                        events during the year. One of our long
                                                                                        25th November, 2020                                                                     time members Brenda Excell, passed
looking for a weekly Saturday afternoon                                                 1st. Marie Rogers, Pat Land and Bridget
jog or walk, up to competitive athletes.                                                                                                                                        away on the 5th October 2020. She was a
                                                                                              O’Connor                                                                          member of Revesby Workers’ Club for 41
Details will be posted on our Facebook                                                  2nd. Connie Sorrenti, Cathy Packwood
page and website.                                                                                                                                                               years (1979) and a champion bowler. Sadly
                                                                                              and Lorraine Seckold                                                              she will be missed.
Stuart McGraw                                                                           9th December, 2020
Publicity Officer                                                                                                                                                               Wishing our members all the best for the
                                                                                        1st. Marie Rogers, Mavis Halls and                                                      festive season and looking forward to 2021.
.....................................................................................         Cathy Packwood
                                                                                        2nd. Lesley Johnson, Connie Sorrenti                                                    For enquiries please contact Jean Reichart,
BANKSTOWN STROKE SUPPORT                                                                      and Judy Moon.                                                                    Publicity Officer (02) 9771 6923
GROUP
Liaison Director: John Rodwell                                                          Congratulations Ladies!                                                                 Jean Reichart
                                                                                                                                                                                Publicity Officer
The Bankstown Stroke Support Group will                                                 Our Christmas Luncheon which was held
                                                                                                                                                                                .....................................................................................
meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month.                                                 last year on the 2nd December, 2020 was
Our plans for the first quarter include:                                                a huge success and a wonderful time was                                                 BOWLS – LAWN (MEN'S)
Wed 24 Feb: Stroke Foundation
                                                                                        had by all. Thank you to Rachel Lumley for                                              Liaison Director: Ian Stromborg
                                                                                        Her guidance in organising our special day.
presentation via Zoom about the latest                                                  Thank you, also to our Liaison Officer, Ian                                             Revesby Workers’ Men's Bowling Club held
news from science and medical re stroke.                                                Stromborg for his attendance. Welcome                                                   their Combined Appreciation/Presentation
Wed 24 Mar: presentation about falls                                                    back to all our lady bowlers and wishing you                                            Day for their members recently with a bit
prevention from Bankstown Hospital.                                                     the very best of luck on the mats this year.                                            of bowls, a lot of beers plus plenty of food,
Wed 28 Apr: presentation by Conceptcare                                                                                                                                         fun and good company.
about services they are able to offer for                                               We are always looking for new members,
                                                                                        so please join us. We extend an invitation                                              The club members participated in high
clients of NDIS or My Aged Care.
                                                                                        to all ladies for a fun four hours (approx.) of                                         numbers for all championships this year
The group is a sub club of RWC and                                                      indoor bowls each Wednesday. Experience                                                 and were well represented in the State
is a support network group for stroke                                                   is not required and you would be most                                                   Zone 12 championships. Our singles
survivors, their families and/or carers.                                                welcome, if interested please contact                                                   champion for the year was Colin Heaslip,
                                                                                                                                                                                with runner up Adam Whalan. The major
Tony Finneran                                                                           Shirley Glenday 9543 1979 or 0417 443085.
.....................................................................................   Please note COVID-19 rules apply.                                                       pairs was won by Peter Chown, Col
                                                                                                                                                                                Heaslip, with runner ups Daryl Oehlman,
BOWLS – INDOORS (LADIES)                                                                Shirley Glenday                                                                         Rod Clifton. The minor pairs winners were
Liaison Director: Ian Stromborg                                                         Publicity Officer                                                                       Pat Martin, Reynold Scuiriago with runner
                                                                                        .....................................................................................   ups Rob Shaw, Steve Shaw. In the major/
Happy New Year to our Indoor Lady
                                                                                                                                                                                minor pairs the winners were Wayne
Bowlers! May it be an improvement on                                                    BOWLS – INDOORS (MIXED)                                                                 Dewberry, Peter Chown who defeated
2020. COVID-19 is still with us, therefore                                              Liaison Director: Kylie Wilkinson                                                       Tony Weekes, Dave Raper.
