Parkes Phoenix

High Scores For Monthly Medals

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Saturday’s Men golf field of 50 players par­ticipated in the June Monthly Medal event sponsored by BWR Accountants and Advi­sors.

The A-Grade Winner was Caleb Hanra­han who continued his recent good form to score a nett 71. He was especially pleased with his back-9. Runner-up was Jeff House with 72 nett. He also had a better back-9.

The B-Grade was won by Liam Fraser with a nett 73. This Junior member is steadily improving and returning good re­sults. Runner-up was Cooper Byrnes with 75 nett. Refreshments from the Pro Shop after the front-9 helped to keep his game together on the back-9.

The C-Grade saw Peter Grayson over­come some difficulty to win with a 75 nett.

Runner-up was Max Haley with 77 nett. He had a rough start but improved as he went along.

The ball sweep went to 79 nett on count back. There was one visitor, being Rob Shannon (Bathurst) who was keen to get a game before attending to family affairs.

The NTP’s went to: 9th T Callaghan; 18th L Flakelar, with neither converting for a ‘2’. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Liam Fraser with a shot to 96 cm. That made for an easy, but nervous, ‘2’.On Sunday Forbes players competed in the LVDGA Championship and Pennants held at Trundle.

The Forbes Team took out the Scratch Pennants. In the individual events Steve Betland and Caleb Hanrahan finished runners-up for the ‘Moulder Cup’ Individual Scratch.

This Saturday, 21 June will be the 4BBB Stroke Championship, it is the first Club Championship event for the year. Sunday will have a Stableford Medley.

Players are reminded to pay their Mem­bership Renewal.

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Local Owners Celebrate Coradgery Cup Win

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Those who attended the 2025 Picnic Rac­es on Saturday 7 June were thrilled to see local trainer Sharon Jeffries win the Parkes Services Club Coradgery Cup with Way To Devine who was ridden by Cowra Jockey Matthew Cahill.

Colin Hodges reported on the Parkes Coradgery Cup meeting “Critically injured in a race fall at Tomingley in 2019, jockey Michael Hackett has not ridden since but maintains an interest in racing as the part owner of Way To Divine. Hackett, who rode nearly 300 winners, is now a commit­tee member on Parkes Jockey Club and shares ownership of Way To Divine with lo­cal trainer Sharon Jeffries and her husband former jockey Dale Jeffries and for the big crowd it was a popular win.

Settling near last in the 1,400 metres fea­ture race, the strongly supported Way To Divine ($3.10 to $2.80 favourite) was sent forward from the 500 metres point by top jockey Mathew Cahill and down the straight wore down Geostorm (Clayton Gallagher, $3.50) to win by over 2 lengths with Loud (Kody Nestor, $8) over 4 lengths away in third place.”

Shout out to the Parkes Picnic Races 2025 Committee for organising such a great event: President Tim Keith, Vice Presidents Ann Olson and Ian Brown, Sec­retary Tricia Trim, Treasurer Robyn Hawke, and Executive Members Christine Somers, Stafford Orange, Mark Olson, Kelly Sped­ding, Kathryn Blackstock, Fiona Glasheen, Sommer Bishop, Elissa Amor, Gai Smith, Tiffany Steel and Ian Brown.

Parkes Sports Shorts

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Parkes Services Squash Courts

The 2025 Summer Volley Squash Competi­tion is a wrap. Thank you to all the teams on a great Summer Comp and congratulations to our winners and runners-up. A Grade – Golden Boy def. Squally Voshers. B Grade – Squash Potatoes def. Hogsbreath. C Grade – Lucky 13 def. The Rookies. The 2025 Win­ter Comp kicked off this week on Thursday

Parkes Dance Co

The countdown is on, our mid year show­case is almost here and everyone is ready to hit the stage on Sunday 22 June. Tickets are live, secure your seats at https://mid­year2025.parkesdanceco.com.au

Parkes & District Amateur Soccer Association Inc

Congratulations to three of our Parkes soc­cer boys, Hayden Lamond, Rylee Quigg and Caleb Rixen who represented Western NSW in the CHSS competition at Blacktown. After 6 games, they have won 3 against Riv­erine, South West Sydney and North Coast.

