Peter Sweeney
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Almanac Footy: Catholic College Footy
It’s the ground – more so than whoever is playing on it – which is these days the talking point. I can recall when it was devoid of grass, mostly ‘boasting’ patches and foreign matter. But that was then, the 50s, 60s and 70s. Today, many rate the surface equal, if not better, than the prized Queen Elizabeth Oval in the CBD of Bendigo, one of Australia’s most historical cities. The main oval at Catherine McAuley College, Junortoun, is picture perfect. – to the eyes and the feet.
Almanac Memoir: Welcome to Geraldton – Birthplace of Dennis Cometti (leave for JTH)
Peter Sweeney’s photo of the scoreboard of the Mullewa FC where Dennis Cometti was, for a while, No. 1 ticket-holder. [This photo was also published on the wonderful website scoreboardpressure.com] by Peter Sweeney Dennis Cometti asked – or nearly demanded – I achieve one thing when editor of The Geraldton Guardian. Underneath the signs ‘Geraldton’ at either end of the coastal city, he wanted the words “Birthplace of Dennis Cometti” written. He was part serious, part sarcastic.
Opinion with Peter Sweeney: Dennis Cometti was proud of his Geraldton origins and loved a laugh
Opinion with Peter Sweeney: Dennis Cometti was proud of his Geraldton origins and loved a laugh
Six of the best: GAA player comebacks
Hopes will be high in Donegal that Michael Murphy can lead them back to the promised land after it emerged that the three-time All-Star forward is set for a sensational return in 2025. The now 35-year-old retired from inter-county football two years ago, having captained the county to Sam Maguire and won five Ulster championships over 15 seasons in green and gold .
Why The F*ck Can’t I Get Sabrina Carpenter Out of My Head?
Peter Sweeney · Follow 4 min read · -- I have a confession: Corepower is, hands down, my favorite workout class. I am not a member of a gym. I much prefer classes. And no class gets me sweating and ready to start the day more than Corepower. I go 4 times a week and do Barry’s once or twice. Corepower is a fantastic workout, though it tends to attract a predominantly female crowd. I’m all for it, but it also means I end up hearing a lot of female pop music.
How to be More Productive
This question will be the death of me. Every year, every month, every week, I am trying to find a new system to maximize productivity. I bought a Brick (highly recommend). I have tried scheduling every part of my day, scheduling none of my day, waking up early, and staying up late. I have tried switching from coffee to a mushroom drink, then back to coffee, then three more coffees because the caffeine may help. I have tried them all.
Clinch Wealth Management sponsorship
by Peter Sweeney • 11 Feb, 2020 Ranelagh Gaels’ Easter Camp 2020 is fully booked! The camp, which is proudly brought to you by Appian Asset Management, will run between Monday, April 6 and Thursday, April 9 at Alexandra College in Milltown. It is open for children between the ages of four and 12 years old and will run daily between 9.30am […]
Enhancing User Onboarding: Building Trust with KYC
Optimizing onboarding flows is a core focus for any consumer fintech company. Once you have a user on your website or app, you dread the possibility of them dropping off. For almost a decade, KYC has been a speed bump in onboarding. With Footprint, it can be an opportunity to enhance user trust and boost conversion. KYC, or Know Your Customer, is an essential practice for fintechs and financial firms. Over the last 10 years, fintech has taken off.
Longing for Belonging
This is part two of my three-part blog on what I think the future looks like. With all of the recent advances in AI, with the move to remote work, and with the aging out of the boomer generation and their social norms, I think we are on the brink of a huge cultural shift, which will affect everything and provide a lot of exciting opportunities for today's startups. I have broken my thoughts into three separate pieces, covering three overarching trends I am excited about.
Increased Free Time
The year is 2025, and you're working from home today and just spent the morning playing pickleball with your local athleisure group. You are preparing to write and produce episode 12 of your Family Guy spin-off. Life is good. Today, I want to write about the future. It is not a fun writing exercise, and it has been brutal trying to get my thoughts into words, but I think it is important.
How the Internet Can Help You Land Your Dream Job
I recently had the opportunity to speak with a group of college students (the venture capital club at Wharton) and was asked to share the advice I'd give to my college self. I could have used a lot of advice... even something as simple as 'mix in a water' would have been beneficial at the time. But here's what I came up with: "spend time online, talking about what interests you." It's a piece of industry-agnostic advice that I wish I'd taken to heart earlier.
