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                                                                            The Camberwell Pétanque Club Piste-Up

                                                "Pétanque--funny name, great game" 

                                                                       (Last updated Dec. 10, 2012)

  
                         Sandra Brown, Keven and Mary Diggens, Howard Brown and and Jenny Chaperon whoop it up for Christmas
               Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmastime at Camberwell Pétanque Club

 Yep, we missed Christmas last year because we were a bit preoccupied with out move from St. James Park to Lynden Park. But we more
 than made up for it this year with a huge bash that exceeded all expectations. From the beautiful place settings to the catered main course,
this
was a very flash affair and everyone had a great time. It was a bit hot early on, but that didn't stop people from filling the pistes. Terry Barter had things under control in the kitchen, the tables looked great, plenty of grog was consumed and Christine Butler's nibbles werefantastic. Well done Christine and the entire kitchen crew, which included Terry. Noela and John Whelan and Margaret Barter.
 You were all fantastic. President Richard Tarlinton made a gracious speech at which he commended John Paul Ernst's tireless work on behalf of the club.. John Paul's latest
effort was building from parts picked up here and there a magnificent water fountain for the back-end pistes. John Paul, you are a gem. Merry Christmas, Pétanquers!

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Below are the results of Great Gisborne Gazette Club Triples played at Mt Macedon yesterday,

Sunday. There were 12 teams representing the four clubs involved, 2 from Caulfield, 2 from Longbeach, 3 from Mt Macedon and 5 from Camberwell.

The  Longbeach team of Mary, Rod and Marcus were the winners on the day, so their names go onto the perpetual trophy.

(CPC need not rush to acquire a trophy cabinet just yet.)Pictured here are John Paul Ernst, Sue Gray and Guy Mercier

The wonderful warm country hospitality that Mt Macedon PC is renowned for, was evidence in abundance, making everyone most enjoyable.







                                         Training at the hand of Eric Léconte
                 Our coach, Eric Leconte, keeps a watchful eye on Howard Brown shortly after returning from world Championship
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     Pyreneess Wins "Trusty Tape" Trophy in Visit to Camberwell
                                                                                                                                 By Bill Claiborne
                                                                                                                                 
Pisteup Editor
  

If you’ve ever been to the Pyrenees mountains, which divide France and Spain, you would know why the region is called one of the most ruggedly beautiful in the world.  Well, our pistes at Lynden Park in Camberwell aren’t quite at that level, but they’re good enough for Pyrenees (Victoria) Pétanque Club President Ken Field to exclaim that he was “blown away” by his first visit to our club on the weekend.

Field also had other reasons to be blown away. His players romped to a 36 to 20 games victory over Camberwell in the deciding round of games on Sunday and went home with the “Trusty Tape” trophy. But, as always, it was a friendly victory that carried on the tradition of these clubs to have fun and enjoy the game. As a matter of fact, Camberwell “donated” some of its members to Pyrenees when it could field only 12 players in Sunday’s competition.                                                                  


Never mind, the weather couldn’t have been more glorious, the food was superb (not to mention the grog) and as always it was good to have a visit by our country rivals.

Saturday was set aside for social pétanque (boules-out-of-the-bucket ) and Ken Field placed first, followed by Christine Butler, Jenny McDonald and Colin Macnamara.  On Sunday we got down to serious team pétanque and that’s when Pyrenees cleaned house.

The players were treated to a sumptuous dinner of beef bourguignon made by Jose and Jacquie Perez and Jose’s daughter, Christiane. Those who preferred fish had salmon.

Camberwell's own DJ, Jenny Chaperon brought the music and flogged all of the old folks onto the dance floor (or a few of them).. There was an unconfirmed rumour that her husband, Max, would present a pole-dancing act, but he somehow decided against it. Next time, Max. Everyone wants to see that act. Meanwhile, seeing petanquers doing the Macarena and line dancing, not to mention doing the progressive barn dance and the Nut Brush was a treat by itself. Well done, Jenny. You were a big hit!

The invitational tournament reminded us that pétanque is not all about winning. We have plenty of top-notch competitors who win prizes, but we also like “friendly” home-and-away tournaments with country pétanque clubs like Pyrenees.

