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The Advertiser
30-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Coach releived for league to be back up and running after 'mini preseason'
CHARLESTOWN Azzurri coach James Pascoe has treated the past month like a mini preseason. His players have done circuit classes, run along Nobbys breakwall and played modified games on a five-a-side court. It has been a similar scenario for all NNSW NPL clubs. Finally, the big wet has broken long enough to allow games to be played. Fourth-placed Azzurri host fifth-placed Newcastle Olympic at Lilse Carr Oval on Sunday at 2pm. The clash will be Azzurri's first league match since a 1-0 loss to Cooks Hill on April 28. Though relieved to be back in action, Pascoe expects it will take at least two weeks for teams to get up to full speed. "Tuesday night was the first time we have trained on a grass pitch in four weeks," Pascoe said. "It has been a bit like preseason. Even on five-a-side courts, you are restricted in what you can do. You need a distance element to simulate a 90-minute game. "The only good thing about it is that everyone is in the same boat. "I had a bit of a look at the Magic-Valentine catch-up game [Tuesday night]. It looked to be at a slower pace than most games. I imagine that is how every game will be in the next week or two." Azzurri have four catch-up games to play. "You go from not much football to having a huge game-load schedule," Pascoe said. "We will have to keep a close eye on the injury risk. That is why we have biggish squads, I guess. Players will be rolled in and out at different times. "What will be, will be for the next couple of weeks until players find their rhythm again." Azzurri edged Olympic 1-0 in their first encounter at Darling Street Oval on March 2. However, they are coming off consecutive losses to Maitland (2-1) and Cooks Hill (1-0). "A lack of goals has been our downfall in the past couple of games," Pascoe said. "We have created plenty of chances but haven't converted. We should have been fairly confortable in term of chances created. "Hopefully that changes. We have plenty of firepower up top in Harrison Frendo, Reece McManus, Regan Lundy and Jarryd Sutherland. Rene Ferguson has been doing a job off the bench. "Roy O'Donovan will be back for Olympic. He is a very good finsiher and will make a difference for them." In round 14 games on Saturday, Lambton host Eadgeworth (2pm), Belswans' clash with Valentine has been shifted to Croudace Bay Complex (4.30pm) and Maitland welcome Adamstown (6.30pm). However, the battle between Cooks Hill and Weston has been postponed due to unsafe areas on the surface. Broadmeadow, who were playing New Lambton on Friday night, moved top of the table midweek after beating Valentine 2-0. It was the first of five catch-up matches for the defending champions and premiers. In NPLW, fourth-placed New Lambton closed the gap on third-placed Olympic to one point with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Lake Macquarie on Tuesday night. Tara Andrews scored in the 84th and 87th minutes to seal the important win and take her season tally to 21 goals in 10 games. In NPLW this weekend, Olympic were hosting Maitland on Friday night, Adamstown travel to Charlestown on Saturday (4pm) and last-placed Magic, who lost 2-0 to Adamstown in a midweek catch-up, are home to New Lambton on Sunday (4pm). CHARLESTOWN Azzurri coach James Pascoe has treated the past month like a mini preseason. His players have done circuit classes, run along Nobbys breakwall and played modified games on a five-a-side court. It has been a similar scenario for all NNSW NPL clubs. Finally, the big wet has broken long enough to allow games to be played. Fourth-placed Azzurri host fifth-placed Newcastle Olympic at Lilse Carr Oval on Sunday at 2pm. The clash will be Azzurri's first league match since a 1-0 loss to Cooks Hill on April 28. Though relieved to be back in action, Pascoe expects it will take at least two weeks for teams to get up to full speed. "Tuesday night was the first time we have trained on a grass pitch in four weeks," Pascoe said. "It has been a bit like preseason. Even on five-a-side courts, you are restricted in what you can do. You need a distance element to simulate a 90-minute game. "The only good thing about it is that everyone