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Motorcycling NSW (MNSW) is delighted to announce Black Dog Institute as an Official Community Partner for 2023.

 

Motorcycling NSW felt a partnership with a mental health organisation was important to drive awareness, while also providing our motorcycling community with the resources, education and platforms to promote positive mental health and support those within our community.

 

Research shows every year one in five people in Australia will experience symptoms of mental illness but 60 percent will not seek help.

 

MNSW CEO, Daniel Rushworth, says the new partnership will work across multiple areas.

 

First, we will be housing a mental health resource hub on the MNSW website where Black Dog Institute’s research backed collateral, news articles, digital services & apps will be regularly uploaded and freely available for MNSW members. This hub will be available on our website in the near future.

 

Secondly, the institute will assist MNSW in being a mentally healthy and resilient workplace by providing training to MNSW staff this year. Black Dog Institute will also have a guest speaker present at the State Awards Night in November 2023.

 

Finally, we will support Black Dog Institute’s fundraising initiatives, such as the One Foot Forward initiative kicking off in October. This campaign is designed to bring the community together to walk in solidarity with people experiencing mental health issues. Funds raised will help Black Dog Institute continue to deliver programs and services to people who need support.

 

Karen Elliff, Director of Funding and Partnerships at Black Dog Institute, said:

 

“We’re so pleased and thankful to Motorcycling NSW  for collaborating with us to expand awareness around the importance of mental health. Funds raised through this partnership will help ensure the continuation of our vital research and the delivery of evidence-based programs throughout the community.”

 

Elliff remarked “The community partnership with MNSW is a wonderful example of the multi-pronged way organisations can engage with Black Dog Institute.”

 

About the Black Dog Institute

The Black Dog Institute is the only medical research institute in Australia to investigate mental health across the lifespan. Their aim is to create a mentally healthier world for everyone.

 

They do this through ‘translational’ research. Integrating their research studies, education programs, digital tools and apps, clinical services, and public resources to discover new solutions, foster connections and create real-world change.

 

Their partnerships with people with lived experience, federal, state and local governments, communities, schools, corporate Australia, philanthropists and others in the mental health sector enables them to drive evidence-informed change in mental health where it’s needed most.

 

For more information on Black Dog Institute visit https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/

Motorcycling NSW would like to welcome Bombala Motocross Club, Tumbarumba Motocross Association and Tibooburra Sports Club to our Motorcycling NSW family following the completion of their affiliation.

Bombala Motocross Club:

About:

Bombala Motocross Club facility has been established since 2021.  For the first year we worked on the track establishment, driveway, fencing, business plan, maintenance, lease agreements, council and general building on the facility (alongside covid lockdowns).  With this ride park facility the only one within a 350km radius it has proven to be a popular place. We would like to keep going as a ride park facility but we would like to in the future step up and hold competitive races. 

Current Members:

Bombala Motocross Club currently has 26 members

 

Tumbarumba Motocross Association:

About:

This club come about through a search for a local track, for a few mates, and their families to go riding on a regular basis.

We got the chance to lease an abandoned motocross track in Tumbarumba NSW, so we got organised and started this club.  We have spent six months cleaning up the property, and then got a local earth moving company into remodel and rebuild the track.

We now have a fantastic safe fun easy track for all abilities to ride. We have hooked up a substantial irrigation system, for much better track maintenance. And have rebuilt the irrigation dam.  The track drainage was then improved to help with this years weather, and coming years winter weather in the mountains.

We built this as to give us, our kids, our families and the general public a much better environment to ride in. We build this space to also give us all a place to ride and enjoy a sport in which all of us love. This little clubs whole purpose is to get a track up and running, to have a track which we can all ride on as often as possible, and to have fun with our families riding bikes.

We believe this is a fantastic way to introduce kids and teenagers, and maybe some old timers back to a simple, no-pressure, leisurely environment. So this is why we believe that providing a ride day track is our best option.

You can find our journey on FB, or Instagram @austies speedway.

Current Members:

Tumbarumba Motocross Association currently has 27 members

 

Tibooburra Sports Club:

About:

Tibooburra Sports Club is located in the town of Tibooburra, based in the north-west of New South Wales. They are wishing to affiliate as they are looking at running an event similar to Minikhana in the near future.