we will still be playing with COVID rules                                               8th October, 2020
in place.                                                                                                                                                                       The club triples was won by Jan Stiskala,
                                                                                        1st Lyn Rolls, David Lewis
                                                                                                                                                                                John Banes, Peter Chown defeating
Game Results are as follows;                                                            2nd Marie Rogers, John Gibbs
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George Atme, Daryl Oehlman, Dave                                                        developing Northern Beaches cluster and                                                 Keil, M/hs 140 John Savage, L/hs 93 Pania,
Raper. In the club fours the winners were                                               the possibility of a broader spread across                                              24/10 John Savage, Greg Best, M/hs 140
Peter Shean, Rod Clifton, Adam Whalan,                                                  metropolitan Sydney.                                                                    Jim Sharkey, L/hs 97 Pania, 5/11 Pania, Jim
James Clifton who defeated Denis                                                        The popular Woolworths cricket programs                                                 Scott, M/hs 180 Crag Woodroffe, L/hs 90
Gallant, John Banes, Daryl Oehlman, Peter                                               for the very young – Junior Blasters for                                                Pania, 12/11 Ron Tindall, Gus King, M/hs
Chown. In the over 70s Veterans Events                                                  5-7 year olds and Master Blasters for 8                                                 140 Brian Smith, L/hs 95 Cindy Franklin,
the Winner of the singles was Peter                                                     -10 year olds - are again being run at an                                               19/11 Pania, Craig Woodroffe, 26/11 Ron
Shean defeating Denis Gallant.                                                          Association level this season, with sessions                                            Tindall, Dean Semlitzky, M/hs 140 Sam
                                                                                                                                                                                Williams, L/hs 117 Dee Williams, 3/12
The vets pairs was won by Denis Gallant,                                                being held on Tuesday evenings at Amour
                                                                                                                                                                                Justin, Cindy Franklin, M/hs 180 Trevor
Peter Shean, who defeated Adrian Hart,                                                  Park, Revesby. Numbers have been great
                                                                                                                                                                                Bligh, L/hs 123 Pania, 10/12 Gus King, Greg
Ron Hastie. The Mixed pairs was won by                                                  and we are delighted to have dedicated
                                                                                                                                                                                Best, M/hs 140 Craig Woodroffe, L/hs 100
Fay Shean, Peter Shean defeating Ellie                                                  volunteers involved, operating in a COVID
                                                                                                                                                                                Cindy Franklin, 17/12 Mitch Wise, Tiny, M/
Atme, George Atme. The Mixed fours                                                      Safe environment.
                                                                                                                                                                                hs 140 Craig Woodroffe, L/hs 108 Dee
event had a good number of teams enter,                                                 The hopes of the FORCE - Fathers Of Revesby                                             Williams. 180 Craig Woodroffe.
with the winners Pat Tate, Geoff Tate, Jan                                              Cricket Eleven - in participating in the
Calderon. Geoff Went defeating Diane                                                    World Golden Oldies Festival at Harrogate,                                              The mens singles were won by T Bligh,
Oliver, Jan Pennell, Glenn Miller, Peter Went.                                          Yorkshire, UK in mid-2021 (after the COVID                                              with M Franklin r/up, the ladies singles
                                                                                                                                                                                was won by S Whittaker with Andrea r/
The club introduced a new event this                                                    postponement in 2020) have been dashed
                                                                                                                                                                                up. 180’s were thrown by T Bligh, John, S
year, the graded triples where players                                                  by the event organiser being forced into
                                                                                                                                                                                Whittaker, B Smith, P Larkin. The doubles
were drawn from the 3, 5, and 7s                                                        liquidation, as a casualty of the pandemic.
                                                                                                                                                                                were won by Yorick Yon, M Franklin, with
pennant teams. The winners were Adrian                                                  Other social matches and possible festivals/
                                                                                                                                                                                Dylan Yon and Boris r/up.
Hart, Pat Martin, Dave Raper over Glen                                                  opportunities will be pursued.
Blades, Glen Miller, James Clifton.                                                     We hope everyone had a very happy                                                       At the time of writing, the Sports Bar is
                                                                                                                                                                                catering for darts and snooker, with the
The final event for the year was the                                                    Christmas, despite the COVID limitations,
                                                                                                                                                                                Tuesday Night darts transferred from
Consistency Singles with the Winner                                                     and wish you all a much improved year for
                                                                                                                                                                                the Sports Club. Our sympathies and
Peter Chown defeating Jan Stiskala. The                                                 2021. Take care and stay safe.