 


 
 
  Terry Barter runs the kitchen                            Richard, Ken Field and  John Paul Ernst
                                                 
                                                           Bev Grigg, Shirley Scott, Nicole Buffet and Christine
                                                                                                                                                                                 Butler during social pétanque Saturday


Victoria Doubles Championships at Weird Entertainers a Hit
 
 
                                                
By Sandra Brown
        
Yes, Camberwell players at the Victorian Doubles Championships looked pleased with themselves at Weird Entertainers' tournament on Sunday. Peter Barker, Sue Gray and Jenny Cuthbert did anyway as they ate lunch. Robert Baxter and David Walker walked away with smiles but no prizes. Thirty-nine teams played in a long and vigorous day of pétanque.
   Attracted by the marvellous music which issued forth continuously from the Clubhouse, six teams from Camberwell set out to compete in the Victorian tournament. Well, that’s not strictly true.   Make it some members of the six teams were attracted by the music.
Okay, okay, it was only me.   I love the retro music;  transports me back to my youth………those careless times sooooo long ago.   I had abandoned myself to the music and was singing along, at one stage in the clubhouse, when I noticed a stranger looking at me.   Maybe he thought I was serenading him!   Perhaps, it was just a Weird look, but I thought I should adjust my posture of abandonment, gather myself together, and scurry out to the pistes with as much dignity as I could muster.


  This is but a trifle;  you want to hear about the Championships, which were  hard-fought by the 40 teams which entered across 5 divisions---The Men’s Open, Men’s 60+, The Women’s Open, Women’s 60+ and Juniors. Gloria Wales and Sandra Brown placed Third in the Women's Over-60s division and won bronze medals.
A great day’s petanque was had by all.
   Congratulations to Pierrot Lubin and his members for their work in organising the day.
Danny Green and Peter Mangan were the capable Umpires of the tournament.   Rod Deakin was responsible for the draw.
Proceeds were directed to Victoria Petanque Clubs Inc. and those who competed were encouraged to take back the message to their Clubs to become involved in VPCI.   Victoria has by far the most registered players of petanque in Australia and, therefore, a vested interest in the function of VPCI.
   Umpires Danny Green and Peter Mangan kept order on the pistes. The winners:
 
OPEN WOMEN
1. Jacqueline Nemorin / Anik Masson
2. Eileen Marie / Kate Mangan
3. Josie Petrolo / Muriel Langlois
OPEN MEN
1. Pierrot Lubin / Patrick Dufresne
2. Eddy Masson / Denis Gonzales
3. Frederick Vencatasamy / Kenny Sewhee
MEN +60
1. Benjamin Beaufort / Joseph Paillard
2. Jacques Lebrasse / Jean Claude Canal
3. Vivian Wilmann / Jacques Santiago
WOMEN +60
1. Monique Coulon / Lisette Paruit
2. Portrayed Mayor / Danielle Bommarito
3. Sandra Brown / Gloria Wales
JUNIOR
1. Brooke Masson / Rachelle Poilly
2. Jacques Langlois
3. Andre Leclair

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OF THE TOURNAMENT



As Danny Green  Secretary of the Mr. Macedon Petanque Club, put it, everyone was winner on a glorious day like Sunday.Or, as Camberwell's Sue Gray said, Fun and laughter seemed to be the format of play. The Mt Macedon ladies cooked BBQ sausages for those who hadn't taken any lunch, and after lunch they generously handed around fabulous cakes and slices to all..Twenty-seven Triples teams from 10 clubs participated in Macedon's first Open Tournament, and  nine of those teams were from Camberwell.
The results: Winning ladies
1st.    Gloria Wales, Fay Rice, Patrica O'Brien
2nd    Leonni Conway, Mary Deakin, Jennifer Shaw
3rd    Pierrette Mayor, Judy Porra, Danielle Bommerito.
Winning Men
1st    Benjamin Beaufort, Jean Paul Dufrous, Henry Styzinski
2nd    Peter Ally, Gerrard Finette, Sylvio Grancourt
3rd    Vincent Ruiz, Bernie Bommarito, Santiago Mayor
Patrick Hamon took some photos. CLICK HERE


    Gardening, Toasting Barbie and Playing Pétanque:
  What Else Would
You Want on a Cold Winter Day?
  Camberwellers hoist their glasses of bubbly in a rememberance toast to our dear friend Barbara Lahm, who passed away last week, and then their celebrated their winnings in our regular Saturday afternoon pétanque competition. (Left-to-right) Colin Macnama, Peter Barker, Trish Ritman, John Paul Ernst and Helen Macnamara. Earlier, the players pitched in with some serious gardening and landsacaping around the clubhouse, once again demonstrating that a club like ours is only as good as its members' spirit of volunteerism. CLICK HERE FOR EVEN MORE JENNY CUTHBERT PHOTOS.
      