is in the same boat. "I had a bit of a look at the Magic-Valentine catch-up game [Tuesday night]. It looked to be at a slower pace than most games. I imagine that is how every game will be in the next week or two." Azzurri have four catch-up games to play. "You go from not much football to having a huge game-load schedule," Pascoe said. "We will have to keep a close eye on the injury risk. That is why we have biggish squads, I guess. Players will be rolled in and out at different times. "What will be, will be for the next couple of weeks until players find their rhythm again." Azzurri edged Olympic 1-0 in their first encounter at Darling Street Oval on March 2. However, they are coming off consecutive losses to Maitland (2-1) and Cooks Hill (1-0). "A lack of goals has been our downfall in the past couple of games," Pascoe said. "We have created plenty of chances but haven't converted. We should have been fairly confortable in term of chances created. "Hopefully that changes. We have plenty of firepower up top in Harrison Frendo, Reece McManus, Regan Lundy and Jarryd Sutherland. Rene Ferguson has been doing a job off the bench. "Roy O'Donovan will be back for Olympic. He is a very good finsiher and will make a difference for them." In round 14 games on Saturday, Lambton host Eadgeworth (2pm), Belswans' clash with Valentine has been shifted to Croudace Bay Complex (4.30pm) and Maitland welcome Adamstown (6.30pm). However, the battle between Cooks Hill and Weston has been postponed due to unsafe areas on the surface. Broadmeadow, who were playing New Lambton on Friday night, moved top of the table midweek after beating Valentine 2-0. It was the first of five catch-up matches for the defending champions and premiers. In NPLW, fourth-placed New Lambton closed the gap on third-placed Olympic to one point with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Lake Macquarie on Tuesday night. Tara Andrews scored in the 84th and 87th minutes to seal the important win and take her season tally to 21 goals in 10 games. In NPLW this weekend, Olympic were hosting Maitland on Friday night, Adamstown travel to Charlestown on Saturday (4pm) and last-placed Magic, who lost 2-0 to Adamstown in a midweek catch-up, are home to New Lambton on Sunday (4pm). CHARLESTOWN Azzurri coach James Pascoe has treated the past month like a mini preseason. His players have done circuit classes, run along Nobbys breakwall and played modified games on a five-a-side court. It has been a similar scenario for all NNSW NPL clubs. Finally, the big wet has broken long enough to allow games to be played. Fourth-placed Azzurri host fifth-placed Newcastle Olympic at Lilse Carr Oval on Sunday at 2pm. The clash will be Azzurri's first league match since a 1-0 loss to Cooks Hill on April 28. Though relieved to be back in action, Pascoe expects it will take at least two weeks for teams to get up to full speed. "Tuesday night was the first time we have trained on a grass pitch in four weeks," Pascoe said. "It has been a bit like preseason. Even on five-a-side courts, you are restricted in what you can do. You need a distance element to simulate a 90-minute game. "The only good thing about it is that everyone is in the same boat. "I had a bit of a look at the Magic-Valentine catch-up game [Tuesday night]. It looked to be at a slower pace than most games. I imagine that is how every game will be in the next week or two." Azzurri have four catch-up games to play. "You go from not much football to having a huge game-load schedule," Pascoe said. "We will have to keep a close eye on the injury risk. That is why we have biggish squads, I guess. Players will be rolled in and out at different times. "What will be, will be for the next couple of weeks until players find their rhythm again." Azzurri edged Olympic 1-0 in their first encounter at Darling Street Oval on March 2. However, they are coming off consecutive losses to Maitland (2-1) and Cooks Hill (1-0). "A lack of goals has been our downfall in the past couple of games," Pascoe said. "We have created plenty of chances but haven't converted. We should have been fairly confortable in term of chances created. "Hopefully that changes. We have plenty of firepower up top in Harrison Frendo, Reece McManus, Regan Lundy and Jarryd Sutherland. Rene Ferguson has been doing a job off the