Sportsfest For Shellharbour

Illawarra Mercury

Friday March 4, 2005

By DAVID BRAITHWAITE

LAWN bowls and belly dancing don't usually share the same bill, but this year's Shellharbour City Festival of Sport is set to change that.

Whether you're into wrestling, golf or both, the full sweep of sporting endeavour will be on show during the jam-packed three-day festival which starts today.

Festival secretary Diane Johnston said more than 20 events would be thrown into the sporting mix to promote the benefits of getting out and about.

"We're trying to get the community and visitors to the area to enjoy a healthy lifestyle and to get out and into the great outdoors," she said.

"The festival is run by six volunteers - they're people who are interested in sport and trying to get children and adults to be more active and outdoors.

"We try to get all of the community's sporting groups involved and help them promote their clubs through demonstration and 'come 'n' try' events.

Crowd pleasers like tomorrow's dragon boat race and Sunday's family fun day at Lake Illawarra PCYC will make the festival's seventh year a big one, Ms Johnston said.

"We started small, but each year it's getting bigger and better - we've got 12 dragon boat teams this year and we're expecting more than 2000 people at the fun day," she said.

"A sport like lawn bowls is sometimes seen as just for older people but our Barefoot and Boardies night is designed to show it's fun for all ages."

THE PROGRAM

Shell Cove Shellharbour City Festival Of Sport daily program

FRIDAY

Lawn Bowls - Men's Mufti Pairs Competition

Albion Park Bowling Club, Taylor Rd, Albion Park

9.15am

Cost: $7 per person (includes lunch)

Contact: Mick Duprez 4256 1844

Lawn Bowls - 2 Bowl Triples Competition

Warilla Bowls & Recreation Club, Jason Ave, Barrack Heights

9am-4.30pm

Cost: $5 per person (includes light lunch)

Contact: Rocky Stone 4297 3904

Golf - Junior Golf Clinic

Shellharbour Links Golf Course, cnr Shellharbour Rd and Southern Cross Boulevarde, Shell Cove

4-6pm

Free

All equipment supplied

Contact: Shellharbour Links Pro Shop, 4237 5555

Shellharbour Sports Star of the Year Awards

Shellharbour Workers Club

6.30pm for 7pm

SATURDAY

Bodyboarding & Surfboarding

Warilla Beach

7am-2pm

$10 per person

Bodyboard competition in morning, surfboard competition in afternoon

Bookings essential

Contact: Ray Corcoran, 4297 7012

Dragon Boat Races

Skiway Park, Oak Flats (Lake Illawarra)

9am-3pm

$26 per person - 20 people per team required

Bookings essential before the day.

Contact: Lee Cramer, 0418 113 698 or Diane Johnston on 4221 6169

Golf Stableford Event

Calderwood Valley Golf Course, 532 Calderwood Rd, Albion Park

7am-noon

$21 per person

Contact: Mal Robertson 4256 3055

Golf - Shellharbour City Festival of Sport Golf Cup

Shellharbour Links Golf Course

6am to 1.30pm

$10 per person

Contact Shellharbour Links Pro Shop on 4237 5555 for tee times

Gymnastics - Come 'n' try

Carmel & Co Gymnastics, 46 Sunset Ave, Warilla

3-5pm

$6 per person

Contact: Carmel Murphy 4297 4400 or 4296 6390

Lawn Bowls Barefoot & Boardies Bowls Night

Oak Flats Bowling Club

6.30pm-8.30pm

Free (includes barbecue dinner)

Must be aged 12 years and over

Contact: Bob James 4256 1444

Shell Cove Walk

Meet Shellharbour Ocean Beach Pub

10am

Free - barbecue lunch included

Bookings essential

Contact: Lee Cramer 0418 113 698

Taekwondo Come 'n' Try

KDs Taekwondo Academy Warilla, South Coast Martial Arts Centre, 1/23 Sunset Ave, Warilla

11am-1pm

Free

Contact: Kevin Docherty 4296 5176

SUNDAY

Family Fun Day

Lake Illawarra PCYC, Reddall Pde, Lake Illawarra

10am-3pm

Golf Public Open Day

Shellharbour Links Golf Course, Shell Cove

From noon

Cost: $10 per person (play as many holes as you want)

Contact: Shellharbour Links Pro Shop on 4237 5555

Table Tennis - Come 'n' Try

Shellharbour Workers Club (auditorium)

2pm-4.30pm

Free, all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult

Contact: Betty Kennerley 4295 1453

Wrestling - Lake Illawarra Shield

Lake Illawarra PCYC

From 10am

Cost: $7 entry fee for competitors

Open wrestling competition

Contact: Don Brown 4256 0806

Fishing - Casting Competition for Juniors

Lake Illawarra PCYC

11am-2pm

Free

Contact: Kevin Callaghan 4296 2022

Golf Stableford Event

Calderwood Valley Golf Course, Albion Park

7am-noon; cost: $21 weekend; contact: Mal Robertson 4256 3055

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