Hamilton in a hurry, Victoria
We were in a hurry. We had a new battery in the old car but still not confident. (The rest of the engine had just clocked up 396,000 kilometres.) Julie went to get… Continue reading
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Robe, South Australia
Robe is a coastal holiday town in south-east South Australia. Near Kingston SE. Near the Coorong. Not far from Penola and Naracoorte. Footy, cricket, netball, tennis, golf and the cemetery are all gathered… Continue reading
Bernie Baxter Scoreboard, Port Fairy Victoria
Port Fairy full-forward Bernie Baxter certainly kept scoreboard attendants busy in his heyday, so it made sense, in 2007, to name the Port Fairy scoreboard after him. Baxter died in late December 2012,… Continue reading
Lara, Victoria.
It had been some years since I visited the Lara footy grounds near Geelong, with the pretty backdrop of the You Yangs. Back in 2011. The old Lara scoreboard is the only one… Continue reading
Deniliquin, New South Wales
Photos by Jesse Maskell. The Deni Rams play in the Murray Football League, on the New South Wales/Victoria border. Riverina country. Sheep country. Formed in 1933, they’ve… Continue reading
Leitchville, northern Victoria
Photo and text by Paul Daffey The photo was taken during the Leitchville-Gunbower v Lockington-Bamawm United match in Round 4 of the Heathcote and District Football League’s 2019 season. The Gunbower Football Club… Continue reading
Healesville, Victoria
‘Not a lot of excitement at Healesville, but what can you expect on a Sunday afternoon in summer? The scoreboard’s nothing to write home about but we liked the font for the Roy… Continue reading
Princes Park, Shepparton, Victoria
Photos and words by Wayde Petersen. Princes Park, Shepparton, is the home of the Shepparton Swans of the Goulburn Valley FL & Shepparton DJF. Princes Park is pretty unique for a GVFL… Continue reading