Parkes Boars RUFC

Ladies day! Dust off your denim, sparkle up those diamonds and celebrate the wonder­ful women within our club! Fast footy, flow­ing drinks, canapés and live music! What more could you want? Tickets available via www.123tix.com.au

Parkes Hockey Incorporated

Our PHI Men’s and Women’s Opens teams wrapped up a great weekend at the State Championships! It was a weekend full of top notch hockey with our men finishing in 7th and our women finishing in 6th. Well done to all teams who competed

Parkes & District Darts

Parkes Darts Doubles Championship Re­sults 4/6/26. Winners Dave Rogan and Joe van Opynen, Runners Up Danielle Thompson and Orin McDermott. High scores, Joe van Opynen 8×100,121,140, Orin McDermott 7×100,2×140, Dave Rogan 3×100,2×125, Danielle Thompson 100,120, Steve Clegg 100,113, Darrell Bailey 2×100, Phil Barnard 100.

Parkes Panthers AFL

With the Panthers having a well deserved break last weekend with the general bye we take this opportunity to thank all team sponsors for their continued support. The Railway Hotel, Parkes Protector Pty. Ltd., Blatch’s, PCYC Parkes, MCA Engineering Pty Ltd, Duncan Stockcrates, Power Tools Plus, SportsPower Parkes, White’s Electri­cal, Trimech Pty Ltd, Royal Hotel Manildra.

Opens And 15s Teams 2025 Senior State Titles Campaign

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The PDNA Opens team who played three days of playing high level netball against teams from all around the state. The Opens team managed to finish 3rd on the ladder. Just one win away from being runners-up.

 


The15s team finished 6th out of 10 teams, they had to play each team twice. This means they played a total of 18 games and managed to climb the ladder from second last place after day one, to 6th place at the end of day three, which is an amazing effort!

Wild Brothers Impress At Australian Junior Track Championships

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Clockwise from top left: Mason Wild on the podium in third place; Mason pictured displaying his achievements; both brothers pictured with their parent; an action shot of younger brother Reed Wild on race day.

A huge congratulations to Mason and Reed Wild from Parkes for their stellar perfor­mances at the 2025 Australian Junior Track Championships, held over the weekend at Fairbairn Park in Canberra and hosted by the ACT Motorcycle Club.

Mason Wild claimed an impressive third place in the hotly contested 85cc 4-stroke Modified (7–Under 12) class, showcasing his speed and skill on the national stage.

This is Mason’s second podium finish on the big stage in 2 months – finishing with another third place over the Easter week­end at Kurri Kurri for the 2025 Australian Junior Dirt Track Championship.

Meanwhile, younger brother Reed Wild powered through the competition in ACT, to take a strong fourth place in the 65cc class, proving that talent runs deep in the family.

With over 100 junior riders from across the country, both events were a showcase of Australia’s best up-and-coming motor­cycle racers. The Wild brothers stood out with determination, consistency, and grit—two names to watch in the future of Aussie motorsport!

Cheney Oval Transformation Continues With New Lighting Boost

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Parkes Shire Council is celebrating the completion of two major sporting infrastruc­ture projects at Cheney Oval and the Turf 1 Hockey Field, with another exciting upgrade on the way.

Thanks to $2.97 million funding from the NSW Government, Cheney Oval has under­gone extensive rehabilitation, and the Turf 1 Hockey Field has been redeveloped.

Minister for Regional NSW Tara Moriarty said “Games bring people to stay, play and spend in Parkes and nearby towns and the flow on effects of having top class facilities are good for everyone.”

A third project, the upgrade of the Cheney Oval sportsground lighting, has also now been announced, with funding secured through the NSW Government State Mem­ber for Orange Phil Donato MP said, “It was a privilege to announce on behalf of the NSW Government and Minister David Har­ris MP the $210,580 grants funding for the installation of new LED lighting at Cheney Oval.”

“I congratulate Parkes Marist Junior League Club on their successful application, which will contribute to the greater sporting infrastructure projects at Cheney Oval.”

Funding of $210,580 from the NSW Government, together with $75,000 from the Parkes Marist Junior League Club, will deliver a $285,580 upgrade of the Cheney Oval sportsground lighting. The project will install modern LED lighting, benefitting a range of sports including rugby league, touch football, hockey and cricket.

President of Parkes Marists Jason O’Bryan said the new lights would be a game-changer for local sport. “Having qual­ity lighting at Cheney Oval will mean all our teams can train at the one venue, helping to grow our club and make it more convenient for families, especially during winter when training is currently split across multiple lo­cations,” Mr O’Bryan said.

