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Wedding Reception – Mollymook Surf Club


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Wedding Reception

Mollymook Surf Club

 

The Mollymook Surf Club’s “Oceans Function Centre” is a premier function venue with sweeping views of beautiful Mollymook Beach. This sparkling waterfront location with breathtaking ocean views, a space with an abundance of privacy, will leave you captivated.

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Be surrounded by elegance and romance at Oceans Function Centre. Beautifully set by the beach, Oceans Function Centre has everything to make your wedding day absolutely wonderful. The perfect place for your perfect day.

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Mollymook Surf Club’s “Oceans Function Centre” will seat up to 150 people.
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For further details visit the Mollymook Surf Club web site.  

 

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The Chambers Milton NSW Shopping Precinct.

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‘The Chambers’

Milton’s newest Shopping Precinct

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‘The Chambers’ shopping centre contains 14 specialty shops & is located in the heart of the Milton shopping centre, on the corner of the Princes Highway and Wason Street. It provides customers with picturesque rural and ocean views to the east and dining in a warm sunny location.

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A selection of shops includes: Akwa Surf Shop, Driftwood Cafe, The Harvest Wine & Tapas Bar, Splatters – art supplies and designer gifts, Something Brewing – Premium teas and coffees plus a number of ladies fashion and gift shops.      

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BATHURST – RYLSTONE Road Trip

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BATHURST – RYLSTONE,

Road Trip.

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A little bit of nostalgia on this trip. 1st stop Bathurst to visit our ill, former next door neighbour. (Came via Turpentine Road, Nerriga, Goulburn, Oberon)

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Next, a ‘drive by’ our old farm house we built back in 1972 at Meadow Flat. The white picket fence June painted every year and likened it to painting the Sydney Harbour bridge, (never ending) has long since disappeared, water tank and sheds all still standing but the country side was so barren and dry.

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Then Portland and onto Kandos and Rylstone where we camped for the night.

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It was so so HOT! Temp in mid thirties. Took Toby for a beer at the Rylstone Pub and later we enjoyed this magnificent red with dinner at the park. That was Monday.

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Tuesday, left Rylstone about 11 am and took the Bylong Valley Way. These days fully sealed, very picturesque, about 100 kms long, only saw 6 vehicles on this stretch of road Later visited Potters Boutique Brewery.

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Rylstone Pub,Rylstone Caravan Park

Our old farm house

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Rylstone Pub,Rylstone Caravan Park

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Rylstone Pub,Rylstone Caravan Park

Magnificent red for dinner

Rylstone Pub,Rylstone Caravan Park

Bylong Valley Way

Rylstone Pub,Rylstone Caravan Park

Potters Boutique Brewery

Rylstone Pub,Rylstone Caravan Park

Potters Boutique Brewery

Rylstone Pub,Rylstone Caravan Park

Potters Beer Tasting

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2014 South Coast Branch Surf Life Saving Club Championships

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2014 South Coast Branch Surf Life Saving Club Championships

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In idyllic weather, Kiama Surf Club hosted the 2014 South Coast Branch SLSC Championships on the weekend of February 1 & 2.

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Participating clubs included included Warilla-Barrack Point, Shellharbour, Kiama Downs, Kiama, Shoalhaven Heads, Nowra-Culburra and Mollymook.

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Thanks to the season long coaching by Tony Ireland and Paul Burton, the Mollymook competitors put in exceptional performances against the strong competition provided primarily by the points score winning club Warilla-Barrack Point Surf Club.

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Continue reading to view images of the many medal winning Mollymook competitors.

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2014 South Coast Wine Show

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2014 South Coast Wine Show

Chief judge David Morris a 5th generation wine maker from Morris Winery Rutherglen Vic. was full of praise for the quality of wines exhibited at the 2014 South Coast Wine Show. South Coast wines cover the broad area south of the Hunter that includes Sydney, Nepean, Hawkesbury, Shoalhaven, Southern Highlands and the South Coast down to the Victorian border. The primary areas are the Shoalhaven Coast and Southern Highlands. The panel of judges assisting David Morris included Nicole Esdaile from Coombe Farm Estate in the Yarra Valley and Nick O’Leary from Lake George near Bungendore. Associate judge was Wally Cupitt from Cupitt’s winery, Ulladulla.

A total of  86 entries were received from 18 Vineyards and Wineries. Entrants included: 7 from the Southern Highlands Wine Region, 6 from the Shoalhaven Coast Wine Region, 4 from Sydney Vignerons, and 1 from the South Coast Zone.

Judges awarded 52 medals, which included 8 gold medals,10 silver medals and 34 bronze medals.

Local highlights were:

  • Wine of the show was awarded to the Coolangatta Estate for their 2005 Semillon.
  • Best wine produced in a Shoalhaven Coast Winery and a gold medal was awarded to Cupitt’s Winery for their 2012 Semillon.
  • Silver medal was awarded to Cupitt’s Winery for their ‘Alphonse’.
  • Bronze medals were awarded to Cupitt’s Winery for their 2013 Riesling, Fern Gully Winery for their Shiraz and for their Vintage Port style (Shiraz)

Results are listed below or visit the Shoalhaven Coast Wine web site.

