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A focus on youth was thehallmark of this year’sAnzac Day commemora-tions in Guyra. RSL Sub-branch President HansHietbrink said that it waspleasing that in the 101styear of marking the Anzactradition that the next gen-eration was playing their

part.The commemoration ad-

dress was delivered byGuyra Central School stu-dent and Air Force CadetHunter Davidson, with stu-dents from Black Moun-tain, St Mary’s and BaldBlair also participating inthe service.

“I was extremely pleasedwith the large number ofpeople who came out,”Hans said. “I commend thepeople of Guyra and themany visitors who turnedout and took part in thecommemorations.”

Beginning with around200 people at a moving

dawn service, it was clearthat the Anzac tradition re-mains strong. The 9amservice at the MPS was alsowell attended, however thebiggest crowd was the onewhich lined the street towatch the main march.

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Taking a drive in the countrysideto see the spectacular display ofautumn colour

Thank you to ARC for blockingoff the lane way behind BalblairSt ‐ greatly appreciated by resi‐dents

Huge thanks to the lady who letthe Gazette take photos fromher balcony

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Well done Guyra for coming outin great numbers for Anzac Day

Ladies and gentlemen, thosefrom abroad and those who callGuyra home; it is with greathonour that I address today’sceremony.

Today marks a very signifi-cant date on the calendars of allproud Australians and NewZealanders, as it has now for101 years. For over a century wehave gathered as Australians atmemorials such as this to com-memorate those who sacrificedunder our nation’s flag, many ofwhich lost their lives and madethe ultimate sacrifice.

To mark the 101st year of ourcommemoration of the ANZACsI would like to attempt to giveour ceremony some more con-text, especially for the youthhere today; as it is to you thatthe responsibility has fallen tocarry this tradition forward an-other 100 years.

Today is a day where wegather not only to commemoratethe lives of those who havefought for Australia, but torecognise and take example oftheir most exemplary deeds.Australia has earned a reputa-tion amongst many other na-tions thanks to the self-lessactions of our ANZACs; a repu-tation as a courageous, cleverand daring people who werewilling to risk their own lives inorder to protect others.

Thanks to the 2016 ANZACMemorial Scholarship I was for-tunate enough to see the repu-tation we have earned firsthand.In the many small French andBelgian towns dotted alongwhat once was the WesternFront the people are always

happy to help an Australian,and they are proud to displayAustralian Memorials upontheir soil in thanks to the sol-diers and nurses who fought fortheir towns and who protectedtheir homes and their liveswhen they could not do so them-selves. Their museums proudlybear our memorabilia and theircountryside bears ANZACgraves, because of the peoplethey see Australians to be; a rep-utation we should endeavour tomaintain. It is our duty as Aus-tralians to not only commemo-rate, but to uphold the spirit ofthe ANZACs.

The Great War saw destruc-tion on a scale unprecedented;as new weapons of war such asartillery and repeating riflesmade like work of any man. Toput the loss into perspective, thetotal number of casualties fromall nations was above 38 million,whilst the total population ofAustralia today sits at below 24million. However, it was duringthe carnage caused by newweapons and old strategy thatAustralia stepped up to theworld stage, in a way which is

still being honoured over a cen-tury later.

A life which I believe embodiesthe courage and sacrifice whichforms the foundation of theANZAC spirit is that of VictoriaCross recipient Claud CharlesCastleton. Castleton, being bornin England on the 12th of April1893, made the move to Aus-tralia at the age of 19 seekingtravel and adventure. After be-coming an Australian, Castletontravelled the continent andspent time working as a teacheruntil the outbreak of war. Onthe 11th of March 1915 Castletonenlisted with the AIF or Aus-tralian Imperial Force. After histraining in Egypt, Castletontook part in the attack on theGallipoli peninsula; arguablywhere our nation first earned itsname. During his time at Gal-lipoli, Castleton showed promiseas a leader and eventuallyearned the rank of Sargent, butthis was not the end of Castle-ton’s valour on the battlefield.

