Event Update Ballarat & District Event Winner Runner‐Up Open Squash Men’s Open Aaron Doran Ben Couch Women’s Open Vanessa Pickerd Peta Murphy The thin red line Men’s A Grade Charles Abrahamson Brendan Perry VOLUME 2, ISSUE 5 JUNE 2010 Womens’ A Grade Anne Fordham Helen Collins Men’s B Grade Charlie Solomon Jay Archer Facility Grants— Watch it LIVE! Women’s B Grade Lynley Solomon Julie Savioe Squash Vic will again be broadcasting the men’s and women’s Victorian Open finals LIVE over the Men’s C Grade Heath Griffiths Henry Pastuszka Now Open Geelong Open internet. Tune in via our website at Women’s C Grade Belinda Nisbet Jo See Tan The Department of Planning & Community www.squashvic.com.au from 5.00pm on Sunday 4 Squash Vic Office Staff: Development coordinates the Community Facility July. Classic Mixed Novice Tim Dudfield Gerard Turnbull Funding Program to assist in the provision of high Executive Director 3AW’s (and squash enthusiast) Darren James Racquetball Fiona Young quality, accessible community sport and recreation will MC the finals. facilities across Victoria. There are two categories of Heather McKay will be our special guest and High Performance Manager funding available in this program; Planning and an interview with Heather will feature as part of Events in July/August Richard Cagliarini Building Community Infrastructure. Event Winner Runner‐Up the Finals Replay Package (available Tues after the
Development Coordinator event at www.squashvic.com.au) 2 –4 July Community Facility Funding Program ‐ Minor Leigh Sands Open Cameron White Steve Andrewartha Victorian Open Squash Championships—MSAC Facilities The Community Facility Funding Program contributes Contact Squash Vic 9682 2199. Entry via Squash Vic website. Finance Administrator (P/T) to the provision of high‐quality and accessible A Grade Charlie Stevenson Leigh Mitchell Entries close 1 June (Open), 24 June (Graded events) Donna Millington community sport and recreation facilities across 10—18 July Match & Pennant Victoria. Building Community Infrastructure provides Administrator (P/T) grants to improve places where communities meet B Grade Jon Perry Daniel Gourlay World University Squash Games—Monash Uni Bryan Bird and interact. Applications under the Minor Facilities 11 July category are available for community groups, C Grade Josh McMillan Leonie Otto Level 1 Coaching Course—Day 1—MSAC working in partnership with council, to develop or Contact Squash Vic 9682 2199. Registration via Squash Vic upgrade community sport and recreation facilities.
website, Calendar section. D Grade John Sentry Brittany Dixon Eligibility ‐ only local government authorities are eligible to apply directly to the Department of 24—25 July Planning and Community Development (DPCD) for VMSA Shepparton Masters—Shepparton funding for this program. However, community Women’s State Grade Pennant Finals Contact Helena Morgan—0417 579 311 organisations have the opportunity to access funds by submitting an expression of interest directly to 8 August State 1: Furlan Club (1) 3/9/100 def their local government authority (not to DPCD.) CPR Course—Sports House, 375 Albert Rd, Albert Park Mountain District (1) 1/5/72 Contact Squash Vic 9682 2199. Funding range of grant—maximum grant of $60,000
towards projects with a total cost of $250,000 or less C Whittaker 1/3/32 d C Edwards 0/1/19; 8 August (exclusive of GST). Applications close 21 July R Mouchacca 1/3/27 d J McLean 0/0/1; T24 Graded #6 State Doubles Titles—MSAC INSIDE THIS R Enconniere 0/0/6 lt N Stoneham 1/3/27; Contact Squash Vic 9682 2199. Entry via Squash Vic website. Community Facility Funding Program ‐ Major J Timothy 1/3/35 d C Pendrey 0/1/25 ISSUE: Facilities
9—15 August Applications under the Majors should focus on Monash squash 2 Australian Open—Canberra building or upgrading community sport and research recreation facilities that are innovative, effectively State 2: Beaconsfield 3/10/123 (1) def SQUASH IN HORSHAM 15 August Corren wins 27th 2 managed, environmentally sustainable and well‐used. Westerfolds (1) 1/6/98 T24 Junior Graded #7—Wangaratta PSA title Eligibility—Councils (local government only) LIVE INTERVIEW
Contact Squash Vic 9682 2199. Entry via Squash Vic website. Funding range of grant—maximum of $500,000 D Kille 1/3/27 d J Marchment 0/0/12; Legend to lead 3 go to: (exclusive of GST). M Lee 0/1/23 lt A Athanasiou 1/3/33; http://blogs.abc.net.au/victoria/2010/06/ 17—19 August Aussie Team R Lang 1/3/33 d L Russell 0/1/23; Community Facility Funding Program ‐ Planning Australian Open Doubles Invitational—MSAC squash‐tournament.html D Wright 1/3/40 d S Gill 0/2/30 Win a trip to the 3 The Planning category provides funding for Come and see some top players from England, New Zealand, AIS communities to plan for future community sport and President of the Horsham Squash Club Launa Scotland, Australia and more in doubles action as a warm up for recreation provision through better information Schilling talks about the first of the regional the Commonwealth Games. Admission is free. Contact Squash Event Update 4 collection, community consultation and strategic Best Player Awards – sponsored by Vic for details. Stay tuned for a possible exhibition match events, part of Squash Vic’s Secondary Schools Ranges Fitness planning. featuring David Palmer. Squash competition, being played at the Horsham 82 Main Road, Upwey Eligibility—Councils (local government) Funding range of grant—up to $30,000 (exclusive of Squash Centre and what’s happening with squash 9754 2181 22 August www.rangesfitness.com GST) in the Horsham district. (Interview will be available Level 1 Coaching Course (Day 2) —MSAC on the web until mid‐July). For further information on all grants including the State 1 – Cheryl Whittaker ‐ Furlan Club (right) 27—29 August expression of interest forms, go to the following link: State 2 – Donna Kille ‐ Beaconsfield (left) Wangaratta Open Squash—Wangaratta http://www.grants.dpcd.vic.gov.au/web18/ Contact Wangaratta Squash & Racquetball Club ‐ John/Elaine dvcgrants.nsf/AllDocs/ Note: