Error: no decision tree source folder detected The much-anticipated Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup Finals Day will descend on North Sydney Oval this Sunday marking the first time since the 2018/19 season that all three finals will take place on the same day With semi-finals scheduled to commence at 9.30am and 1.30pm the stage will be set for the decider under lights at 6.30pm Bankstown will lean heavily on in-form batsman Will Bosisto who leads the tournament in runs with 292 at an average of 48.7 Captain Dan Solway is confident in his side's consistency citing the 6-wicket win over St George earlier in the competition as a key motivator "We've been doing a great job of playing consistent cricket throughout the year," Solway said We've met them a couple of times already this year and gained confidence with our victory in the early rounds." St George are no strangers to finals pressure and will be keen to add another trophy to their cabinet NSW Blues stars Blake Nikitaras and Kurtis Patterson are in red-hot form coming off an unbeaten 86 in the first round final and a vital 64 in the quarter final has been instrumental in their finals push who smashed 63* from 38 balls in the first round final they're both in pretty good nick," said St George’s English recruit Ollie Rayner and I'm looking forward to seeing them on a small ground at North Sydney" The second semi-final will see the undefeated Northern District take on a determined Fairfield-Liverpool side will be bolstered by key inclusions Chris Green and overseas player Ben Mike Blues rookie keeper-batter Lachlan Shaw will also be a pivotal figure having lit up the quarterfinals with a blistering 107 from just 57 balls looking to go one better than last year's semi-final exit They secured their spot with a solid victory over Parramatta and wicketkeeper Coby Holland believes Yuva Nishchay will deliver on Sunday "He's has been really good for us this year starting us off well – he's a big one for us opening the bowling" CNSW acknowledges and pays respect to the land and waters across New South Wales We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years We acknowledge their ongoing connection to this country as the Traditional Owners and we commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of Reconciliation so that together we may bring about equity and equality built on strong and trusting relationships This is probably not the page you’re looking for This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page two boys — aged between seven and 12 — were assaulted by a man at several locations Credit: AAPA former teacher has been charged over alleged historical child sexual offences in Sydney’s south west Detectives began an investigation in January 2019 after reports a teacher in the Kingsgrove area was allegedly having a sexual relationship with two children NSW Police will allege in court between 1967 and 1971 two boys — aged between seven and 12 — were assaulted by a man at several locations Get the first look at the digital newspaper curated daily stories and breaking headlines delivered to your inbox Get the NewsletterBy continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.About 2pm yesterday, February 20, an 87-year-old Sans Souci man was issued a court attendance notice for two counts of an adult maintaining an unlawful relationship with a child. He is due to appear before Sutherland Local Court on April 8. Latest EditionEdition Edition 5 May 20255 May 2025All-powerful Anthony Albanese says give me some R.E.S.P.E.C.T From local club to the SCG: Sam Konstas the 19-year-old’s journey redefining cricket in a multicultural Australia The rise of a young Greek Australian batsman has set the cricketing world alight—after debuting for Australia as a opener It’s not just his skill but his Achillean confidence at the crease. His attacking style has enthralled the crowd and rattled . Vince Rugari, in the SMH has gone beyond the natural excitement and spectacle to tell a story that speaks to raw talent and the power of community sport and multiculturalism Young Konstas lit up Boxing Day with his audacious ramp shot h brushed off Virat Kohli’s glare with indifference in front of a roaring MCG crowd the Kingsgrove crew watched in awe like the rest of the nation The cricketing world has glimpsed fleeting hints of the star Konstas could become for Australia they’ve seen the feature reel says Rugari Sport is the first bridge to integration and acceptance which until recently has remained an Anglocentric sport in Australia Rugari also brings it back to community and the way the former NSW Premier a volunteer at the Kingsgrove Cricket Club in Sydney’s south “When word reached him about this prodigious sporting family from the area: Billy from one of Sydney’s most Greek pockets They fitted the bill nicely and formed part of the influx of new players and Indian backgrounds,” writes Rugari Shaunaugh Crowe “alerted” Iemma to the existence of the Konstas family The Konstas kids were “naturals at sport: soccer any type of sport.” Crowe lobbied Iemma to get them into the club as they “loved” cricket who became Konstas’s coach at club and representative levels took the twins—Sam and Johnny—for a training session with a group of other new applicants not long after they signed up “We’ve got three special ones here,” Subodh said “you need a humble village institution such as the Kingsgrove Cricket Club,” writes Rugari This young Greek Australian has shattered expectations Partnering with South Asian batsman Usman Khawaja to open the fourth Test against India they demonstrated that cricket no longer belongs to one cultural narrative in Australia Konstas’s early cricket journey at Kingsgrove came to an abrupt end—not due to any lack of skill but because his talent demanded a bigger stage he was already competing against adults in grade cricket for St George On occasions when he wasn’t selected for St George he returned to Kingsgrove to play for their fourth-grade team where he clinched a premiership in 2019 alongside Johnny the whole Greek Australian community and the rest of Australia will be with him The occasion will also be tinged with sadness—Subodh died Konstas scored a century for Australia’s under-19s—and on Boxing Day when he made his debut with an instant-classic innings of 60 it was 11 months to the day since Subodh died,” writes Rugari St George have claimed the T20 Cup for the first time in 10 years lifting the Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup at North Sydney Oval on Sunday night Fairfield-Liverpool won the toss and elected to bat Opener Jaydyn Simmons hit 41 from 32 before he was the 6th to fall by the 13th over With an undefeated 65 from 37 from Coby Holland and an unbeaten 8th wicket stand of 57 with Luke Hodges (11) While St George wobbled as they lost three wickets in eight balls St George wrapped things up with a handful of overs to spare picking up 18 runs in the 15th over before Fairfield-Liverpool delivered three no-balls and three wides to see 26 runs notched up as St George got to 169 in the 18th Bankstown battled St George for a spot in the final After winning the toss and electing to bowl Blake McDonald (31) and Luke Bartier (29) delivered solid knocks to see St George finish with 185 after twenty overs Bankstown’s Ryan Felsch blasted 23 off 9 before Zeeshaan Ahmed scored a half-century from 34 balls but the loss of five wickets for just 24 runs proved too costly seeing Bankstown bow out of the title fight The second semi-final saw the undefeated Northern District go head-to-head with a determined Fairfield-Liverpool faced an early setback with the dismissal of Jaydyn Simmons Nick Carruthers stabilised the innings with a solid 55 off 26 and Yuvraj Sharma delivered an aggressive 85 off 44 balls to see Fairfield set a target of 216 belting 24 off 10 before falling to Jaiveer Singh Dhanoa in the third over The early promise faded as Northern District suffered a middle-order collapse Valuable runs from Ben Mike (30) and Toby Gray (34) brought the side within striking distance Ross Pawson blasted 26 off just 11 balls in a late bid to close the gap but the mounting run rate proved too much to overcome Cricket NSW would like to thank Kingsgrove Sports for their generous support for this tournament You can view all scorecards here NSW police officers closed in on a unit in Kingsgrove last Friday to arrest travel agent Zahra Rachid who is accused of swindling customers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars Rachid who ran