Blind Cricket NSW vs Primary Club of Australia

One of the great joys of playing cricket for the Primary Club of Australia is the opportunity to play Blind Cricket against the Blind Cricket NSW team.

For those who don’t know what Blind Cricket is – this link will explain the rules: http://www.blindcricket.com/GENERAL/about_the_game.htm

This game was played on the 21 March 2010.

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6th Annual Melbourne Cricket Luncheon

Once again this luncheon was held at the RACV Club, Melbourne. 

Victorian President Bill Carroll announced at the commencement of the luncheon that all funds raised on this day were to be dedicated to assist those groups working with the disabled in the fire affected regions of Victoria.

Dan Lonergan, who has given his time and skills to MC our luncheon over the past 3 years, was then invested as a Victorian Vice President by Bill and was presented with a plaque, PCOA tie and cap.  We look forward to hearing Dan mention the PCOA on the ABC at every available opportunity.

Guests then heard an informative and entertaining Q & A session with Tony Dodemaide, CEO of Cricket Victoria.  Dan put Tony on the spot asking him to relate a story, suitable to the occasion, about Merv Hughes. Tony accepted the challenge with an amusing anecdote suitable to the mixed audience.  Cricket Victoria is obviously in very capable hands with Tony leading the team.

A raffle for a bottle of Grange has now become a regular feature of Victorian fund raising efforts and the limited number of tickets always sells out fast.  The winner is always delighted and those that miss out vow to win it next year.

Chris Mullins, who was a gold medallist at the Beijing Paralympics gave an inspirational talk showing us a DVD of his gold winning relay – you could not watch this without being moved by the determination, effort and sheer joy of those participating and then winning gold.

Chris was accompanied by Greg Warnecke, Manager, Special Projects of Wheelchair Sports, Victoria.  The Primary Club has provided funding for a number of their projects over the past few years.

Taking the microphone after Chris was always going to be a hard act to follow but our next guests were great.  ABC sports commentator, Gerard Whateley and the Herald Sun Associate Editor, Sport, Mike Sheahan could have kept us entertained for the rest of the day.  Their stories of people and events ranging from the Beijing Olympics, AFL football and every sport in between, was a real treat and it was unfortunate, due to time constraints that we had to limit the number of questions from the floor.  Hopefully they will be kind enough to do a repeat performance at another PCOA function.

Antony Woodley of Collins Simms, ran a tight and fast raffle for 2 signed bats, courtesy of Cricket Victoria and a keenly sought after special package from Victorian Opera of tickets, drinks and program to Don Giovanni. 

President Bruce, came down from Sydney with his wife Di, spoke about the aims and achievements of the Club. We then heard from Norman Saunders, Professorial Fellow in Neuroscience at University of Melbourne on the amazing developments to allow those with disabilities to sail, either on the water or in virtual reality.  PCOA has been a long-term supporter of Sailability

No function is complete without a raffle and we thank all those companies who support the PCOA by supplying goods and services.  A full list of those generous companies was on show at the luncheon.

Once again we thank all those who attended and for their generous support of the PCOA.  Please encourage friends, colleagues and business associates to be involved in next year’s luncheon.

Photos from the Primary Club of Australia Golf day held on the 21st November – Melbourne

Photos taken at the Golf day held on the 21st November in Melbourne

Photos from the Annual Test Breakfast – 3rd January 2009 – Sydney

Photos taken at the Sydney Test Match Breakfast – 3rd January 2009