Works on the lighting upgrade are ex­pected to commence soon, with completion scheduled for mid-2026.

Parkes Jockey Club To Stage A Rich Maiden Race

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Image by Janian McMillan (Racing Photography)

Parkes Jockey Club will stage a super-rich Maiden race on their Cup Day that could be worth over $116,000 to winning con­nections. The Country Boosted Maiden Handicap (1000m) at Parkes on Sunday 18 May is an Inglis Xtra Bonus Series race, incentivised with a $100,000 bonus to the winner.

Winning connections of designated Maidens receive the $100K bonus should the horse be an Inglis graduate from 2023 and beyond and paid up for the Inglis Race Series. Inglis Bloodstock’s CEO, Sebastian Hutch was keen to see the bonuses being won by as many sets of connections as possible.

“Through the Inglis Race Series, we wanted to create an opportunity for more people to win more prize money more of­ten and the Xtra Bonus Series allows for exactly that,” Hutch said.

“The hardest race for a horse to win is their Maiden, so we wanted to give every buyer and owner of an Inglis graduate the opportunity to win extraordinary prize mon­ey at the entry level of racing.

“There is effectively one Maiden a week on average, at different venues – around half of which were in NSW – over different distances ranging from 900m to 2000m giving many of our clients regular chances to win significant money.”

“It’s a day filled with excitement for all ages, with activities like a jumping castle and a bucking bull. Our major sponsor is the Tomingley Gold Operations-Alkane Re­sources and year after year their sponsor­ship provides critical funding that enables the event to continue and flourish.”

Gates open at 11:30am. Entry is $10 for adults, kids allowed in free. A bar, canteen, bookmakers and a TAB will be on-site.

Be Seen @ Round 3 Forbes Rugby Union Club

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It was another big weekend of footy for the Platypi! Our teams showed grit, heart, and teamwork across all grades.

 


Check out the snaps from Saturday’s games – thank you to our players, coaches, supporters, and volunteers for another great round.

 


This coming Saturday, 10 May the Platypi Travel to Bathurst to take on last year’s 2024 Blowes Cup Grand Final winners Bathurst Bulldogs.

Kross Brothers On Court At Act Open

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Congratulations to Henry Kross on a fantastic weekend at the ACT Open. He won the Junior Open, and managed to also make the Mens Open Final going down 3-2 to place second.

 


Artie Kross played some great squash, and showed some fantastic sportsmanship to come 6th in his division.

Lachlan Valley Branch Walks Calendar

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New walkers are always welcome with the Lachlan Valley Branch Bushwalkers group.

The walks are generally pretty leisurely, taking time to spot birds, plants, spiders and other animals. Walkers are reminded to bring along enough food and water for the entire day as well as suitable clothing, footwear, hat and sunscreen. A pair of good binoculars and a fold up chair for the post- walk cuppa is recommended. The walks are generally pretty leisurely, taking time to spot birds, plants, spiders and other animals.

There are three grades of walks:

Easy: (5 to 10 kilometres) Mostly flat to slightly undulating topography.

Medium: (5 to 8 kilometres) May be over moderate hills or rough terrain.

Hard: (5 or more kilometres) Walk suitable for above average fitness level.

• Saturday 3 May SWWNR Coradgery 4-5km easy walk: Meet at Bushmans Dam, Kelly Reserve cnr Thomas St and Peak Hill Rd at 9am. Leader Peter Can­non 6866 1225.

• Tuesday May 27 2025 SWWNR Cooka­midgera: Meet at the gate on Coonambro Way at 9.30am. Medium 6kms South end of the reserve some off track, bush bash­ing. Leader Liz MacRaild 0455 915 989.

• Saturday June 7 East Cookeys Plains State Forest: Meet at Bushmans Dam, Kelly Reserve cnr Thomas St and Peak Hill Rd at 9am. Easy 6kms, mostly flat. Leader Martin Bell 0429 346 586

• Thursday June 26 Moorillah Merran and Peter Cannons 345 Cooka Hills Rd Cookamidgera: Meet at the address at 9.30am Medium 3-4km scrambly, up and down, off track. Leader Peter or Merran 6866 1225.

Please contact the listed walk leader the night before the walk if you intend to come.

A $2.00 donation for each walker is appreci­ated.

For safety reasons those walking stay to­gether as a group. Please consider bringing a companion if for any reason you are un­sure of your ability.

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