Travel World Sydney – based in Arncliffe – appeared on Nine’s A Current Affair last month after devastated customers said they had booked trips with the agent only to be given fake itineraries Following the show, officers from St George Police Area Command in Sydney’s south established Strike Force Bail to investigate the reports. Yesterday the NSW police released footage of them arresting Rachid The 53-year-old was reportedly arrested at a complex on Mashman Ave Kingsgrove before she was taken to Kogarah Police Station and charged with 16 counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception She was initially refused bail before appearing at Sutherland Local Court where she was given strict conditional bail a customer alleged she had been swindled out of a staggering $160,00 by Rachid Nicole Vris said she used Travel World Sydney to book a holiday to Greece for 35 members of her family “To plan this holiday it takes a very long time to save your money for the ticket and for your spending money,” Vris told Nine’s A Current Affair The family say they paid Travel World Sydney the $160,000 only to later find out that their booking confirmations weren’t real obviously they asked us for numbers that were on that itinerary we were not in the system.” a visibly distressed Vris told Nine She says most of the families will now no longer be able to attend the family reunion “A lot of families will never recover from this financially Meanwhile another customer – Fatima Awada – said she used the agency to book a trip to Germany She said that she realised something was wrong when she hard the agency had been shut down After ringing the airline she was distressed to discover her trip had been cancelled my mum and her kids as well,” Awada is reported to have said that’s nearly $15k of our money.” https://www.travelweekly.com.au/article/sydney-travel-agent-under-police-investigation-after-allegedly-swindling-customers-out-of-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars/ Lead Image: NSW arresting Zahra Rachid as seen on A Current Affair  A serial tyre slasher has racked up $40,000 worth of damages after being caught on CCTV rampaging through a south-west Sydney street Locals claim the unknown bandit punctured about 200 tyres on 100 cars from about 2.30am on Saturday in the suburb of Kingsgrove slashing dozens of tyres in just seconds before moving on Locals claim vehicles parked on at least five different streets had been targeted and that there were dozens of victims It comes as residents continue to vent frustration at what they claim has been a repeated occurrence on the quiet street 'These tyre slashers are out of control. Obviously, they know the area well...They need to be caught,' one local told 9News. 'Pretty disgusting and putrid act by whoever did it in the community,' another said. Others discussed online gathering information about the incidences, with CCTV footage of the alleged lashings being posted. A replacement tyre currently costs on average about $200 each, meaning residents were left with a bill of about $40,000. In a statement, NSW Police said they were investigating reports parked vehicles were damaged in the Kingsgrove area between 2.30am and 6am. With inquiries ongoing, police urged anyone with dashcam footage from Caroline, Mashman, Northcott, Vivienne Streets to come forward. Major terror attack 'was just HOURS away' before it was foiled by the special forces and police:... Victim of acid attack 'plotted by his ex-partner who teamed up with a gang' dies in hospital six... We are trapped in unsellable newbuild homes after a £52m dual carriageway was built on our... 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Wild moment scumbag carries out unthinkable act on a quiet streetCommenting on this article has endedNewest{{#isModerationStatus}}{{moderationStatus}} It was 3am when 12-year-old Marlene Storz woke to find a man standing at the foot of her bed in July 1956 Her family were tucked up asleep in separate rooms of the south west Sydney home thinking the shadowy figure was her brother.  The stranger was holding a razor blade in his hand leaving gashes up to 15 centimetres long.  the man immediately jumped out of her window and made his escape That morning was the first time David Joseph Scanlon attacked someone in their home He'd later tell police he'd enter every house in a single street prowling around local suburbs for hours on end in the middle of the night.  "He started just as a peeping Tom climbing over fences and watching people through their windows," Glen Humphries author of Night Terrors: The True Story of the Kingsgrove Slasher told Mamamia's True Crime Conversations podcast "Then it escalates to him going into their house standing in their bedroom watching them sleep or sitting on the lounge watching them as they get up to go to the toilet."  He'd go on to attack a total of 18 women and girls over three years with the media of the time dubbing him the 'Kingsgrove slasher.'  If you drive through Kingsgrove and its surrounding suburbs today you'll see prison style bars on the ground-floor windows of some homes.  Designed to stop the mysterious 'Kingsgrove slasher' of the 1950s from entering As Humphries explained to True Crime Conversations the hysteria at the time was very real with women taking to sleeping with weapons under their pillows "Everybody thought any noise they heard outside was the slasher," he said.  21-year-old Lesley Coleman was attacked in her sleep after her boyfriend failed to shut the front door properly Scanlon didn't just slice her bedsheets - he sliced her chest groped her breasts with such force he left red marks and bruising and punched her in the face.  "Her teeth were all broken [and] she had to get surgery for other injuries to her face There was also talk about blood being splattered on the wall and on the roof at the time," said Humphries A seven-year-old girl and a 12-year-old girl both had their pyjamas slashed in the night but it wasn't until a 16-year-old victim caught a glimpse of Scanlon in her room that police had any kind of description to work with.  "She saw him walk to the window and look out.. the streetlight outside caught his face," said Humphries.  She told officers the man was aged between 20-25 he climbed through the window of Rosalie Meyer slashed her pyjamas and hit her face with a block of wood several times.  "She obviously woke up at some stage because she had defence wounds on her fingers and hands from trying to ward off the blows," said Humphries.  the 'Kingsgrove slasher's' hunting ground extended to Sydney's north which police would later find out was because Scanlon moved house for a brief period.  He also took a break for 455 days from slashing later saying that was because "he had tried to calm down for the sake of his wife" But pretty soon he was back prowling the familiar streets of south west Sydney and a 64-year-old woman who was left with a 12 centimetre gash on her abdomen.  He'd attack five more victims before being caught by police in May 1959.  especially someone whose been a bogeyman walking around the area slashing people But he just looked like an ordinary guy," Humphries told True Crime Conversations.  "Almost like a B-grade film actor in terms of his looks....he didn't look scary Scanlon was a 29-year-old married office clerk with a normal 9-5 job in the city take the train home - change into his 'prowling' outfit - and spend his evenings terrorising Sydney.  She'd even asked Scanlon to install slasher bars on their windows unaware that he actually had a key.  (he admitted to it straight up as soon as he was caught) police took him home to tell his wife.  She'd been living with this guy and had absolutely no clue that anything was going on." Scanlon pleaded guilty to 18 offences against women and girls and was sentenced to 18 years in jail.  The only explanation he gave for his crimes was that he loved the "thrill of the chase." He was released in March 1970 after 10 years behind bars went on to remarry and have children in NSW.  with Humphries telling True Crime Conversations his gravestone reads "loving father and grandfather," which by all accounts he was.  But he was also the Kingsgrove slasher - a man who instilled fear in the people of Sydney for three years leaving many of his victims terrified of the night Feature image: NLA (National Library of Australia)/Mamamia.  