bench. "Roy O'Donovan will be back for Olympic. He is a very good finsiher and will make a difference for them." In round 14 games on Saturday, Lambton host Eadgeworth (2pm), Belswans' clash with Valentine has been shifted to Croudace Bay Complex (4.30pm) and Maitland welcome Adamstown (6.30pm). However, the battle between Cooks Hill and Weston has been postponed due to unsafe areas on the surface. Broadmeadow, who were playing New Lambton on Friday night, moved top of the table midweek after beating Valentine 2-0. It was the first of five catch-up matches for the defending champions and premiers. In NPLW, fourth-placed New Lambton closed the gap on third-placed Olympic to one point with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Lake Macquarie on Tuesday night. Tara Andrews scored in the 84th and 87th minutes to seal the important win and take her season tally to 21 goals in 10 games. In NPLW this weekend, Olympic were hosting Maitland on Friday night, Adamstown travel to Charlestown on Saturday (4pm) and last-placed Magic, who lost 2-0 to Adamstown in a midweek catch-up, are home to New Lambton on Sunday (4pm). CHARLESTOWN Azzurri coach James Pascoe has treated the past month like a mini preseason. His players have done circuit classes, run along Nobbys breakwall and played modified games on a five-a-side court. It has been a similar scenario for all NNSW NPL clubs. Finally, the big wet has broken long enough to allow games to be played. Fourth-placed Azzurri host fifth-placed Newcastle Olympic at Lilse Carr Oval on Sunday at 2pm. The clash will be Azzurri's first league match since a 1-0 loss to Cooks Hill on April 28. Though relieved to be back in action, Pascoe expects it will take at least two weeks for teams to get up to full speed. "Tuesday night was the first time we have trained on a grass pitch in four weeks," Pascoe said. "It has been a bit like preseason. Even on five-a-side courts, you are restricted in what you can do. You need a distance element to simulate a 90-minute game. "The only good thing about it is that everyone is in the same boat. "I had a bit of a look at the Magic-Valentine catch-up game [Tuesday night]. It looked to be at a slower pace than most games. I imagine that is how every game will be in the next week or two." Azzurri have four catch-up games to play. "You go from not much football to having a huge game-load schedule," Pascoe said. "We will have to keep a close eye on the injury risk. That is why we have biggish squads, I guess. Players will be rolled in and out at different times. "What will be, will be for the next couple of weeks until players find their rhythm again." Azzurri edged Olympic 1-0 in their first encounter at Darling Street Oval on March 2. However, they are coming off consecutive losses to Maitland (2-1) and Cooks Hill (1-0). "A lack of goals has been our downfall in the past couple of games," Pascoe said. "We have created plenty of chances but haven't converted. We should have been fairly confortable in term of chances created. "Hopefully that changes. We have plenty of firepower up top in Harrison Frendo, Reece McManus, Regan Lundy and Jarryd Sutherland. Rene Ferguson has been doing a job off the bench. "Roy O'Donovan will be back for Olympic. He is a very good finsiher and will make a difference for them." In round 14 games on Saturday, Lambton host Eadgeworth (2pm), Belswans' clash with Valentine has been shifted to Croudace Bay Complex (4.30pm) and Maitland welcome Adamstown (6.30pm). However, the battle between Cooks Hill and Weston has been postponed due to unsafe areas on the surface. Broadmeadow, who were playing New Lambton on Friday night, moved top of the table midweek after beating Valentine 2-0. It was the first of five catch-up matches for the defending champions and premiers. In NPLW, fourth-placed New Lambton closed the gap on third-placed Olympic to one point with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Lake Macquarie on Tuesday night. Tara Andrews scored in the 84th and 87th minutes to seal the important win and take her season tally to 21 goals in 10 games. In NPLW this weekend, Olympic were hosting Maitland on Friday night, Adamstown travel to Charlestown on Saturday (4pm) and last-placed Magic, who lost 2-0 to Adamstown in a midweek catch-up, are home to New Lambton on Sunday (4pm).