                                   

    Who says AGMs Are Boring? Ours was a Ripper

 

Outgoing: Colin, Bill, John Paul, Alma, Grahame, Terry, Sue
 

Incoming: Bob, Richard, Sue, Alma, Peter, Terry, John Paul
 
Well, Maybe Not a Ripper, But We've Got Some New Blood Running the Show
                                                                                                                                                                                  Photos by Jenny Cuthbert
 
 The old giveth way to the new in politics, as they say, and Camberwell Petanque Club's 2012 Annual General Meeting was no exception as 32 civic-minded members cast their votes unanimously  for a new Committee, pretty much the same way they elect their leaders in North Korea. Pictured above are outgoing President Bill Claiborne, who, as tradition has it, stood down along with all Committee members, including retiring Treasurer Colin Macnamara, Sandra Brown and Grahame Knight, who were thanked by Vice President Terry Barter, who said Colin had been "the best treasurer CPCI has had."
   Elected (unanimously) to the new Committee was Richard Tarlinton, President, and Bob Romanes, Treasurer, along with Secretary Sue Gray; the indefatigable Terry; John Paul Ernst; Alma Claiborne and Peter Barker. Nominations for an eighth Committee member were called for but, surprise of surprises, no one seized the opportunity. But as Bill and Terry both remarked, a club like ours is only as as good as it's collective volunteer spirit, and I'm sure the last Committee member can be found.
    Outgoing President Bill took a stroll down Memory Lane, recalling that not so long ago we were a tight little group of about 14 members, that during one summer evening's torrential rainstorm managed to squeeze into out little green tin shed for shelter.
   Bill also recalled all of the hard yakka that CPC volunteers had put into spreading tonnes of gravel for our new pistes. He singled out John Paul Ernst and Richard Tarlinton for special mention for their unselfish contributions. He thanked all CPC members for contributing generously to a capital works levy needed to pay for the improvements.




    Tricks of the Trade from Expert Coaches 
 
 
National coach Eric Leconte gives CPC's Bob Romanes some tips (left) while 'students' Jenny Chaperon, Pat Osborne, Bev Grigg, Chris Butler and Bob Romanes listen to some pointers from Eric and Stephane Langlois, another coach and international player, during a tutorial at the club.
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                    "Jolly Roger" Trophy Feels Right at Home
Five winners and a scoring error (Patrick, who handed his bottle over to Nicole) Left to right:
Noelene McKinnon, Lindsay Kinghorn, Doreen Green (Mt Macedon PC), Patrick Hamon, Robert Baxter, Gloria Wales (Camberwell PC). Nicole Buffet, who had four wins and a delta of 14, is pictured below. Well done, Nicole!                                                             (Photo by Jenny Cuthbert)

         Mt. Macedon and Camberwell Square Off in Friendly Challenge

   ‘Twas a wild and wooly day at times, but that didn’t bother the nearly 40 hearty players from the Camberwell and Mt. Macedon pétanque clubs who competed Sunday (June 17) in the annual Jolly Roger Challenge tournament at Lynden Park.
   Ignoring several sustained downpours of chilly rain, the bush-hardened country folk and their allegedly soft city slickers donned their wind-cheaters and played on. The townies prevailed in the end, by a score of 15 games to 9 and thereby retained the handsome trophy for another year.
  
Scoring errors being a tradition in these friendly inter-club tournaments,  CPC’s Patrick Hamon appears in the winners’ circle photo above, but actually Nicole Buffet won four games to Patrick’s three. When this was quietly revealed, Patrick graciously gave his bottle of wine to Nicole.
   Other top scorers were Robert Baxter, playing for Camberwell and winning all four games, Gloria Wales of CPC, three wins.  For Mt. Macedon, Doreen Green, Lindsay Kinghorn and Noelene McKinnon were the high scorers. Robert Baxter hadn't been to Petanque in two years. Hello stranger! He arrived on a red Vespa (sigh, what happened to the Harley-Davidson "Hog" Robert?), charmed the ladies and was the envy of the men. He went on to win his four games and was 'top man' on the day! Hence he was dubbed "the comeback kid"!

   While the sides competed fiercely, they did so with the kind of friendly fierceness that you normally wouldn’t expect at one of the big state or national tournaments. Our country cousins treat us the same way when we visit their venue at Gisborne, so everybody goes home with a warm,
fuzzy feeling. That feeling was enhanced by the huge, steaming pots of soup that Alma and Sue cooked up to warm the players during the lunchtime break. Jenny gave Alma high marks for running the kitchen “like a school tuck shop.”
The ladies served up a veritable A feast of yummy soups, crusty bread, sausages, burgers, salads, cheese, cakes and slices.
   The bottom line for the day was that everybody had fun, which is the point of these friendly interclub tournaments.
   Speaking of fun, the wine winners in Saturday’s regular Camberwell Social Petanque were Guy Mercier, Peter Barker, Narelle Cook and Sandra Brown. Well done all!