TAKE SURVEY ➤ Source: Facebook / St Ursula's College Kingsgrove 2 min readPublished 3 November 2023 6:45pm ShareGet SBS News daily and direct to your InboxSign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.Your email address *Morning (Mon–Fri) Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time 1959 at Kogarah with police following his capture.Credit: David Cumming First published in the Sydney Morning Herald on May 2 A 29-year-old Arncliffe clerk was named as the "Kingsgrove Slasher" by police in Kogarah Court yesterday on three charges of breaking and entering and inflicting grievous bodily harm on women He spent last night in Long Bay Gaol where he will remain until he appears again in court on May 22 told a packed courtroom that police alleged Scanlon was the "Kingsgrove Slasher" whose room the Slasher tried to enter in July "I woke up and saw him silhouetted at the window against the street light," she said "The slightest noise at night is enough to bring me out in a cold sweat." December 9 He said Scanlon had admitted more than 20 offences Scanlon was led into the courtroom handcuffed to Detective-Sergeant Brian Doyle The handcuffs were taken off while he stood in the dock but he was again manacled when escorted out at the end of the five-minute hearing He said only four words during the entire proceeding sir" when asked by Mr Etherton whether he consented to the remand date Scanlon wore a white shirt open at the collar a green sweater and a grey sports coat and trousers His manner throughout the hearing was quiet and subdued she awoke and saw a "dark shadow" at the foot of the bed She called her brother's name and the man "just jumped out of the window."Credit: Staff photographer The courtroom was packed to see Scanlon appear on the charges Pressmen and local residents crowded around Kogarah police station from 8am waiting for a chance to see Scanlon Schoolchildren and office-workers joined the crowd at lunch time When Scanlon was led into court at 2pm about 50 people had gathered in the street and the small public gallery was packed with Pressmen and women Sergeant Boyd told Mr Etherton police would oppose bail Investigator points to footprints believed to belong to the Kingsgrove Slasher "Could it be noted that we allege that the defendant is the person who has been referred to very publicly as the 'Kingsgrove Slasher'" "Your Worship appreciates that there has been an enormous amount of police work involved in the investigations and many more inquiries have to be carried out "The defendant was arrested at Turella last last evening in dense scrub and had some minutes previously been observed in two houses nearby the defendant has been charged only with three matters but he has made more than 20 admissions of guilt and there will be a large number of other charges He said the remand was needed to make those inquiries and that even on the remand date there might be another application for a further remand Mr Etherton refused Scanlon bail and remanded him to May 22 known as the "Kingsgrove Slasher" pleaded guilty to having committed 18 offences in 10 Sydney suburbs A 29-year-old Arncliffe clerk was named as the \\\"Kingsgrove Slasher\\\" by police in Kogarah Court yesterday told a packed courtroom that police alleged Scanlon was the \\\"Kingsgrove Slasher\\\" sir\\\" when asked by Mr Etherton whether he consented to the remand date \\\"Could it be noted that we allege that the defendant is the person who has been referred to very publicly as the 'Kingsgrove Slasher'\\\" \\\"Your Worship appreciates that there has been an enormous amount of police work involved in the investigations and many more inquiries have to be carried out \\\"The defendant was arrested at Turella last last evening in dense scrub and had some minutes previously been observed in two houses nearby The decision goes against industry trends which have seen a number of branches of various banks close at Kingsgrove and across St George region "We're proud to have served the community of Kingsgrove for many decades Commonwealth Bank Kingsgrove branch manager said "And are pleased we'll continue to do so at our branch on Kingsgrove Road," she said The move has been welcomed by Kingsgrove Community Aid Centre chief executive officer Westpac and St George Bank since 2020," Ms Farah-Hill said the Commonwealth Kingsgrove branch manager and her team to the Kingsgrove Community Aid Centre's annual general meeting where they wanted to present us with a check for $500 "During their visit they made the announcement that Commonwealth Bank had signed a five year lease on its premises at Kingsgrove Road It was welcome news that the bank will stay and serve our seniors and also the local business community," she said so the Commonwealth Bank was the last bastion." Ms Farah-Hill said many members of the seniors groups at Kingsgrove Community Aid Centre have been impacted by bank closures The bank closures have been a blow to the many seniors who require physical assistance as they are not too savvy with internet banking The alternative is the bigger branches in Hurstville and Kogarah which can be difficult for seniors to access "I'd like to commend the Commonwealth bank for keeping its Kingsgrove branch open," Ms Farah-Hill said "We are also starting to educate our seniors on how to use the bank ATM credit cards and internet banking," she said "There's a sense of relief in the community A lot of seniors have moved their banking over to the Commonwealth Covering Georges River Council, Bayside Council and general news. For news tips contact me at jgainsford@theleader.com.au Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy Cricket Central will host the NSW Premier Cricket Women’s Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup finals tomorrow in a triple-header format set to begin at 9.00am (AEDT) the top four ranked clubs have qualified for the short-format elimination finals day St George-Sutherland Women’s Cricket Club take on Campbelltown Camden District Cricket Club from 9.00am before Northern District Cricket Club face reigning titlists with the winners from both fixtures meeting in the final at 3.30pm St George-Sutherland (1) v Campbelltown Camden (4)Cricket Central | 9.00am Northern District (2) v Sydney (3)Cricket Central | 12.15pm All matches will be live-streamed, with vision made available through the Cricket NSW YouTube channel. Click HERE to watch Triple H 100.1 FM will be providing match commentary for the grand final Access live scores throughout the day: HERE Cricket NSW would like to acknowledge Kingsgrove Sports for sponsoring the women’s first-grade T20 tournament offering prize money for the first time in the competition’s history Their ongoing support for women’s and men’s cricket in our state is greatly appreciated The Grand Final of the 2023-24 Kingsgrove Sports Twenty20 Cup will be played at Coogee Oval NEXT SUNDAY 5 November 2023 between Randwick Petersham and Gordon The match begins at 2.30pm and will be live streamed this will be the 5th time Randwick Petersham has participated in the Grand Final The club won each of the previous 4–three against Sydney University and one against Campbelltown-Camden under lights at Drummoyne Oval The club has dominated the competition winning 61 out of 85 matches with 21 lost and 3 drawn A total of 41 of those matches were at Coogee with Randwick Petersham winning 29 while losing 11 Gordon lost 2 of the 4 preliminary rounds but defeated Parramatta and Penrith in the finals series to make the Grand Final Gordon has been a bit of a thorn in our side in Twenty20 cricket We have clashed 6 times but have lost the last 4 The latest was in the Semi-Final at Coogee last season when they scored a record 4-221 off their 20 overs and kept us to 7-186 off our 20 They have been a formidable outfit over the seasons and can’t be taken lightly A very strong 14-man Randwick Petersham squad has been named for Sunday’s clash Can Randwick Petersham become premiers for the 5th time in this competition It’s a huge game for the club and the players A win would give the club its 5th premiership across all competitions in the past 5 seasons (2019-20 Belvidere Cup; 2020-21 Limited Overs Cup; 2021-22 T2O Cup; 2022-23 Poidevin-Gray Shield Our team goes better when we get a good roll-up to cheer them on enjoy the spectacle and (hopefully) join in the celebrations                                                      Go the Randy Petes!! Randwick Petersham Cricket Club came into being on 19 July 2001 when two of Sydney’s oldest and most successful cricket clubs The club competes in the NSW Premier Cricket Competition in Grades 1-5 U16 Green Shield and the “6th Grade” Metro Cup competitions