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Western Sydney club launches Australian grass bowling talent

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Never a runner or a sprinter, Carl Healey has always loved the sport, so when he took his uncle’s advice to play lawn bowling in 2000, he found his calling and never looked back. Key points: Several Australian team representatives call Cabramatta Bowling Club home The club says its success is due to its facilities, professional culture and retention of senior players and staff The bowling club faces an uncertain future with an aging member base More than 20 years later, Healey represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. “If you take something, and you’re pretty good at it and you have support, you’re more likely to move on,” Healey says. Carl Healey will represent Australia in grass bowling at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. ( Provided: Commonwealth Games Australia ) Looking to take his game to another level, Healey joined the competitive Cabramatta Bowling Club in 2014, the home of a number of state and national representatives. “When you compete with top-cla

Audrina Patridge says Leonardo DiCaprio asked for her number at a club in a new memoir

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Audrina Patridge has released her latest book, Choices: To The Hills And Back Again. The Hills star, 37, doesn’t hold back in recounting all of the memoirs, and provides an in-depth look at her life fame, ‘toxic situation,’ and past relationships. The author also discusses the celebrities he met throughout Hollywood, including actors who approached him, such as Leonardo DiCaprio – who tried to get his number when they met at a club – Chris Pine and Chace Crawford. New book: Audrina Patridge, 37, has just released her new memoir, Choices: To The Hills And Back Again, which reveals how ‘intimidating’ it is when Leonardo DiCaprio asks for her number when surrounded by ‘supermodels’ In part of his book, which was released on July 26, he discusses his Hollywood life, and the celebrities he has met. He wrote about the time the famous actor DiCaprio approached him one evening last year when he stopped by a club in Las Vegas. Audrina stated that a guard came to tell her several times tha

Three Sea Eagles players 'changed heart' as big club left to crumble over boycott

Three Manly players are said to have “changed their hearts” and are considering wearing the club’s pride jersey. Initially, seven players withdrew from selection for Thursday’s game against the Roosters over the club’s decision to wear the LGBTQIA kit. Speaking on Sunrise Channel 7, Michelle Bishop explained that “at least” the three are now reconsidering their actions. Stream every match from every round of the Telstra 2022 NRL Premiership Season Live & Ad-Free During Play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now > “Of the seven players who refused to wear the jersey, at least three have now changed their minds slightly and are considering wearing the shirt of pride for the upcoming rounds,” Bishop said. Josh Aloiai, Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Josh Schuster, Haumole Olakau’atu, Tolutau Koula and Toafofoa Sipley all initially withdrew according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The Sea Eagles are set to become the first club in NRL history to wear an LGBTQIA kit, but

Outlaw motorcycle club wins $78,000 court case for trademark infringement

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A global online marketplace has been ordered by the Australian Federal Court to pay more than $78,000 in damages to the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club for infringing its trademark. Key points: Stickers, T-shirts and face masks sold on the website were found to infringe on the Hells Angels trademark A Redbubble spokesperson said it was considering appealing the “disappointing” decision This is the second time Redbubble has been found infringing on the motorcycle club trademark Redbubble, which sells user-submitted artwork printed on items including clothing, mugs and bed linen, was found by Federal Court to have violated the illegal motorcycle club trademark by displaying items for sale featuring its mark and logo in 2020 and 2021. . This isn’t the first time this has happened, with Redbubble being ordered to pay the motorcycle club $5,000 in damages in 2019. According to court documents, Hells Angels trademark officer Gavin Hansen purchased the goods from the trademark infringing webs

Minister of Racing supports decision to withhold funds for Brisbane racing club after CEO accused of rape

Queensland’s Racing Minister backed the decision to withhold hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding from Brisbane’s top racing club after refusing to step down from its CEO, who was accused of rape. Key points: Racing Minister Grace Grace said she had previously asked Racing Queensland to direct APHRC to step down from Mr Steele as CEO until the matter was resolved. He said the club board had ignored the directive and challenged its legitimacy Racing Queensland has withheld general fund payments from the club totaling around $600,000 Scott Steele, chief executive of Albion Park Harness Racing Club (APHRC), last month committed to trial in District Court on two counts of sexual assault and one rape for offenses allegedly committed in 2015 and 2016. He opposes the accusations. Yesterday Racing Minister Grace Grace said she had previously asked Racing Queensland (RQ) to direct APHRC to step down Mr Steele as CEO until the matter was resolved, but the club’s board has ignored the dire

Leon Davis, Andrew Krakouer return to Collingwood three months after breaking with the club

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Collingwood said former players Leon Davis and Andrew Krakouer had returned to the AFL club just three months after the pair cut ties with the Magpies for failing to address a series of racist incidents during their playing days. Key points: Davis, Krakouer and Heritier Lumumba cut communication with the club, saying the Magpies had no intention of confronting racism. Krakouer and Davis have now been hired by Collingwood “to better inform the ongoing cultural change at the club” The “telling the truth” process is a recommendation from the Do Better report around the issue of racism in clubs In April, former team-mate Heritier Lumumba said he, Davis and Krakouer cut communication with Collingwood because the club had no intention of acting in “good faith” to confront the racism experienced by players at the club. But in a statement, the Magpies announced that Davis and Krakouer had been hired by the club. “Leon and Andrew recently shared their experience of racism with representatives f

Hawkesbury racing club CEO Greg Rudolph bullies marketing manager with email

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Vivienne Leggett was interrupted from her job at the Hawkesbury Race Club by CEO Greg Rudolph and won a $2.8 million payout An oppressive boss whose constant campaign of harassment of a female worker leads to multimillion-dollar payouts has been promoted by her last employer. Greg Rudolph was CEO of the Hawkesbury Race Club when Vivienne Leggett was forced to quit her sponsorship and promotion role because of her bullying behavior. Ms Leggett, who has worked for the club for 25 years, won a $2.8 million payout due to bullying she suffered from Mr Rudolph, and for being denied annual leave, sabbaticals and commission payments. The Federal Court heard that Rudolph’s actions caused Leggett to develop a significant depressive disorder with anxiety that kept him unemployed for nearly six years. The court ruled in Ms Leggett’s favour in February and in late May rewarded her with millions of dollars in compensation. In a damning judgment, Judge Steven Rares found workplace bullying ‘eff