Sport

Vets to Hit Donald

For the first time, Donald is to host a veterans’ match of cricket when Vic Country plays Hamilton on the Jeffcott Ground. The over-60s game is scheduled for Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 11 a.m., and all the players are looking forward to some...

Buloke Times

24 Dec 2024

Tennis

Birchip Climbs Tennis Ladder

Round 9 of the North Central Lawn Tennis Association saw a shake-up in the ladder, as Charlton handed ladder-leader Wirrim its first loss of the season, while Birchip climbed up the ladder after a dominant display against Wycheproof. Under Friday...

Buloke Times

20 Dec 2024

Harness Racing

Change of Leadership at Charlton Trots

(By Peter Hibberd) After leading the Charlton Harness Club for the past eight years, Joe Thompson has handed over the reins to Andrea O’Gorman. At last week’s AGM, Andrea was elected president, Janice Boyle vice-president, treasurer Hayley...

Peter Hibberd

20 Dec 2024

Bowls

Bowlers Ready for Festive Season

Round 10 of North Central Playing Area’s midweek pennant competition on Tuesday saw bowlers taking to the green for the last time prior to the Christmas/New Year festive season break, with competition to resume on Tuesday, January 14. Ladder...

Buloke Times

20 Dec 2024

Cricket

Bayles Brilliance Back in Town

No one was overly surprised when Donald-Jeffcott’s Andrew Bayles took charge of the “B” grade game on the Jeffcott ground on Saturday. Following in the footsteps of his father, Andrew has proved himself to be a batsman-wicketkeeper of...

Buloke Times

17 Dec 2024

Bowls

Bowlers Prepare for Festive Season Break

North Central Playing Area’s weekend pennant competition will take a five-week break following the completion of round 10 on Saturday, with round 11 scheduled to be played on Saturday, January 18. Ladder leader Wedderburn strengthened its grip...

Art Buloke Times

17 Dec 2024

Community

Taekwondo Students Shine

(By Phill Zdybel) The Buloke Shire congratulates Buloke Taekwondo students hitting another milestone. The group’s instructor was very happy to see all the students successfully in demonstrate what they have learned to date, such as the ability to...

Buloke Times

17 Dec 2024

Bowls

Bowls Leaders Consolidate

Wycheproof, Donald Golf and Wedderburn secured comfortable round nine wins against Boort, Donald and St. Arnaud respectively, as North Central midweek pennant approaches the Festive Season break, with round 10 to be contested next Tuesday, December...

Buloke Times

13 Dec 2024

Football

Pat’s Pals from Past Times

As people far and wide mourn the passing of greatly missed friend and sports therapist, Pat Allen, the photograph featured here found its way on to the “Times” editor’s desk. It dates back to the mid’-fifties, when the Donald senior football...

Buloke Times

13 Dec 2024

Tennis

Mixed Tennis Fortunes

Birchip was abuzz with tennis players on Saturday with more than 60 players filling all ten courts for the first time in decades. In a thrilling day of competition, the first-placed Wirrim took on fifth-placed Donald, playing teams of 9 versus 9...

Buloke Times

13 Dec 2024

Netball

North-Central is Netball Association of the Year

The winners of Netball Victoria’s 2024 Community Awards were announced on Thursday night, celebrating the contributions of individuals, clubs, and associations to the sport across the state. Five individuals, three associations, and two clubs...

Buloke Times

10 Dec 2024

Cricket

A Bit Windy, but Not Wet

Following the frustration of the previous weekend, when all round 6 games were called off due to rain, Wimmera-Mallee cricketers welcomed far better conditions on Saturday. Apart from a gusty breeze, the day was almost ideal for round 7. In “A”...

Buloke Times

10 Dec 2024

Football

Bulls’ New Coach Begins

Day one of official pre-season training began for Birchip-Watchem last Wednesday with players taking to the track under the guidance of new coach Ashley Connick. Although the ongoing harvest prevented players who farm by trade from attending, there...

Buloke Times

10 Dec 2024

Angling

Angling Club’s End of Year

Donald Angling Club held its end-of-year presentation night on Saturday, December 7. The Christmas break-up was held at the clubrooms beside Folletti Lake, where members celebrated the year’s achievements and enjoyed an evening of good food...

Buloke Times

10 Dec 2024

Bowls

Double Trouble for Pennant Teams

Round 9 of North Central Playing Area’s 2024-’25 pennant season produced double success for four of the eight clubs, and double disappointment for the other four. St. Arnaud, St. Arnaud Country Club, Boort and Wycheproof won both their Div. 1...

Buloke Times

10 Dec 2024

Harness Racing

Changing Times Ahead

(By Peter Hibberd) Last Monday the Charlton Harness Racing Club was the first of all the local clubs to enter a new era. As from December 1, there is no on course TAB facility for followers of the sport or the local person wanting to have a day out...

Art Buloke Times

06 Dec 2024

Bowls

Donald and Country Club Draw

When shots were tallied across the three rinks at the end of Tuesday’s North Central Playing Area’s round 8 midweek pennant clash between Donald and the visiting St. Arnaud Country Club, the two could not be separated, locked together on 61...

Buloke Times

06 Dec 2024

Community

Basketball Fun for All

An hour of basketball at the Donald Community Precinct was the first activity of the celebrations for the 2024 International Day for People with a Disability for the Buloke Shire. Local sportswoman Kathy Campbell facilitated this fun-filled session...

Buloke Times

06 Dec 2024

Cricket

Rain Ruins Round Six

For all Wimmera-Mallee cricket round six matches scheduled for last Saturday, the rain could not have come at a more inappropriate time. And the same could be said for the other outdoor sporting codes, including tennis and lawn bowls. A light but...

Buloke Times

03 Dec 2024