Randwick Petersham Cricket Club has a proud history and is well known as having one of the highest volunteer rates in Premier Cricket Please click on the below links if you would like to become involved in our club General Inquiries: randwickpetershamceo@gmail.com aw@alwright.com.au We may request cookies to be set on your device We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites and to customize your relationship with our website Click on the different category headings to find out more You can also change some of your preferences Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available 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collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site Changes will take effect once you reload the page You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page Visiting Ickle Coffee’s new flagship store in Kingsgrove is an educational experience welcoming space they’re always brewing something fantastic Bags of various single origins are on the shelves and co-owner Rowena Chansiri is on hand to guide customers through the options “If people come in asking for coffee beans whether they like something bright or non-acidic and together we pick something suitable,” says Chansiri who roasts Ickle’s coffee in Alexandria for some of Australia’s best cafes She co-owns Ickle with her sister Kate Chansiri but it took the pandemic for Chansiri realise Ickle needed a cafe of its own travel spots and more – curated by those who know “People have been home for two years drinking coffee locally and good coffee is concentrated heavily in the inner west Surry Hills and the city,” she tells Broadsheet Chansiri didn’t even bother applying to council for permission to serve food we just want to focus on what we do best.” Pastries such as Portuguese tarts, orange cake, Boston doughnuts and croissants come from Tuga and gluten-free fare comes from Little Secrets Bakehouse Sustainability and good ethics are important to the Chansiris from the importers they choose to work with Coffee beans are sold in Ickle bags made from recyclable materials or you can BYO coffee bag and fill it with whatever is on offer that week: whether it’s an Ethiopian natural-processed (good for milky coffees); a Rwandan wash-processed (Chansiri’s current favourite); or a sweeter fruity reposado from Costa Rica (good for espresso or filter) so our customers bring in any bag they can find fill it with our coffee and we give them a sticker to put on top that explains the contents.” The cups and glasses for the cafe were donated by Outfield an Ashfield cafe and Ickle customer that has moved towards picnic-friendly takeaway packaging After roasting and hand-delivering to inner-city customers for four years Chansiri is happy to be talking to the public every day There’s something about being able to talk to people about what you really know We’re helping people to understand where coffee comes from how it’s made and how it’s supposed to taste – but ultimately we just want to serve good coffee.” Charcoal Chicken and Rosewater Desserts: A Local’s Guide to Merrylands Where Chefs Eat: Peter Gilmore Really Knows Crows Nest Ex-Tradies Grill Hard-to-Find Mexican Street Snacks First Look: Berta’s Deli Knows “Everyone Loves a Sandwich” A Record Breaking 5th title – Sunday 5th November 2023 Coogee Oval The FW Building Randwick Petersham T20 team won its 5th 1st Grade Twenty20 premiership at Coogee Oval on Sunday (Nov 5) when it defeated a brave Gordon side in the Grand Final of the Kingsgrove Sports Twenty20 Cup And while the match was played in cloudy and gloomy conditions after parts of Sydney had been deluged by up to 75mm of rain overnight the game produced all the excitement and tension that a T20 Grand Final can do it was high drama when Daniel Sams clean bowled the Stags skipper But it was almost 10 overs later before the hosts could claim a second wicket when Jason Ralston bowled Axel Cahlin (38 off 27 balls with 2 fours and 3 sixes) for a 2-66 scoreline Trystan Kennedy (28 off 33) went 7 runs later although a 56 runs partnership which followed The game swung back to the Randy Petes with the return of Dan Sams to dismiss Mitchell Lole with the 6th ball of his third over Then he took a wicket with each of the first two of his next including top-scorer James Newton (39 from 28 with 3 sixes) That was part of a massive collapse which saw the visitors lose 4-3 and slump from 3-129 to 7-132 in 6 balls And while a wicket and 14 runs came from the last over the 20 overs tally of 8-152 finished up quite a competitive score for a Grand Final Sams finished with 4-30 off 4 overs while Angus McTaggart again did well with 1-22 off 4 as did Connor O’Riordan 1-16 off 2 and Jason Ralston with 1-36 off 4 Jack Wood and Anthony Sams put on 17 in the first 2 overs But Sams was caught half-way through the third for 11 and a 1-19 scoreline but after tonking a no-ball free-hit over 100 metres into nearby traffic That brought Dan Sams and Ross together and over the following 8 overs they showed why they are two of the most experienced T20 cricketers in Australia They put on 65 runs with some stylish strokeplay and precision running to get the score to 3-107 when Sams was bowled for 42 off 30 with 2 fours and 3 sixes Jake Egan joined the party and smashed his second ball high into Alfreda Street to keep the run-rate on track Ross hit successive sixes but was caught attempting a third who had captained the side so well throughout the tournament to pull a short ball for four and raise his arms in victory as the ball raced to the boundary for the winning runs Randwick Petersham were premiers for the 5th time in the 16 years of the competition with 42 runs with the bat and 4-30 with the ball It should also be mentioned that this was Daniel’s fourth Grand Final and fourth Twenty20 Cup Premiership with the club special congratulations are extended to his older brother Anthony who is the only player to have participated in all 5 successful Grand Finals for the club in this competition Today’s win was also the 5th successive season Randwick Petersham has won a NSW Premier Cricket premiership having taken out the Belvidere Cup the Poidevin-Gray Shield and now two Kingsgrove Sports Twenty20 cups since 2019-20 Five men have been charged after detectives executed 13 search warrants seized $15 million worth of drugs and froze $8 million worth of assets during a two-day blitz of international crime syndicates by NSW Police Police conducted a search at an apartment on Bridge Street in Erskineville on Wednesday morning and found what they allege was a drug lab which they dismantled with the help of a HAZMAT team Cash seized during the raids.Credit: NSW Police police seized about 25 kilograms of ketamine The drugs have a total street value of more than $15 million Police seized a handgun and ammunition.Credit: NSW Police Police made further search warrants at addresses in Canterbury and Kingsgrove and $220,000 in cash at the Kingsgrove properties The men were taken to Burwood Police Station The 27-year-old was charged with possessing an unauthorised pistol five counts of knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime and six counts of supplying prohibited drugs The 28-year-old was charged with six drug supply offences They were both refused bail and will appear at Burwood Local Court on July 13 Police say the drugs seized had a value of more than $15 million.Credit: NSW Police The 29-year-old was charged with dealing with property proceeds of crime with a value of less than $100,000 He was granted strict conditional bail and will appear before Burwood Local Court on July 25 police executed a further eight simultaneous search warrants across Berala a liquid believed to be GBL (a precursor to GHB) phones and documentation during the searches Assets to the value of $8 million were also frozen by the NSW Crime Commission Five men were arrested during the blitz.Credit: NSW Police A 51-year-old man was arrested at the Sydney address and taken to Day Street Police Station He was charged with 13 offences including seven counts of knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime with the intent to conceal recklessly dealing with the proceeds of general crime intending to conceal knowingly directing activities of a criminal group dealing with property proceeds of crime less than $100,000 and equal or greater than $10,000 dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception and using a false document to obtain property He was refused bail and will appear at Downing