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Hi Duff,

We have not seen a copy of Sport Lifestyle anywhere around for ages and was wondering if you are still printing it any more. We love your publication. It is tremendous what you do with showcasing the local sport scene and giving heaps of people the chance to be profiled and their talents and abilities displayed through your pages. I love how you don’t just profile elite athletes, that you give the average athlete the chance to be recognised. And that you cover so many different sports. I am shocked at just how many times I see you out and about with your camera. You are everywhere. Your passion, commitment and desire are evident and shows in your photography and in your magazine.

We have every one of your issues and I have them proudly archived in my office and think they are one of the greatest publications to have been produced in Townsville.

I have heard a rumour that you have had trouble with support from advertisers which is obviously your income to support the publications running costs. May I suggest maybe putting a price tag on the publication as I surely would pay to have a copy of each issue? Or maybe just make it an online version to eliminate printing cost to bring your overheads down. Please

take these comments and positive constructive criticism and support and not any other way. If I can help in any way, please ask. We just would love to see your publication continue. I love it, my wife loves it, My kids love it, Our friends love it, My employers love it, Everyone loves it Duff. Feel proud that you have created such a wonderful publication from your own dreams and supplied the community with such a wonderful community media outlet.

Please consider revisiting the thought of keeping this magazine alive. It would be such a shame to lose such a great read. All the best and well done mate.

A very passionate reader

Wow, well Very paasionate reader, (who ever you are) your letter brought me to tears with mixed emotions of pride with what I have achieved, and sadness with the feeling I let the community down with the magazine not proceeding. Yes it was all due to advertising support. I simply could not fund the publication from my own pocket anymore. But i have taken your kind words on board and here is our online issue of the magazine. No printing costs and no down time with delivering the magazine. I do love my photography and I do love representing this publication. I hope the community can show its support as they have done in the past. Duff

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Well we are back. Sorry to dissapoint anyone with our publication being suspended since our january issue, but it was out of our control. We simply could not raise the advertising dollar needed to support the cost of printing and the publication of this magazine. But due to popular demand and a huge support from the Townsville community, we have relaunched with this issue which will not be printed anymore, and will be an online version only. By eliminating the cost of printing we have brought our overheads right down and will nnow hoepfully be able to continue with the magazine and hopefully still reach our market. I would like to thank everyone who has helped in the past making the last 20 issue very enjoyable to be a part of. We look forward to the future and hope you will continue to support and enjoy each publication.

The Brewery have kindly donated a case of their finest beer - “Townsville Bitter” - to be awarded to the best ‘Letter to the Editor’ for each issue.

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Profiles: 8 Cover Story - Artistic Skaters12 Molly-Beth Campbell 16 Lachlan Bawden22 Lara Leong 32 Jay Pery 38 Kerri Ritchie 42 Dave Hampton

Articles20 Mid-foot Sprains - Jayne Arlett25 Powerful Positive Motivation- Stu Munro30 Forgivness - Petra Creutziger34 Acyive, Happy and Healthy - Andy King 41 Preventing Hamstring Injuries- Angus Vincent

Regulars10 School sports26 Wizpics photos of the month48 Community page50 5 Minutes with......Daniel Egan

Features28 Business Profile - Business Technology Centre35 My Story - Scott Stidson36 SLM Challenge - 46 Local Directory

Contents | June 2012 | Issue #21

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Cover Photo: Neale Winter


PUBLISHING EDITOR Stephen “Duff” Duffie

EDITOR’S ASSISTANTS Isabella & Willow Duffie

STAFF WRITER Jasmine Jarvis

CONTRIBUTORS Naomi Abdilla

PHOTOGRAPHERS Stephen Duffie

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They are young, beautiful and full of ambition and these two young girls, Shaylee Browning and Casey Win-ter will be going for gold when they compete at the National Artistic Roller Skating Championships representing Queensland in Sydney in July.

Shaylee, 9 fell in love with the sport after attending a birthday party two years ago at the Willows on Wheels rink. In 2010, at age 7, Shaylee com-menced her beginner Star classes and soon progressed to the Artistic Devel-opment stage. She currently trains with Coach, Patricia Winter, up to five days a week and her technique and passion for skating has only continued to flourish. Shaylee first competed at a Prep States in 2011 winning gold for each of her three events being freeskat-ing, dance and figures. She was then invited to attend the 2011 National Artistic Roller Skating Championships in Melbourne, at a Tiny Tot level where she added a further two gold medals to her collection. In May this year Shaylee attended the 2012 State Champion-

ships on the Gold Coast in the Primary division successfully bring-ing home another gold and two silver medals.

Fellow club team mate from the Willows Roller Sports Club, Casey Winter, 10, has skating in her blood. Her love for the sport has been passed down from her mother and coach, Patricia Winter, her devotion and interest in roller skating started just over four years ago. In 2010 Casey competed at her first Prep States competition and the following year went on to attend the State and National Championships in the Primary division. Casey also attended the 2012 State Championships this year at a Juvenile level. Casey rel-ishes the intricacies of free-skating and is also a talented dance and figure skater and this is demonstrated by the seven gold and two silver medals she has won over these years of competition.

Both girls would one day hope to be selected to represent Australia at Oceanias and with Patricia Winter as their coach, no mountain

is too high for these two young stars and there is no limit to the heights they could reach.

Although they train ex-tensively for many hours each week at skating, they still have time to follow other interests. Shaylee’s gracefulness and style on the skating rink is forgot-ten once she takes her place on the basketball court where she plays for the Hyats Basketball Club in U10 and U12.

Casey’s elegance and poise is carried through to the dance floor at TAPA where

she learns ballet, modern and contemporary dance. She also has begun playing basketball this year for the Bouncers Basketball Club.

Shaylee and Casey will be heading to Sydney in July for the National Artistic Roller Skating Champion-ships and both girls are training extremely hard. Shaylee will be competing in Primary Freeskating, Dance and Figures and Casey will be competing in Juvenille Freeskating and Figures.