                                                                                                                                                                                condolences to all family and friends of
lady bowlers have now joined the men                                                    Chris                                                                                   Mathew Gleeson, Sharkey, who passed
on a Saturday giving them an extra day                                                  .....................................................................................   away and will be sadly missed at the club,
of social bowls through the week. The
                                                                                                                                                                                especially on Thursday nights.
club has three club coaches and seven                                                   DARTS CLUB
umpires, all approved by bowls Australia.                                               Liaison Director: Christine Butters                                                     “X Topps”
Our next Major Bowls Day is in February                                                                                                                                         Terry Semlitzky
                                                                                        Contacts for the Darts are President Dean                                               .....................................................................................
and sponsored by Olsens Funerals of
                                                                                        Semlitzky, Secretary Terry Semlitzky, Captains
Revesby, always well represented by                                                                                                                                             DOMINO CLUB
                                                                                        Brian Smith/Andrew Gregory. Welcome to
teams from many districts.                                                                                                                                                      Liaison Director: Ian Stromborg
                                                                                        Liaison Officer Chris Butters, who gave a
If you are interested in trying your hand                                               comprehensive report to the meeting.                                                    The Domino Club members play every
at bowls give our President, Denis Gallant                                                                                                                                      Sunday morning in the 240 Bar Lounge,
                                                                                        At the 2019 AGM, held in February, the
a call on 0402 114 635.                                                                                                                                                         10.30 am start and is open to members and
                                                                                        following were elected as office bearers for
Denis Gallant                                                                           the ensuing year. President: Dean Semlitzky,                                            visitors, who are most welcome to attend.
President                                                                               Vice President: Brian Smith: Secretary: Terry                                           The following are the results:
.....................................................................................   Semlitzky, Assist Secretary: Paul Sillato,                                              12/1 Norman Glover, 19/1 Colin Suttle,
                                                                                        Treasurer: Sue Semlitzky, Assist Treasurer:                                             26/1 Colin Suttle, 9/2 Colin Suttle, 16/2
CRICKET                                                                                 Terry Semlitzky, Dart Captains: Andrew
Liaison Director: Christine Benham                                                                                                                                              Robert Dean, 23/2 Robert Dean, Jan and
                                                                                        Gregory and Brian Smith, Vice Capts Tony                                                Feb Prize Colin Suttle, 2/3 Daryl Heaton,
This summer season is well underway,                                                    Martire, Paul Sillato, Alan Woods, Phil Larkin,                                         9/3 Laur
with the finals being played in March.                                                  Sue Whittaker, Publicity Officer: Terry
Performances have been good, generally,                                                                                                                                         “Double Blank”
                                                                                        Semlitzky, Returning Officer: Chris Butters.
and we are having fun, which is what                                                                                                                                            Terry Semlitzky
                                                                                        The club championships will not be                                                      .....................................................................................
park cricket is about! Thank you to our
                                                                                        played this year owing to the COVID-
wonderful band of volunteers – coaches,                                                                                                                                         FISHING CLUBS
                                                                                        19. The Darts Club conduct a game of
captains, scorers and managers. Cricket                                                                                                                                         Liaison Director: Christine Benham
                                                                                        Drawn Doubles every Thursday night in
cannot be played without people
                                                                                        the Sports Bar. This is open to members                                                 There are 3 fishing clubs under the
stepping up to take on these roles.
                                                                                        and visitors and you don’t have to be a                                                 Workers’ Club banner
All players, junior and senior, have been                                               champion. There are meat trays for 1st,                                                 Charter Boat
doing the Club proud, with some great                                                   2nd, 3rd, there is men’s and ladies highest                                             contact Dean Semlitzky 0413 292 337
performances and displaying the true                                                    score and a lucky door prize.                                                           Small Boats
spirit of cricket!                                                                                                                                                              contact Col Purdy 9773 6752
                                                                                        This is raffle night and members badge
As in the past, wet weather has caused                                                  draw, so amble down to The Sports Bar and                                               Mooney Mooney
inconvenience, with ground closures and                                                 have your name submitted prior to 8pm.                                                  contact Bruce Breese 0429 987 549
washouts. COVID-19 has also played a                                                                                                                                            Fishing Club contacts:
                                                                                        The following are the results: 1/10 Jim
role, with the season start having been                                                                                                                                         President Dean Semlitzky,
                                                                                        Scott, Alan Woods, M/hs 133 Brian Smith,
delayed by about 6 weeks in order to                                                                                                                                            Secretary/Treasurer, Reef Capt Terry
                                                                                        L/hs 95 Pania, 8/10 Cindy Franklin, Craig
assist the winter codes in running a                                                                                                                                            Semlitzky, Dep Reef Capt Michael Oh.