Centre Local Court on Friday A 26-year-old man was arrested in Berala and was taken to Auburn Police station He was charged with knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime with intent to conceal dishonestly obtain financial advantage etc by deception He was granted conditional bail and will appear before Burwood Local Court on July 20 NSW Police Detective Superintendent Grant Taylor said the blitz is significant in the fight against transnational organised crime networks “Transnational organised crime networks know there is big money to be made exploiting both legitimate and illegitimate industries here in Australia – but they have to get past us first,” he said the Drug and Firearms Squad and Organised Crime Squad have the best detectives attacking these syndicates from every angle and these resolutions are examples of that.” Our Breaking News Alert will notify you of significant breaking news when it happens. Get it here. Five men have been charged after detectives executed 13 search warrants, seized $15 million worth of drugs and froze $8 million worth of assets during a two-day blitz of international crime syndicates by NSW Police. Police conducted a search at an apartment on Bridge Street in Erskineville on Wednesday morning and found what they allege was a drug lab, which they dismantled with the help of a HAZMAT team. During the search, police seized about 25 kilograms of ketamine, 10 kilograms of imported amphetamine, nine kilograms of cocaine, four and a half kilograms of MDMA, two kilograms of cannabis, about $580,000 cash and mobile phones. The drugs have a total street value of more than $15 million. Police made further search warrants at addresses in Canterbury and Kingsgrove, where they arrested three men aged 27, 28 and 29. Officers seized a firearm, ammunition, gold bullion, cryptocurrency wallets, and $220,000 in cash at the Kingsgrove properties. The men were taken to Burwood Police Station. The 27-year-old was charged with possessing an unauthorised pistol, five counts of knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime and six counts of supplying prohibited drugs. The 28-year-old was charged with six drug supply offences. They were both refused bail and will appear at Burwood Local Court on July 13. The 29-year-old was charged with dealing with property proceeds of crime with a value of less than $100,000. He was granted strict conditional bail and will appear before Burwood Local Court on July 25. On Thursday, police executed a further eight simultaneous search warrants across Berala, Granville, Lidcombe, Bankstown, Potts Hill, Burwood, Haymarket and the CBD. Police seized designer watches, jewellery, a liquid believed to be GBL (a precursor to GHB), phones and documentation during the searches. Assets to the value of $8 million were also frozen by the NSW Crime Commission. A 51-year-old man was arrested at the Sydney address and taken to Day Street Police Station. He was charged with 13 offences including seven counts of knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime with the intent to conceal, recklessly dealing with the proceeds of general crime intending to conceal, knowingly directing activities of a criminal group, dealing with property proceeds of crime less than $100,000 and equal or greater than $10,000, dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception and using a false document to obtain property. He was refused bail and will appear at Downing Centre Local Court on Friday. A 26-year-old man was arrested in Berala and was taken to Auburn Police station. He was charged with knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime with intent to conceal, dishonestly obtain financial advantage etc by deception, using a false document to obtain property, and participating in a criminal group. He was granted conditional bail and will appear before Burwood Local Court on July 20. NSW Police Detective Superintendent Grant Taylor said the blitz is significant in the fight against transnational organised crime networks. \\u201CTransnational organised crime networks know there is big money to be made exploiting both legitimate and illegitimate industries here in Australia \\u2013 but they have to get past us first,\\u201D he said. \\u201CWorking in unison, the Drug and Firearms Squad and Organised Crime Squad have the best detectives attacking these syndicates from every angle, and these resolutions are examples of that.\\u201D Our Breaking News Alert will notify you of significant breaking news when it happens. 4:30pm: A car that was used in a shooting at Kingsgrove may be linked to several recent armed robberies on licensed premises in Sydney a new chicken shop close to the railway station Cheeky Chooks Lebanese Charcoal Chicken on Kingsgrove Road was fired at.  Witnesses told police that a man in a passing car was the shooter. It is believed three men were in the car at the time. No one was injured with firearms inside and is undergoing forensic examination St George Police detectives from Strike Force Euroka are appealing for anyone who may have seen the car in the area of Kingsgrove Road and Staples Street at the time of the shooting to come forward Kogarah labor candidate Chris Minns was attending a campaign event in the suburb half an hour before the shooting He said the latest shooting was a sign of escalating gun violence in the region ‘‘It was crowded with people going to work and school and opening their businesses for the day,’’ he said ‘‘In broad daylight on a busy street...fortunately this has been limited to property damage but it could have been worse.’’ Do you think there is a growing problem with shootings in the region Thursday Aug 28: School children and commuters were lucky not to be caught up this morning in the Kingsgrove shop shooting A Kingsgrove Road chicken shop close to the railway station and only metres from the local police station was hit just before 9am Witnesses told police that a man in a passing car was the shooter It is believed three men were in the car at the time Police found firearms in the car after it was found burnt in a nearby street Kogarah labor candidate Chris Minns was running an election campaign in the suburb half an hour before the shooting Police were seeking CCTV footage from businesses Westpac is closing its Cronulla branch and the St George Bank branch at Kingsgrove ATM services will also be removed from both locations The move will leave only the Commonwealth Bank and Bank of Queensland Branch in the suburb Westpac has not advised a closure date for the Cronulla branch A spokesman said customers would be notified They are among 24 branches of different Westpac brands being closed nation-wide A spokesman said customers would be notified in the next couple of weeks St George Kingsgrove will close on July 19 July and customers were notified from July 1," he said St George Bank at Kingsgrove will close on July 19 Picture: Chris Lane"Westpac Group continues to follow our customers by investing in the ways they are choosing to bank "This follows a significant shift toward digital and cashless banking and declining foot traffic in bank branches "Westpac Cronulla customers can visit Westpac Miranda 6km away or can continue to bank locally by utilising Bank@Post services 140 metres away at Cronulla Post Shop "St George Kingsgrove customers can bank at St George Hurstville 3.6km away or can continue to bank locally by utilising Bank@Post services 110 metres away from the current site at Kingsgrove Post Shop "Westpac Group has also grown its 24/7 phone banking and virtual banking centres to further assist customers with their needs "Many of our customers are comfortable doing most of their banking online but for those who would prefer face-to-face service we will continue to offer a range of ways to bank with us "We have a robust process in place to assist employees in finding new opportunities within Westpac Group including support from their leader and access to a career transition coach." Caringbah Public School invited a school from St George to mark the annual event that celebrates diversity this year Caringbah Public was joined by pupils from Kingsgrove North High School where children performed a Chinese Dragon dance The school traditionally has strong ties with schools in their community but this was the first time is partnered with a Sutherland Shire school Harmony Day gives a school the opportunity to promote respect It is a day to recognise and celebrate the many different cultures and traditions that make up each