ROLLER SKATING FUNDRAISERS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILYWillows on Wheels Roller Skating Rink (Parkside Dr, Condon) have kindly offered to host a number of Family Fun Skating Sessions and Sausage Sizzles with all of the proceeds from these events being generously donated to assist with the girls’ travel expenses when competing at the National Championships.

• These sessions will be held:• Saturday, 26th May 2012, 6.30pm – 8.30pm• Sunday, 10th June 2012, 5.00pm to 8.00pm “BBQ and Skate”

(Queens Birthday long weekend)• Monday, 25th June 2012, 6.30 – 8.30pm (School holidays)• $10 Entry (including skate hire and a ticket in the lucky door

prize)• So bring all of your family and friends and come along to show

your support for these two Townsville girls.• The Willows Roller Sports Club will also be holding their quar-

terly U14 (only) Junior Roller Disco:• Saturday, 2 June 2012, 6.30pm to 9.00pm• $10 Entry (including skate hire and a ticket in the lucky door

prize)• Future Junior Roller Discos are scheduled to be held on Satur-

day, 4th August 2012 and Saturday, 17th November 2012.• So note all these dates on your calendar and head on down to

the rink for a great night. Skating is fun!

Artistic skaters off to Nationals


Artistic skaters off to Nationals CASEY WINTER & SHAYLEE BROWNING

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My name is Molly-Beth and I am 11 years old. I guess you could say I’m an active person. I love being involved in as many activities as I can fit into my day. My favourite thing to do is dance. I began my first dancing class (tiny tots) at 2 ½ years old and did my first concert when I was 3. It was then that I discovered my love of dancing and it has become my passion. As I got older I began taking ballet, tap and modern classes and just last year I also began highland dancing. Dancing is a very demanding sport because you need to be fit but also need to demonstrate style, grace and hold all of your positions. When you are on the stage you need to be able to do all of that as well as smiling and being entertaining. I really enjoy being on the stage and began competing in eisteddfods and dancing competitions when I was 8. It takes lots of work and hours of practice but I love every minute of it. Over the years I have been fortunate enough to have won 40 first place trophies, 42 place medals and 8 exam awards. I hope that I can keep on dancing for ever. I also like that the fitness you get from dancing helps with stamina in other sports. I also usually compete in interschool sprints and long distance events. Dancing also provides opportunities in theatre and I was lucky enough to play the role of Cinderella in our school production.

Once a week I also attend swimming squad training. My Mum took me to swimming classes when I was 3 months old and I have been swimming ever since. Swimming is also a great way to keep fit and works all of you muscles. While I’m doing my laps it gives me time to think about things.

Touch football is another sport which I played for the first time last year. I absolutely loved it! I had so much fun and made some really nice friends. I learned so much from my coaches and learned how to work as a team. I think a team sport is something everyone should play. It keeps you active and social all at the same time.

This year I want to keep on going with all my activities and keep on practising and improving. I like that I have had the opportunity at school to play different sports such as netball and basketball. I have a big year ahead of me at school this year being in grade 7.....my final year of primary school. I wonder what new things it will bring.

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Lachlan (or better known as Lachie on the soccer fields) showed a keen interest in soccer from the very young age of 2 when he watched his brother Cameron play soccer for Saints. Lachie attended most of Cameron’s training sessions and I’m sure he thought he was part of the team, running around with the big boys. When he was old enough to start playing for U5, Lachie was definitely showing skills that would no doubt stay with him for years to come. As little 5 year olds, the object of the game is to get the ball no matter who has it and score a goal. We found ourselves looking at

a little trail of 5 year olds in their oversized jerseys trying to steel the ball from anyone even if it was your own teammate. Lachie’s love for soccer grew stronger and stron-ger but it didn’t come naturally for him immediately. It involved many afternoons after school kicking and dribbling in the backyard just to ‘get it right’. Lachie puts in 110% into anything he loves doing. Today Lachie has many pairs of soccer boots, many soccer balls and the drive to be excel-lent at playing soccer. 2010 was a big year for Lachie and soccer. Whilst living in Bris-bane, he played U9 for Souths United and this was the year he blossomed. With the help of the most amazing coach Steve (the father of Lachie’s best friend Matty), he was developed into a great little player. He was taught the fundamentals of positioning and great ball skills. The team was undefeated but unfortunately due to relocating to Townsville, Lachie had to say goodbye to his favourite team and start all over again in Townsville. With the lead up to the 2012 soccer season came futsal which was a fun way to get back into the swing of things. In February 2012, Lachie joined with the club Saints, following in his brothers footsteps, and has been fortunate enough to be placed in a great team of great players and a great coach. But Lachie’s dream was to try out and be selected for the Townsville Repre-

sentative Team and although he was very nervous at trials, Lachie was selected to play and is now a striker for one of the U10 Representative sides. He is very proud of this achievement after years of practice and perseverance. If anyone really deserves to be there, it’s Lachlan Bawden.

Cameron on the other hand has followed in his fathers footsteps playing rugby union. The transition from soccer to rugby began in 2009 when Cameron joined Sunnybank Rugby Union Club as U9. Cameron was always going to be good at any ball sports having even tried a season of cricket. This was very short lived due to the fact that Cameron got very bored out in the field waiting for ‘something to happen’. The cricket bat was quickly put away. Back to Rugby, Cameron was encouraged by his dad from a very young age. In 2010 as U10, Cameron really got a feel for the game and really started showing some interested with plenty of training and tackling prac-tice, it paid off as he was awarded ‘most im-proved player’ at their award presentation. Cameron played half a year in 2011 with Sunnybank before moving to Townsville. This year Cameron is playing for the North Ward Sandcrabs as fullback and loving it.

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Book your child’s annual foot health check-up today, to keep them running tomorrow.

Townsville Podiatry Centre is Australia’s largest podiatry clinic providing state of the art facilities normally found only in research centres. Specialising in foot and leg health for sporting people, children and family members.