                                                                                        Woodroffe, M/hs 140 Craig Woodroffe,
season. The pandemic also saw the last
                                                                                        L/hs 100 Pania, 15/10 A Ferraiolo, Cindy                                                The following are the elected officers
pre-Christmas scheduled match cancelled
                                                                                        Franklin, M/hs 140 Phil Larkin, L/hs 133                                                for the ensuing year; President Dean
due to concerns regarding the then
                                                                                        Dee Williams, 22/10 Jim Sharkey, Kohi
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Semlitzky, Vice President Jack Innis, Jr Vice                                           10.00am, for further information please                                                 Our Major Champions for 2020
President Brian Rivers, Secretary/Treasurer                                             contact Deb Murphy dlm@bigpond.com                                                      A Grade and Club Champion – Terry
Terry Semlitzky, Reef Captain Terry                                                     or phone 0408 437 624                                                                   Coleman
Semlitzky, Dep Reef Captain Michael                                                                                                                                             B Grade Champion – Joy Mesuria
Oh, Publicity Officer Terry Semlitzky.                                                  Katie Yang                                                                              C Grade Champion – Pat Collins
Returning Officer Terry Semlitzky, Sinker                                               Club Coordinator                                                                        Pointscore Player of the Year – Steve
Makers Brian Rivers and Geoff Pink.                                                     .....................................................................................   Vaughn
The Charter Boat outings have been put                                                  GOLF (MEN'S)                                                                            2BBB Champions – Steve Vaughn and
on hold during the lockdown. We are                                                     Liaison Director: Baden Kirgan                                                          Claude Poletti
fishing with Cronulla Charters aboard                                                   The Men’s Golf club was formed in 1961                                                  Minor Championship Winners
the Romanda, leaving from Cronulla                                                      and is a thriving sub-club of the Revesby                                               A Grade Handicap champion – Santo
Wharf 5.30am. There will be a list on                                                   Workers’ Club. The golf club currently                                                  Sammarco
the noticeboard, in the Sports Bar and                                                  has in excess of 50 members and is run                                                  B Grade Handicap champion – Ian
Revesby Sports Club, for members                                                        by a very dedicated group of elected                                                    Lindberg
wishing to participate in the 2021 comp.                                                officers. It is governed by a constitution                                              C Grade Handicap champion – Rossco
NB Boat will only take seven.                                                           that encourages the members towards a                                                   Hamer
The last trip was March 1st and the top                                                 greater understanding of the game, rules,                                               Presidents Cup – Michael Kabalan
scorer was R Morson 20pts followed by                                                   etiquette and fun aspect of golf. The club                                              Progressive Stableford – Joy Mesuria
Terry Semlitzky and J Petkovski 9pts, Dean                                              follows the “Rules of golf “as approved by                                              4BBB Champions – Mick McCarney and
Semlitzky 7pts, B Ancevski, R Calligeros, D                                             the Royal and Ancient Club of St Andrews.                                               Cliff Bourquin
Flegge 6pts, Geoff Pink 3 pts.                                                                                                                                                  International Cup – Australia
                                                                                        Members of the club enjoy friendly                                                      Guzzlers Cup – Mark McSwiney
The 2019 competition was won by Terry                                                   competition in a variety of different events                                            A Birdies – Terry Coleman
Semlitzky with Vince D’Allesandro runner                                                and formats including Individual stableford,                                            B Birdies - Mark McSwiney
up. Terry Semlitzky caught the biggest fish                                             ambrose, 4Ball, 2BBB, stroke, match play                                                C Birdies – Pat Collins
a 1.7kg morwong and the biggest reddie.                                                 and more. Players are divided into 3
                                                                                        divisions, A, B and C grade, and trophies                                               Our other results and fixtures are too
The Fishing club lost 2 members during                                                  are awarded to each of the grade winners.                                               numerous to mention in such a short
the year Barry Eyears and Ray Hopkins.                                                  The club also stages many championships                                                 space so we invite you to visit our
Long term fisho and life member, Jack                                                   such as club and handicap, single and 4 Ball                                            comprehensive website
Innis is in Yallambee Village, but no visitors,                                         match play, 2 BBB, player of the year point                                             www.rwcmensgolf.org where you can
due to lockdown. Revesby Workers’                                                       score, progressive stableford and birdie                                                browse results, photos, schedules, leader
Small Boats are currently running their                                                 competitions.                                                                           and honour boards as well as contact details.