school community Kingsgrove North High School has an international student program with more than 60 students from countries including China with study tour visits occurring every year across China and Taiwan and they wore traditional costumes that celebrated their Greek and children from Little Darlings and Little Blessings preschools also performed the Taba Naba (Torres Strait Islander dance) St George and Sutherland Shire Leader reporter covering education, health and general community news. Email: ekolimar@theleader.com.au We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy. Link copiedShareShare articleA man, who police believe to be a graffiti vandal, has died after being struck by a train in Sydney's south overnight. Emergency services were called to Kingsgrove train station after receiving reports that a man had been found unresponsive on the tracks late on Sunday evening. Police accessed the rail line through a security gate and found the man, believed to be aged in his mid-20s, with a mask and spray cans, next to one of the carriages. Police believe the man had been vandalising another carriage when he ran across the tracks and was hit by a westbound train. It is not known how the man was able to access the line, which is surrounded by razor-sharp, barbed-wire fencing. All southbound trains were suspended between Turella and Macarthur while forensic officers combed the site for evidence. City Rail said all train services, including the T2 line to Sydney Airport, were now operating as normal. Detective Inspector Paul Simpkins said it was a solemn reminder for people not to enter the railway corridor. "The circumstances of these events does have some impact on others, the train drivers and emergency services," he said. "Again we stress to anyone considering entering a railway corridor not to do it. You're gambling with your life." The man is yet to be formally identified and a report is being prepared for the coroner. Sydney Trains said it was unable to comment on the man's death as there was now a police investigation underway. CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) For many people, the promise of a brilliantly sunny day with a light breeze means that they head straight for the beach or the harbour. I wish we could say that we were similarly inclined. Instead the sunny weather urged us to get in our car and make the drive to Kingsgrove, South West of Sydney to try out a place that had been recommended to us by our friend and chef David Tsirekas from Xanthi All Good Things sits within a mall setting that takes a little wandering around to find The space is airy and comfortable with quirky design touches like table legs made out of steel plumbing pipes and vintage paraphernalia There's plenty of rooms for parents with prams and groups with one large share table and room between tables It's hard to decide and Nick turns up just in time to help us decide Phillip's brother Simon makes some recommendations and they just happen to be the things that we had our eye on The juices are impressively large and are chilled but without ice which we like because sometimes juices are mostly just ice The freshly made juices are thirst quenching and refreshing Nick orders a pear and ginger juice while Mr NQN goes with the apple and ginger. I try a Snickshake which is a Snickers flavoured milkshake. I would have loved a bit more of the Snickers flavouring with caramel or richness but the nut and chocolate flavours were present It was a toss up between the Greek baked eggs and Israeli Sabih and we went with the latter.The Israeli Sabih has grilled eggplant, roasted red peppers, house made hummus, zhoug (a spice and herb dip), spinach, soft fried eggs, two pieces of fab char grilled bread and sweet pickles. It's like a delicious vegetarian version of a big breakfast with lots of flavours and dips The menu explained that all of the beef is grass fed the pork is Kurobuta and that they also use jersey cow milk for their dairy products There are slices of char grilled juicy pork belly a scoop of beetroot tzatziki some slices of sumac dusted tomato and onion salad and two rounds of grilled house made pita bread We make some wraps with the pork belly and the fresh salads and dips the beetroot dip sweet with freshness while the myzithra is soft and intensely flavoured The house made pita rounds are excellent and the pork belly slices appealingly char grilled but still soft and juicy The stand out dish for all of us was the tongue twisting Kritharaki It is an orzo pasta with a tomato and Queensland spanner crab sauce a sprinkling of house smoked kaseri cheese and a quennelle of squid ink skordalia on top There could have been a bit more crab but for $21 it's a steal Each forkful is soft and slippery on the tongue and despite us wanting to just try and little bit as we were still full from the previous night's dinner Simon explains that the pastry chef is from Ananas Brasserie Greek desserts are such a favourite of mine and this was a particularly intriguing one There's a layer of feta ice cream which actually tastes like a rich It never verges into the salty territory which is what the brain usually thinks of when they think feta There's a refreshing watermelon granita and pieces of delicate mountain tea jelly and kourabretha almond cookie crumbs on top We managed to get the last piece of the red velvet cake It's red velvet gone upmarket with a slender slice of moist red velvet cake sandwiched together in the middle with a home made raspberry jam layer which gives the striking red cake the flavour that you'd assume that it comes with but often doesn't On top is a layer of smooth mirror chocolate icing The baklava ice cream has a bottom layer of butter kataifi pastry which resembles fine vermicelli On top of this is a pistachio and white chocolate parfait and rose cream and sprinkled on top is a fine layer of white pistachio snow What we also love about this dessert is that it's ethereally light with just the right amount of honeyed sweetness that evokes baklava without weighing you down Which is important because we're going out to dinner in just a few hours-oops what do you do or where do you go on a sunny day And have you ever had feta in a sweet item before A pedestrian has been sent flying across a road after being struck by a car while trying to cross a busy street in south Sydney Harrowing footage shows the 38-year-old woman being mowed down by a white Lexus as she attempted to cross Kingsgrove Road The force propelled the woman into the air before she landed several metres away on the ground The 56-year-old male driver quickly jumped out of his car and rushed to her aid as bystanders flocked to help The woman suffered serious head injuries and was raced to St George Hospital in a critical condition while the driver was also taken to hospital for mandatory testing Witnesses said pedestrian light was flashing red when the woman began to cross while the oncoming Lexus had a green light 'I heard this bang and I walked outside and I saw this girl just thrown across the road,' Eloise Bartlett told 7News The woman had moments earlier said goodbye to friends and was making the short walk home when the accident unfolded They were only metres away when they heard the crash and ran back to help her Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident with the driver reportedly likely to face charges NSW Ambulance Inspector Dominic Wong described the incident as 'one of the most challenging scenes' he has ever attended 'The incident occurred on a busy street and with a large number of bystanders nearby,' he said 'The woman began to rapidly deteriorate while paramedics were treating her and became unconscious 'A specialist medical team intubated her on scene before she was taken to hospital with a police escort.' 