After Australia’s withdrawalfrom the peninsula, Castletonwas posted to the Western Frontwhere he joined the ranks of the

5th Australian Machine GunCompany. It was on the sectionof the front infamously knownas the Somme that Castleton setan example of mateship, sacri-fice and courage which earnedhim the Victoria Cross. Duringthe night of the 28th of July 1916,Castleton took part in an attackon Pozieres heights. The Dig-gers were soon stopped byenemy artillery and machinegun fire; many were leftwounded in no-man’s-land.

Unable to leave his woundedcomrades in such a state Castle-ton left the relative safety of thetrenches in order to carry backthe wounded on his back.Castleton successfully saved thelives of two men but was killedwhilst trying to save a third.Those who witnessed Castle-ton’s deed ensured he wasposthumously awarded the Vic-toria Cross for valour and sacri-fice in the face of the enemy.

In conclusion, I would like tosay that though the day wherewe need millions of men to pro-tect Australia’s interests haspassed, the opportunity to dis-play courage, sacrifice and asense of duty has not. Our com-memoration of the ANZACs isnot only to thank them for theirsacrifice but to also give us achance to take an example of thestrength of character of Aus-tralian soldiers both passed andserving and to uphold our repu-tation as Australians.

Thank you for your time andto the RSL for asking me tospeak today.

Lest we forget.H.J. Davidson

2017 Anzac Commemorative address


Ride over for another year

A hardy team of cyclistsfrom Guyra were among 380participants who took part inthis year’s Tour de Rocks.Now in its six year, the tourraises money for cancerawareness, prevention andcure.

On day one the team set outwith high spirits, departingArmidale for the first 95kmleg before arriving at Georges

Junction.However day two was a big-

ger challenge which ‘almostbroke the strongest of spirits’according to team memberEdna Mendes.

“It was the hardest day, buteveryone found what it tookto make it,” Edna said. “Theride was 82.5km and an ele-vation gain of 1655m, whichmade for some tough going.”

“We had Tour de Cure rid-ers with us who said that ourride was as tough, or tougher,than any ride he had done inhis 16 Tour de Cure’s.

After an overnight stop atWillawarrin, the riders wereup early on day three for thefinal leg of 87 kms into SouthWest Rocks headlands.

“The welcome is one amaz-ingly moving experience,”

Edna said. “The streets werelined with crowds cheering agreat achievement by one andall, but more importantly ac-knowledging the great causewe are all supporting in par-ticipating in the tour.”

“The organisers, supportersand everyone else involveddeserve the hugest kudos forsuch a great event.”

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Guyra Sheepand Lamb Sale Market Report

At the Guyra sheep and lambsale on April 12, there was ayarding of 3000 Lambs and2300 Sheep. There were 3000mixed quality lambs pennedwith trade and heavy weightswell supplied, while restockerswere well catered for. The usualprocessors were in attendanceand there was a strong re‐stocker representation from asfar as Victoria.

Demand from restockers wasvery high with some buyersventuring into heavier weightsand fat classes for an earlierturn around at export weights.The market trend was generallyfirm to slightly dearer. Tradeand heavy weight lambs weremostly firm with odd sales a lit‐tle cheaper. Demand for sheepwas again high however compe‐tition was not as fierce.

Market trends were generallycheaper with the well finishedmedium and heavy sheep losingmost of the previously reportedsales price gains. The plainercondition sheep also sold to acheaper trend however theprice corrections were not asgreat.

Young lambs sold to a top of$170, older lambs made to$200. Hoggetts topped at $153,ewes made up to $155 andwethers sold to a top of $148.

On ANZAC Day we in Australia and NewZealand and in the homelands of many ofour former allies commemorate the courage,service and sacrifice of the Australian andNew Zealand service men and women in allthe conflicts that our nations have senttroops to. Elsewhere in the world anotherongoing Global struggle is signified on the25th of April as the World Health Organisa-tion (WHO) has proclaimed this same day as

World Malaria Day. Because of the com-memoration of ANZAC Day in AustraliaRAM has chosen to mark Malaria Aware-ness Day on the 30th of April.

