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Noel Burt Fundraising Dinner

Posted on September 19, 2022October 18, 2022 by Merewether.6523

*** Updated ***
We have opened up some more tickets to this event. To book a table please email to digital@merewethercarlton.com.au.

While playing rugby for Merewether Carlton againstMaitland at Lorn Park on the 6th June 1987 in a collapsed maul Noel Burt ended up a C4-5 Quadriplegic.

Noel has spent the last 35 years confined to a wheelchair and his home. His dream is to be able to explore Newcastle once again in his own vehicle. We are raising money to purchase a Kia Carnival to be converted for wheelchair access for Noel.

Please join us at the Noel Burt Fundraising Dinner on Saturday 5th November 2022 at Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club to help support this great initiative.

Details of the event:

a sit down dinner including 3 course meal and drinks package
Mike Rabbit MC
Guest Speaker Nick Farr-Jones
Dress code: Cocktail
Music
Live and Silent Auctions with a whole range of amazing prizes including a painting by artist James Drinkwater to the value of $20,000 – $25,000, Painting by Paul O’Brien, Painting by Justin Lees and many other fantastic prizes.

Tickets are $200 per person. The ticket price includes a voluntary tax deductible donation of $100.

We are selling tables rather than individual tickets. Tables will be in denominations of 6, 8 or 10 with the table owner receiving the tax deductible donation.

If you are interested in booking a table, email us now at digital@merewethercarlton.com.au and let us know the table size you are after.

As for donor information, we will need the following details:
– Donor/Contact Name
– Company name if claiming a company tax deduction
– Email address

If you can’t make the event but would like to donate toward Noel’s car you can via this link on the
Australian Sports Foundation website.

By donating, you confirm that your gift is made unconditionally to the Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) for the Noel ‘Cheeky’ Burt Fundraising Appeal project and you agree to the ASF’s Terms and Conditions.

Ladies Day 2022

Posted on July 14, 2022September 19, 2022 by Merewether.6523

While the boys were away, the ladies were at play!

This year covid wasn’t going to lock us down, however mother nature decided to try her best. Our plans of a marquee and home game rugby were squashed and were switched for rugby via live stream and a move into the Green Room.

Not to let the lack of a home game stop us, the Green Room was wonderfully decorated in our “Xmas in July” theme, we had a huge grazing table and delicious indonesian food from our friend Made, we were happy.

Thanks to BarTV and the ability to livestream the games throughout the room, the ladies were able to cheer the men on from the comfort of the Green Room while enjoying a beverage or two.

Once the rugby had wrapped up and some lucky door prizes were given away, DJ Rhanni busted out our favourite tunes and the dance floor was on fire. Approximately 130 ladies enjoying our amazing Green Room views and facility. A great day was had by all!

Queen of the Green
A new concept introduced last year was Queen of the Green. Ladies could purchase a ticket into the draw to become our Queen of the Green for the duration of Ladies Day. This years Queen Yvette Cavanagh was treated to breakfast for 2 at local café and sponsor, Cuppa Joes and then was primped and pampered at another local sponsor, Beauty and the Fox. Desley and the team had our Queen looking stunning and ready for a day of royal treatment including regular bowing and bragging rights. An inauguration was held where last year’s Queen, Jude Tynan handed over the crown to Yvette. Yvette didn’t wipe the smile from her face the whole day and assured us she enjoyed her day of royal treatment thoroughly.

Special mentions go to our organising committee: Carla Andersen, Sonya Chapman, Jenny Hawes, Amanda McKenzie, Melissa Priest and Eliza Tresidder. The ladies worked to bring the day together and run as smoothly as possible. It was such a great day!

Gala Event Recap

Posted on June 23, 2022July 12, 2022 by Merewether.6523

The scene was set for a great celebration: The Greens Past Present and Future. Almost 200 gathered at Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club last Saturday night June 18th to celebrate, eat drink and dance. Thanks to Paul O’Rourke who put on a great show. Loads of good food, plenty of drinks and the occasional cocktail was had. What a great venue. Check out the photos before and after it was invaded.

The raffle was a hit with great prizes including a fitbit, lunch at Botanica, George Gregan and All Black memorabilia, exclusive Italian wines and party buckets. All the winners were happy. Thanks all for digging deep to buy tickets. Special thanks to Nick and Simone Hatherly, Matt and Vanessa Gleeson and Andrew Beattie for your generosity in donating prizes.