Injuries to the TMT joint can range from low grade sprains to complete tears and separation of the first and second metatarsal bones. Mid-foot sprains are therefore classified according to the degree of separation; Stage 1 (sprain) has no separation while a Stage 3 (rupture) has a separation of more than 5mm. These injuries are not very common in the general population; however they are the second most common foot injury in the athletic population. Dislocation is rare in sports, however should always be considered due to disastrous complications if untreated or if treatment is delayed.

Fig 1. The joints of the mid-foot

There are two main causes of injury to the mid-foot; direct and indirect. Direct injuries are uncommon in sports and are more common in motor vehicle or worksite accidents. Indirect injuries occur when there is a force applied to the foot while the foot is pointing down and slightly rotated. The extent of the damage will depend on the intrinsic (joint range of motion) and extrinsic factors (surface, equipment).

Clinically, this injury will present as mid-foot pain that persists for more than 5 days.

There will be difficulty with weight bearing and the pain will be increased with forefoot weight bearing (i.e. forefoot strike pattern in running and pain on the push off phase in running), and in more severe cases, with walking and performing heel raises. There may or may not be swelling or bruising present.

Treatment of a mid-foot injury is dependent on the severity. A Grade 1 with no instability can be managed conservatively with

functional taping or immobilisation in a cast or air-boot for 6 weeks. Rehabilitation is required to strengthen the muscles of the foot and ankle prior to a gradual return to sporting activity over a 4-8 week period. Orthotic therapy may be required for additional support while in the recovery period.

Further investigation with a weight bearing x-ray is the initial imaging of choice to establish the severity of the injury. If clinical symptoms persist and x-ray results are negative, there are further tests available (MRI, bone scan or CT scans) that are more sensitive, and more expensive to the patient. Imaging can confirm the severity of the injury and this may result in surgical fixation in unstable injuries.

A lisfranc’s injury has the potential for chronic disability due to prolonged misalignment, non-union and instability of the TMT joint. Early diagnosis and management is therefore critical to reduce complications and optimise return to activity. If you suspect a mid-foot sprain then follow the first aid procedure of RICER (rest, Ice, compression, elevation and referral if symptoms persist).

Mid-foot Sprains The mid-foot area refers to the joints of the 5 long bones of the foot (the metatarsals) at their base and the corresponding mid-foot bones (fig 1). These joints are also referred to as Lisfranc’s or tarso-metatarsal joint (TMT).

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She has treated professional, elite and social athletes for many years. Jayne is an Olympic Podiatrist and Consultants Sports Podiatrist to professional teams Townsville Crocodiles and the Townsville Fire. She completed a fellowship in the USA and consulted to the Chicago Bulls, Bears and the White Sox. Townsville Podiatry Centre regularly consult at -The Athlete’s Foot Castletown and Willows, providing professional advice on correct shoe selection.

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Lara Leong followed in the much larger footsteps of her two older brothers and started swimming as a baby, a learn to swim program with Towns-ville Aquatics. When she became proficient enough moved into club swimming. Lara has been swimming club since 2006 initially start-ing with the Ross River swimming club but now swims for the Townsville Marlins Swimming Club which is based out of the PCYC at Castle Hill. Lara started competitive swimming at the age of 5 and first represented Ross River swimming club at the Herbert River Amateur Carnival, Ingham on the 11th November 2006.

Having just turned 9 at the time, Lara represent-ed her club and region, Townsville Marlins and North Queensland, in the Queensland state 10 and under relays which were held in Brisbane. Further representation has occurred with par-ticipation in the Queensland State Sprint compe-tition and the Queensland State Primary School Championships where she competed in the freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and relay events. Throughout the course of these competitions Lara gained valuable experience and through lots of hard work posted personal best times in all the events she entered.


Lara has competed in most of the North Queensland swimming carnivals throughout the year at locations far and wide from Cannonvale to Cairns and Hughenden to Herbert River and has been very successful in her age group. Lara has a large selection of ribbons medals and club age group record certificates on dis-play in her bedroom, a testament to her hard work and ability.

Some of Lara’s most memorable moments have been attaining Gold level in the Swimming Austra-lia’s junior excellence program and winning her first money prize in a dash for cash competition at the Richmond swimming carnival.

Lara enjoys swimming for a number of reasons which included the competitiveness that it brings trying to beat her peers in the events she is racing in, the meeting up with friends from the Marlins and other swimming clubs, but in particularly the dash for cash events. Her favourite strokes are freestyle and butterfly especially the 50m events as these are very much sprint events which she excels at.

Lara is aspiring to be like Libby Trickett, an excellent swimmer for Australia and current her goal is to represent Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth games on the Gold Coast. She realises that this will take many years of hard work and lots of train-ing which may not always be enjoyable, particularly the early morning training sessions. Lara is currently training 3 times a

week but realises that to achieve her goals she needs to train more however, she is finding it difficult to find the time as she is also very active on the Hockey field.

Lara’s coach is James Galbraith, a Bronze level coach, who attended the 2011 world championships in China with Swimming Queensland and ASCTA and he believes that she has the right attitude and the potential

to achieve her goals if she works hard, trains hard and sticks to her dream.

Her favourite things about swimming with the Marlins are the fun times they have together both at carnivals and at club nights. She particularly enjoys the club social events such

as the roller skating at Willows on Wheels, the fun times had when Windy Wizard per-formed at PCYC Castle Hill and she really enjoyed the Lazer skirmish which the

club held for its Christmas break up event.

LARA LEONG

Lara’s eldest brother is also an excellent swimmer who holds

numerous Australian, state and club age records, who often reminds her

that he can beat her in any race. Her reply to that is:

“grow up, I’m only 10, challenge me again when I’m 18”.


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“The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare” – Juma Ikangaa

What is Positive Motivation?Positive Motivation is based on achievement of positive outcomes. These outcomes can range from enjoying a single training session, to making progress towards a health or lifestyle objective, to an achievement such as completing a triathlon or marathon. The feeling of enjoyment and happiness at achieving the positive outcome provides the motivation.