The latest global statistics show that theannual death toll from malaria is 429,000people of which 70% are children under theage of 5 years. One child dies from malaria,somewhere in the world, every two minutes.

However there is some good news to shareas malaria control measures have reducedthe annual death rates by 60% since theyear 2000 and reduced the number of casesby 37% worldwide. This has meant that anestimated 6 million child deaths have beenaverted over this period and steady progressis being made towards the goal of completelyeliminating malaria by the year 2040.

In our own corner of the world the Rotaryproject ‘Rotarians Against Malaria’ (RAM)has been supporting malaria control pro-grams in PNG, Solomon Islands and TimorLeste since 1995 by providing insecticidalbed nets and practical support on theground. Since 2009 RAM in PNG has collab-orated with the Global fund to fight Aids Tu-berculosis and Malaria, to distribute 10million treated bed nets, sufficient for everyhousehold in the country to receive at leasttwo allocations.

For more information visit RAM’s web sitewww.ramaustralia.org. If you are wonderingwhy Australians should care about malariavisit the Bradley St Stall on Friday and havea yarn with Dave Pearson.

Madelaine and her husband Joseph live in the

most malaria endemic area of central province

PNG. They value the protection of their two

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The Guyra Trout Festivalcommittee is looking for peopleinterested in helping in theplanning and running of theFestival for October 2017 (lastweekend of the school holi-days).

The aims of the festival in-clude fun entertainment bring-ing visitors and business toGuyra, and to promote Guyraas a trout fishing destination.The festival begins with thevery popular fishing clinic forchildren 8-14 years on the Fri-day (we’ve got activities forparents planned for the daytoo).

But the committee will haveevents for everyone over theweekend, not just fishers. Themarket day on Saturday willappeal to everyone with music,

children’s busking competition,dancing displays, food andwine tastings and stalls forevery interest. You can evenlearn to fly cast or buy a fish-ing hook.

The committee has alreadycome up with a range of activ-ities for Saturday and Sunday(art, gardens, drama, drivingtours, golf, fly casting lessons)but if you or your organizationhas ideas for activities bringthem along to the May meet-ing. We are still in brainstorm-ing mode and absolutelyeveryone is welcome. Thereare lots of little details to planbefore hand or just help on theweekend itself, so you can helpout in either a small way orwith a bigger commitment.

The next festival meeting is

on Thursday May 4th at 6pmat the Guyra Bowling Club.Ring 6775 5735 with ideas or

offers if you can’t come to themeeting.

Troutfest planning underway

The fishing clinic at Troutfest 2016 was a popular event


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The 18th New England North West

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Members $145

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On Day 1, hear about Regenera�ve Farming & the science behind it with ColinSeis & Dr Maarten Stapper. Overview UNE’s SmartFarm with Dr Derek Schneider,and hear from scien�sts and farmers on the latest thinking on healthy soils,ground layer biodiversity, fires�ck farming, weed technologies and mobilesprouted fodder solu�ons.Join in the fun at the New England North West Regional Landcare Awards Dinnerwith entertainment by Jazz band Ash Hall Trio.On Day 2, take a closer look at the Uralla businesses working smarter with localfarmers: New England Brewing Company, The Wool Room, Zero‐Net Energy, TheAlternate Root Cafe, New England Foodie Trail and more.

An adventure for forward thinkersLocal community organisation,

Southern New England Landcare, ispreparing to host the 18th New Eng-land North West Landcare Adventureon 4-5th May 2017.

The two-day event is themed ‘Farm-ing Smarter Communities’ and willshowcase a number of initiatives thatSouthern New England Landcare seeas key to facilitating thriving, sus-tainable communities in the region.