                                                                                                                 
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Smiling winners in the 2012 Australian National Doubles Tournament with Josh Frydenberg, federal member for Kooyong. Jean Paul Boudan, PFA Director, announced the winners and Frydenberg presented the prizes.(Photos by Jen Cuthbert)
 
  Camberwell Wins Gold for Running a Superb

 
Australian National Doubles Tournament;
  Top Guns Dominate and CPC Seniors Do Well
   
                                                         By Bill Claiborne
                                                                          Pisteup Editor

   Some of Australia's leading Pétanque players dominated the leaderboard at the 2012 National Doubles championship tournament as the Camberwell Pétanque Club showcased its sparkling new venue in Lynden Park over the weekend.

    Eighty-eight players comprising 44 teams in five divisions filled most of Camberwell's 24 pistes. They traveled from Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and of course from within all of Victoria.

  Eric Doublet of the France Pétanque Club in NSW and Patrick Dufresne of Victoria's Dove P.C. walked away with top honors in the Men's Division, followed by Peter Ally and Gerard Finette, both of Weird Entertainers (VIC) in second place and Pierrot Lubin of Weird Entertainers and Stephane Langlois in third place.

   In the Women's Division, Annick Masson of Weird and Margareth McCormick of WAPA Bayswater P.C., took first place, followed by Kate Mangan of Melbourne P.C. and Elizabeth Sowter of NSW Lake Macquarie P.C., in second, and Jacqueline Nemorin & Eileen Marie of Weird Entertainers in third.

  In the Over-60 Men's Division, Camberwell P.C.'s David Williams and David Walker won first place, followed by Adrian Clements and Antonio Stojsic of SAPL Club de Petanque d' Adelaide. In third was Vivian Wilmann of Dove and Santiago Mayor of St. Kilda.

  

In the Women's Over 60 Division, Camberwell ladies ruled the roost. CPC hot-shot Gloria Wales, whose was partnered with Pierette Mayor of St. Kilda P.C. won top honors. In second was Sandra Brown and Barbara Solnordal, both of Camberwell, and in third place was Trish Ritman and Lesley Murray, both of Camberwell.

  In the Open Consolante Division, Susan Begley of NSW Boules Artistes P.C. and Alison Birchall of Newscastle P.C. won first place, followed by Mico Charlot and Jean Marc Allegret of Deception Bay (QLD) in second, and Timothy Stevenson of Newcastle P.C. and Gary Hosie of NSW Boules Artistes P.C.

  As the sun dipped over the horizon on Sunday, spectators from clubs around Victoria rocked up to see the drama of close eliminations. They also openly admired Camberwell P.C.'s new venue and its attractive pistes and clubhouse.

 Our club won widespread praise for building the new pistes with mostly volunteer labor,  and for hosting a superbly-run National Doubles Tournament on the weekend

  Richard Tarlinton, a key figure in the start up of CPC’s reincarnation at Lynden Park, put it most succinctly when he said, “Our club looked magnificent. The sun was shining, the birds were singing. The pistes looked stunning and the atmosphere was A1.” While the big prizes in the Men’s and

Women’s divisions were won mostly by the big guns of  National pétanque tournaments, Camberwell P.C. members were “better than gold medal winners” when it came to hosting, running and catering to  this important national tournament. The service given by volunteer scorers, kitchen staff, bartenders, tuck shop attendants and a host of other club volunteers “was 24-carat gold,” Tarlinton said.

   In a speech given jointly to the competitors, Camberwell Pétanque Club Secretary Sue Gray and PFA Director Jean Paul Boudan said they hoped that all competitors enjoyed playing at CPC's new home.

   “Camberwell is blessed with a multitude of wonderful volunteers who have worked hard over months getting ready for this event. But it would not have happened without John Paul Ernst. He has been the visionary, the expert on absolutely everything, and the hardest worker of them all,” Gray said.

   Gray and Boudan praised the CPC  kitchen staff, led by Jose Perez and his wife, Jacquie, who worked tirelessly planning the self-catering operation and then working literally from dawn to dusk for three days providing sustenance to the hungry players. In a message to Jose and Jacquie, Gray said, “The club is very lucky to have you as its members and owes you a debt of gratitude.” Pisteup learned from a source in the kitchen that on Saturday night an exhausted Jacquie got home, had a shower and went to bed at 6 p.m., but was up at 5 a.m. to get ready for the next day in the kitchen. That is the kind of commitment that makes a club like Camberwell P.C. great. Well done Jacquie

and Jose!

