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Everything you need to know about sports administration on the Yorke Peninsula. Working through the process of grants to the many pitfalls facing clubs. Interviews and a whole lot more. BACKGROUND: Max Stevens has been involved in sports journalism, broadcasting and sports management for his working life. His first involvement with an Olympic Games was Moscow in 1980. He's worked for the Seven and Ten Networks, covered AFL for decades, managed leading AFL players & other athletes, he's been employed in the High-Performance Unit with Cycling Australia, championship event management along with working for state and local governments. Max crafted his skills on the radio. He's been contracted by numerous radio networks around Australia. His first appearance on radio was back in the seventies with Geelong's 3GL on the AM band. FM was on the verge of being a reality in this country. Gradually, he worked his way to the FM market. These days he's a Regional Field Officer.
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Belle Owen is a Project Specialist with Purple-Orange. So, what is Purple-Orange? It's a business that advocates the rights for people with disability. Belle is disabled herself and in the best position to know what the disabled are chasing. In this podcast we look at what the disabled need to work & volunteer and be a part of our society. Until late they fought an uphill battle. Belle deserves heaps of praise. She's honest, straight to the point and understands both sides. Is the NDIS good, we ask Belle this very question?https://www.purpleorange.org.au/
He's an AFL Goal Umpire these days. Daniel Hoskin spent time in Moonta on the Yorke Peninsula honing his skills. He travelled up and back to goal umpire training in Adelaide a few times each week. He's been associated with the AFL for many, many seasons. But why goal umpiring for a young man. In this podcast Daniel explains the whys and hows of goal umpiring. We also take a look at the video review system. Has it been successful or not? Daniel is extremely dedicated to this sport and passionate about it.
David Speirs is the Liberal Party's main man, yes he's the state boss. In this podcast he explains his love for the environment and what he knows about the Yorke Peninsula. His mate-ship with Fraser Ellis, the local state member. He hopes one day Fraser will be back in the liberal party. Speirs talks about his involvement with the surf life saving club at Brighton. His new job, Opposition Leader of the state Liberal Party. David is frank and honest. He also speaks about the new look liberal party. Get ready for change!
Peter Malinauskas, the leader of the State Labor Party joins us for this podcast chat. Peter looks at his life from working at Woolies to holidaying on the Yorke Peninsula. He played football for the Adelaide University Blacks. But he says he's hopeful his playing days aren't behind him. He wants to play 200 senior games for the club, time may be running against him though. Peter Malinauskas is as honest and frank as they come in this one on one podcast.
Port Adelaide big man Scott Lycett is our guest. A premiership player with the West Coast, Scott knows what he wants and what it takes. Before heading to the West, Scott played for the Port Magpies and won a Premiership in the seconds. . At the time this interview was conducted Scott had played more than 120 AFL games. We take a look at his career and coming back to the Club he is very proud of, Port Adelaide.
He's the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing. Corey Wingard loves his sport, despite being the boss of Infrastructure and Transport. He loves roads too. From the small screen to Parliament House we discuss it all. His great love is football. In fact he worked for the SANFL and started his working career at Marion selling sports shoes including footy boots. What's the Premier like? All is asked in this podcast with the Minister as our guest. Grant applications, COVID and life in general, we talk about heaps. Corey Wingard was elected to the South Australian Parliament as the Member for Mitchell in March 2014. He was re-elected in 2018 to represent the new electorate of Gibson.
Honest and frank would best describe Adelaide's Coach Matthew Nicks in this podcast. We chat about most things but footy is his favorite. So what makes a good coach at any level. Matty Nicks says, "your ears are more important than your month". Something he learnt very early on in his coaching career. This is the uncut vision of the interview with Matty Nicks. It demonstrates what sort of person Matthew Knicks is, now at the Adelaide Crows. Nicks played 175 games for the Sydney Swans after his debut in 1996.