Karen Zirkler, Executive Officer atSouthern New England Landcare, isexcited about the way the program iscoming together.

‘Regenerative farming is the firsttopic on the program and will be pre-sented by Colin Seis, a farmer fromthe Gulgong area who has been exper-imenting on his own place for 30years,’ Karen said.

‘Participants will have the opportu-nity to discuss and question the sci-ence behind Colin Seis’ work with DrMaarten Stapper from BioLogic Ag-

Food,’ Karen said.At the University of New England’s

‘Kirby’ Smart Farm, scientists andlocal landholders will hold sessions onhow they are working smarter to-gether, to achieve sustainable out-comes.

Topics include soil health, groundlayer biodiversity under differentgrazing systems, fire-stick farming at‘Wattleridge’, weed technologies forfarms and mobile sprouted feedingsystems.

Day one will wrap up with the Re-gional Landcare Awards Dinner, whenwinners will be announced in sevencategories, across the two regions in-volved. The Awards Dinner will beheld at UNE’s historic Robb CollegeDining Hall, with entertainment bylocal jazz band Ash Hall Trio.

During day two, Uralla businessesthat are finding pathways for localproduce, will have a chance to show-case their stories. The Alternate Root

Café, New England Brewery, Uralla’sZ-Net Energy group, the Uralla Wool-room and the New England FoodieTrail, have already indicated their in-terest in being on show.

David Henderson, Chair of South-ern New England Landcare, is keento hear participant’s views on how to‘farm smarter communities’, the topicof a facilitated session in Uralla.

‘It’s important that we recognizeand duplicate, wherever possible, theinitiatives that make regional Aus-tralia stronger, and I believe we havesome of those great initiatives righthere on our doorstep,’ David said.

The event will conclude with lunchand a stroll along Dumaresq Creek inArmidale, to view the great workbeing done by Armidale’s UrbanLandcare Groups.

Tickets are available at w w w. t r y b o o k i n g . c o m / P H K E . More information is available atwww.snelandcare.org.au.


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Ty Archibald (pictured

above with brother Miles)

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April 7th. He received his

award for the completion

of his Bachelor of Business

degree.

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Burey (pictured with par-

ents Di and Geoff) who

receiveded his Bachelor of

Arts degree in Philosophy

and Psychology on April

8th.

27 April: Sue Adams

28 April Steve Adams

1 May Kath Varley

2 May Don & Betty Mayled

3 May Heather Marchant

Community NoticeboardMeals on Wheels

Street Stalls

27, 28 & 29 April -Rotary Club

4 May - Westpac Helicopter Group

11 May - Can Assist12 & 13 May - Lions Club

Church NoticesSt James Anglican

Sunday 9am Traditional Service,10.30am Family Service; 1stSunday of the month Backwater2pm, 3rd Sunday of the monthBen Lomond 12.00noon Rev Mark Evers 6779 1111St Mary’s Catholic

Saturday Mass 6pm in Guyra,Sunday 9am, 1st Sunday of themonth Ben Lomond, 3rd Sun-day Wards Mistake, otherwiseGuyraSt Columba’s Presbyterian

Sunday 9.00am Rev AndrewCampbell, Acting SessionClerk: Jim Coleman 6733 2021Uniting Church

Regular Sunday Service 9.30amEnquiries Nancy Davidson 6779 1366Seventh-day Adventist

Saturday from 10am BibleStudy, 11am Divine Service. Enquiries: 6779 1587 Northwest Church

66 Llangothlin St, Sunday meet-ing 10am, Wed 7pm FoodPantry - Fridays 1-3pm. Tony Stace 0427956772.Church of Freedom

10 Nincoola Street - Contact:0421 847 973, Tuesday Prayer6.30pm, Wed Bible Study6.30pm Sunday Service 10am

Service Clubs

LIONS CLUB dinner meetings

1st & 3rd Thursday of the

month at Guyra Bowling Club,

7pm. Ph:Peter King 0412 780

951

ROTARY CLUB dinner meetings

2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month

at Rafters Restaurant,

6.30pm. Ph: Aileen MacDonald

0417 079 307

Bryan and Carly

Gaukroger have

welcomed Hugh

Thomas born on April

13th at Rockhampton

Qld.

