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MDSARC Inc holds inaugural sports dinner |
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Written by Les Fawkes
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Thursday, 05 March 2009 |
The Maleny District Sports and
Recreation Club held its inaugural Sportsman’s Dinner at the Maleny
Show Pavilion on February 28th, 2009.
The Maleny District Sports and Recreation Club held its inaugural Sportsman’s Dinner at the Maleny Show Pavilion on February 28th, 2009.
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This is bound to be the first of a new Maleny District tradition judging from the response received from those who attended this inaugural dinner. The night saw nearly 300 attend and they enjoyed a great night of fun, reminiscence and friendship.
This night’s support shows that the Sports Club has a great following in Maleny and from this start there is sure to be a very positive future for sport and recreational clubs in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland area.
Representatives from the various organisations attended and brought with them some history of their organisation in the form of photographs.
A multimedia display of those photographs brought back memories of days long past.
A number of those attending have been involved in sport in Maleny for over 50 years.
One such member, Vince Carbery, well known local identity and teacher to a number of generations of Maleny students has been involved in a number of sports, both as a player and coach. He shared this award with Len Lowe who also excelled and played cricket for over 50 years.
Guest Speaker for the night was Kev Bartlett. Kev is patron of the M.D.S.A.R.C. Inc and now a Maleny District resident. Kev was well known and respected in the Australian Motor Racing scene for over 30 years starting in the late 1950‘s. He published his autobiography entitled "Big Rev Kev" was published in 1983.
Kev Bartlett first arrived on the Australian racing scene in 1958 when he competed in the Touring Car Scratch Race at Bathurst, driving a 950cc Morris Minor.
Over the next few years, Bartlett progressed through the levels of Australian motor-sport before his big break came when he was hired to drive for 1960 Australian Grand Prix winner Alec Mildren in the Tasman Series of open wheel racing.
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In 1970, Bartlett competed in the Indy Car series in the U.S.A.
Bartlett was co-driver to John Goss in the 1973 Bathurst 1000 but failed to finish. In the following year he won the event bringing the Goss Falcon home with a memorable drive in the rain.
Kev gained notoriety during the Bathurst race in 1982 crashing his famous Channel 9-sponsored Chevrolet Camaro on the entrance to Griffin's Bend.
Whilst the evening was pointed towards our sporting stars, both young and old an important award of the night went to a person without whose thoughts this project would never get going.
Steven Porter’s family was the previous owners of the land now called “The Maleny Precinct” and over the past years he has been involved in ensuring that the land ended with the local Council for use by the Maleny Community. The Porter family was one of the pioneering families of the area.
Whilst Steven could not be in attendance but was received by another family member, Tom Porter. Steven is now officially Member No 1 of the M.D.S.A.R.C. Inc.
As with the Porter name the names of many of those attending the night are from pioneering families of this area.
The night could not have been complete without the delicious food supplied by Chef, Sherry Wright.
Sherry was assisted on the night by young members of the sporting clubs who waited on tables and cleared up.
On arrival guests were presented with a complementary drink and Hors D’oeuvres. One could not do justice in describing the delectable taste of the various offerings.
The main course including rack of New Zealand lamb, pork in bacon, sauteed vegetables and salad.
The desert just capped off the perfection of the night - Drunken chocolate gateau.
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Prior to this night there has been some suggestion that the sports plans for The Precinct was not wide-spread.
The support given to this event shows that that line of thought was incorrect.
Although ticket numbers were capped because of limited space and they were not sold at “give-away” prices they sold very quickly indicating people’s desire to attend this function.
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council should take heed of the indirect message sent regarding the level of support for this organisation.
Organisers believe that we don ‘t need to undergo more surveys and reports - just get on with the job.
This night is sure to be the start of a new Maleny Tradition!
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 05 March 2009 )
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