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The 2023-24 men’s NSW Premier Cricket competition will commence this Saturday with players from all 20 first-grade teams suiting up in club colours to launch their Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup campaigns It is set to be a fast start to the new season with all five preliminary rounds of the T20 Cup scheduled to be played across the next two weekends followed closely by a finals series throughout October and the tournament decider booked in for Sunday November 5 The popular twenty-over tournament takes a new shape this year with the draw now consisting of four pools made up of five randomised teams as opposed to the previous structure that saw the competition divide into two conferences consisting of the same clubs year on year The top three sides from each pool at the conclusion of the preliminary rounds will advance to a finals series whilst the bottom two clubs will be eliminated VIEW THE FULL KINGSGROVE SPORTS T20 CUP DRAW HERE Round one will feature reigning Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup champions Sydney take on rivals and last season’s runner’s up Sydney University 2022-23 Thunder conference table-toppers Bankstown before coming up against current Limited-Overs Cup premiers Northern District at 1.30pm With all NSW Blues contracted players expected to be available for selection spectators can anticipate an elite opening weekend of men’s premier cricket Men’s lower grade sides (2nd to 5th grade) will commence their season with three one-day fixtures over three weekends beginning September 30 Cricket NSW Premier Cricket Manager Roy Formica is looking forward to an action-packed start to another summer of high-quality grade cricket  “I’m excited to get the new season underway,” Formica said “We’ve decided to launch the season with the Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup for several reasons The decision aims to provide a thrilling start to the grade cricket summer and boost the competition’s visibility the primary factor influencing this decision was the feedback received from clubs and players expressing concerns that midweek T20 fixtures lacked sufficient support to justify their continuation officials and volunteers the best for this weekend’s set of fixtures and all that follow.” The full fixture in season 2023-24 will include: *Limited-Overs games are 50 overs per side To view all men’s NSW Premier Cricket competition fixtures for season 2023-24, CLICK HERE. Fixtures for the Women’s NSW Premier Cricket competition are set to be finalised in the coming fortnight Stay tuned to our social media channels for the schedule release announcement when a woman believed to be crossing the road at was injured after being hit by a car.A woman in her 30s suffered head injuries after being hit by a car at Kingsgrove on Thursday night she was struck at the intersection of Kingsgrove Road and Shaw Street She was taken to St George Hospital in a critical condition after being hit by a car an intensive care paramedic and a specialist medical team attended the scene NSW Ambulance Inspector Dominic Wong said it was was one of the most challenging scenes he had seen "The incident occurred on a busy street and with a large number of bystanders nearby," he said "The woman had suffered a serious head injury and she began to rapidly deteriorate while paramedics were treating her "A specialist medical team intubated her on scene before she was taken to hospital with a police escort." The private operator responsible for running Sydney's public buses will conduct an internal investigation after a bus driver who allegedly caused a crash that left two scooter riders dead was charged with dangerous driving and subsequently stood down from driving duties was using a mobile phone behind the wheel as his bus travelled south along Kingsgrove Road in Kingsgrove on Monday night the bus struck a stationary scooter carrying two men sending it into the path of an oncoming car A bus driver has been charged over a crash that left two men dead in Kingsgrove on Monday night.Credit: TNV Despite the efforts of paramedics and Fire and Rescue NSW crews at the scene the 32-year-old driver of the scooter and his 28-year-old passenger died on the road "Unfortunately the rider was thrown into the path of another vehicle and was killed instantly and the passenger died a short time later," Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy of Traffic and Highway Patrol said with the right-hand-side of the windscreen smashed Mr Corboy said the two victims were food delivery workers from Hurstville and spokeswoman for Uber confirmed both were registered as delivery partners with Uber Eats "We will be reaching out to their families via law enforcement to offer our support," she said The bus driver and the driver of the car were not injured and both were taken to hospital for mandatory tests Following an investigation by officers from the St George Police Area Command as well as officers from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit Mr Corboy said police had also reviewed CCTV footage from the bus "We will be alleging that bus driver was on his mobile phone as well as not wearing a seatbelt at the time [of the crash]," he said The male driver and passenger of the scooter both died at the scene.Credit: TNV The bus driver was charged with two counts each of dangerous driving occasioning death and negligent driving occasioning death one count of using a mobile phone while not permitted and one count of driving while not wearing a seatbelt He appeared before magistrate Jayeann Carney at Sutherland Local Court on Tuesday and was formally refused bail He's next scheduled to appear in court on March 26 via video link which operates Sydney metropolitan buses in the city's western region and inner west/southern region said the driver had been stood down pending police and internal investigations "The driver involved in this incident is fully authorised and licensed and has 11 years' bus driving experience," she said "We are absolutely devastated for all of those involved and our deepest sympathies are with the families We are committed to the highest safety standards and will work with all relevant authorities to fully investigate the matter as well as conduct an internal investigation." There were no passengers on the bus at the time of the crash The crash was "really concerning stuff" for police "Two people lost their lives tragically where they didn’t have to." Monday's crash takes the Australia Day long weekend road toll to five with three others including a toddler killed in separate crashes on Saturday A 17-month-old girl was killed when she was hit by a car at a caravan park at Lake Conjola The driver of the vehicle was taken to Milton Hospital for mandatory testing a 76-year-old man died after the car he was driving left the road and crashed into a paddock was taken to Bathurst Hospital suffering from neck pain a car crashed into a pole at Wisemans Ferry Despite the efforts of Rural Fire Service and ambulance crews Mr Corboy said it was unfortunate that five people died on NSW roads during Operation Safe Return over the long weekend "That was two more than the same period last year," he said "It's a timely reminder of how dangerous motor vehicles can be in any circumstances." The private operator responsible for running Sydney's public buses will conduct an internal investigation after a\\u00A0bus driver who allegedly caused a crash that left two scooter riders dead was charged with dangerous driving and subsequently stood down from driving duties was\\u00A0using a mobile phone behind the wheel as his bus travelled south along Kingsgrove Road in Kingsgrove on Monday night \\\"Unfortunately the rider was thrown into the path of another vehicle and was killed instantly and the passenger died a short time later,\\\" Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy of Traffic and Highway Patrol said and\\u00A0spokeswoman for Uber confirmed both were\\u00A0registered as delivery partners with Uber Eats \\\"We will be reaching out to their families via law enforcement to offer our support,\\\" she said Mr Corboy\\u00A0said police had also reviewed CCTV footage from the bus \\\"We will be alleging that bus driver was on his mobile phone as well as not wearing a seatbelt at the time [of the crash],\\\" he said He's next scheduled to appear in court on March 26 via video link which operates Sydney metropolitan buses in the city's western region and inner west/southern region \\\"The driver involved in this incident is fully authorised and licensed and has 11 years' bus driving experience,\\\" she said \\\"We are absolutely devastated for all of those involved and our deepest sympathies are with the families as well as conduct an internal investigation.\\\" The crash was \\\"really concerning stuff\\\" for police \\\"Two people lost their lives tragically where they didn\\u2019t have to.\\\" Monday's crash takes the Australia Day long weekend road toll to five Mr Corboy\\u00A0said it was unfortunate that five people died on NSW roads during Operation Safe Return over the long weekend \\\"That was two more than the same period last year,\\\" he said \\\"It's a timely reminder of how dangerous motor vehicles can be in any circumstances.