   Apart from John Paul Ernst, Gray gave special mention to Terry Barter, CPC Vice President, who worked tirelessly on the  self-catering and other aspects of the tournament. For her own part, Pisteup call tell you on good authority that Gray was the driving force behind  Camberwell P.C.'s winning the bid as host of the tournament, along with her partner, Richard Tarlinton, who is our liaison to the Boroondara Council and a member of Joint Management Committee with the co-tenants of the clubhouse. 

 Kudos went also to Jose and Jacquie’s hard-working kitchen assistants: Nicole Buffet, Sue Gray, Terry Barter, Pat Osborne, Alma Claiborne, Trish Ritman, Felix Hernandez, Mary and Kevin Diggens, Pam Romanes, and Bee Moignard. Although he was not at the tournament, Clive Windley got special mention for his quiet, behind-the-scenes hard work throughout our move to Lynden Park.

   Most encouraging was the hard work put in by new members of the club, including Pat Osborne, Bee Moignard, Pam and Bob Romanes and Edward Parades. A club like ours is only as good as its members who are willing to volunteer their time and hard work.

    Gray also commended the “lovely ladies” Renee Obers and Elaine Chanloup, for manning the scoring tables all weekend; the barmen, David Garnham, Richard Tarlinton, Paul Veith, Philip James, Bob Romanes and Evan Gill. Helen and Colin Macnamara worked all day selling chits for food and

drink, and then stayed to clean up at night, and Edward Paredes brought order to our parking lot, with the help of Peter Barker. Numerous other volunteers, including John and Nola Whelan, Diane Saugy,  pitched in to perform various duties.

 Characteristic of Camberwell Pétanque Club, a number of members who were competing in the tournament took time between games to lend a hand at the bar, carry umbrellas etc. and pitch in with the non-playing volunteers. Finally, Gray gave thanks to Muriel and Stephane Langlois for organizing the following sponsors: Evian, Red and White vineyard, Palomba Antipasto, Calendar Cheese, and Bettocchi. Camberwell Pétanque Club is grateful to these sponsors.

    Petanque Federation of Australia Sports Director Andre Deramond said that Camberwell Pétanque Club had “set a benchmark for all Australian pétanque clubs with its first-class handling of this tournament.” He told Pisteup that  its “commitment and its participation of members were absolutely fantastic.”

   Deramond gave special mention to John Paul Ernst, not only for designing the new pistes and

directing the club’s volunteers in building them, but also in running the computerized scoring program, with the assistance of Grahame Knight. “It made my life so much easier,” said Deramond, who also was the tournament director.

 Deramond also said that while some of the new pistes were a bit fresh (soft), overall the playing area was “fantastic” in its design, marking and scoring boards on each lane. “It makes other clubs feel like going up to the next level of excellence,” he said.

   Tournament umpires were Ray Beaumont of South Australia and Danny Green of Mt. Macedon Petanque Club. Announcement of cash awards, trophies and medals was made by PFA Director Jean Paul Boudan. Josh Frydenberg, federal member for Kooyong, presented the prizes.

  Sue Gray said that as Warren Sowter, PFA National Director of Coaching, was leaving at the end of the tournament he congratulated Camberwell P.C. for turning on a good show. Similarly, Stan Wilson and Glenis Head from Gawler P.C. in South Australia were green with envy over our pistes and the club's enthusiastic volunteer involvement.

    Congratulatory emails flooded into Sue's computer. Typical of them was one from Jean Claude Dufroux, president of the St. Kilda PétanqueClub, saying, "Well Done Camberwell, You were very well prepared and you had an impressive number of volunteers making the 2012 National Double a very special and enjoyable tournament. Thank you

 
   Finalists in the Men's Principale division compete in a highly competitive game before spectators at Camberwell comp

   CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS BY JENNY CUTHBERT AND PATRICK HAMON



  The Gang's All here for CPC Grand Opening
    Camberwellers gather around John Paul Ernst (hands on hip) at Grand Opening ceremonies
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CPC founders do the hard yakka on St. James Park pistes 12 years ago
 
                                 A Special Pisteup Feature

                                 Blast from the Past:
                      A Walk Down Memory Lane

   Following are some snapshots of memorable moments during our 12 years at St. James Park, Hawthorn, before we moved to Lynden Park, Camberwell, near where the club was founded.

        
CPC Providore John-Paul Ernst checks out the unique piste dividers that he designed and built in 2009. John-Paul guided other CPC volunteers in installing the dividers, which include benches and an easily-removable section for access to adjoining pistes by disabled players. The club owes a debt of gratitude to John-Paul for his skills and hard work in making our pistes the best in Victoria.