competition and getting some nice fish.                                                 Our club also participates in inter-club                                                John Varrica
There is a list on their noticeboard at The                                             competitions against other clubs in NSW                                                 President
Sports Club of all their activities.                                                    and ACT as well as yearly golf tours to                                                 .....................................................................................
“Ben Tooks”                                                                             various resort style golf destinations.                                                 GOLF (SENIORS)
Terry Semlitzky                                                                         These clubs include Canberra Labour                                                     Liaison Director: Kylie Wilkinson
.....................................................................................   club GC, Blacktown Workers’ GC, Mounties
                                                                                        GC, Cabramatta Leagues GC, Goulburn                                                     The 2020 championships are now over
GAVEL CLUB                                                                              Workers’ GC and Bankstown Sports Club                                                   with the results as follows;
Liaison Director: Christine Butters                                                     GC and we travel and play biannually to                                                 A Grade Stableford winner was Jon Evans,
The aim of Revesby Gavel is to build self-                                              Cypress Lakes in the Hunter, Gold Coast,                                                runner up was Bob Keast, 3rd was Peter
confidence and develop public speaking                                                  Mollymook, Goulburn and Canberra.                                                       O’Brien and 4t. B Grade winner was Robert
skills for children. The club provides a fun                                            So if you enjoy golf and would like a game                                              Hunt, runner up was Trevor Carr, 3rd was
learning environment while helping the                                                  with a friendly bunch of social golfers,                                                Wayne West and 4th Ron Hastie. A Grade
youth in our community achieve their                                                    then Revesby Workers’ Men’s Golf Club is                                                Stroke winner was Paul Eyles equal runners
potential. Our awards ceremony was held                                                 the club for you. If you would like to play                                             up were Fred Naylor and Robert Hunt and
in December and the winners were:                                                       as a visitor or are interested in joining the                                           4th was Bryan Carter. B Grade winner was
Table Topics Contest                                                                    club, please contact us at                                                              Bob Keast, runner up was Robert Byrne and
Evie Ace                                                                                admin@rwcmensgolf.org. This year                                                        equal 3rd was Robert McLachlan and John
Evaluation Contest                                                                      the club had a schedule of 37 games                                                     McGuigan. 2020 winner of the Bill Farrell
Jenny Zhou                                                                              which were cut short due to the Covid-19                                                match play competition was Peter O’Brien.
Junior International Speech Contest                                                     pandemic. We ceased official operations                                                 2020 winner of the annual point score
Joshua Heng                                                                             at the end of March and resumed with                                                    was John Evans. 2020 winner of both the
Senior International Speech Contest                                                     altered conditions and schedule in July. The                                            6 monthly putting competitions was Bob
Evie Ace                                                                                committee’s main objective was to keep                                                  Hunt.
Gavel Master of the Year                                                                everyone safe including the organisers as                                               The AGM was held following our Xmas
Hailey Unwin                                                                            well as the families and associates of the                                              lunch on 11 December 2020. The 2021
                                                                                        members. Our highly anticipated biannual                                                committee is;
A special thank you to Revesby Workers’
                                                                                        trip to the Gold Coast was cancelled as
Director Christine Butters for your                                                                                                                                             President John McGuigan
                                                                                        were all of our interclub events.