New Public GAA Pitch in Dublin 6
New Public GAA Pitch in Dublin 6 Ranelagh Gaels wish to thank Dublin City Council (DCC) for their decision to put a juvenile GAA pitch in Dartry Park. The club has used Dartry Park for training and matches for several years for football, hurling and camogie for children up to the age of 13. DCC have erected goals and marked out a pitch, making it a home for the Gaels in Dublin 6, offering boys and girls between the ages of seven and 13 years old the chance to play and train near their homes.
Historic ore consignment departs
The Pan African sailed from Geraldton Port with the historic first shipment of iron ore from GWR Group’s new Wiluna mine yesterday morning. The China-bound vessel had actually left Geraldton last month but was obliged to return after a surging swell and maintenance issues cut the trip short. The 30,000 tonnes cargo had to be topped up to an optimum 55,000 tonnes before the Marshall Islands registered bulk carrier was considered safe to leave port.
Harry Taylor to take the Great Northern Football League reins as operations manager
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Court of public opinion stifles free speech
If one goes by public reaction, Margaret Court has few companions ... before and after her pocketing of the Companion of the Order of Australia award. By records the greatest ever female tennis player, Court, whose late father-in-law (Sir) Charles and brother-in- law Richard were premiers of WA, has strong views on certain issues — especially religion. She stands by them. And that’s what riles her knockers, who believe she’s serving from the wrong side of the court.
Cathedral bells added to play list
“Buying” the bells at Geraldton’s St Francis Xavier Cathedral to play a tune for a special occasion is gaining popularity. For $25, people can buy a tune for birthdays, memorials, baptisms, weddings, funerals and other events. Australian-themed tunes, including Waltzing Matilda and Click Go The Shears, were played at the cathedral yesterday for Australia Day. “We also play the anthems of countries on their national day,” Father Robert Cross said.
Graham’s not slowing down any time soon
Graham Taylor was pondering sitting on his backside in 2021 and letting the young ones “take over”. Sounds good in theory . . . but it won’t work in practice. For starters, Mr Taylor, who became a man when he was virtually still a boy, is too “hands-on”. Secondly, his people won’t allow him to take a step back. The respect Mr Taylor, rising 69, commands, crosses all colours and classes.
Health tick needed for mayor’s bout
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Spalding ‘keeper helps Carnarvon Golf Club convert sand greens to grass
One of the best greenkeepers in the game is advising Carnarvon on how to turn “green”. Chris Clarkson, the reason why Spalding Park Golf Club looks so good, is advising officials at Carnarvon on how to turn parts of the golf course green. Disappointed at grant applications being refused, Carnarvon Golf Club decided to go it alone. It has use of a Shire-owned bore and is self-funding the initial stages of a plan to turn its sand greens into grass greens.
Trade Talk can’t catch a break in city or country racing -trainer Original
The main goal behind trainer Kim Anderson’s decision to send Trade Talk to Perth was to lose points on the ratings system. The horse known as Max around his Utakarra stable is probably a few lengths shy of city class, but Anderson had one or two major local races in mind. He believed by Trade Talk performing honestly but not sensationally in the city, he would return home with much less weight to lump in Geraldton races. It didn’t go as planned.
Comedian’s at home at the Boot Original
He’s a self-professed “VB” bloke who loves VB the brew. Sadly, the crowd at the Bootenal Tavern on Tuesday night was such that Tasmanian stand-up comedian Chris Franklin decided the microphone wasn’t needed — and he delivered his first-class humour while sitting down. “Love performing at the Boot and in places like this ... much prefer a country pub than a fancy theatre. You can speak to people at the bar,” Franklin, pictured, said.
New heat policy forces race stop Original
The race meeting scheduled for Geraldton tomorrow has been abandoned due to extreme weather temperatures. Racing and Wagering WA decided against staging the seven-race card following a Bureau of Meteorology forecast of eastern winds and temperatures of 38 at noon and 40 at 5pm. RWWA introduced a new hot weather policy in December. Extra races are likely to be added to the Batavia Sprint meeting at Utakarra racecourse on Sunday week.
Carnamah sailing ... a furphy?
If George Fowler doesn’t know about it, then it’s unlikely to exist, or have existed, in Carnamah. George is rising 92, but sounds fit enough to be running out for the local footy side this winter. One of the craft in the seven-race series of the GNC Quality Precast Geraldton 63rd Pelican State Championship last week was named Carnamah. Word on the water was the inland town once had a yacht club. Camera IconCarnamah (414) with Finn Preston and Jack Hetherington looking to round a buoy.
Charlie’s bite is worse than his squawk at club
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Why Geelong Cats champion Harry Taylor chose Northampton Rams for return to football in WA
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Called off - safety concerns force race date change Original
The race meeting scheduled for Geraldton Turf Club on Thursday has been postponed to Saturday because of heat. Stewards and vets from Racing and Wagering WA - after discussions with the Bureau of Meteorology - decided the meeting couldn’t be conducted safely. The temperature at 2pm on Thursday, 20 minutes before the first race, is tipped to be 41 with just a nine-knot sea breeze. The seven races will be held on Saturday, with an early start time.
