A cheque for $20,000 was recently presented by Blue Ribbon/Ararat to the Pomonal Tennis Club being from your recent generosity to the “Giving Back to the Pomonal Community”.

Following conversations that included Ararat Rural City, Blue Ribbon/Ararat and the Pomonal community it was unanimously agreed that the $20,000 would be donated to the Pomonal Tennis Club who were eager to upgrade the tennis court area which very much needs repair work to be playable again.

The enthusiasm of the Tennis Club members certainly has been heartwarming and with significant financial support confirmed from Ararat Rural City via Mayor Bob Sanders who was in attendance, your contributions plus applying for a funding grant will see when completed an area that will accommodate tennis, netball and pickleball plus perhaps a few enhancing amenities to create an infrastructure community wellbeing space that will benefit the whole of the Pomonal Community and beyond.

The donation will go towards rebuilding infrastructure that was destroyed by the February ’24 bushfires. The precinct, which also includes the cricket ground, hall and Men’s Shed is where we have the Grampians Ride to Remember morning tea.

The Maryborough Giants and Navarre Football/Netball clubs recently hosted games in support of the Blue Ribbon Foundation.

The day honoured Senior Constable Maurice Moore who was killed while on duty in 1986.

His granddaughter Keeley, who usually plays football for the Giants but has a broken hand, presented the medals and while the day was cold and wet everyone wore their armbands and medals with pride.

Keeley Moore presents Under 14.5s Navarre player Michael Ador-Kongor with a Blue Ribbon medal. Stephen Moore (Maurice Moore’s son) awards a medal to Under 17s winner Cale Wright. Under 11.5s winner Angus Broad getting congratulated after the presentations.