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Herald Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- Herald Sun
Fairytale Queensland mare Adiella recovering from staph infection
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Elite Queensland mare Adiella is recovering from a nasty staph infection and won't be back at the races until next year. Adiella was last seen winning the $500,000 Magic Millions National Classic at Eagle Farm during the Queensland winter carnival and was then set to line up as a fairytale Group 1 Tatt's Tiara contender for her Toowoomba hobby trainer John Dann. But Adiella didn't take her place in the Group 1 as she banged her back leg and suffered bruising and swelling in the week of the race. One thing led to another. 'It turned really toxic ... she got a staph infection in her joint and things weren't good there for a while,' Dann said. 'We are getting her over that infection, we seem to have got on top of it and next week she will go to the paddock for eight weeks. 'The vets are happy enough with her and they say she will race again but that won't be this year.' * Cane fields walk steels trainer for Townsville Cup assault Trainer John Dann (second from left). Picture: Grant Peters, Trackside Photography. Meanwhile, Dann is hoping to strike a blow with Quothquan in Saturday's $150,000 Townsville Cup (2000m). Quothquan was one of the leading fancies in the Mackay Cup last month but didn't have any luck and finished fourth. * 'We have become a force': Costa extends Dubai 'adventure' The gelding has drawn barrier 11 in the Townsville Cup and TAB fixed odds has him listed as a $7 chance. 'This horse can't draw a good barrier, so we are hoping there is a bit of speed so he can tuck in somewhere in the run,' Dann said. 'It's probably no stronger than the Mackay Cup. 'We had a tough run in the Mackay Cup, we were four and five-wide for the trip. 'We have got another bad barrier to deal with, but if he has some luck this time he will be in the finish. 'He has done well since the Mackay Cup where he had a horror run.' Originally published as Fairytale Queensland mare Adiella recovering from 'toxic' staph infection
West Australian
4 days ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Cable Beach women's head coach Katherine Dann receives WA Football community club coach award
Cable Beach women's head coach Katherine Dann has been announced as the recipient of the community club coach award at the WA Football volunteer awards for her dedication to local footy. In addition to being Cable Beach Football Club's women's teams head coach, Dann also volunteers her time as vice-president, and is a player and coach of the club's netball team. In previous years she has contributed as an assistant coach, regularly taking training sessions and running game day when needed, before taking on the head coach role this year. Meanwhile, West Kimberley Junior Football League secretary Tim Brooker is in the running for the Kimberley region volunteer award for his tireless work in the junior league. For the past nine seasons, Brooker has served as coach, team manager, secretary, game day co-ordinator, and junior umpire co-ordinator. He has grown the league from 333 players to more than 600 in just three years, with one in four children in Broome aged 5–18 now playing in the WKJFL. WA Football club development and volunteer specialist Jenne Emberson congratulated all nominees, finalists and winners who had made invaluable contributions to football. 'The WA Football volunteer of the year award is an exceptional opportunity to honour and celebrate the invaluable contributions of our volunteers,' she said. 'Once again we were thrilled to receive so many nominations from right across the State which highlight the value of volunteers within football. 'We would like to take this opportunity to thank all volunteers for their contribution to ensuring that football continues to thrive.' The 2025 WA Football volunteer of the year will be announced at the WAFL grand final on Sunday, September 21.
Otago Daily Times
31-07-2025
- Climate
- Otago Daily Times
Frosts enable ice rink to open
Eight-year-old Kace Haugh finds his feet at Fairlie's natural ice skating rink when it opened last weekend. PHOTO: ER IMAGING PHOTOGRAPHY Fairlie's natural ice skating rink was able to open three times in the past week, compared with last year's one-night-only opening. Ice rink spokeswoman Claire Dann said the ice was the best it had been in three years, after some decent frosts earlier in the week. "In great timing we could open for the weekend and everyone made the most of it." Ms Dann said all three sessions had a "great turnout", opening on Saturday morning and night, and Sunday morning. She said there were about 30 people at each session, including lots of children trying skating for the first time. Most of the ice skaters were locals who had learned about the rink being open via a Facebook page. "But some visitors were lucky enough to chance upon the rink and came in for a spontaneous skate." She said it was a "very fickle rink". "It's great wholesome local fun, when we can get it." Ms Dann said the area would need to see another long frost cycle for it to open again this year. She advised people to follow the Fairlie Ice Skating Rink Facebook page if they wanted to keep an eye on rink conditions. She was very thankful to the two main volunteers of the rink, Jim Allan and Simon Cassie. "They are currently the main drivers behind the rink, making sure the ice is looked after and opening up the facility when conditions are right."