In this podcast we chat with Adelaide Crows Coach Matthew Nicks. He's a man on a mission, he wants to make the Club better and its players. We talk about coaching, the Yorke Peninsula and life in general. Matty Nicks is as honest as they come. He's down to earth, a fantastic ambassador for the Adelaide Crows and football. I was my pleasure to be able to talk with him. https://www.afc.com.au/
In my mind Adam Pitt is a legend and a decent bloke. Yes, he's done the rounds but is he a better cricketer or footballer? In this podcast we ask all the tough questions and Adam doesn't miss a beat. The CMS Crows to running the Stansbury Sports & Community Club, he takes it all in his stride. Playing and coaching at a very young age. Today he plays in the B-Grade at the CMS Crows and knows the game very well. https://aflnational.com/sa/yorke-peninsula/cms-crows/https://sanfl.com.au/communityfootball/news/how-york-peninsulas-cms-crows-fly/https://websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?c=1-6705-112574-205521-0http://mycricket.cricket.com.au/home.aspx?entityid=14085&save=0
Everywhere around the Yorke Peninsula you can find a park run. Some are better know than others. Port Broughton 's run is well known for example. Now there's a park run near Kadina. 'The Copper Trail Parkrun' is held every Saturday at 8am. And it caters for everyone & style of runner, says event organiser Gerry van Kiekerk. Walk, jog or run the 5 kilometres and no one comes last. In this podcast we look at the park run endorsed by parkrun Australia. https://www.parkrun.com.au/
R U OK is a day held every September. While this day is the national R U OK day, we should remind everyone that every day is the day to ask R U OK. The suicide prevention driver is now promoting Hey Sport, R U OK at sporting and community clubs around the country.In this Podcast we speak with Chris Newman, an ambassador with the group. Chris tells us his story and how important is to ask people R U OK. We look at the Yorke Peninsula and what happens when someone says they R not OK. We also dig deep on Hey Sport, R U OK. Communication is so important, the main way to get the message across is to communicate with each other. https://www.ruok.org.au/
It doesn't matter how we pronounce it, Windara Reef is a Yorke Peninsula gem. It's situated 7 kilometres south of Ardrossan or 1 K off Rogues Point. The coordinates for the reef are easily found. Letitia Dehl-Helm from the Yorke Peninsula Council takes us for a deep dive of the Windara Reef.https://yorkepeninsula.com.au/windara-reef
The Bute Football Club has a new senior coach. Matthew Rose takes the helm from Chad Bourke. Rose has been involved with Bute for years, now it's the senior coaching job. How will be go? You be the judge. Gary Wehr will be his assistant and both guys are ready for what's ahead.
Matthew Goldsworthy has been at Woodville - West Torrens in the SANFL for a very long time. He’s the Club’s Football Manager and has played more than 200 senior games for the Eagles. He knows the Club on Oval Avenue very well. Recruited from the CMS Crows on the Yorke Peninsula, Matthew has played as a small forward and in defence and won the big prize. His life has been dedicated to playing football, but was cricket ever a serious option? He played in his first premiership at SANFL level in 2011. At the time we reordered this interview Matt was 29, a veteran of the club playing is yet another finals campaign for Woodville – West Torrens.
Today we hit the netball circuit in this podcast and speak with a mother and son combination. They are netball gurus when it comes to umpiring at a high level. Emma and Lucas Gulin are well known netball umpires. But what creates more interest is the fact that Lucas is just 14 years of age. He has the ability to go all the way and represent his country as a netball umpire. He’s well on the right path thanks to his mum. Remember, when we conducted this interview at Crystal Brook, some 80 plus Ks away from Kadina on the Yorke Peninsula, he was just 14 years old.
How important is volunteering, how would we get by without our volunteers. The volunteer is the back bone of any association. Ask anyone, no volunteers, no association. SA Ambulance, is on a recruitment drive. Daniel Kenny from the service is our guest, he tells us about volunteering for SA Ambulance on the YP. What does it take, what's expected? Daniel, a Team Leader, explains.
Bob Scott is a member of the Bute Bowling club. He's the reigning Men's Country Carnival Player of the year. To say he's a country legend of the sport in South Australia isn't over rating him. Bob has played on most rinks around the Yorke Peninsula. He's been invited to join clubs in Adelaide, but he says, a firm thanks but NO thanks. He started his bowling career in Kimba, the former school Principal loves the game and apart from his family, bowls is number one. In this podcast we look at the game of bowls and try to cover everything including natural grass versus artificial turf.
This is what sport is all about. Having a crack as Hugo Taheny puts it. In this podcast we talk with champion field athlete Hugo Taheny from Point Turton. The Down Syndrome 20 year old is the backbone of the local community. I doesn't matter where you go on the Yorke Peninsula everyone knows Hugo Rockstar, a self appointed nickname, I might add. He's an ambassador for Down Syndrome and speaks around the country. This bloke is as honest as the day is long. His Mum and Dad (Louise & John) deserve a massive pat on the back. They have given him every opportunity along with his siblings. Hugo offers so much to everyone he meets, he has that infective nature. But what he loves most of all is throwing a shot-put or discuss, even the javelin. He's a master of them all. Before this interview Hugo spent a week in Royal Adelaide Hospital with a mystery illness. He's fine now and back training.
Kiteboarding, what's it all about. In this podcast we speak with Brij Daniel the main link between us and kiteboarding in South Australia. We look at everything the sport has to offer. He discusses his favorite spots on the Yorke Peninsula and all the safety requirements. https://kiteboardingsa.com.au/
Walk the Yorke. It's a magnificent place the York Peninsula, but did you know you can walk it, run it or cycle it. It's more than 500 kilometres around the circumference or the leg as it's called. You'll get to see some of the most interesting life the YP has to offer. Take your time and hit 'the Walk the Yorke' trail. Taylor Gray from the York Peninsula Council gives us the inside word on the Walk the Yorke organised trail developed by Stephen Goldsworthy at the Council.
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