St Mary's Spring Festival

4 Sep 2010

Celebrate the arrival of Spring at St Mary's Spring Festival. There will be entertainment on stage all day, 220 varied stalls, carnival rides, displays and amusements, car and, woodwork displays, animal farm, barbecues, food and drinks are available and lots more.

The Grand Parade begins at 12.30pm. Much of the entertainment and many stalls are suitable for children, with animal farm, carnival rides and amusements. Northcott will have a stall promoting our services in Penrith. The festival opens at 9am and goes through till 4pm.

Pirtek Parramatta Eels Home Game

4 Sep 2010

Northcott Disability Services will once again be fundraising at the Pirtek Parramatta Eels home game on Saturday 4 September, 2010. Show your support and dig deep.

TWR Drag Racing Event

10 Sep 2010

TWR Racing are giving Northcott Clients the trill of a life time by inviting them out to a day of drag racing. TWR Racing will be donating 50% of all sponsorship funds to support people with disabilities - in particular, children and adults living with spina bifida.

Blackmores Sydney Running Festival 2010

19 Sep 2010

Northcott staff member Susan Fallon is organising a Northcott team to participate in the 2010 Sydney Running Festival!

Our team name is NORTHCOTT and our password is funrun. These ARE case sensitive.

If people are not up to doing the 9km bridge run, there is a 4km family fun run as well. You can enter any distance run under the team NORTHCOTT.

If people are not up for exercising, they can always donate to our fundraising site: http://www.gofundraise.com.au/northcott

A Symbol of Hope Takes to the Track

19 Sep 2010

In 2009, Bronze medal world record holder at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, Jayme Paris, journeyed back to her birth and re-birth on a charity bike ride called "A Symbol of Hope" raising over $10,000 for Northcott.

It was the 27th of April 1989 when an emergency caesarean at Blacktown Hospital began the journey of Jayme Paris’ life. Born without a heartbeat, it was not until 10 minutes later that Jayme was registered as alive. Jayme needed a neonatal bed with specialist nurses and was transported to Mater Misericordia (now the John Hunter Hospital) in Newcastle. At Newcastle, Jayme made significant progress, experiencing a re-birth.

Jayme lives with cerebellar ataxia, a form of cerebral palsy, and though this means her balance is not very good and she often has shaking attacks, she championed ahead and is now a bronze medal world champion for cycling.

In 2010, Jayme will be taking her “A Symbol of Hope” bike ride to the track on Sunday 19 September for a 12 Hour Relay Ride on the Dunc Gray Velodrome, Bankstown.

With the support of Cycling NSW, Trivett Honda Classic and her family, Jayme hopes to raise over $10,000 for Northcott. To sponsor her, click here or to participate, please contact Carol Hanna (02) 9890 0954 or carol.hanna@northcott.com.au.

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Northcott's 15th Annual Cricket Legends Lunch

4 Nov 2010

No cricket tragic can miss this one!

Northcott's 15th Annual Cricket Legends Lunch will treat guests to a delicious three course meal in the company of of Australia's greatest cricket minds and players. Held at Doltone House, Pyrmont guests will have the pleasure of hearing first-class cricket commentary as lively discussions heat up in the preface to the much anticipated Ashes Tour on Australian Shores with the 1st Test in Brisbane on Thursday, 25th of November.

Since the inaugural Cricket Legends Lunch in 1997, guests have had enjoyed hearing from cricket greats, which include Richie Benaud OBE, Michael Bevan, Allan Border, Geoff Lawson OAM, Merv Hughes, Mike Whitney, Alan Davidson AM MBE and the Waugh brothers to name a few.

What: Northcott's 15th Annual Cricket Legends Lunch
When: Thursday, 4 November 2010
Time: 12:00pm
Where: Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont
Price: $195 individual ticket, $1950 for a table of ten or $2500 for a table of ten with a cricket legend, to book please click here or call 02 9890 0954