NZ Herald
14-07-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
As Trump changes tariff deadline again, what will it mean for New Zealand?
In the most recent round of tariff threats, the US President said he would impose a 35% tariff on Canadian imports, and that could creep up if Canada retaliates. He also announced 30% tariffs on all imports from Mexico and the European Union, after negotiations failed. NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann told The Front Page Trump has also threatened that the base tariff, which would affect New Zealand, could go from 10% up to 15% or 20%. 'But, it's very hard to know how seriously to take that because that's the way Donald Trump negotiates. In theory, he's trying to put pressure on those negotiations with a big, scary number,' he said. In April, the Trump administration promised '90 deals in 90 days'. They have managed two: the UK and Vietnam. While a partial deal regarding rare earth exports was signed with China in late June, some significant duties remain. 'It's harder than it might seem from the outside to do these trade deals. They're very complicated. It can take years to do,' Dann said. So, what does it mean for New Zealand? 'We are still supposed to be just looking at a 10% base tariff. The businesses that are most affected, the beef and meat sector, the wine sector, have been working on talks with trading partners and customers, and I think largely we'll be okay. 'The cost is going to be borne by US consumers, unless it means they say no to our goods and we have to drop the price a bit to keep the same volumes up, and we don't have somewhere else to send the products. But if we've got other markets interested in our products, then we are not desperate. 'The US needs a lot of our beef. It doesn't generate enough low-grade beef for hamburgers and things like that. So it actually needs New Zealand, Brazilian, Argentinian and Australian meat to go into all those hamburgers. So, I think those sectors will be alright,' Dann said. Listen to the full episode to hear more about how the tariffs might affect the global economy, and whether Liam actually thinks they'll happen. The Front Page is a daily news podcast from the New Zealand Herald, available to listen to every weekday from 5am. The podcast is presented by Chelsea Daniels, an Auckland-based journalist with a background in world news and crime/justice reporting who joined NZME in 2016. You can follow the podcast at iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Otago Daily Times
03-07-2025
- General
- Otago Daily Times
Team project helps keep kids sun smart
Fairlie's Village Green playground is getting a makeover in order to make it safer for summer. Located on the corner of Main Rd and Talbot St, the playground has had a new safety fence put in place and will have much-needed shade sails installed before the end of the year. While the safety fence was a Mackenzie District Council-led initiative, the shade sail project was made possible by concerned parents with the help of several South Canterbury organisations. Parent Claire Dann said natural shade used to be provided at the playground by surrounding trees. "One got removed for the skate park and another came down in a really bad wind. So, that left us with no real natural shade around the playground. "In 2021 another mum, Hiltje Boysen-Anderson, started the project after being there with her little ones and realising you just couldn't get any shade, especially with babies that want to be on blankets. "She started looking for ways we could get some shade sails and I joined in as well to see if we could get something happening." The pair reached out to the likes of the local Cancer Society and Plunket to see if they would help with funding. "She [Hiltje] reached out to a local Cancer Society member and they were like 'this is right up our alley, we could help with some funding', so that was a great start. "Then we talked to the local Plunket group as they have a play session there once a week with lots of mums with under 5s. "They thought it was a cool thing to support as well, so we had the beginnings of a project." Plans for the shade sail were drawn up pro bono by Felipe Silva Valves, of Timaru architectural design firm Silva Studio, and were presented to the Mackenzie District Council and approved. The Fairlie Community Board then helped with the remaining funds and the support poles for the sails were installed by local builders at the end of May. Ms Dann said it was great to see so many different people and organisations join forces to make the project happen. "That's what small communities are often about, people chipping in. It's definitely been a team project. "We also have Allan from Kotuku Saddlery, he has donated the canvas for them and has put up a lot of shade sails. "He'll get those done up by springtime and that's when it will all start to look like something. "We're kind of aiming for a Labour Weekend to Easter Weekend kind of time frame for the sails to be up for." She said the sails would be hugely important for the area. "It's been really noticeable, last summer wasn't fabulous. "When we've had hot summers it's been hard for local families with young ones to go down to the playground. "It's just really hard to keep them sun smart and protected when they're always ripping their hats of and stuff like that," Ms Dann said. "I think having some shade protection is really going to help the local community and obviously it will be an asset for any visitors passing through as well. "Once those shade sails are up around October we'll have a little do and a little party to celebrate because it has been a couple of years in the making."