Open State Grade finals will be held at Broadway 5721 5721 E229124C83F924E9CA2575F40016BDD6 Moorabbin Squash Centre, Wed 30 June 7.30pm THE THIN RED LINE PAGE 2 PAGE 3 Squash legend to lead Australian team in World University Championship Secondary Schools Squash Squash legend Sarah Fitz‐Gerald AM has been appointed to coach the Squash Vic’s secondary schools squash competition Australian team in the 7th World University Championship (WUC) is well underway with four regional events played Squash, to be held in Melbourne in July. across the state in June. Teams gathered at Monash Students to research Horsham, Melton, MSAC and Lakes Entrance to Ms Fitz‐Gerald will lead the five strong Australian contingent (which squash compete for positions in the junior and includes three Squash Vic Academy players), against 13 visiting intermediate divisions of the state final. The senior countries including teams from Iraq, Great Britain, Hong Kong and
regional events will be played on July 21. Singapore in the FISU tournament, co‐organised by Australian Students from Monash University’s Churchill Campus will soon University Sport and Monash University. be hitting the squash courts of Gippsland to find out what makes State Finals the sport and its participants tick. August 26: Senior Former world junior and world open squash champion, Australian As part of their sports marketing studies the students will be October 21: Intermediate junior female athlete of the year and Commonwealth Games gold researching some key issues to assist Squash Vic and local November 8: Junior medallist, Ms Fitz‐Gerald is looking forward to coaching the promising squash clubs/centres grow the profile and participation of the young Australian team. “An event such as WUC is a great stepping sport. Teams from Bendigo and Shepparton qualified for stone for young athletes and students. Many players in events gone by PLAY BY THE RULES SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
the state final automatically have continued on to become world class players” Ms Fitz‐Gerald said. ‐ CELEBRATING DIVERSITY COMPETITION Said Lecturer, Dr Vaughan Reimers, “this is an exciting project for
the students where they will be completing a report with real‐ “I feel Australia will do very well but most importantly I expect Win a trip for two to Canberra and a personal tour of the AIS! life practical applications for a real‐life client. The students don’t everyone will try to the best of their ability and take many new Play by the Rules
Included in the team is Melody Francis (Deakin University), Australian Institute of Sport and possibly meet some of Squash Vic Executive Director Fiona Young said the research representing Australia for the second time in a World University Australia's sporting heroes. All you have to do is send in a partnership between Monash University, Squash Vic and the Championship Squash event. “Just doing as well as I can and helping photographic image and/or a written description that shows Gippsland Sports Academy will provide the sport with an the team get the best results is the main goal. The competition last how your club has been welcoming and inclusive of a person/ opportunity to better understand its membership. “Of course time in Egypt was quite strong, but I feel like I’ve improved since then people from diverse backgrounds in your community. the survey findings will be heavily reliant on the number of so I definitely want to get an improved result” Ms Francis said. forms completed and returned and we will be seeking the The competition will run for a month, with entries closing on cooperation of all local clubs and centres in this regard.” Joining Ms Francis are four making their World University 16th July 2010. Simply go to www.gameday.com.au Championship debut in this year’s event. Zoe Petrovansky www.gameday.com.au/> and visit the "Competition and The research will commence in mid‐July with background work (Queensland University of Technology), Selena Shaikh (Monash Offers" section for all the details of how to enter. to be completed before the students hit the courts in August. University), Luke Sims (Victoria University) and Sam Brown (Edith Cowan University) will all pull on the green and gold next month. Corren breaks record in Adelaide Ms Fitz‐Gerald, assistant coach Nathan Turnbull and the team will arrive in Melbourne for training in early July, before the Opening Mike Corren claimed a record 27th Professional Squash Association title when he Ceremony on Saturday 10 July. beat top seeded New South Welshman Matthew Karwalski in four games 11‐7, 11‐ 8, 3‐11, 11‐6 to win the South Australian Open in Adelaide on Sunday. The 36‐year‐ old Corren now heads the list of current players with the most titles, moving one ahead of countryman David Palmer and Egypt’s Amr Shabana. His win on Sunday on his home court was even more impressive as he injured his leg during a local competition in Adelaide on Tuesday and struggled to take the court for his first match on Friday. “I had some serious treatment on Friday and on Saturday I was pretty zonked – one leg was useless and because I was overusing the other leg to compensate, that one seized up as well,” he said. “Honestly, at the start of the tournament I thought there was no way I could win and I expected to go out in the first round. “By rights I should have lost the quarter‐finals to Josh Cardwell and then I scraped through the semi‐finals against Rex Hedrick.” Corren, who won his first tournament in Hong Kong in 1996, happily admits his achievements in the game cannot match those of players like Palmer and Shabana, but said winning even one squash tournament was a major achievement because of the physicality of the sport. “There are some pretty good players going around who’ve never won a PSA tournament,” he said. Mike Corren is seeded No 3 for the Victorian Open behind Matt Karwalski (2) and top seed Zac Alexander. The World University Games squash matches will take place at Monash University, Clayton Campus from July 10—18. THE THIN RED LINE