What is Negative Motivation?Negative Motivation is based on avoiding one or more negative outcomes. Examples of negative motivation include “attending gym/training ‘just’ to avoid wasting the money paid on membership fees”, “driving carefully to avoid crashing” and wanting a good performance result so that your training time and effort has not been wasted.

How is Positive Motivation Strategy more powerful?Negative Motivation strategies have a place in life and in training. They can provide a safety base – ie not swimming in a crocodile infested river – and can be useful in this context. However, Negative Motivation strategies have the pitfalls of generally being temporary and engaging negative thinking, anxiety and tension.

For example, if a player is performing to prove their worthiness to a coach they don’t like, and the coach changes, the player loses their primary motivation strategy and their performance may suffer as a result. Similarly, if someone is attending training ‘because’ the money is already paid, the risk is that when their contract ends, their motivation also expires.

A Positive Internally-Focussed Motivation strategy based on an outcome of goal achievement or feeling will provide a powerful performance outcome. A focus on personal enjoyment of the game/training or on achievement of your personal goal provides a lasting, satisfying result and a more powerful motivation to perform.

What are some techniques for Positive Motivation?Two mental techniques to develop positive motivation strategies include “enjoying the experience” and “goal-focus”.

Enjoying the experience is great for many people and many contexts. The feelings of freedom, relaxation, energy, achievement, fresh air, provide motivation for many people to train. Tapping into these feelings, and wanting to experience them, can help get you out of bed, off the couch, out-of-doors.

However, enjoyment may not provide as powerful a cue to do the sessions necessary for improvement. For example, training in the rain, a tough hill session or feeling like throwing up after a hard interval session may not always be enjoyable.

In this case, use goal-focus as a motivation strategy. Tapping into your desire to achieve the outcome and how good it will feel when you do so, may give you the energy you need for the tough sessions. A coach with skills in mental mastery can help you to further develop a powerful, well-constructed and holistic approach to your goal achievement.

Goal-focus can be a long-term process, and some people may feel that training becomes a bit of a grind. In this case a strategy of acknowledging your progress to date, reviewing your reasons for choosing your

goal, and focussing on enjoying training sessions can be refreshing and motivating. Another option could be to break the big goal down into smaller milestones and focus on the next session or the next week, so you have something that feels more achievable.

Achieving a high performance outcome needs a combination of motivation strategies, targeted for different elements of your preparation and performance.

What will assist with Motivation?A powerful goal will assist with your motivation, especially if you can align your current activities with your long term goals. We’ll discuss Goal Achievement and Alignment in future articles.

Your Challenge – Motivation reviewWhen facing a challenge, or something you have been putting off, pause to identify your motivation(s) for the task. Try one of the alternate strategies above, and observe your outcome. Try this for a week, and let us know how it goes by email to [email protected] or by posting your success story on the Activ8NQ Facebook page.

Motivation is a Mental Preparation skill that can be trained and developed. Being aware of your motivation strategies, developing a range of strategies and knowing when and how to switch from one to another are skills that can greatly enhance the quality of your training and performance.

A Performance Coach with training in Mental Preparation can help identify your current motivation strategies and develop your skills in this area. Contact Stu on 0404 355 296 or [email protected] for more information.

Your best and greatest result will come from Powerful Positive Motivation.

by Stu Munro

Article Stu MunroStu is a Director and Performance Coach at Activ8NQ. As an accredited Sportsmind Performance Coach, Running Coach and

Personal Trainer, Stu applies Mental Preparation techniques to provide high performance outcomes and help achieve fulfilling goals. Stu has a background in marathon running, triathlon, touch and AFL.Last issue we discussed how your sports performance can be improved by Mental

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Forgiveness – 5 Reasons Why It´s Important To Let Go of Resentment by Petra Creutziger

A Sign Of Strength:The moment we get hurt physically, emotionally or mentally we experience pain on all levels. It is easy to get swept away by anger and resentment, and if you ask me, it is natural and okay to feel these emotions.However there comes a time when the pain will diminish and this is a very important moment: it´s the perfect time to stop the cycle of resentment, blame, self-doubt, guilt, anger, frustration, resentment, blame….It takes strength to break the pattern and take over responsibility for our actions or non-actions instead of allowing our feelings to control us. It is in fact quite doable because…“Forgiveness is not an emotion, it´s a decision” - Randall Worley

A Matter Of Choice:Everyone has at some stage been hurt by someone we trusted. Still it is not the event itself that is painful, it is the meaning we give it. How we interpret what happened ´to us´ and what learning we take away from the event, will ultimately determine our re-action and whether we choose to blame or to forgive.Forgiveness may not be an easy decision to make, and maybe it is one that has to be made again and again, but it still is a decision. Forgiveness is not a matter of ability, something that some people CAN do and others CAN´T. Although it may feel like we really can´t, the real question is whether we WANT to forgive or not and there is a big

difference between those two options.In order to make the decision to WANT to forgive, it might be of benefit to understand that …. “We may not know how to forgive, and we may not want to forgive; but the very fact we say we are willing to forgive begins the healing practice” - Louise Hay

A Gift To Self:Being in a state of Blame, the opposite of Forgiveness, puts a lot of physical and mental stress on us. Any kind of stress will, if unaddressed over a period of time, manifest in either our physical or mental body, causing blockages in our energy lines (meridians) and/or energy centres (chakras).This is our body´s way to communicate with us, to tell us that something is out of balance and that something needs to be done about it, that something needs to change. As mentioned above, forgiveness means that you fill yourself with love, the purest of all emotions and the one that quickly and effortlessly initiates a healing process. It means radiating that love outward, a very important fact if we remember that we attract what we send out. That´s why…“Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives” - Lawana Blackwell

