Cuthbert awarded Companion of the Order of Australia
The late Betty Cuthbert was named among the members of Athletics Australia to receive Australia Day honours on Friday. Betty died last year aged 79 after a battle with multiple sclerosis, but now after her death she has been awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia. The four-time Olympic gold medallist was recognised for eminent service to athletics at the national and international level, particularly as a gold medallist at the Melbourne and Tokyo Olympic Games, and as a role model, fundraiser, and advocate for research into a cure for multiple sclerosis.
Queen’s Baton Relay Update
On 28th of January the Queen’s Baton began the relay in the NSW region. Since then, the Baton has visited 13 different locations. Two of them being the communities of Coonabarabran and Gunnedah who got to see their sporting legends return to the towns to be part of 2018 Queen’s Baton Relay. 15 Baton bearers, nominated for their positive influence in the community, walked, jogged and paraded with the Queen’s Baton through the streets. One of those Baton bearers, was athletics champion Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, who is known for bringing home silver in the 200m and bronze in the 4x100m during the 1994 Commonwealth Games held in Victoria. It is exciting when the Queen’s Baton Relay comes to your area. To learn when the baton will be coming to your town visit the Queen’s Baton Relay website. The baton is currently in Coffs Harbour.
The Queen’s Baton, carried by batonbearer. sprinter Melinda Gainsford-Taylor AM, in relay through the streets of Coonabarabran, Australia, on 31 January 2018. From 25 January to 2 March 2018, the Queen’s Baton will visit every other state and territory before Queensland. As the Queen’s Baton Relay travels the length and breadth of Australia, it will not just pass through, but spend quality time in each community it visits, calling into hundreds of local schools and community celebrations in every state and territory. The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) Queen’s Baton Relay is the longest and most accessible in history, travelling through the Commonwealth for 388 days and 230,000 kilometres. After spending 100 days being carried by approximately 3,800 batonbearers in Australia, the Queen’s Baton journey will finish at the GC2018 Opening Ceremony on the Gold Coast on 4 April 2018.
Batonbearer Troy Cassar-Daley carrying the Baton as the Queen’s Baton Relay travelled through Tamworth. From 25 January to 2 March 2018, the Queen’s Baton will visit every other state and territory before Queensland. As the Queen’s Baton Relay travels the length and breadth of Australia, it will not just pass through, but spend quality time in each community it visits, calling into hundreds of local schools and community celebrations in every state and territory. The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) Queen’s Baton Relay is the longest and most accessible in history, travelling through the Commonwealth for 388 days and 230,000 kilometres. After spending 100 days being carried by approximately 3,800 batonbearers in Australia, the Queen’s Baton journey will finish at the GC2018 Opening Ceremony on the Gold Coast on 4 April 2018.
Batonbearer Sarah-Jane Bonner with the Baton a multi-school stop at Kitchener Park during the Queen’s Baton Relay through Gunnedah. From 25 January to 2 March 2018, the Queen’s Baton will visit every other state and territory before Queensland. As the Queen’s Baton Relay travels the length and breadth of Australia, it will not just pass through, but spend quality time in each community it visits, calling into hundreds of local schools and community celebrations in every state and territory. The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) Queen’s Baton Relay is the longest and most accessible in history, travelling through the Commonwealth for 388 days and 230,000 kilometres. After spending 100 days being carried by approximately 3,800 batonbearers in Australia, the Queen’s Baton journey will finish at the GC2018 Opening Ceremony on the Gold Coast on 4 April 2018.
Cooks Classic
Whanganui Cooks Classic was held at the iconic Cooks Gardens track on Tuesday. The event was the second of the series which started in Wellington on Saturday at the Capital Classic and ends a week later at the Potts Classic in Hastings. These events have a lot of interest as each of the three meetings are Commonwealth Games trials. The Cooks Classic ran trials in both the 110m Hurdles and 100m hurdles and the men’s high jump. The women’s long jump, the men’s and women’s javelin and the metric mile (1500 metres).