support and all the parents who turn                                                                                                                                            VP John Evans
up to the meetings early and assist with                                                Due to the hard work and commitment                                                     Secretary/Treasurer Syd White
room decoration for the children. A                                                     of the entire committee, the club was                                                   Club Captain/Handicapper Robert Byrne
special thank you to our club coordinator                                               able to reschedule most of the yearly                                                   Committee Robert Hunt, Ron Hastie
Katie Yang who worked so hard in 2020                                                   championship events with the exception
                                                                                        of the Single Matchplay.                                                                Looking forward to 2021 we play
and will return in 2021. Our club meets
                                                                                                                                                                                every Tuesday at daylight 9 holes new
on the 3rd Sunday of every month at
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members welcome.                                                                        have been learning the new syllabus and                                                 Brian Mooney, Secretary/Treasurer Kevin
                                                                                        routines with their friends and RWPD                                                    Bowerman, Assist Secretary Lisa Brown,
Syd White
                                                                                        community. We have encouraged and                                                       Handicap Committee Hamish Woudsma,
Secretary/Treasurer
                                                                                        welcomed new members to our RWPD                                                        Iner Boskovski, David Quinn, Returning
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                                                                                        community and they are enjoying                                                         Officer/Publicity Terry Semlitzky. The AGM
NETBALL CLUB                                                                            learning the routines, building new                                                     will be held in the new year and the date
Liaison Director: Baden Kirgan                                                          friendships and enjoying Physie and                                                     will be on the noticeboard.
                                                                                        Dance. If you would like to join us or                                                  The club conducts a social game of
Welcome back to all our returning                                                       have any questions, please email us at
members, and a huge welcome to                                                                                                                                                  drawn doubles every Monday in the
                                                                                        revesbyworkersphysie@hotmail.com.                                                       Sports Bar, names to be submitted by
our new players for season 2021. This                                                   The first lesson is free for new members!
year Revesby Workers’ Netball Club will                                                                                                                                         5.30pm, with prizes for the winners and
be celebrating our 60 years, we are                                                     Taylor Farrell                                                                          runners up. The following are the results:
all looking forward to celebrating this                                                 Assistant Secretary                                                                     24/8 Brian Mooney, Hamish Woudsma,
amazing milestone together.                                                             .....................................................................................   Peter Waller, Ross Hansen
                                                                                                                                                                                31/8 Robert Cacorovski, Peter Macaluso,
Thank you to our new Committee for                                                      REVESBY WRITERS’                                                                        Hamish Woudsma, Phil Wood
volunteering your time for 2021.                                                        Liaison Director: John Rodwell                                                          7/9 Peter Bennett, Wayne Davis, Jack
President – Tracey Zanoni                                                               Due to the COVID virus we missed a                                                      Garland, Kelvin Marshall
Vice President – Julie Howard                                                           couple of meetings this year, which are                                                 14/9 Hamish Woudsma, Di Merritt, Lui
Secretary – Kellie Mcfarlane                                                            held at 1pm the first Saturday of each                                                  Cvetanavosky, Ross Hansen
Treasurer – Dave Howard                                                                 month in the Macarthur Room, 20 Dixon                                                   21/9 Robert Cacorovski, Ross Hansen, Lui
Assistant Treasurer – Vacant                                                            Lane, Revesby. If you wish to write a                                                   Cvetanovsky, Andy
Registrar – Carly Lennon                                                                novel, murder/mystery, your memoirs or                                                  28/9 Robert Cacorovski, Andy, Frank
Umpire’s Convenor – Mikayla Kent                                                        even a children’s story come along and                                                  Merrigan, Arnie Larden
Assistant Umpire’s Convenor – Bronte                                                    you will be made most welcome. We                                                       5/10 Peter Waller, Sam Khazma, Peter
Kent                                                                                    have qualified teachers from the W.E.A. in                                              Macaluso, Alan McCarthy
Coaching Co-ordinator – Vacant                                                          Sydney, one being Karen Lane this year                                                  12/10 Iner Boskovski, Sam Khazma,
Publicity Officer – Kristy Montgomery                                                   who gave us excellent advice regarding                                                  Hamish Woudsma, Michael Smith
Uniform and Equipment Officer –                                                         whatever is requested.                                                                  19/10 Robert Cacarovski, Phil Wood,
Jessica Zanoni and Ella Martin                                                                                                                                                  Vance King, Ross Hansen
                                                                                        We would like to congratulate two of
Minute Secretary – Ann McLauchlain                                                                                                                                              26/10 Dewan Chand, Ross Hansen,
                                                                                        our writers who have had their books
AM Convenor – Kerrie Pride                                                                                                                                                      Robert Cacarovski, Brian Moody