                              

The Great Pyramids of Camberwell? Nope. Just piles of sifted gravel on our club's pistes ready to be re-spread to make the playing ground more playable. Led by Clive Windley, volunteers have worked hard on the pistes, hand-sifting the gravel, spreading, raking and rolling. All members of CPC extend their heartfelt gratitude to these hardworking volunteers for transforming these notoriously boggy pistes into first-rate playing grounds. It's not easy work and they happily pitched in.

  FOR MORE PHOTOS OF OUR PISTE-BUILDING AND RENOVATING CLICK HERE 

Camberwellers Have Vested Interests
Sue Gray leads a big cheer for the Camberwell Pétanque Club's smart new vests, as (L-R) Peter Cuthbert, Howard Brown,Jacquie Perez,Richard Tarlinton, Jenny Cuthbert and David Garnham celebrate the new threads.


 It Wasn't Much, But it Was Ours:
 The Great Shed Dedication Ceremony
  At Our Old Venue at St. James Park
   
The Great Shed Dedication



 

At top left, Richard Tarlinton, then Secretary, and Bill Claiborne, then President, cut the ribbon to our humble new shed, which was generously erected for us by the Boroondara Council's Department of Culture & Leisure. Our shed was a far cry from our current home at Lynden Park, Camberwell. At bottom left, the club's new banner is unfurled at St. James Park. Above, the Camberwell pétanquers happily raise their glasses of bubbly in a toast.The shed isn't very big, but we learned to be grateful for little blessings. We managed to cram in a couple dozen chairs, four huge sun shade umbrellas, a BBQ grill, file cabinets, many sets of boules etc.
                                                                                     
 Hard Yakka on the new Lynden Park pistes. Yo, ho, heave, ho! Patrick, Peter, Colin, Fiona, Phil, Tony, Richard and Clive dig in during early working bee to level out Camberwell P.C.'s new pistes

     All Hail Camberwell Pétanque Club!  
   Okay, they aren't saluting, they're throwing boules for Age Photographer Angela Wylie in front of the Hawthorn Bowling Club before we moved to our new home to Lynden Park in Camberwell.

  The Camberwell Mob Votes to Move            
 Camberwell Petanque Club lines up for a photo shoot at old St. James Park venue after voting to move to Lynden Park

       A Hairy Day at the Camberwell Pistes

           
Three beards on a piste: When Peter, Dennis and Bill formed a team to compete in the 2008 Victorian Triples Championship, Bill was told he had to grow a beard overnight to "fit in" with his teammates. It's not easy growing a beard overnight, but with a little help from a novelty shop on Elizabeth Street Bill was able to rock up for the competition looking just like his partners.


Christmas Dinner is a tradition at Camberwell P.C.

Camberwellers sit down to a bit of grog and plenty of delicious food at 2009 Camberwell Christmas Dinner. (Actually, it looks more like sitting down to a bit of food and plenty of grog).

                           Hitting the Road to Show Off the Camberwell Flag

 The Away Team at the 2009 annual Pyrenees-Camberwell Challenge at Avoca. Overnight
road trips are not only fun for competing on unfamiliar pistes, but for late night revelry with
newfound friends
in country Victoria.
Whichever team lasts longer at the pub usually wins the games.


     Barbecue lunch on the Pistes--a very old CPC Tradition



Lunch at the Camberwell Pétanque Club at St. James Park when we were half our current size


Camberwell Pétanque Club gather for a group photo at St. James Park after winning 2007 Maldon Battered Boule Challenge Trophy. In above photo, Bill Claiborne,  president, proudly holds the trophy in center of second row. 

 



                 An Invitation to Try Pétanque--Funny Name, Great Game

Players scoring the boules during a game at our club

                                                                  

Join some entertaining and enthusiastic Pétanque players Sunday afternoons year-around and Friday evenings during summer at our beautiful new venue at Lynden Park. We have a BYO picnic lunch on Saturday afternoons during the Standard Time (Fall, Winter) months and a Twilight social pétanque/barbecue on Friday evenings during Daylight Savings Time months (Spring, Summer).


The Camberwell Pétanque Club is widely known as a inveterate social club whose members enjoy playing the game, quaffing good wine and eating good food amidst entertaining company.

  Pétanque first came to Australia in the 1960s with French immigrants, and in recent years has grown to the point where Victoria alone has 16 clubs. The Pétanque Federation of Australia lists 47 clubs nationally, with 1,200 registered players and more than 7,000 participants. You can play as competitively as you like or as socially as you like. Either way, you'll enjoy yourself among our club's 40 members (and growing). We'll supply boules and coaching whilst you are trying the game!

For more information, please contact: Sue Gray, secretary,  at 9853-6661; Bill Claiborne, President, at 9348-0639; or Terry Barter, vice-president, at 9803-3330.

Pétanquers enjoying lunch and a bit of wine between games




                        

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  Victoria Petanque Clubs Inc.