A Path To Freedom:We have been conditioned to believe that letting go of resentment means we do the ones that hurt us a favour. We believe that they are the ones that are hurting and that

they deserve to suffer.Unfortunately very often the other person doesn´t realise how much he or she hurt us, whether or how we´ve been hurt at all or sometimes they simply don´t care enough to even bother. So in the end it´s not the other one who suffers, it´s us. We attract what we send out, what we focus on is what we get and what we give energy to (in form of thoughts and emotions) is what we get more of.As soon as we remember this and decide that we had enough pain, that it no longer serves us, that we can let it go, that we can – forgive, we can focus on and re-connect with what we really want. Forgiveness will set us free and will give us…

Peace of Mind:Forgiveness is extremely powerful.The moment we decide that it is time to forgive others and ourselves, when we finally choose to let go of resentments, grudges or remorse, is the moment we allow peace to re-enter into our life.“If you let go a little you will have a little peace; if you let go a lot you will have a lot of peace; if you let go completely you will have complete peace.” - Ajahn ChahLet go of what no longer serves, supports or nurtures you. Forgive those who have hurt you, because they are your greatest teachers who give you lessons you can learn from and master. By doing so, instead of becoming a bitter person, you will become a better person.

Forgiveness is a very unattractive virtue to people, yet it is a very important one. While our ego associates Forgiveness with accepting injustice or letting someone get away with ´doing the wrong thing´, that`s not what forgiveness is really about. Wayne Dyer says “Forgiveness is the most powerful thing that you can do for your physiology and your spirituality;….it means that you fill yourself with love and you radiate that love outward and refuse to hang onto the venom or hatred that was engendered by the behaviours that caused the wounds.” Here´s what that means: “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” - Mahatma Ghandi

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Petra is the founder of Transition Guidance, a company that encourages and supports others to

live authentically and to shine their own true light with courage and honour. She is a Diploma Life Coach, Fitness Trainer and Nuad Thai (Traditional Thai Yoga Massage) Practitioner who focuses on a holistic approach to health and well-being. Petra passionately provides services, products and treatments to decrease, cope with or prevent stress in order to attain, increase and sustain relaxation for body, mind & spirit.


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“I like training hard and finally nailing a skill after practicing for weeks or months is just the best feeling.”Jay Pery started gymnastics at Townsville Gymnastics when he was seven years old, he is now in grade 12 at Pimlico State High School. His sister, Kristen, who is three years older, was training and competing and jay was at the gym so often he decided to give it a try. ”My sister is now a high level coach and judge in Brisbane and often judges me in state competitions. She is pretty quick to offer plenty of advice – sometimes I listen, sometimes I ignore” Jay smilingly stated. Jay made the State Team in Level 8 for the first time last year. He competed in Canberra and the Queensland team won the National Titles. “Three of us from Townsville made the male State teams at various levels.” Jay proudly stated. “I then was selected to represent Australia and travel to New Zealand for international competition. Our team again won this competition.” “This year, I competed at the State Titles in Brisbane in April. I competed across all six apparatus twice over suc-cessive days. I am the State Level 8 Vault Champion, received a silver medal on Floor and finished fifth overall. This qualified me to compete as part of the Queensland Level 8 team at the National Gymnastics Championships at Homebush in Sydney next week. I am the only male gymnast in North Queensland to gain selection this year. I am hoping to do well enough to again gain selection in the Australian Team to compete in Las Vegas in January.” Jay competes in all six disciplines of the Men’s gymnastics competition. These are Vault, Floor, Pommel Horse, High Bar, Rings and Parallel Bars. His favourite apparatus is the Pommel Horse. “It is incredibly challeng-ing and when you nail a routine, there is no better feeling.” “The best part of the sport is the people and friendships I now have with gymnasts across Australia. I

like training hard and finally nailing a skill after practicing for weeks or months is just the best feeling. Some of the skills are really difficult and there is a great sense of achievement in working hard and achiev-ing harder skills. The most difficult part of the sport is the time needed to train to maintain strength. This has been even harder this year as I study for year 12. I train up to 15 hours per week so there is not much time for much else but study, gym and work. I am very lucky to have had

some really good coaches over the years. My mentor has been Daren Wolfe, who is an international judge and has judged at Olympics and World Championships. He brings that experience back to Townsville and I am honoured to have had the op-portunity to train under such incredible knowledge. I like gymnastics because it keeps me very fit and strong and offers me the continual challenge of working on new skills and competing at the highest of levels.”

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Recently Cecilia proudly rode to school on her first bike, and when asked she offered; ‘ Now I am riding good, I’m happy,

When Cecelia came to her first session at the Community Bike Program in Term 3 last year, her first roll was a bit wonky and tentative, she pedalled slowly and wobbled. After two Terms attending the Garbutt State School Community Bike Program, Cecilia has new skills.

Cleophas Kabanda, Cecilia’s father added; ‘This program has been good for my children, they didn’t know how to ride. Now they do we bought the bike for them.’

This Community Bike program is run by UnitingCare Community Youth Services, funded though The Smith Family – Communities for Children Townsville West. This Australian Government funded program aims to promote bike safety, maintenance and riding skills with upper Primary age students in the Garbutt area, and runs this weekly bike Programs at the Garbutt State School.

‘The program is voluntary, free and this year we have consistently had 12 -15 young students attend weekly. The school and families are supportive of the Program, and is run by our Bike coach, youth worker and volunteer worker.’

‘We have a great bike coach Jake Salmon from Top Brand Cycles whose out there on the BMXs with the students teaching riding drills and skills, and how to maintain the bikes. The kids love it, and you can see the progression of the children’s bike skills and riding awareness it’s fun and healthy.’Alex Southern, Program

facilitator shared.

UnitingCare Community’s Bike Program is a great partnership which shows how a community expressed desire to have their children have better bike skills and riding opportunities can be achieved through cooperation.

The Program brings together; students, families, The Smith Family – Communities for

Children, Garbutt State School and staff, Top Brand Cycles, Rotary Port of Townsville and the workers from UnitingCare Community. Each plays their part in making this school –based program happen and work.

The last word on the program from Cecilia; ‘Bike riding is such fun for me.’

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Queensland based youngster Matt Campbell is set to make his Australian Formula Ford Championship debut at the upcoming Townsville round, joining the newly created Chairman’s Cup for state level graduates.

