Club Profiles

Inline and on track

Inline and on Track
Posted on 01 Feb 2008 10:40am

The puck flies so fast you can barely see it. Athletic looking players are in quick pursuit, long sticks at the ready. But this is not played on ice. It is inline hockey and it is a high action sport in its own right. More...

Kembla Joggers - Fun and friendly focus

Kembla Joggers
Posted on 01 Feb 2008 10:35am

It is not just the well-organised competitions that keep the 400 members of the Kembla Joggers coming back - it is the people. More...

South Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club

South Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club
Posted on 25 Jan 2008 5:16pm

South Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club is a family-orientated surf lifesaving club located at the southern end of Sydney 's famous Maroubra Beach.

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A cracker of a bowls club

Cracker of a Bowls Club
Posted on 25 Jan 2008 4:52pm

If you've seen the movie Crackerjack , it won't be hard to get a feel for the Para Hills Bowls Club - although you certainly won't find any 'strange weeds' stashed in the greenhouse, Chief Executive Officer Brian Gale quickly points out with a laugh. More...

Club recruitment rides the crest of a women-driven wave

Club Recruitment Bargara Surf clinic
Posted on 25 Jan 2008 4:49pm

Administrators at the Pacifique Surfriders Club near Bundaberg, Queensland are spending less time counting wave sets and more time counting the number of new members thanks to a successful initiative to attract women to the club. More...

Olympic Southern Flyers

Olympic Southern Flyers
Posted on 25 Jan 2008 4:45pm

Becoming member-focused has resurrected one sporting club that was at risk of folding, and turned it into one of the most successful club of its kind in Australia.

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Newtown Junior Jets Rugby League

Posted on 25 Jan 2008 4:31pm

The Newtown Junior Jets is one of the success stories of the Australian Rugby League Foundation’s focus on junior development.

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Black Mountain Rowing Club

Black Mountain Rowing Club
Posted on 25 Jan 2008 4:27pm

The highlight of the Athens Olympics for the members of Black Mountain Rowing Club in Canberra was watching clubmate Donna Martin row in the women’s double.

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