PETANQUE CALENDAR  2012–2013

 

Date

Event

Venue

Registration

Close

Games

Commence

July 2012             1

 

 

 

 

8

Tropical Winter Competition (4)

St Kilda

11.30 am

12.00 pm

15

 

 

 

 

22

Tropical Winter Competition (5)

St Kilda

11.30 am

12.00 pm

29

Tropical Winter Competition (6)

St Kilda

11.30 am

12.00 pm

August               5

 

 

 

 

12

Tropical Winter Competition (7)

St Kilda

11.30 am

12.00 pm

19

Open Doubles

Camberwell

9.00 am

9.30 am

26

Tropical Winter Competition (8)

St Kilda

11.30 am

12.00 pm

September            2

Open Triples

Weird Entertainers

9.00 am

9.30 am

9

Fathers' Day

 

 

 

16

Victorian Championship Singles

Camberwell

 

 

22 & 23

 

Trusty Tape Challlange

Camberwell

12.00 noon Saturday

9.30 Sun

30

INTERCLUB

 

 

 

October             6

Tyro Trophy

St Kilda

 

 

7

Open Doubles

Dove

9.00 am

9.30 am

  12 Beginning of Friday Twilight games 4:30, followed by barbecue  

14

 

 

 

Open Triples

Mt Macedon

9.00 am

9.30 am

21

Victorian Championship Doubles

Weird Entertainers

 

 

27-28

 INTERCLUB Trust Tape Challenge Camberwell  vs Pyrenees

Camberwell

 

 

November         3-4

Masters' Open Doubles

Weird Entertainers

 

 

11

Open Triples

Camberwell

9.00 am

9.30 am

17-18

Avoca Triples

Avoca

 

 

      23-25  Paris to Provence weekend at Como, pétanque demos

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

Hanging Rock Open Triples                              Woodend-Hanging Rock

 

 

 

December            2

Mixed Doubles

Dove

9.00 am

9.30 am

9

INTERCLUB

 

 

 

16

Open Triples

Caulfield Park

9.00 am

9.30 am

 

 

 

Dec. 7-CAMBERWELL CHRISTMAS PARTY

 

 

 

January 2013      6

INTERCLUB

 

 

 

13

INTERCLUB

 

 

 

20

Victorian Championship Triples

Dove

 

 

27

St Kilda 2 + 1

St Kilda

9.00 am

9.30 am

February              3

Mixed Doubles

Camberwell

9.00 am

9.30 am

10

 

 

 

 

17

Open Doubles

Dove

9.00 am

9.30 am

24

INTERCLUB

 

 

 

March                   3

Open Doubles

Weird Entertainers

9.00 am

9.30 am

10

Mixed Doubles

Dove

9.00 am

9.30 am

16-17

Avoca Women's & Mixed Doubles

Avoca

 

 

23 & 24

INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL OPEN TRIPLES

CAMBERWELL

 

 

30

Michael Abson Triples

Camberwell

 

 

April                     7

Open Triples

Caulfield Park

9.00 am

9.30 am

14

 

 

 

 

20-21

Eildon Petanque Classic Open Doubles

Golden Trout, Eildon

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

28

INTERCLUB

 

 

 

May                      5

Dromana Estate Triples

Dromana Estate Winery

9.00 am

9.30 am

12

Mothers' Day

 

 

 

19

Weird 2 + 1

Weird Entertainers

9.00 am

9.30 am

26

Tropical Winter Competition (1)

St Kilda

11.30 am

12.00 pm

June                    2

 

 

 

 

9

Tropical Winter Competition (2)

St Kilda

11.30 am

12.00 pm

16

 

 

 

 

23

Tropical Winter Competition (3)

St Kilda

11.30 am

12.00 pm

IMPORTANT DAYS                                                        PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2013

Mothers' Day:      2nd Sunday in May                             New Year's Day:      Tue-01-Jan                            ANZAC Day:                                       Thu-25-Apr

Fathers' Day:       1st Sunday in September                    Australia Day:          Mon-28-Jan                            Good Friday:                                       Fri-29-Mar

Bastille Day:        Tue-14-Jul                                           Labour Day:            Mon-11-Mar                            Easter Monday:                                   Mon-01-Apr

                                                                                                                                                    Queen's Birthday:                                Mon-10-Jun

(Thu-07-Jun-2012)


  

Petanque Federation Australia: Calendar 2012-2013

 

Venue

Registration Date

Name of competition

Type

Date

Marseille France

PFA

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLE MEN

Triple

4 to 7 Oct 2012

TBA

PFA: 21 Sep 11

Interstate Challenge Seniors and Under 25

Teams

27-28 Oct 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Weird Petanque Club Vic