The 17 year old, from the Darling Downs city of Warwick, has been a front runner in Queensland State Championship Formula Ford competition in recent times, leading this year’s standings after finishing second overall in 2011.

Prior to taking to open wheel competition, Campbell served a successful apprenticeship in the Queensland Super Sprint Series, driving a Datsun 1200.

Campbell’s debut will be made with the twice Championship winning Synergy Motorsport outfit, who are also fielding the cars of current front runners Mathew Hart

and Sam Power.

Apart from racing at local Queensland tracks such as Lakeside, Morgan Park and Queensland Raceway, Campbell has taken in events at Bathurst and Eastern Creek, and is not daunted by the concrete lined street circuit.

“I’ve never been to the race before, but I have visited Townsville and seen the track, so I have a feel for it. I can’t wait for the race weekend,” Campbell said.

“It will be great to work with Justin Cotter and Synergy Motorsport, they’re a championship winning team, and they have done really well with Mathew Hart this season.

“I’m not sure which car we will have at this stage, if it’s the new Spectrum 014 or an older car, either way it will be a step up.”

Campbell is also slated to race at the following round of the Championship at Queensland Raceway on August 3-5, with the two Queensland events set to be his entries in the Chairman’s Cup, which has been created to give state level drivers a sample of national competition.

Incentives for participants include discount round entry fees, and a stand alone point score structure, which is led by Scott Andrews over Anton De Pasquale and David Sera after the first round at Phillip Island.

In the overall Championship standings after three rounds, Jack Le Brocq leads the way from Mathew Hart by only four points, withGarry Jacobson a further two points back in third.

The Sucrogen Townsville 400 will take place from July 6-8.

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Formula Ford is the world’s premier junior development motorsport category and has been a prominent fixture within Australia since 1969. Ford has been a proud partner of Formula Ford in Australia since the beginning and will support the category again in 2012 as it continues to grow. The relative parity between local and international makes produces some of the closest and most exciting racing seen on any circuit around Australia.Formula Ford is the world’s premier junior development motorsport category and has been a prominent fixture within Australia since 1969. Ford has been a proud partner of Formula Ford in Australia since the beginning and will support the category again in 2012 as it continues to grow. The relative parity between local and international makes produces some of the closest and most exciting racing seen on any circuit around Australia.


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Recently our Editor travelled down to the lower part of our state for a holiday and to check out some of the sporting scene down there, In particular the surf scene and some drag racing at the famous Willowbank Raceway. Here are some of the photos from this trip.


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Ok yes here I am in my 40’s (that all I’m giving away) but I can say this would have to be the fittest I have been for many years. Why is this? Why, in the past few years has my outlook on life and being healthy changed? Well there certainly has been some influential people driving me, firstly would have to be my son, Kurtis. Mum no carb’s after 5 (ohh but I really like carbs), Mum do you know who much sugar is in that can of red bull (but red bull gives me wings), Mum that pasta is full of fat (but I love creamy bacon pasta, ohh and there are those carb’s again) you will have to exercise

for an extra hour before you even start to get rid of what you’re about to eat … mum, mum, mum, that’s the little voice I hear in the back of my head when I’m about to buy that snickers bar at woolies, so I put it back and buy those low calorie muesli bars that have the least fat and sugar he told me about!!! He is a health and fitness nut. But you know his pieces of advice I do listen to, it’s like a little voice in the back of my head, I do look at the label to see how many calories there are per serve and how much fat and sugar items contain. I’m glad a little bit of him has rubbed off on me.

My chosen method of exercise would have to be Castle Hill and the Goat track. First of all it’s free, fun you have the best view and there are so many different tracks leading up to the top that you can really have such a variety of workouts.

I clearly remember my very first experience of Castle Hill and the goat track which was many moons ago, was with my good friend Naomi. We got just to that first little bridge part (This is probably only 80 meters) and I was totally buggered!! I’m like ooohh please, I’m dying, I can’t breathe, my calves are on fire, it’s ok don’t wait for me, just go ahead, but oh no, she was too wise for me, Naomi knew I would turn around and go back down as it was hard work, all those stupid steps, they just didn’t stop, I did actually contemplate half way up just jumping off the side and rolling back down to the bottom as I was sure that would be an easier option than those never ending bloody steps, I was sure that at any minute I would be knocking on heaven’s door, oh ok ok slight exaggeration there but those damn steps just didn’t seem to end!!! But my wonderful friend Naomi gave me noth-ing but encouragement and up the top we went in the record time of about an hour (hahaha) Sorry Nay for slowing you down so much, but thank you for your patience and encouragement as this started my love of walking up castle hill.

Then there is my training buddy Craig. Everyone needs a training buddy (Craig comes highly recommended, but you can’t have him he’s mine) as they motivate you and If you know you have to meet someone at a certain time and place then you will get up and go! At different times we have been very inspirational to each other. He is my inspiration right now, he has lost over 30 kilos and I consider that just amazing, besides the fact that he is looking super hot!!! He has turned into a fitness freak and I struggle to keep up with him! We walk up Castle Hill together a couple of times a weeks. We usually meet at 5:30am as it’s such a beautiful time of the day, nothing better than being out in the fresh air exer-cising and watching the sunrise at the same time with a great mate!

Craig and I did our first 5km fun run last year and it was just fantastic. Craig is go-ing all out and doing the 21k this year, I’m going to stick to the 5k and my wonderful children are going do it with me. (I told them if they don’t beat me they will be on housework duties for 3 months) I remem-ber last year the results were in the paper, my son said he was looking for my name to see where I came. He started looking at the end of the names working his way back thinking I had come last or second last, but kept looking and then realised I came in un-der half way, quite impressive for an old girl he said!. My next task is to get my friend Kevin up the hill with, he has vowed never to do it. ohh little does he know persuasive I can be.