Gina Terry and their band were fabulous and had the dancing full all night. We raised over $5,000 which will go to the Club welfare fund and operating budgets.

We expect now that “balls” are back we will have a huge event in 2023. Tell your friends they missed a fabulous night.

DADS AND LADS 2022

Posted on May 19, 2022June 6, 2022 by Merewether.6523

Last Sunday a group of fathers, sons, brothers, uncles, and mates took to the field at Townson Oval in great spirits to raise awareness for mental health.

The teams and their unique playing kits were all set and whether you were a Warrior, Joker, Bandit, Barbarian, Lunatic or Mauler you had the same thing in common, to dust off the boots and have a great day.

You couldn’t wipe the smiles off their faces as they relished the chance to pull that jersey on and run (or walk) out on to Townson once more.

The community came out in support – wives, daughters, children, grandchildren to watch the spectacle that was 90 men having the time of their lives revisiting days gone by and celebrating their love of rugby.

Thank you to everyone involved in making the day happen including our wonderful sponsors, referees – Greg Pearce and Nick Charters, Dr John Prickett for being on standby and Stewart Hazell for the wonderful photos. Massive thanks to Jocky Wilson!!

We already can’t wait for next year!

Presentation Day 2021 – 6 November 2021, Townson Oval

Posted on November 8, 2021March 22, 2022 by Merewether.6523

A few days prior the weather forecast looked ominous but last Saturday turned out to be still, warm and sunny for our Presentation Day under marquees on the site of our old Green Room on Townson Oval.

Mike Rabbitt, Chair of our Merewether Greens Rugby Foundation and our favourite MC came all the way back from Crescent Head to direct traffic. We love your work Rabbs!

The Macquarie Dictionary tells me that an icon is “a person seen by a community as being closest to an admired stereotype”. Well, Greens icon Ron Rose was in attendance to make the presentations and single-handedly raised the average standard of dress with his customary style, including jacket and tie and glorious green trousers. It is heart- warming to see our current crop of young players get to know, appreciate and respect Ron for the great Greens man he is.

A presentation is an important day in the life of any sporting Club. It’s a time to reflect on the season past and to celebrate with your team mates the results of all the effort and commitment that was put in during the year. I think it is fair to say we had a lot to celebrate this season and we did just that.

The various awards are set out below and they are all well deserved. I want to mention one award in particular. John “Jocky” Wilson was awarded Club Person of the Year to enormous applause from the crowd. In a year that was tough for him for other reasons Jock was there as a constant helper across all sorts of things in addition to team management from the start of the pre-season to the last of the rugby. In addition to that he conceived and implemented Dad’s and Lad’s, an event that fits so well with what our Club is all about. And last week he was leading a meeting in the Green Room planning next year’s event. No doubt this will become an important part of our calendar in the years ahead. Jock, on behalf of the whole Club thank you for your outstanding contribution this year.

In short, we had a very good Presentation Day to conclude a great playing season for the Club. We are very fortunate to have such an impressive group of young men and women players who make me very confident for the future of our great Club.

This day would not have happened as it did without a huge effort from our Club Secretary Luke Tressider who did all the heavy lifting to organise the awards and all the engraved trophies. You would be surprised by the tasks involved to make such a day really work. From all of us, thanks Tress!

The Awards are as follows:

WOMEN’S:

Best Back: Hayley Amm

Best Forward: Delani Baker

Players Player: Kasey Gaukroger

SOCIAL 4’S:

Best Forward: Anthony Hopley

Best Back: Reegan Tanner

DIVISIONAL:

Best Forward: River Deloraine

Best Back: Darcy Campbell

PREMIER 3.1:

Best Forward: Oran Sheridan

Best Back: Jack Mackay

PREMIER 3.2:

Best Forward: Matt Hickey

Best Back: Odin Keenan

PREMIER 2:

Best Forward: Darcy Christie-Johnson

Best Back: Toby Bogaerts

PREMIER 1:

Best Forward: Lachlan Milton

Best Back: Sam Rouse

CLUB AWARDS
Supporter of the Year	Jo and John Bogaerts
Most Improved	Jack Miller
Pointscorer-all grades	Jack Mackay
Rookie of the Year	Rhys Bray
B & F Over all grades	Darcy Christie Johnson (15 points)
Player’s Player-Club	Brendan Jackson
Fordham Trophy	Lachlan Milton & Brendan Jackson
Club person	John Wilson