Sydney Morning Herald
18-05-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
The maps that show how climate change is driving up the cost of insuring Melbourne homes
Since then, Pascoe and Johanason have left the mountain, and now live in Nillumbik. Pascoe says that after the damaging storms, weakened trees continue to come down on Mount Dandenong, disrupting power lines and people's lives. She and her partner have had to reimburse guests on multiple occasions when power outages hit. 'People are not properly compensated,' she said. 'There's often businesses that are throwing out produce; people have generators and have to rely on that ... and our [business's] insurance is far more expensive than it was before the storm.' Data collected exclusively for this masthead from about 40,000 online quotes for building insurance premiums in Melbourne suburbs, compiled by actuary and insurance consultants Finity, shows Pascoe's experience is far from isolated. Finity collected quotes from eight insurers over a six-year period across metropolitan Melbourne, representing the amount that customers would pay if they were taking on a new building insurance policy for a typical risk profile in the local government area. Principal Stephen Lau said the most expensive climate-related events in the past 40 to 50 years, from an insurance perspective, were floods, bushfires and the 1999 Sydney hailstorm that caused $8.9 billion in normalised losses (adjusted for inflation, exposure and building stock). 'And that's then passed back down to consumers ... if there's higher reinsurance risks, they pass down higher reinsurance costs.' While Black Saturday and Black Summer had increased insurance premiums, Lau said the most expensive climatic event from a normative loss basis were the 1999 hailstorms. Rounding out the top three were the 2022-23 floods across south-eastern Australia, and the Black Summer bushfires. In Melbourne, the municipality with the lowest average insurance premiums was Whitehorse, which had an average insurance premium of $1609 – almost three times lower than the Yarra Ranges Shire. Lau said the Bayside, Stonnington and Port Phillip local government areas had higher-than-average premiums due largely to the higher cost of housing and larger-than-average property values insured. Insurance Council of Australia chief executive Andrew Hall called for a 10-year, $30 billion flood defence fund that would be jointly funded by federal and state governments, to develop flood defences, retrofit homes and relocate people where no other mitigation was possible. 'The cost of extreme weather is growing,' he said. 'Over the past five years, the annual average insured cost of extreme weather has reached $4.5 billion [nationwide], 64 per cent higher than the previous five-year average. 'This trend is expected to worsen, which is why we must invest in risk reduction, mitigation and adaptation.'
The Age
18-05-2025
- Business
- The Age
The maps that show how climate change is driving up the cost of insuring Melbourne homes
Since then, Pascoe and Johanason have left the mountain, and now live in Nillumbik. Pascoe says that after the damaging storms, weakened trees continue to come down on Mount Dandenong, disrupting power lines and people's lives. She and her partner have had to reimburse guests on multiple occasions when power outages hit. 'People are not properly compensated,' she said. 'There's often businesses that are throwing out produce; people have generators and have to rely on that ... and our [business's] insurance is far more expensive than it was before the storm.' Data collected exclusively for this masthead from about 40,000 online quotes for building insurance premiums in Melbourne suburbs, compiled by actuary and insurance consultants Finity, shows Pascoe's experience is far from isolated. Finity collected quotes from eight insurers over a six-year period across metropolitan Melbourne, representing the amount that customers would pay if they were taking on a new building insurance policy for a typical risk profile in the local government area. Principal Stephen Lau said the most expensive climate-related events in the past 40 to 50 years, from an insurance perspective, were floods, bushfires and the 1999 Sydney hailstorm that caused $8.9 billion in normalised losses (adjusted for inflation, exposure and building stock). 'And that's then passed back down to consumers ... if there's higher reinsurance risks, they pass down higher reinsurance costs.' While Black Saturday and Black Summer had increased insurance premiums, Lau said the most expensive climatic event from a normative loss basis were the 1999 hailstorms. Rounding out the top three were the 2022-23 floods across south-eastern Australia, and the Black Summer bushfires. In Melbourne, the municipality with the lowest average insurance premiums was Whitehorse, which had an average insurance premium of $1609 – almost three times lower than the Yarra Ranges Shire. Lau said the Bayside, Stonnington and Port Phillip local government areas had higher-than-average premiums due largely to the higher cost of housing and larger-than-average property values insured. Insurance Council of Australia chief executive Andrew Hall called for a 10-year, $30 billion flood defence fund that would be jointly funded by federal and state governments, to develop flood defences, retrofit homes and relocate people where no other mitigation was possible. 'The cost of extreme weather is growing,' he said. 'Over the past five years, the annual average insured cost of extreme weather has reached $4.5 billion [nationwide], 64 per cent higher than the previous five-year average. 'This trend is expected to worsen, which is why we must invest in risk reduction, mitigation and adaptation.'