So I suppose the moral of this little piece is no matter what your age, your size or level of fitness you can do anything you set your mind to. Start out by taking it slow and build up if you need to. Exercise with a friend it’s a great way of catching up along with having someone to motivate you. Keep positive people in your life and If you get off track, remember tomorrow is a new day, so start again, ohh and no Carbs after 5!!!

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First of all, what are the hamstrings?The hamstrings are a group of muscles that span the length of the back of the thigh; the 2 bicep femoris on the outside (lateral) part of the thigh, and the semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscles on the inside (medial) part of the thigh.

The hamstrings work to bend the knee and extend the hip, but functionally they are important to act as a brake to control the swing of the leg with running and kicking, as well as providing power for these activities.

How can I reduce my chances of straining my hamstrings?Some risks for hamstring strain you cannot change – such as increasing age and having had a previous hamstring injury n the past. Of all the risks, having a past history of hamstring strain seems to be the biggest predictor of injury in the future with athletes being 2-6 times more likely to suffer another one. This explains why many people seem to have recurrent problems. Similarly, the mid 20’s seems to be the time in which the risk of hamstring injury increases the most.

But there are a number of things you can influence to decrease the chances of hurting your hamstring. Having good hamstring strength, and perhaps more importantly, having a good muscle strength between your quads and hamstrings helps. The hamstrings are often neglected with resistance training but there are several simple exercises that can be used to strengthen them. A few are listed here :

•Stand on one leg keeping your back straight and knee straight. Bend through the hips over the toes and return to the starting position. Repeat 10 times•The patient allows themselves to fall slowly forward and then resist the fall as long as possible using their hamstrings. Repeat 2 x 5 times•With feet on ball, switch core on, and lift buttocks ( by pushing down through legs )keeping back straight, bring the ball to buttocks and then back out again. Repeat 10 times

A warm-up stretching program was found to statistically reduce the number of hamstring injuries in a military population. Incorporate some dynamic hip-swing stretching to stretch both hamstrings in one direction and hip-flexors in the other direction.

Hamstring Dynamic Stretching •Hold onto a stable surface or a partner; •Keep your upper body still, and swing your right leg forward and back 20 times, loosening your glutes, hamstrings and hip flexors.

•Switch sides.

The use of thermal pants has been suggested to have a role in reducing the recurrence of hamstring injuries.Functional training, which replicates movement that stress the hamstring during competition, has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of injury. This includes such things as:•Practicing bending to pick up the ball while running•Short sprints and direction changes•Core stability exercises

•Plyometric exercises (eg jumping or hopping)All of the above mentioned have been used successfully in programs to reduce the rate of hamstring injury, as well as helping to protect against many other sporting injuries. Combining them all will decrease the risk of injury. For example, a program combining general interventions such as improved warm-up, regular cool down, and a series of exercises to improve stability of ankle and knee joints, flexibility and strength of the trunk, hip and leg muscles, as well as to improve coordination, reaction time and endurance was found to be effective in reducing injuries in soccer players, including thigh injuries.

Please contact Angus Vincent at SportsMed Physio North Ward (07 4722 3888) if you require further information on hamstring injury or prevention.

by Angus Vincent Physiotherapist - SportsMed Physiotherapy

Angus Vincent B.Sc.,B.App.ScSportsMed PhysiotherapyAngus graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Adelaide and a Bachelor of

Applied Science in Physiotherapy in 1996 from the University of South Australia. Angus is the Director of SportsMed Physiotherapy at Pimlico, North Ward, Ayr and Ingham. Angus has keen interests in all sports, in particular, running, cycling and swimming. He focuses on hands-on therapy and an active approach to rehabilitation. Appointments are available at SportsMed Nth Ward - 4722 3888”

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PREVENTING HAMSTRING INJURIESUnfortunately, hamstring strain is a very common injury in sport, with up to 20% of any group of athletes suffering 1 injury, in a given season. Whilst we know how to treat an injured hamstring (standard RICE regime then get to a physio!) , an equally important role is that of preventing injury.


Profile I’m often asked, “why do you run?” or “have you always been a runner?”, here’s my answer:

In early 2004, at the age of 52, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Up until that time I’d led a pretty uneventful life, health-wise. A friend once postulated that you spend the first fifty years of your life trying to kill yourself and the next however-many-years battling to stay alive. That was seemingly the case for me. I’ve never been a “sporty” type person, hated sport at school and never really enjoyed partaking in any sports. Couple that with a love of good food, drink and the “good” things in life I guess I was a prime candidate for one of the more “popular” diseases that we baby boomers seem susceptible to. Although I was pretty active, walking or cycling every day for exercise and trying (unsuccessfully) to keep my weight in check.

So, after coming to terms with what a diagnosis of cancer means and going through the treatment options I had radical surgery in March 2004. At the end of a 3 month recovery period I found myself, towards the latter part the year, slowly piling on the kilos again and generally being pretty unfit. Time to do something serious about it. We are very fortunate in Townsville to have a natural gym in Castle Hill, a solitary hill that towers over the city and gives great views over the bay to Magnetic Island and the Coral Sea beyond. It’s about 4 km from my home to the top of the hill so I started walking it every day. Very hard at first it soon became easier and I found that my fitness soon improved and I was gradually losing a few pounds too.

I took a fitness assessment at a local gym to give me a base-line to see where my fitness really was and I had the first thoughts of “doing a fun run”. The idea of me going for a run was preposterous but I thought I’d give it a go. I abandoned the hill and took to the Strand, a beachfront (i.e. totally flat,) walk of a couple of km. I’d walk for a while and run a few steps then walk again while I got my breath back. I remember the day that I ran the whole length of the Strand

without stopping I got such a sense of achievement.

I entered my first ever fun run in April 2005, the “Lest We Forget” run (8 km) on the Anzac Day long weekend holiday. I had no expectations of what time I would run, the only goals I set for myself were to finish in one piece and run all the way. I came in 202nd out of 219 in 55 minutes and 31 seconds, an average pace of around 7 minutes per km. I ran a few other fun runs in 2005 but was never really “serious” about it.