Current Members:

Tibooburra Sports Club currently has 32 members

After returning from its long-awaited hiatus, our 2022 MXStore Motorcycling NSW Awards Night did not disappoint. A night reinvigorated with a focus on providing our deserving motorcycling community with recognition for their dedication, hard work and efforts to improve motorcycling participation and ensure our events can go ahead. The night also celebrated our junior, senior and open riders in each discipline for their outstanding performance and achievement in our sport.

Joint winners of our most prestigious award of the evening Natalie Ferguson and Carlie Roberts were beyond honoured to be named our 2022 Volunteer of the Year recipients, an honour that they are thrilled to share together. When asked about this achievement, Natalie responded with, “I was so ecstatic to see the finalist nomination for Club of the Year for Penrith Minibike Club and then I opened my own emails. Oh my gosh it is such an honour, I was blown away, I don’t do it for recognition, I do it for my Club Penrith Minibike Club. I am so honoured to be up here with Carlie Roberts, I have learnt so much from her.

Alike Natalie, Carlie also responded with “it is an honour, I do it because I love it, I do it for the kids, I do it for the ladies, I think it is important in our sport, this is why I am an official and on the committee. I don’t do it for the recognition, and I have met some truly wonderful people throughout my time of whom I can now call lifetime friends. Standing next to Nat here whom I have known for 10 years, we have shared so much together”.

 

Motorcycling NSW would like to again congratulate the below award recipients and thank them for their ongoing support and dedication to our sport.

 

Community Awards:

 

Volunteer of the Year – Carlie Roberts (Lake Macquarie Motor Bike Club & Baulkham Hills Junior Motorcycle Training Club) & Natalie Ferguson (Penrith Minibike Club)

 

Youth Volunteer of the Year – Bailey Carpenter (Central Coast Junior Motorcycle Club)

 

Club of the Year – Panorama Motorcycle Club

 

Distinguished Services Award – Chris Baker (St George Motorcycle Club), Lindsay Rankmore (Dubbo Dirt Bike Club), Jim Ewin (Bullinda Bike Busters), Linden Ewin (Bullinda Bike Busters) & Steven Squires (Central Coast Dirt Riders)

 

Official of the Year – Terry Wahlen (St George Motorcycle Club)

 

Community Club Event of the Year – Bathurst Long Track (Panorama Motorcycle Club)

 

Outstanding Community Social Media Account of the Year – St George Motorcycle Club

 

Administrator of the Year – Carlie Roberts (Lake Macquarie Motor Bike Club & Baulkham Hills Junior Motorcycle Training Club) & Natalie Ferguson (Penrith Minibike Club)

 

President/Chairperson of the Year – Johnathan Falzon (Penrith Minibike Club)

 

Community Club Volunteer Award – Sport Recognition Awards:

• Jeff Dray (Mudgee & Districts Motorcycle Club)
• Katrina McSkimming (Hastings Valley Motorcycle Club)
• Glenn Griffiths (Lower Mountains Motorcycle Club)
• Noel Lewis (Heaven VMX)
• Rebecca Solomon (Inverell Motorcycle Sports Club)
• Ben Blanchette (Coffs Harbour Motorcycle Club)
• Robert Orr (Kurri Kurri Junior Motorcycle Club)
• Teresa Catania (Blacktown Junior Mini Bike Club)
• Malcolm Taylor (ACT Motorcycle Club)
• Colin Adams (Central Coast Junior Motorcycle Club)

 

Rider of the Year Awards:

 

Dirt Track:

Junior Female – Katarna Robinson

Junior Male – Tom Drane

Open Female – Bree-Anna Etheridge

Open Male – Jordan Dall

Senior Male – Joshua McCosker

 

Enduro:

Junior Female – Jade Chellas

Junior Male – Jett Yarnold

Open Female – Jessica Gardiner

Open Male – Joshua Green

Senior Male – Damien Smith

Motocross:

Junior Female – Danielle McDonald

Junior Male – Byron Dennis

Open Female – Sienna Giudice

Open Male – John Bova

Senior Male – Matthew Kehlet

 

Road Race:

Junior Male – Cameron Dunker

Open Female – Leanne Nelson

Open Male – Max Stauffer

Senior Male – Glenn Allerton

 

Speedway:

Junior Male – Noah Grabham

Open Male – Jack Holder

Senior Male – Darrin Treloar

 

Minikhana:

Junior Female – Chloe Hart

Junior Male – Mathew Clifton