Helensburgh Football Club will name its new food and equipment facilities after late club icon John ‘Jockey’ Charman. The facilities include a new canteen, BBQ, and equipment shed, replacing ones that had been used for half a century. “These facilities have been used by the club for a long time now and we felt it was finally time to give them the upgrade they deserve,” Club President Bob Hennessy said. “Both the canteen and the BBQ area are bigger and safer than before and will allow us to serve a wider variety of foods at both senior and junior club…
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The Sydney Royal Easter Show is an agricultural highlight of the year with farmers, growers and other exhibitors coming from all over Australia to showcase their talents and produce on a grand scale. With about 7000 exhibitors entering in 35,000 competitions – ranging from dog shows to produce dioramas – it can be hard to be noticed. With last week’s win for Lake Illawarra High in the ‘Schools District Display’ diorama category, a few people might be wondering just how connected the Illawarra is to agriculture. The Illawarra is a small region of New South Wales, taking up less than…
[learn_more caption=”More info”] Cook Book Title – Helensburgh Public School Delicious Delights Tag Line – 130 Years of Learning and Cooking[/learn_more] An Illawarra school has cooked up a clever way to pay for much needed playground equipment. Helensburgh Public School has decided to fund a new set of ‘healthy schools’ equipment by creating and selling a cookbook filled with recipes from staff and students. The school produced a cookbook in 2001 and this year’s P&C thought it was time to reheat the idea. “(The school) has done one previously and other schools have also had a lot of success with…
Helensburgh Thistles Football Club has announced the award for the Amateur Men’s Player of the Year will be named in honour of the late former player Lachlan Scipione. Lachlan and clubmate Rueben Martin were killed in a car crash in June. The idea was suggested by fellow team members and brought to the committee’s attention by coach Klete Loveday. “It was suggested by some of the boys to have an award named after Lachlan for the amateur teams,” Loveday said. Helensburgh returned to the amateur division this year, and Loveday said Lachlan’s death had strengthened bonds at the club. “Lachlan…
Recyclable shopping bags are not a new idea, most households have them. However, not all recyclable bags are made equal. Boomerang Bags are reusable bags made from any bits of fabric people find lying around, and they showcase their creator’s skill and personality. The Helensburgh community has hopped on board the Boomerang Bag bus, with members turning old bed sheets, clothes and curtains in clever creations. https://youtu.be/0KEpKNRMAPE