                                                                                        published. Carney Vaughan has written,
PM Convenor – Pat Pride                                                                                                                                                         2/11 Hamish Woudsma, Ross Hansen, Lui
                                                                                        three excellent stories, The Cooktown Grave,                                            Cvetanovski, Warren Horsnell
Here are some dates for your diary;                                                     A Song of the North and Inherent Greed all                                              9/11 Peter Walker, Diann Merritt, George
Rego Online – Monday 25th January,                                                      of which have been given 4.1/2 star review                                              Lui, Peter Barnes
2021                                                                                    rating by Blue Ink as well as Authoraide.                                               16/11 Vance King, Kelvin Marshall, Peter
Rego and Uniform Try on – Monday 8th
                                                                                        Madeleine Pizzuti wrote a book Tell me A                                                Bennett, Michael Brown,
February, 2021 Revesby Workers’ Club
                                                                                        Story previously and now has just had a                                                 23/11 Alan McCarthy, Huie Bui, Frank
(Time TBA)
                                                                                        story entitled BEAR published by Amazon                                                 Merrigan, Kelvin Marshall
Grading Day – Saturday 20nd February,
                                                                                        and Madeleine was interviewed on Radio
2021 (Time TBA)                                                                                                                                                                 The following are the 2019 club
                                                                                        FM.90.1 regarding her book which follows
Coaches/ Managers Meeting –                                                                                                                                                     championship winners:
                                                                                        a baby growing up with his family through                                               A Grade Winner Paul Katsioulis
Wednesday 31st March, 2021 Revesby
                                                                                        the eyes of the BEAR. She has been invited                                              B Grade Winner Martin Hayes
Workers’ Club (Time TBA)
                                                                                        to local libraries to talk to school children                                           Doubles Winner Louie Cvetanovski and
Round 1 – Saturday 17th April, 2021
                                                                                        who will be fascinated by it. Both the                                                  John Stan
Goal Ring 2021                                                                          above writers have been interviewed                                                     Jack Apter Trophy Winner Malcolm Winter
Kristy Montgomery                                                                       by the local Torch with regards to their                                                Billiards Winner Daryl Heaton,
Publicity Officer                                                                       writing achievements, together with their                                               Open Winner Alan McCarthy
.....................................................................................   photographs included in the article.
                                                                                                                                                                                There are a number of snooker/billiard
                                                                                        So if you have a story inside you wishing to
PHYSIE AND DANCE                                                                        come out join our Writing Group and fulfil
                                                                                                                                                                                cues in the snooker cupboard, that are
Liaison Director: Kylie Wilkinson                                                       your dream. Contact Shirley Galloway on
                                                                                                                                                                                not being used. Some of these belong
                                                                                                                                                                                to deceased players or players who no
The Revesby Workers' Physie and Dance                                                   9709 4117 and please leave a message with                                               longer need them. If any relatives wish
community has started 2021 with a                                                       your phone number if I am not at home to                                                to claim them, they should contact Club
positive and exciting vision towards a year                                             a answer and I will return your call.                                                   Secretary, Kevin Bowerman. If they are
filled with dance, friendship and personal
                                                                                        Shirley Galloway                                                                        unclaimed they will be auctioned with
growth. The teachers have been working
                                                                                        Publicity Officer                                                                       the proceeds going to the club's charity.
hard to deepen their knowledge of the                                                   .....................................................................................
new syllabus for 2021 to build our passion                                                                                                                                      The club championships draw is on the
and technique towards Physie and Dance.                                                 SNOOKER CLUB                                                                            noticeboard, make sure you play your
                                                                                        Liaison Director: Daryl Melham                                                          games by the dates advertised.
The new committee for 2021 have been
collaborating together to continue to be                                                Contacts for Snooker are Kevin                                                          Our thoughts and condolences to Peter
flexible and patient with the changing                                                  Bowerman Sec. Michael Smith Pres, Brian                                                 Bennetts family and friends after his sad
nature of our environment due to                                                        Mooney Vice Pres. The Annual General                                                    passing away.
COVID restrictions and have worked                                                      Meeting was held Thursday 18th January
hard to ensure our community is safe.                                                   6pm and the following were elected,                                                     “Screwball”
Our members have started classes and                                                    President Michael Smith, Vice President                                                 Terry Semlitzky
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