Sturt Tee Ball

The Sturt Tee Ball All stars were due to have their final round 4 on Sunday 16 March, but unfortunately the record run of hot spells has again caused its cancellation.

(this round had already been postponed once and with Easter, holidays and impending winter sport commitments a rescheduling wasn’t possible)

So! An unfortunate end to a great season. On count back of wins and losses, Sturt’s 4 year winning streak has come to an end, with Kensington taking out the trophy for 2007/08.

However, the squad should take great pride in their performance throughout the season – it is particularly satisfying to hear the constant comments from other coaches, parents and members of the clubs of the
visible improvement each and every player has shown during the year – I look forward to watching their development up through the Sturt baseball ranks!

I’d like to take this opportunity to record my thanks for the terrific support from all the parents of the tee-ballers with scoring, equipment, umpiring etc. – of particular note Andrew Johnston and David Brooks who have both given a great amount of time and support to the All Stars – and to Sturt Teeball generally over the years.

It’s particularly satisfying to see how many All Stars are now playing in the higher age groups…may it continue!

Again, our thanks to Mark Goldsworthy and Jock Gilbert Real Estate for their sponsorship over the years!

I would also like to advise that Glen Young has kindly agreed to take on the role as All Stars coach for 08-09 – over the years he has been a tireless supporter and coach of the regular Tball teams and I am sure will do a fantastic job with our representative side! For those who aren’t aware, Tee Ball is played on Sunday mornings at Waite Uni grounds from October through to March and is an ideal team sport for boys and girls aged 5 to 11 years…. Do get involved if you can – President Brett Tucker and his committee would welcome your involvement and support! See http://www.sturtteeball.org/ for details.


All the very best for an enjoyable year!

Cancer Care Centre

On a beautiful night in February, I was invited to be the charity auctioneer to help raise funds for the Cancer Care Centre, an innovative non profit organization providing complimentary health care services to people affected by cancer. Organised by Pam and Trevor Nielsen and hosted by Glenys and Jeff Berry at their wonderful home “The Quarry” in Stirling. Themed a “Hippy Night” and best described as a “Mini Womad,” the night was packed with belly dancers, fire jugglers, community drumming, local vocalist and an old time rock and roll band. Overall, the evening raised over $6000-00 and was a credit to everyone who helped organize this inaugural event.

Going green…

What happened to the promise of a paper-free office? One that was run purely on the wonder and marvel of electronic devices? We’ve got the technology; handhelds, laptops, Blackberries and super doper new wave web software, but it seems no matter what is invented, the paper monster always seems to have his fill.

In a day and age when conservation of our resources is critical as we face the global issue of climate change and attempt to carbon offset our lives, one tree at a time, technology really can become our friend again with the ability to create paper-less tools to save the planet – one brochure at a time.

The real estate industry has long been synonymous with being large producers of paper materials; whether they be flyers, brochure, property books and so on, the ability to sell one’s property has largely relied on the delivery and distribution of information, data and photography through hard copy. But, it’s at a cost. Not only to the vendor as part of their property’s marketing plan, but to the planet.

Consumers are searching for alternatives to printed materials. Banks are offering statements online, bills are being emailed, subscription fees and account details can be viewed online – it seems that technology has become the best way to starve out our need for ‘hard copies’ by making the computer-user-interface friendly, reliable and most importantly attractive.

Enter our new property marketing strategy. Going Green has been introduced as an option when selling your home with Jock Gilbert Real Estate and it promotes itself as the ‘need it, print it Eco Web Solution’. Marketing includes inclusion on our website and subsequent property search engines including realestate.com.au and domain.com.au, Feature Property Of The Week spot on both the Jock Gilbert Real Estate website and in house on our fantastic interactive LCD screen, promotion of your property through our New Listing Alert e-mail database as well as direct telephone contact with registered buyers.

It’s a win win solution for you and your contribution to winding back the clock on climate change.

If you are interested in this package please contact our agents to discuss how this would suit the marketing of your property.

Yours eco-kindly,