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Futures Group Seven Tasmanians have been

announced in Hockey Austra-

lia’s National Futures squad of

future Kookaburras and Hock-

eyroos. Derwent’s own Pre-

mier League player and

coach of Under 12 Blue

girls—Eliza Westland—has been selected as one

(pictured in white with two of her siblings, Ethan &

Maddy) Congratulations Eliza.

Major Fundraiser—Raffle The Club is about to launch its major 2015 fund-

raiser—a raffle. The prizes are:

1st Prize—1 night stay at the Zero Davey Bou-

tique Hotel

2nd Prize—2 nights accommodation at Pelican

Rest

3rd Prize—4 Halogen upgrade downlights to

LED—Taylor Electrical

4th Prize—A Tim Deavin playing shirt signed by

the Kookaburras

5th Prize—3 x $100 vouchers B-Jane T-Mart

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A word from our President It occurs every year, or maybe it is just the fact

that I am getting older, but each season seems

to accelerate as the weeks go by. There is al-

ways so much to do in such little time.

It felt like it was only yesterday that the 80th

sub-committee sat down and planned out a date

and venue. And now we are less than 4 weeks

away. Over 150 tickets have been booked but

there is still room for more! Contact Emma for

tickets.

Then there are the BBQ’s. Nat Fahey and Jenny

Middleton raised the issue of dates last Novem-

ber and now we have raised over $500 from

two BBQ’s thanks to the efforts of the 2nd

grade women and B-Pool men.

On the field, (and I know I keep mentioning it), I

was bragging (but secretly panicking) about

how we would get a veteran womens team.

Well here we are half way through the season

and we have become competitive.

So what is the aim of all of this! Get moving,

don’t miss out, whether that is a ticket to the

80th dinner, a wine pack or the early bird subs

discount, you don’t want to miss out on anything

that is fantastic about the Derwent Strikers.

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6th Prize—2 x $100 vouchers B-Jane T-Mart

7th Prize—2 bottles of wine

Tickets are $2 or 3 for $5. Each player will

be required to sell 1 book and the prizes

will be drawn at the end of season presen-

tation night.

80th Anniversary Tasmanian Wine

“Don’t forget to order your 80th Anniversary

Tasmanian Wine twin pack before they all

run out! (pictured top right)

Only 80 units will be available at $50 a

pack. Choose your own numbered pack—if

available—like your own playing number!

These wines have been sourced from Tasma-

nia’s Coal River Valley and represent a

great way to celebrate Striker victories or

as an addition to the cellar for future drink-

ing.

C o n t a c t M a t t G e e v e s

(matthew@realscape.com.au) or Jim Ansell

(james.ansell@police.tas.gov.au) for more

information. Hurry before you miss out on this

exclusive club offer!

Discounted Accommodation

If you are travelling or need accommodation for the

80th dinner, our Club Sponsor Prince of Wales Hotel

are offering great specials. A standard room is $80

per night (includes a double and single bed with en-

suite). The rooms have been updated so you will

have a wonderful relaxing stay. Contact the POW

Hotel to book.

Working with Children

There will be a small increase from $17.76 to

$18.12. Registration is for a period of three years

unless suspended or cancelled. The fee is tax de-

ductible. If you are a junior coach, committee mem-

ber or junior umpire, you are required to have regis-

tration.

Welcome—Stefan Gallaghar We welcome international player Stefan Galla-

gher to the Premier League Men. Stefan whilst

hailing from Ireland, has just spent our summer

playing in the top league in Spain. Please make

Stefan welcome to the club.

Wanted Players—Melbourne From the coach at Kew Hockey Club. Our women’s

team has this year returned to the top level Pre-

mier League competition and whilst we are play-

ing good hockey and matching or even out playing

our opponents in general play, we are in desper-

ate need of a high quality striker/goal scorer. We

are looking for an interstate player. We can offer

full board and accommodation with the family of

our captain Rebecca Gale. In addition the club is

prepared to cover the cost of airfares as well as a

weekly payment to cover any expenses (to be dis-

cussed). A suitable candidate would be a high

quality striker or goal scoring, attacking mid field

player—If you are interested contact Steven

White at Kew Hockey Club

BBQ’s UNDERWAY Fundraising BBQ’s are well underway. The first

BBQ was on Saturday 23rd May and the 2nd

grade girls raised an outstanding $221.05. (see

our super coach Life Member with one of our

youngest Derwent members Ella)

The second BBQ was on the 13th June and was

run by Michael Howarth, Kathy Fahey, Jo Byrne,

Jenny Middleton and the 4th Grade Men. They

raised over $290.00. A great effort by all.

