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Wednesday 31 July 2024
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Summerset residents embrace Olympics ANNE HARDIE It began with twirling ribbons that led to a street walk with the ‘Olympic torch’ held high, as Summerset Richmond Ranges held its opening ceremony for the Summerset Olympic Games. Several staff did the honours of twirling the ribbons and resident Anne Curtis had the privilege of being the torch bearer who led more than 70 competitors representing randomly-selected countries throughout the two weeks of competition. The games’ opening ceremony kicked off last Friday, and throughout the official Olympic Games in Paris both Summerset Richmond Ranges and Summerset in the Sun are running a range of events from bowls and pool to
cycling and something called cornhole. In all, the retirement villages are holding 16 events and at times competing against the other village in what Richmond Ranges activities director Sarah Poepjes describes as simply “having a go”. Some of the competitors are more serious though, including a few of the cyclists competing at the velodrome where there will be events for e-bikes, mountain-bikes and road bikes for different age groups. When it comes to bowls, it’s serious for Anne who carried the torch. She has been playing lawn bowls for 40 years and says it will be the highlight of her three events that also includes pool and
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Pigeons, parrots and predators Head nurse Clare Broderick likes her birds and acquired her crimson rosella Tango, when she “went on holiday and came home with a parrot”. Photo: Anne Hardie. See page 6.
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