Hugh weighed in at

81b 3oz (3.7 kg) and

is a little brother for Jace

William. He is the tenth

grandchild for Helen

Gaukroger of Guyra.

Locals step

out at AutumnGradua-

tions


Fees and charges on Public ExhibitionAt the Ordinary Council

Meeting held on Wednesday12 April 2017, Armidale Re-gional Council AdministratorDr Ian Tiley endorsed theDraft 2017-2018 Fees andCharges for Public Exhibi-tion for 28 days from Thurs-day 13 April, 2017.

Due to the amalgamationof Armidale Dumaresq andGuyra Councils, the newcouncil was required to adoptstandard fees and charges tobe applied across the newlocal government area.

The fees and charges ap-plied by council include reg-ulatory charges set by theNSW Government as well aspartial and full cost recoveryfees and charges in line withCouncil’s cost recovery policy.Depending on charges thatwere previously applied bythe former councils, harmon-isation has required somecharges to be decreasedwhile others will increase orremain the same. In somecases, where resources werenot previously available toprovide some services, newservices have now been in-

troduced.A user pays system places

less dependency on Council’sgeneral fund and revenueraised through rates. Bycharging, wherever practical,for different services avail-able to the community on auser pays basis, Council issubsidising less services, thisprovides a fairer system forthe whole community.

Armidale Regional CouncilCEO Peter Dennis said itwas important for the com-munity to understand thatthe new fees and chargescover a wider scope of serv-ices provided by a largerCouncil.

“Guyra region residentswill see some new chargesthat were not included in theformer Guyra Shire Council’sFees and Charges. The draftfees and charges now cover alarger scope of services thatare offered to the new localgovernment area. The im-pact these fees have on mem-bers of the communitydepends on the level of serv-ice you require or utilise as aratepayer, resident or

through business,” saidPeter Dennis.

“For example EngineeringPlans and Inspection Fees -the fee for Subdivision Con-struction Certificate per Lothas been reduced by $1,250in Guyra and the fee hasbeen split to include fournew services at lower indi-vidual cost - user pays.”

Following the harmonisa-tion of fees and charges ofthe two former Council’s alllegislated fees have been setat a level determined by theState. All contestable fees forservices such as building andinspections which may beprovided by private certifiersfor Constructions Certifi-cates, Complying Develop-ment Certificates andBushfire Hazard classifica-tions have again been re-viewed and reflect the actualcost associated with thatservice to ensure that thegeneral ratepayer is not sub-sidising operations which arecost recoverable.

Some fees across the for-mer Councils may be differ-ent and in line with the level

of service provided in thatarea. For example cemeterycharges; Armidale Mall;parks and playing field fees;Aquatic Centres; Hire of fa-cilities including halls, build-ings, meeting rooms andAnimal Impounding fees willbe different. Over time, someof these fees will be furtherreviewed to ensure both thefees and the service level arealigned wherever possible.

In the coming year therewill be no change to waterservice and consumption feesor Guyra Home SupportServices fees. The majority ofDevelopment Applicationsfees will remain the same orhave slight increases forsome services. Examples ofsome fees and charges thathave been increased approx-imately by CPI includeSewer services, Waste Col-lection and Service Chargesand the Guyra Preschoolfees.

To view the Draft 2017-2018 Fees and Charges andcomparison document visitCouncil’s engagement hub atyoursay.armidale.nsw.gov.au

Armidale Regional Coun-cil construction crews havecompleted the rehabilitationof two sections of the GuyraTingha Road, improving thesafety and stability of thisimportant traffic corridor.