Future BBQ’s are as follows:

27th June—2nd grade men

11th July—Junior parents

27th July—4th grade women

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Media Superstars Confirming what we have always known, Derwent

members are talented in many areas of life. This

month Ashlyn Smith (second grade women) ab-

seiled down the Casino, whilst Alex Huinnibel’s fish-

ing ability with a supersize catch was published in

the Mercury. If you didn’t see either, check the

photos out below. New Business—Lamb

Premium clover fed lambs whole carcass to res-

taurants or other customers for a spit roast or

halves cut up, cryovaced and labelled. Sides

are $145 packaged and delivered to hockey

on Tuesday nights at set times. For details about

the lamb or some straw at $7 a bale call Sophie

Nichols on 0438602582.

Sophie also has straw for sale @ $7 a bale.

80th Celebrations In preparation for the yearbook, Mark Smith gathered some Derwent junior (& senior) members to

model our uniforms of the past. Pictured below are some of the uniforms of the past. A big thanks to

the McCausland family, Paul & Tom Dobbie, Caitlin & Jacob Rugless, Calayni Smith for modeling and

Mark Smith for taking the photos.

INTERIM CEO

Bob Gregory will assume the role of interim Chief Executive Officer of Hockey Tasmania from 10 June 2014.

Bob is a passionate supporter of hockey in Tasmania. He has had a long involvement with the sport particularly

through his role as competition director of the sport in southern Tasmania and through his officiating roles in

national hockey events. Bob also has a long and outstanding career in management particularly as National

Project Manager for the Family Court of Australia and will assist the Board in determining the appropriate

staff leadership structure Hockey Tasmania. The Board of Hockey Tasmania welcomes Bob to this role and will

work closely with him over the next few months to consolidate the direction outlined in the new Hockey Tasma-

nia Strategic Plan 2015—2018—Ken Read, Chair Board of Hockey Tasmania

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Please support the Derwent Sponsors

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Under 13 Boys—Hugo Alam, Tom Dobbie, Finley

Gregson

The Under 13 boys will be travelling to the

Northern Territory between the 25th September

to Friday 2nd October.

Under 13 Girls—Lilly Ansell, Ruby Bayley, Lauren

Canning, Lucy Eade, Sophie Rockefeller, Caitlin

Rugless, Maisy Sansom

The Under 13 girls will be travelling to Sydney,

New South Wales between the 25th September

to Friday 2nd October.

Ball Kids Under 21 Womens Tournament—The tournament

is being held during the school holidays from Sun-

day 12th July—Sunday 19th July. Ball kids are

required to be age 12 and above. Let Kath know

with name, phone number and unavailability.

STATE SELECTION

State selections have been made in Under 12,

Under 13 & Under 16, both boys and girls in

the past month.

Congratulations to the following junior players

who have been selected.

Under 12 boys—Magnus McCausland

Under 12 girls—Lilly Ansell, Lauren Canning,

Tessa King, Sophie Rockefeller, Maisy Sansom-

Sarah Wilson-Haffenden. Train Ons—Beth

Dobbie & Felicity Wilson Haffenden.

Under 16 girls—Louise Maddock, Miranda

Grant, Molly Lewis, Maddison Poke.

Under 12 & 16 boys & girls are travelling to

Perth, Western Australia between 3rd & 7th

August 2014.

Junior Girls Coordinator Kathy Westland

M: 0428650842 E: ktrgwest@bigpond.net.au

Junior Boys Coordinator Tania Barry

M: 0423632616 E: taniabarry@y7mail.com

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June Long Weekend

During the long weekend in June, numerous Derwent children

participated in the Intrastate Carnival. The names of the Der-

went players were published in the May newsletter. We did however omit to mention Sophie Rockefeller

who was selected in the Under 13 Green Girls Team—sorry Sophie! Pictured below are some of our jun-

iors in action.

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DERWENT JUNIOR

MID SEASON FUNCTION

Friday 3rd July

Buckingham Rowing Club 6pm – 8.30pm

U8s/U10s Presentation 6.15pm

Followed by Disco 6.30-8.30pm

U8s – U16s

Parents and Siblings Welcome

Bring a plate

Gold Coin Entry

Soft Drink provided

An informal night to celebrate a great start to our Season

Please RSVP to Tania or Kathryn