\\\" for the third annual 'Future Links' career expo Designed to support students in preparation for not only life after school but how to best assist them in following their skills and passions the expo aimed to unite school communities Stall holders were on site to offer advice to students as a way of building relationships with community businesses and large employment organisations Some of those included tertiary institutions NSW Department of Education - Teach NSW and Qantas Apprenticeships The week-long event was targeted at each school cohort with young years being supported to identifying their skills Careers advisor Artermis Theodoris said there were some interesting trends developing from this year's event "I've seen a huge interest from Year 9 students who are starting to have conversations at home about their futures," she said "Older students are going through subject selection so it's very relevant to them and those leaving school "There was strong interest from traditional areas such as nursing but we've had a huge uptake in cyber security A lot of students also want to know how to write a resume." Other schools including Beverly Hills Girls and Kingsgrove North high schools joined the event This year the expo was made possible through a $10,000 grant received from NSW Ports "Each year we've been lucky enough to get grants and as a public school we do need that extra funding," Ms Theodoris said said the business was delighted to support the careers week and expo which was one of 17 projects rewarded funds under the 2022 Community Grants Program "NSW Ports is an active member of the communities within which we operate Our ports and intermodal terminals play a vital role in supporting trades and industries and providing thousands of jobs so we're proud to be able to give back through grants and sponsorships," she said "The expo was an excellent way to support students and highlight the various career pathways they might like to consider These young people have the world at their feet and are about to enter a rapidly evolving workforce influenced by technology advancements." A New South Wales Ports Community Grant has been used by Kingsgrove High School to hold the Future Links Careers Week and Expo – a week-long careers expo for high school students in South Sydney helped the school hold the expo – which aims to prepare students to enter the workforce Students engaged in various professional workshops ahead of an expo that included 30 exhibitors such as universities industry bodies and government departments Students from other South Sydney high schools New South Wales Ports Chief Executive Officer which was one of 17 projects awarded funds under the New South Wales Ports 2022 Community Grants Program “New South Wales Ports is an active member of the communities within which we operate so we’re proud to be able to give back through grants and sponsorships,” Ms Calfas said “The expo was an excellent way to support students and highlight the various career pathways they might like to consider These young people have the world at their feet and are about to enter a rapidly evolving workforce influenced by technology advancements “That makes the opportunities that were presented at the expo all the more exciting and valuable for students as they continue to consider what type of career training or tertiary education they may wish to pursue once they’ve graduated.” said this week’s program was focussed on encouraging students to engage in meaningful discussions with various training education and employment providers so they’d feel supported as they take their first career steps “It is never too early to commence conversations with students to have them contextualise their learning explore careers and pathways available to them and to connect the skills they are building now to outcomes for tomorrow,” Ms Theodoris said “Thank you to New South Wales Ports for its community grant that’s helped make this week’s seminars and expo a reality We’re confident this has helped ensure these students have all the support they need to supercharge their learning and future careers.” Featured image: The Future Links Careers Week and Expo The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) has reported on its impact across the country’s north Melbourne Airport has completed its largest airfield expansion in nearly a decade unveiling a new 800-metre taxiway that paves the.. 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All content published on this site is the property of Prime Creative Media A breeding ground for future NSW and Australian representatives McDonald's NSW Premier Cricket competition is regarded as the strongest in Australia Sydney's Men's First Grade clubs have been competing for the prestigious Belvidere Cup the First Grade competition is a true testing ground for future NSW and Australian representatives Bill O’Reilly and Richie Benaud through to Steve and Mark Waugh There are 20 clubs in the McDonald's NSW Premier Cricket competition with each competing in First Grade through to Fifth Grade as well as the Poidevin-Gray Shield (U/21) and AW Green Shield (U/16) The preliminary rounds for this competition consist of Two-Day and One-Day matches The Qualifying and Semi Finals are played as Two-Day matches with the Grand Final played over three days The current holders of the Belvidere Cup are St George District Cricket Club First Grade also plays for the First Grade Limited Overs Cup which consists of five rounds plus Quarter Finals The 2023/24 champions were Northern District Cricket Club The Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup is contested by the 20 Sydney NSW Premier Cricket clubs This competition is also used by the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder to identify talent for their BBL and Supplementary squads $18,000 in prize money is up for grabs courtesy of competition sponsor Kingsgrove Sports Runner-up $4,000 while the Conference Runners-up will take home $1,000 each This competition has First Grade status and points gained count towards the Club Championship The 2023/24 champions were Randwick Petersham Cricket Club The Men's First Grade Player of the Year is named in honour of the late Australian leg-spinner and prominent journalist Bill O'Reilly Winners include former NSW and Australia great Bob Simpson who claimed the first O'Reilly Medal in 1968 and again in 1973 as well some of the Blues finest servants like Greg Mail The O’Reilly Medal is decided by umpire votes from each match during the season on a 3-2-1 basis The 2023/24 medal was won by Tym Crawford (Gordon DCC) and Bertie Foreman (Manly Warringah DCC) Bertie Foreman (Manly Warringah DCC) | 50 wickets Blake Macdonald (St George DCC) | 1,007 runs Eknoor Singh (Blacktown Mounties CC) | 883 runs Lachlan Shaw (Northern District CC) | 777 runs Nick Carruthers (Fairfield-Liverpool CC) | 747 runs Luke Ohrynowsky (Fairfield-Liverpool CC) | 715 runs Anthony Sams (Randwick Petersham CC) | 45 dismissals & 572 runs Angus McTaggart (Randwick Petersham CC) | 47 wickets Smit Raval (Blacktown Mounties CC) | 47 wickets Tom Brooks (Western Suburbs DCC) | 45 wickets Scott Rodgie (Northern District CC) | 44 wickets wickets taken and wicketkeeping dismissals in all T20 One-Day and Two-Day preliminary matches excluding Finals) Belvidere Cup [First Grade] | St George DCC Mitchell Cup [Third Grade] | Sydney University CC Reid Cup [Fourth Grade] | Manly Warringah DCC David Sherwood Cup [Fifth Grade] | Manly Warringah DCC Under 21 Poidevin-Gray Shield | UTS North Sydney CC Under 16 AW Green Shield | Manly Warringah DCC Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup | Randwick Petersham CC First-Grade Limited-Overs Cup | Northern District CC Booth-Saunders Spirit of Cricket Award | Sydney University CC Bob Simpson Award for Coach of the Year | Roy Vumbaca (Manly Warringah DCC) Ground of the Year First Place | Old Kings Oval Ground of the Year Second Place | Rosedale Oval Ground of the Year Third Place | Raby Oval No.1 Lower Grades Ground of the Year | Tunks Park First Grade Captain of the Year | Tym Crawford (Gordon DCC) Second Grade Captain of the Year | Andrew Jamieson (Manly Warringah DCC) Third Grade Captain of the Year | Liam Whitaker (UTS North Sydney CC) Fourth Grade Captain of the Year | Stephen Wark (St George DCC) Fifth Grade Captain of the Year | Simon Waddington (Manly Warringah DCC) AW Green Shield Player of the Year | Blake Noorbergen (Parramatta DCC) built on strong and trusting relationships.