Cision Canada
28-04-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Vessi Appoints Lorrin Pascoe as Chief Marketing Officer to Accelerate Global Brand Growth
VANCOUVER, BC, April 28, 2025 /CNW/ - Vessi, the Vancouver-based footwear brand known for its 100% waterproof sneakers, is excited to announce the appointment of Lorrin Pascoe as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). This strategic hire signals a significant step forward in Vessi's mission to scale globally and deepen its market position as a category leader in waterproof footwear. Pascoe joins the team with over 20 years of experience and a proven track record of building category-defining brands and leading high-impact marketing strategies across the consumer goods landscape. In his new role, Pascoe will oversee Vessi's marketing strategy, brand storytelling, community engagement and digital marketing efforts as the company continues to scale its presence and deepen its relationship with its growing community. "Lorrin's unique blend of creative vision and data-driven leadership makes him the perfect person to help shape the next chapter of Vessi," said Andy Wang, Co-Founder and CEO of Vessi. "His passion for purpose-led brands and deep expertise in omnichannel marketing will be instrumental as we continue to redefine what it means to be a modern, mission-driven brand." Prior to joining Vessi, Pascoe held senior marketing roles at KOHO, Sonos and Adidas, where he led transformative campaigns, built strong brand communities and delivered sustainable business growth. "Having always had a deep personal connection with water, be it the ocean, rivers, or rain, discovering Vessi was almost life-changing for me, by unlocking the fun of wet weather," said Pascoe. "I'm excited to help lead the brand into its next chapter - scaling with intention, connecting deeply with consumers, and amplifying the values that have made Vessi so beloved by its community." The executive appointment marks a new milestone in Vessi's journey as the company continues to expand its reach, launch new product innovations and invest in customer-first initiatives that reflect its core values. About Vessi Footwear Ltd. Vessi Footwear Ltd. was founded in Vancouver, BC, in 2018. With one goal in mind – to inspire happiness in the rain, Vessi has redefined the way people experience wet weather. Vessi has become the go-to brand for waterproof comfort. Today, Vessi continues to create products that enable you to turn rainy days into opportunities to do more in comfort and style.
The Guardian
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Sara Pascoe: I Am a Strange Gloop review – motherhood as Sisyphean struggle
One must imagine Sisyphus happy. So goes the oft-quoted conclusion of Albert Camus' 1942 treatise The Myth of Sisyphus – comparing all of human existence to an endless struggle. Camus has also been playing on the UK comedian Sara Pascoe's mind, and she has a bone or two to pick with the French author in her show I Am a Strange Gloop; the name is an equally cerebral reference to a book by the philosopher Douglas Hofstadter. This new, deliciously constructed standup set overturns, examines and pokes at Pascoe's current run of very bad days – which started with the birth of her two children and has doomed her to a Sisyphean loop of wiping things down. But at least Sisyphus gets to roll his boulder, she cries! At least it happens outside! There's no wiping in sight! There are glancing disclaimers – Pascoe loves her children and considers them nothing short of miraculous, a gift facilitated by IVF – but these are just as quickly dismissed and forgotten as the hour becomes a funny but thrillingly relentless refusal to name a single positive thing about being a mother. Instead, she makes sharp comedic work out of the often unspoken and frequently downplayed disruptions that must be endured to effectively care for babies: the alarming amount of sleep deprivation that leads to Pascoe questioning her very sense of self. Is she her body? Is her body herself? Is she a gas that sits behind her eyes, waiting to escape? Then there's the never-ending housework and the changes to her body, which she vividly describes as 'a patina of stretch marks and varicose veins, covered in a crust of breast milk and squashed banana'. There's also the learned incompetence of her husband who, like many, won't contribute to chores because he claims they are simply too complicated to understand. Pascoe's husband is the Australian actor and writer Steen Raskopoulos, and she doesn't perform any obligatory politenesses for the local audience, instead highlighting the inequities still too often baked into contemporary marriages when it comes to mental load, childcare and housework. But the show isn't confessional or confrontational: it's conversational. The set tumbles out with Pascoe's endearingly scatty delivery. Early on she invites us to imagine we're at a lightly tipsy catch-up with a friend, and that sets the tone for her joyfully silly asides into dubious anti-aging interventions, the value of poetry, how the Bible could do with a rewrite, and references to comedy films from the 80s. There's a sense of catharsis: an expunging of injustices, late-night wonderings and drudgery. There's an edge of rebellion to Pascoe's simple refusal to glorify motherhood: it sidesteps the social rituals we've deemed acceptable for mothers, whose complaints – if they are ever aired – are often countered by an exaltation of benevolent love for children and partner that makes all the sacrifice worth it. Pascoe gives the audience permission to laugh, long and loud, and join in on that liberating rejection of the good mother act. Behind me, women kept saying to each other, between bursts of laughter, 'That's so true!' and 'Exactly!' What a gift Pascoe offers here to mothers in the audience – to have a space to place your selfhood first in a world that discourages exactly that. I Am a Strange Gloop is on in Perth on 2 May before touring across the UK from June