Wines were made available for public tasting at the Mollymook Golf Club with major sponsors for the wine show being the Bawley Liquor Barn & Hazcorp Pty. Ltd.

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2014 Stramit NSW Country Surf Life Saving Championships

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2014 Stramit NSW Country Surf Life Saving Championships

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Thousands of people descended upon Mollymook Beach for the 2014 NSW Country Surf Championships held January 17, 18 & 19, 2014.

The weather was magnificent, the beach in immaculate condition and the 1500 odd competitors primed for their events with clubs traveling from as far a field as Cudgen on the NSW North Coast.

Clubs such as Mollymook, Byron Bay, Sawtell and Warilla Barrack Point had in excess of 80 competitors per club including nippers, U15, U17, U19, Open and Masters competitors.

The Mollymook Surf Club renovations completed in November provided for a great facility as did the natural amp i-theatre style embankment for viewing the events.

The final overall Club Point Score is as follows: 1.) Byron Bay SLSC – 882.5  2.) Warilla Barrack Point SLSC – 665.5  3.) Cudgen Headland SLSC – 556  4.) Shellharbour SLSC – 462  5.) Coffs Harbour SLSC – 297  6.) Tacking Point SLSC – 295  7.) Sawtell SLSC Inc – 262  8.) Port Macquarie SLSC – 256.5  9.) Mollymook SLSC – 220.5  10.) Broulee Surfers SLSC – 147

All results are available  on the NSW SLSC web site. 

 

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Cupitt’s Kitchen Restaurant – Special occasion celebrations

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Cupitt’s Kitchen Restaurant

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Special occasion celebrations

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Cupitt’s is special! The Kitchen Restaurant is set among grape vines, gardens, gentle undulating country with the Angus cattle grazing on lush green hills, picturesque Burrill Lake backwaters in the background, an adjoining sandstone cottage (circa 1860’s) adjacent for wine tasting and the Budawang mountains in the distance. Perfect for ‘Foodies’.

Its hard to imagine that this amazing property is only 2 klms west of the Ulladulla sea port and harbour. Not only does chef Russell Chinn  create many fine dining dishes, the menu is regularly changing according to the seasons and quality of produce available explained owner Rosie Cupitt.

What is not hard to imagine is the reason so many brides choose Cupitt’s for their wedding and reception as do many locals to celebrate special occasions. Four birthdays in March was the excuse for our celebration and the setting could not have been more fitting. And the food? Exceptional!

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2003 – EXPONENTIAL GROWTH – Mollymook Ocean Swim Classic

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Mollymook Ocean Swimmers

EXPONENTIAL GROWTH – 2003

  • Inaugural Mollymook Ocean Swim Classic takes place April 2003
  • 25 locals competed in the Mollymook Ocean Swim Classic.
  • Mollymook represented at International Ocean Swim Race ‘Rossi Rossi’ in Vanuatu. (See following post)
  • Mollymook Swimmers compete in Wedding Cake Island Ocean Swim. (See following post)
  • Claire Payne competes in the Manhattan Island marathon swim race. (See following post)

 

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2003 Rossi Rossi – Vanuatu – International Swim

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Mollymook represented at International Ocean Swim Race in Vanuatu.
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Touring uniform: At the Mollymook Ocean Classic, Mrs Sparkle represented the gracious group of local swimmers and presented Graeme with his touring uniform, which was a swim cap.
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The Rossi to Rossi swim was called the “2nd Inaugural”, because someone forgot to change the previous years artwork on the t-shirts. Oceanswim reported: the swim was in the harbour of Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu, which offered as near to perfect conditions as you could ever expect in open water. It was like swimming in a pool. The water was mirror smooth; the current almost imperceptible; there was no swell, chop, breeze, and hardly any pack to speak of, Perfect conditions! The Rossi swim started at 7 am, headed through the harbour to the south, then around Iririki Island, past where the cruise ships call in, and across a reef, and back to the harbour at Rossi, a 3.2 km swim all before breakfast. Graeme, Mollymook’s representative finished 9th out of 51 finishers and was 2nd in his age category.
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2003 Coogee “Wedding Cake” Island Swim

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Mollymook Swimmers compete in ‘Wedding Cake’ Island Ocean Swim – 2003
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The trip: A small contingent of 4 leave early in the morning to compete in the Wedding Cake Island swim at Coogee. The group comprised the original 3 ‘fore-mothers’ Jan, Simone and Kim accompanied by the young reporter. The latter who had had a sheltered up-bringing became exposed to 3 very worldly ladies who played the loudest most appalling music throughout the trip and they spoke non stop for the whole trip at 10 or more decibels above the loud music.
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The “Express Glass Island Challenge” race results: 1st was Grant Cleland in a time of 28:46.8 with Josh Santacaterin only 2 seconds behind in 2nd place for the 2 km swim.
Mollymook representatives followed with the young reporter in 227th place (badly distressed following the arduous trip up), Simone placed 475, Jan placed 524 arriving at the finish line just as the presentation finished.
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The wash up: a) Noticed that Kim was not listed in the official placings. (b) Complaints were aired of nobbling taking place during the race. (c) Conditions were bumpy and very choppy out beyond the Island.