Man’s best friend a blessing
Celebrant Father Bernard Balaraj brought his budgerigars and a dog or two, and Bishop Michael Morrissey his cat, but Father Robert Cross was empty-handed. Just as the Blessing of the Animals ceremony was about to start at St Francis Xavier Cathedral on Sunday, Father Cross was asked where his animal was. “I’ve brought fleas,” he replied to fits of laughter. A self-proclaimed despiser of screeching birds, he then added: “Where’s the corellas?
Hot tip for the track
High temperatures could force Thursday’s race meeting at Geraldton to be postponed or abandoned. A decision as to whether the seven-event card goes ahead will be made on Wednesday morning. Thursday is tipped to be 40 degrees and the first race has been put back to 2.22pm. The meeting could be rescheduled to Saturday, but such would depend on the availability of essential services. The Geraldton Turf Club will hold its annual general meeting tonight.
Blokey humour spruced up
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Hot tip for the track
High temperatures could force Thursday’s race meeting at Geraldton to be postponed or abandoned. A decision as to whether the seven-event card goes ahead will be made on Wednesday morning. Thursday is tipped to be 40 degrees and the first race has been put back to 2.22pm. The meeting could be rescheduled to Saturday, but such would depend on the availability of essential services. The Geraldton Turf Club will hold its annual general meeting tonight.
Christmas Day forecast of 37C set to send droves of Geraldton locals to the beach Original
Only one thing is better than a day at the beach for the Lavon siblings of Beachlands — a trip to the beach after a visit from Santa Claus. And that’s exactly what Eli, 9, Maya, 6, and Naomi Lavon, 2, have on the list for Christmas Day. It is in No.2 spot behind wishes for a computer for Eli, a music box for Maya and a Minnie Mouse set for Naomi. “There will most likely be a beach visit for us,” the trio’s dad, Israeli-born Dror Lavon, said.
Serving the seafarers a ‘different’ experience this Christmas
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Mystery over outcome of Geraldton policeman and Sportsman cricketer Glenn Wishart’s cricket tribunal hearing
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Mystery over outcome of Geraldton policeman and Sportsman cricketer Glenn Wishart’s cricket tribunal hearing
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Geraldton policeman and Sportsman cricketer Glenn Wishart to face rare tribunal over clash with Andrew Cripps
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Bobby Pepper’s death stirs calls for defibrillators on farms
Not long after Bobby Pepper’s shock death last month from a suspected heart attack, Amy Teakle made a suggestion to her farming father-in-law Greg Teakle. She said defibrillators were needed on or near farms — preferably Australia-wide, but Ms Teakle thought they should start the push in their backyard — the shire of Northampton. Still stunned by the death of his friend — a popular former policeman, shearer and Aboriginal leader — Mr Teakle agreed.
Bobby Pepper’s death stirs calls for defibrillators on farms
Not long after Bobby Pepper’s shock death last month from a suspected heart attack, Amy Teakle made a suggestion to her farming father-in-law Greg Teakle. She said defibrillators were needed on or near farms — preferably Australia-wide, but Ms Teakle thought they should start the push in their backyard — the shire of Northampton. Still stunned by the death of his friend — a popular former policeman, shearer and Aboriginal leader — Mr Teakle agreed.
Career in balance as Hunt undergoes surgery
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Jack inspired to punch higher by brave mum’s battle Original
Jack Clifford was only two years old when his mum lost her fight with cancer . . . but he knows she’s in his corner whenever he fights. Camera IconJack Clifford, elated at his recent win in Geraldton. Credit: Supplied/The Geraldton Guardian, Supplied Clifford, 28, didn’t know his mother, but is sure she’d be pretty proud of him, just like his dad Steve and older brother Tom. The Cliffords moved from Perth to Geraldton when Jennifer Clifford (nee Maslen) developed breast cancer.
Indigenous youth sign up for education Original
The Geraldton Clontarf Academy will have a record number of students in 2021 — its 18th year since opening its doors to teach and inspire Indigenous youth. About 230 pupils are expected to attend the two Clontarf campuses, at Geraldton Senior High School and Champion Bay Senior High School, next year. There were 188 enrolments this year. Geraldton Clontarf Academy director Karl Pirrottina said the increase in numbers was due to having two campuses.
Jason McCarthy celebrates 25 years as a fixture of Geraldton radio
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Rose’s legend blooms as national treasure
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