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Try Bushwalking With The National Parks Association NSW

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The National Parks Association of NSW runs the largest activities program in the state, with over 1,000 bushwalks led by an extraordinary team of knowledgeable and skilled volunteer leaders every year. At the Lachlan Valley Branch, an Autumn program of walks has been developed to cater for the average fitness level. Walks are graded Easy, Medium or Hard:

• Easy: Range between 5 to 10 kilometres. Mostly flat to slightly undulating topography. Walks are mostly on tracks or fire trails and of moderate distance. Suitable for those with a minimum level of fitness.
• Medium: Range between 5 to 8 kilometres. May be over moderate hills or rough terrain. May involve some off-track walking.

Walk may involve shorter distance overall due to rougher conditions. Suitable for an average fitness level.

• Hard: Range 5 or more kilometres. Walk may involve hilly or mountainous terrain, rough tracks, a trackless route or an extended distance. Walk suitable for above average fitness level.

All walks are subject to there being no adverse Rural Fire Service fire warnings at the time and no closure of the relevant State Forest due to hunting permits etc.

The next walk will be on Saturday 29 June at the Conimbla National Park, Wallaby and Ironbark Trails. Meet at Gooloogong Park at 9:15am. This is an 8km walk graded as Medium.

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 is recommended.

Walk leader will be Peter Cannon, who can be contacted on 6866 1225. Please contact the walk leader the night before the walk if you intend to take part. A $2 donation for each walker is appreciated.

Pavlovas To Bowl You Over

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Four games of triples were played this week with Betsy Johnstone, Flo Riseborough and Liz Byrne defeating Carla Bishop, Hilda McPherson and Marja Iffland.

Ann Wright, Rosemary Mitchell and Lorraine Baker defeated Jean Kennedy/Eileen Bradley, Laurie Keane and Heather Harvey. Carol Reed, Valmai Westcott and Gwenda Carty defeated Kay Craft, Frances Charlton and Kim Evans. Di Howell, June Burgess and Cherie Frame def Lea Orr, Maureen Miller and Jan McPhee.

Winners for the day were Di Howell, June Burgess and Cherie Frame. Runners up were Kay Craft, Frances Charlton and Kim Evans. The raffle winner was Lea Orr.

Thanks to Lea Orr for the June birthdays Pavlova!

The CWD Mixed Pairs will be held this Saturday 29th June with Morning Tea at 8.30am.

Our Annual General Meeting will be held 2nd July at 1.30pm.

To play social bowls, ring Table Selectors Rhona Went and Gwenda Carty between 9am to 9.30am.

By Rosemary Mitch

Parkes High Tennis Teams Western Champs

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Two Parkes High School tennis teams were crowned Western champions last Thursday.

The open boys and open girls teams played the semi-finals and finals of the Stan Jones and Floris Conway Cups in Parkes.

The girls team of Hannah Potts, Maddy McCormick, Holly McColl and Phoebe Potts defeated both Dubbo Senior College and Blayney High in 8 set wins.

The boys team, consisting of Gabe Goodrick, Joseph Tanswell, Jake Magill, Lachlan Tassell and Ben Evans won against Dubbo 7-1 and beat Bathurst High in a super entertaining final 5 sets to 3.

The two teams now progress to the state finals of the Floris Conway Cup in August.

Thrilling Finish For CWD Fours

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The CWD Fours and Senior Fours were played at Parkes Railway this week.

In a magnificent final two Parkes teams played each other with a thrilling finish with only one point separating the teams after the last end. Gwenda Carty, Cherie Frame, Liz Byrne and Rhona Went defeated Kim Evans, Jan McPhee, Maree Grant and Pat Cooney. In the Senior Fours Joan Simpson’s team lost to Canowindra.

It was a wintry day on Tuesday with two games of pairs and a game of triples played. Diane Howell, Hilda McPherson, and Merilyn Rodgers defeated Chris Curteis, Marja Iffland and Maureen Miller. In the pairs Eileen Bradley and June Burgess beat Frances Charlton and Betsy Johnstone, while Lea Orr and Lorraine Bates defeated Carol Reed and Helen Harvey.

A Trading Table will be held next week on 25th June.

Nominations for Club Triples are now open and close 9th July at 12pm. To play social bowls ring Table Selectors Betsy Johnstone and Marja Iffland between 9am and 9:30am.

Social roster Minnie Riordan.