An 800m section of theGuyra Tingha Road alongMoredun Flat and a 1.1kmsection at Wandsworth re-ceived extensive road baserehabilitation, along withincreased width and a bitu-men seal.

The 800m section alongMoredun Flat, funded by theRMS Repair Program, wasbadly degraded by increasedheavy traffic volumes andflood waters. Treatments tothe sub-base and base were

completed, as well as signif-icant improvements to theroadside drainage system.

The 1.1km section of road

near Loxton Road,Wandsworth, funded by theRMS Black Spot Program,was cement stabilised using

state-of-the-art equipmentbefore being sealed.

Armidale Regional Coun-cil Director of Engineering,Ralf Stoeckeler, said thatthe works will make thisstretch of road significantlysafer for road users.

“The Guyra Tingha Roadis an important East-Westcorridor, and prolonged poorweather conditions and in-creased traffic had impactedon the quality and safety ofthe road.

“The completion of this ex-tensive construction workfacilitates greater volumesof traffic, particularly heavyvehicles, and will mitigatefuture deterioration.”

Completion of roadworks

The newly sealed stretch of road


>>> from page 1Another hallmark of the

Anzac tradition is that itbrings people and generationstogether, celebrating a sense ofbelonging and recognisingthose who are no longer here.

Among those marching thisyear was Vince Little who re-turned to march in the town ofhis birth for the first time in27 years.

The last time he marched inGuyra was in 1990 with his fa-

ther August 'Gus' Little, UncleTom Davidson and cousinTerry. Yesterday was anotherfamily moment this timejoined by son Anthony, daugh-ter Tonya and son-in-law JeffMuller.

“I grew up in Sydney, butGuyra was always my secondhome,” he said. “It means a lotto come back with my familytoday – it has been fantastic –I couldn’t have asked for more.

Guyra commemorates Anzac Day 2017

Anthony Little, Jeff Muller, Tonya Muller and Vince Little


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In the Locals, there have been major movements on theLeaderboard with The Ref relegated to the sin-bin, scoring no(nil, zilch, nada) points. Even PHJ has overtaken him!

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Karen Oehlers is the Guyra Women’s Club Champion for2017. After 54 holes of play Karen carded a score of 269gross with Vicki Reeves runner-up with 279 gross. Division2 Champion for 2017 is Belinda Lenehan who returned acard showing 304 gross. Congratulations to these two greatplayers and well done to all competitors. Net winner forthe second round of 27 holes competition was Belinda Lene-han with a score of 110. Vicki Reeves won the 18 holes netwith a 70 net.

Next week’s golf is a Stableford for Julie Walker’s Trophyincorporating a Graham Betts Challenge.

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Men’s BowlsThe weekend saw only one

game of Club Champi-onships played. On SaturdayApril 22nd Barry Campbelland Scott Campbell playedSteven Sole and RobertWalls in Major/Minor Pairs.Steven and Robert jumpedaway to an early lead andwere never threatened goingon to win 30 shots to 13shots.

This weekend will see aPennant trial betweenGuyra and Armidale City onSunday April 30th. Team willleave Guyra Bowling Club at9.45am for a 10.30 am start.A Barbeque lunch is beingarranged. At time of going toprint the teams are still to be

determined. As a result theteams will be posted on thenotice board Monday nightso players please make your-selves familiar with theteams and to ensure that youmake yourselves available toplay. This is a wonderful op-portunity to get some muchneeded practice on grassgreens.

Time is running out to getyour entry in for theMajor/Minor 3 Bowl PairsCarnival to be played overthe weekend of May 6/7.

The sheet is still on the no-tice board if you would like toadd your name for a Travel-ling Bowlers Shirt. Purchaseprice is $50.00 per shirt.

The bowls bandit.

Veteran’s golfThe last Pennants game

this year for the Vets will beheld in Guyra on Thursday,May 4th .

There will be a 9.30 Shot-gun start and lunch will beavailable at the Club. Thecost will be $20.