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Post race activities: The young reporter was not one for frequenting hotels and was taken back a little when the girls advise we were off to the Coogee Bay Hotel for lunch. Later that afternoon the girls advised our next activity was a “skinny dip” at a popular bay near Clovelly. On arrival he observed a lot of people in the bay, some were snorkeling and others diving. To the young reporters relief, they were fully clad with swim wear. The trip home was quiet subdued.

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Wedding Reception Marquee, Erected on site

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Wedding Reception Marquee’s, Erected on site for your special day

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Wedding Reception Marquee – Choose your own site

Mollymook and Narrawallee beaches make for an exceptionally beautiful area for a beach wedding as does the rural area at a local vineyard or on the outskirts of Milton or your family farm. Some choose to have a marquee erected for their reception in this chosen location.

Look no further than the Shoalhaven Party Hire. They can supply an entire range of hire items that will enable you to create the wedding reception of your dreams in your own unique setting.

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Phone: (02) 4421 8200 for a quote and to discuss your unique requirements.

Email: admin@shoalhavenpartyhire.com.au   Web: http://www.shoalhavenpartyhire.com/

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Packages can include: Clear Span Hoecker Marquee Pavilion; All walls; black carpet tile floor system; Lighting through the centre of the Marquee; trestle tables; white folding chairs; white tablecloths; all crockery, cutlery and glassware.

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2003 Manhatton Island Marathon Swim

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Claire Payne competes in the Manhattan Island marathon Swim.
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Adopted Mollymook swimmer concludes a momentous year competing in the 2003 Manhattan Marathon. Unfortunately due to poor water quality after heavy rain in New York City the official marathon was cancelled but the field of swimmers elected to swim anyway.

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The following is Clare’s personal account which became an immense personal battle for 8 hours 35 minutes, from start to finish.

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1:20 am. Saturday 14th June 2003 and I’m already awake. Today is the day of the race. I can’t sleep.
4:00am. The alarm goes off.
4:30 am. Leave for North Cove.
4:50 am. Swim start gets moved to North Cove so we head there. We are all together at North Cove.

Race is officially cancelled. But the swimmers have chosen to compete anyway. I feel some relief.

Fosters and the media begin to film and interview me. I have no choice but to keep it together. My support crew load onto the boat. I am the last to jump off the boat and enter the water.

I dive in. We start. It’s cold. The cold starts to affect my body. My left hand goes numb. My fingers are spread out. Especially my little one. My hands are still working. My right hand is starting to go and my left foot is numb. I am ok with it.

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Rick Stein Restaurant Mollymook for Gourmet Fish and Chips

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Rick Stein Restaurant Mollymook

Gourmet Fish and Chips

 

Numerous guests over the summer months staying at our Mollymook Beach Waterfront accommodation had returned from the Rick Stein restaurant telling us how good was the Rick Stein gourmet ‘Fish and Chips’.

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I thought why would you go to Rick Steins and choose ‘Fish and Chips’. Curiosity got the better of me, so my wife and I went not once but twice in the space of 2 weeks and on each occasion we were so impressed.

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Without a doubt the best restaurant ‘Fish and Chips’ we have ever enjoyed!  Battered line caught salt water barramundi with thick cut chips, pea puree and tartare sauce.

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And may I add, in such a tranquil setting on the deck, with a lovely view of the ocean below, savouring a glass of champagne.

 

 

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The formative years – 1996

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1996 – Mollymook Ocean Swimmers – the formative years

The Milton pool was a ‘beginning’ for the ocean swim group. It was due to close at the end of summer (March 1996), Jan Humphries & Simone Daley asked swim instructor (Whale rider) John Smeeth where to now? Mollymook Beach was the obvious choice! As time went on the fledgling group grew slowly. Kim Wilson, later Graeme Wolfenden, then Mark Burcher, Sean Pitcock originally meeting on a Sunday. Later Jan, Simone and Kim began swimming mid week.

<< The three original mid week swimmers; Jan, Kim and Simone.

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Canberra – ACT tourism award winners

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Canberra region’s tourism award winners announced.

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Winners of the 28th Canberra and Capital Region Tourism Awards were announced at a gala dinner held at the National Gallery of Australia.

2013 was a big year for the ACT tourism sector, with the full calendar of cultural and sporting events contributing to a 9.0 per cent annual increase in the number of domestic overnight visitors coming to the ACT.

The awards provide the tourism industry with a vehicle to promote and reward tourism operators while also providing significant support for them to continue to grow their businesses.

(Australian Capital Tourism supplier of the images)

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