Early 2006 I joined Townsville Road Runners and started running regularly and doing the things (some) runners do, like logging my runs, recording my times and setting some serious running goals. As my fitness improved I started entertaining the idea of entering a “proper” event and training specifically for it. So I decided that a half-marathon would be the go and decided on the Gold Coast half-marathon 2007. I got together a training programme from various resources, on-line, magazines, asking friends, and set about getting myself ready for the big day. The feeling at the start line after 14 weeks or so of serious training and with over 5000 other runners was almost overwhelming. I finished my first half marathon in 2 hours 9 minutes and to say that I was pleased would be a gross understatement. I felt so good I remember texting a mate with the result and saying

“I’ll be back next year for the big one”. I ran another half marathon in Townsvile four weeks later and improved my time by six minutes. I was hooked.

Since then I’ve logged over 10,000 km and recently completed my 3rd marathon in Canberra as a 60 year old.

Running is now part of my life and I think will be for as long as I can put one foot in front of the other. Running keeps me fit, gives me focus and a tremendous amount of self satisfaction. If I’m to be honest it also makes me feel just a little bit smug in that I’m doing what most people can’t be bothered with.

Would I have started running had I not had cancer and had to recover and had to get fit? Maybe, who knows, but I’m happy to let that be the catalyst for me being a runner. I wouldn’t want it any other way.

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EVERY CIGARETTE YOU DON’T SMOKE

IS DOING YOU GOODDON’T

Naomi Abdilla


Endurance Horse RidingTo complete is to win

For those of you out there that love horses this sport may be of interest to you. Endurance horse riding is a great opportunity to spend time with your horse in some of the nicest places to ride in Queensland and Australia. If you like camping with friends and being outdoors, endurance could become your favourite equestrian activity.

Endurance is a social sport where you can ride with your friends with lots of opportunities to make new friends. Endurance is a family sport, catering for all ages from young kids to grandparents. These photos were taken at the Pure Endurance ride in Finch Hatton in late January.

Endurance riding in Australia began in 1966 when RM Williams, after hearing reports of the 100 mile Tevis Cup in the USA

decided to challenge Australian riders to demonstrate if they had the skill and horsemanship of our early pioneers to “ride 100 miles in a day”. RM asked his mate Tom Quilty, a great horsesman and cattleman in the Kimberley of WA to support his venture and Tom donated $1000 to pay for the gold Tom Quilty cup and endurance riding was born. The Tom Qulity cup still runs every year and is one of the

most presitigious rides to participate in.

Today, endurance rides are run by volunteers on many weekends throughout the year. Riders can choose from 20 km social rides, training rides that are usually 40 km and endurance rides that can be from 80 km to 160 km in one day! Also on offer are marathon rides like the ultimate test; Shahzada 400 km over five days, held at St. Albans, near Sydney.

Townsville has their very own Endurance Riding and Arabian horse club. They hold several rides on weekends during the year with a big focus on helping new people learn the sport and have a go. They have 5, 20,40 and 80 kilometre rides at these events to cater for all experience levels.

A typical Endurance ride would see participants from travel to the venue on Saturday. After setting up camp riders present their horses to the ride Vet for the pre-ride check to ensure the horse is ready to start the ride. On Saturday evening, riders attend a pre-ride briefing, describing the course, start times, the arrows to be followed, and so-on. After the briefing, novice riders are given further instruction and guidance on how they may best complete the ride. A Training Ride is normally run in conjunction with the main event. The ride normally starts early on Sunday morning. A half-hour after completing each leg is the mandatory Vet check.

The motto of endurance riding is “To complete is to win”, the horse’s welfare is always the “number one” priority. While completing the course in the fastest possible time is a consideration, maintaining the horse in a sound, fit-to-continue condition that displays no signs of physical stress, is the real objective. You must meet the vet’s assessment before, he either allows you to proceed or congratulates you on completion.

Many different types of horses participate in endurance. Arabian horses are common but you will also see Standardbreds, Anglo Arabs, Quarabs, Thoroughbreds, Stock Horses, various pony breeds, Morgans, Appaloosas, Walers, Saddlebreds, Buckskins, Palominos and Paints.

If you would like to volunteer at a ride, learn more about the sport or have a go please contact Racheal Taylor the local club president on 0487 477 061 or email her: [email protected]. There is also information on the club website: http://teraha.weebly.com/. The club currently has a great competition running where you can win an all inclusive sailing cruise around the Whitsunday islands.

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Describe yourself in 3 words: Loyal, tall and messyDo you have any hidden talents: Pretty good at the board game ‘Scene it’.What is one of your favourite things to do: Relax by the poolName 1 thing you miss about being a kid: Being able to eat what you want when you want without any consequences”Favourite Sporting memory: Winning the 1997 NBL championship (Melbourne Tigers)If you could be any cartoon character which one would you be: Roger RamjetYou wouldn’t be caught dead, doing what? ZumbaFavorite Team: “Townsville Fire!!!”Kirby DalgleishFavorite movie: “Scarface”What’s the last movie you watched: War HorseIf you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be: “invisibilityName one thing that not many people know about you? My left leg is shorter than my right.

What is important to you right now: Finishing my University Degree. If you were granted a wish from a genie what would you want: I wish that every time i shot the basketball it went in.What would you spend your last 5 bucks on: Set for life Scratchy.What did you have, now don’t have, but wish you still did have: “My drum kit.What have you always wanted, could easily afford, but never bought yourself: “A coffee machine”Your first rebellious act? Climbing the pantry cupboard to get packets of chips at the top.What is the last book you read: Becoming a Teacher: Knowledge, Skills and Issues (University Text)Name a celebrity actor you would want to date. Charlize Theron If your house was on fire and you could grab only 3 things before leaving, what would they be? My girlfriend, My dog and my NBL championshp ringIf you could have dinner with any person in the world who would it be? Kirby Dalgleish

What do you think the best love scene in a movie is: Michael Douglas and Demi Moore in Indecent Proposal (I don’t think they were in love though)

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