There will be three men’sdivisions and one ladies withLongest Drives for men andwomen.

Please nominate to play byMonday, 1st May.

Contact Nancy Prisk byemail - [email protected] or phone -0438791057

The Vet

Men’s golfWith the Soccer Ambrose

being postponed to a laterdate, the club sponsored a 3person Ambrose on Sunday.The winners were Don Hill,Dom Hill and Custard Mulli-gan with a very good score of56 net.

Six players played in theNEDGA open in Glen Innesas well with the only joy com-ing for Pat Grills who pickedup a nearest to the pin. NextSunday will be for the SparExpress foursomes trophy sofind a partner and comedown for this challenginggame.

The Albatross

Round four of the NewEngland Rugby competitionwas held on Saturday.

After a sporadic start tothe season Glen/Guyra hadonly their second game ofthe season against RobbCollege. With a number ofplayers out and the lack ofgame time the match got offto a slow start for theGhost/Elks.

No points were scoreduntil late in the secondhalf, unfortunately thepoints went to Robb Col-lege.

The Ghost/Elks came outfiring in the second halfand the momentum of thegame started to shift in ourfavour with the boys finallygetting a look at the tryline. Controversially, a tryfor Michael Miller off a chipfrom Cody Patterson, wasdenied but this fired theboys up. Jeremy Hallamwas able to recover the ballfrom a Robb scrum and diveover the line for our onlytry of the match.

In the end Robb collegeran away with the gamewith a 29-5 win. Therewere flashes of individualbrilliance throughout, but

the team still needs sometime to gel which is sure tohappen in the comingrounds when games becomemore regular.

Points this week went toGreg Hill (3), Will Vivers(2), Michael Miller (1) andPlayer’s Player to JeremyHallam.

There is a zone bye thisweekend for all clubs as theCountry Championshipsare being held in Port Mac-quarie. New England aretaking three sides to com-pete, Opens, Under 19s anda Women’s 7s squad.

Our next game is a homegame and Ladies Day on

the 6th May in Guyraagainst the Barbarians. Wehope to see a large crowdout in support for theGhost/Elks in what is sureto be a great day of Rugbyfollowed by raffles and en-tertainment at the RoyalHotel.

The Guyra Ghost

Flashes of brilliance for Ghost/Elks

In only their second game of the year the Ghost/Elks went down fighting against Robb College Photo: Tegan Mendes


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Guyra’s Kelsie Youman hasbecome the third ArmidaleAthletics club athlete to beselected to wear the greenand gold at Oceanic level,and the first since her coachJay Stone in 2012.

The Oceania Area Champi-onships will be held in Suva,Fiji at the end of June, andKelsie will be one of sixArmidale Club athletes whowill be taking part.

The Oceania Area Champi-onships are a bi-annualChampionships, comprisingof all nations in the Oceanicregion.

Kelsie earns her first startin the Australian team, aftercompeting as a member ofthe Regional Australianteam last year, where shetook gold in the under 18800m event, and finished 4thin the 1500m.

This time around she willagain contest the under 18800m, but instead of the1500m her secondary eventwill be the 2000m Steeple-chase.

Though Youman has hadan impressive season, her selection chances took a mas-sive hit at last month’s national championships.

Selection for the Aus-tralian team is based on plac-ings at nationals. During her800m race, Kelsie wastripped and fell to the track.She showed incredible tenac-ity to bounce back to her feetand finish the race, stillclocking an impressive timeand a high placing.

After the race she wasbruised and grazed, but hadshe given up and not finishedthe 800m, or not raced in thesteeplechase later thatevening, she would havemissed selection on the Aus-tralian team.

Armidale athletes JayStone, Stuart Geddes,Mikielee Snow, Gracie Mar-tin and William Vince-Moinall gained selection in theRegional Australian Team,which will compete alongsidetheir green and gold counter-parts.

Kelsie bound for Fiji in green and gold

Kelsie competing at the NSW Championshionships in February

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