By Rosemary Mitchell

Netball Crazy Sock And Hair Day Next Week

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After a very cold week mother nature blessed us with some sunshine for another great round of netball last Saturday.
The young players are showing some great skills with the ball and around the court, as well as learning new techniques and strategies to further develop their game.

We take a break this weekend, but be ready for some more fun when we restart on Saturday, 15h June with Crazy Sock and Hair day.

Remember to dress up as there will be special rewards for the following:
• Best dressed Net player
• Best dressed Set player
• Best dressed Go team
• Best dressed Division 1 team

Results of Round 7:
Division 1
• Tigers 53 defeat Panthers 5 (MVP: Stella Neville and Lucy Macgregor)
• Wildcats 17 defeat Pumas 16 (MVP: Katie Dunford and Lillie Fyer)
Go Division
• Wildcats 13 defeat Tigers 8 (MVP: Edie Seaman and Savannah Latu)
• Pumas 12 defeat Panthers 4 (MVP Connie Fryer and Charlotte Moon)

Women’s Bowls

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The pleasant weather on Tuesday following a day of cold and rain saw two games of bowls played. In triples Frances Charlton, Maureen Miller and Jan McPhee defeated Di Howell, Merilyn Rodgers and Kim Evans in a well-fought game.

In a pairs game Rosemary Mitchell and Liz Byrne defeated Carol Reed and Marja Iffland/Brenda Davies when being 20-20 on end 20, they won with two shots on the last end.

Gwenda Carty, Maree Grant and Pat Cooney played in the CWD Triples in Canowindra in cold, rainy conditions but
were unsuccessful in the final.

Next week, 11th June will be a shared lunch for a special birthday. Please bring a plate of savoury food.

Nominations for the Club Championship Triples are open. Next Trading Table will be held on 18th June. On 29th June a CWD Mixed Pairs competition will be held so get your nomination in by 12th June. $7 per person as per normal CWD games.

To play social bowls ring Table Selectors Betsy Johnstone and Marja Iffland between 9am and 9.30am. Social Robyn Morgan. Visitors and new players welcome.

By Rosemary Mitchell

Fantastic Fundraiser

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The Parkes Women’s Bowling Club raised a magnificent sum of $1,211 at its Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser. “A very big thank you to all who attended and the wonderful helpers on the day. Remember the message from the day: Check your breasts and  regular mammograms. Early detection helps.”

This week’s bowls was played on a cool morning, but when the sun came out three games of triples were played. Merilyn Rodgers, Marja Iffland and Minnie Riordan defeated Carol Reed, Maureen Miller and Audrey Jones in a close game. Robyn Morgan, Liz Byrne and Rhona Went defeated Lorraine Baker, Kim Evans and Jan McPhee in another very close game, while Valmai Westcott, Hilda McPherson and Maureen Baillee defeated Frances Charlton, Di Howell and Rosemary Mitchell. Winners on the day were Valmai, Hilda and Maureen.

CWD Triples will be at Canowindra next week with several teams participating.

Shared Lunch on 11th June to celebrate a special birthday. On Saturday 29th June we will be hosting a Mixed Pairs competition, so get a partner and nominate by 12th June.
Men and women playing.

By Rosemary Mitchell

Finnley Scores With NSW Selection

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Finnley Neilsen started playing rugby league when he was five, and last week the Year 11 Red Bend student was lost for words.

“I thought Dad was joking when he told me I was selected for the NSW team,” said the Parkes Marist junior player.

Since last October he’s been living for the sport he absolutely loves. He travels to Forbes every week for training, and quite often to Dubbo and Orange too after being selected to play for the Western Rams for the first time.

He then got into the Country team, which was already very special for the lock. But when he realised last week that his Dad was not joking about his first selection for the NSW team, he “was pretty excited”.

The squad was selected after Finnley played in the NSW Country Under-16s team against a Harold Matthews Representative team at Penrith Stadium on Friday, 17th May.

Finnley is the only player of the Country team selected for the squad. There are seven players from the premiership-winning Newcastle Knights team and four players from grand finalists Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Next Friday he will travel to the Homebush Centre of Excellence for two days of intensive training with the NSW 20-man squad, and on Sunday, 9th June the NSW Under 16s team will play a game against the Under 16s Pasifika team at Belmore Sports Ground.

The Pasifika is an international side with players from Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Samoa.

For Finnley this is the start of his big dream to play NRL one day.
By Maggi Barnard

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