On the day

Masters Double Open

Double

03-04 Nov 2012

Hanoi Vietnam

Asian Championships

National Teams

Teams

12-16 Dec 2012

Auckland NZ

On the day

Auckland Triple Open

Triple

January 2013

Woolongong, NSW

On the day

Wollongong Open

Double

26-27 Jan 2013

Coonawarra SA

On the day

Coonawarra Triples

Triple open

09-10 Feb 2013

The Lake Monger WA

To the club

Allpike Double

Double

23-24 Feb 2013

 

 

 

 

 

Camberwell Victoria

PFA: 28-Feb-12

International Australian Triple Open

Triple Open

23-24 Mar 13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wallis & Futuna

PFA

World qualifiers 2014 & Oceania 2013

Teams

04-07 April 13

 

 

 

 

 

TBA Australia

PFA

TransTasman Series New Zealand vs Australia

Team

13-14 Apr 13

Montauban - France

PFA

Youth world championships

Team

July 2013

Monastir – Tunisia

PFA

Women World Championships

Team

October 2013

TBA

PFA

Australian National Double Championships

Double

Sept 2013







 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Secretary's
November
Report to
Members
     By Sue Gray
Happy Anniversary CPC.
 We have now been in residence at Lynden Park for a whole year. It’s certainly been a very busy year with lots of hard work
completed by many of our members, a big thanks to all who responded to
the call for help in our early days. 
  A great big thank you must go to John-Paul who has been the driving force behind all that the club has achieved in our first year. You will soon see his latest work of art, a drinking fountain situated on the north side of the pistes. This fountain has been funded by a grant from Boroondara Council, but as we couldn’t buy what we actually wanted John-Paul not be deterred, simply  designed and made us a drinking fountain.
   While I can report that we have settled in well and with comparative ease, it must be said that it has taken a good deal of effort by your Committee working behind the scenes. We are fortunate that we enjoy a great relationship with our co tenants’ the Veteran’s Car Club of Australia and the Girl Guides. The Joint Management Committee also works to ensure that the facility is being well looked after and maintained. The cost for achieving this comes from the facility being hired out to a variety of community groups as well as casual hirers.
  With Christmas fast approaching we are looking forward to our Christmas Party on 7th December. The party will start around 6.30 after normal Friday play. This year it is to be catered for with the club subsidising half the cost.
  Before that, however, we have the French Festival at Como House on 24th & 25th of November, where a few Camberwell PC members led by Grahame Knight are actively promoting the game of Petanque as well as our wonderful Club.
Our membership continues to grow with the two latest additions being Ron Saunders and Garnet Edwards.
  There are a few more events on the Petanque calendar, the last for the year being The Great Gisborne Gazette Club Triple Challenge which is hosted by Mt Macedon Petanque Club on 9th December.
  Next year the Committee is establishing a volunteer roster system that it hopes   members will happily embrace.
As Bill Claiborne said in his Presidents report at our last AGM “A club is only as good as its members’ willingness to pitch in and make it a great club.” 
We have a great club now, so let us make sure with everyone pulling their weight it continues to be a great club.

 


Vic League
Launches
Website
  Victoria Pétanque Clubs Inc. now has a website, created by Pisteup's editor. For Victoria and national pétanque communiques, CLICK HERE or on the VPC logo above.

Pétanque
Comes to
Lynden Park
The Camberwell Pétanque Club has moved into the former Ladies bowling club in Wakefields Grove, Camberwell, and it cordially invites its new neighbors in Lynden Park--and fun-loving people everywhere--to come take a look at this lively French game of boules and see why our club has become known throughout Victoria for its conviviality and joie de vivre. In the summertime we play Twilight pétanque at 4:30 p.m., followed by a barbecue, and in Winter we play Saturday afternoons.
  You'll find further information on this website, or you may ring CPC's President, Bill Claiborne, at 9348-0639 or 0405440608




CPC'S Photo  Album  
    Our online photo album, managed by Pisteup's ace photographer Jenny Cuthbert, is growing by leaps and bounds. Click on the Picasa logo above and you will be taken to the pétanque album home page containing various galleries of pictures. Click on a gallery to see thumbnails and then click on a thumbnail to enlarge. Then click on the Right arrow to move to the next photo.

Welcome to the Camberwell Pétanque Club Calendar. Click on the Calendar link above to see the club's online calendar and stay informed of social and competitive pétanque, club events etc. Click on a Calendar entry to expand it for more detail. Choose a week or month view. Go to the next month or week by clicking the right arrow at the top left corner of the calendar. If you have an item you think belongs on the calendar, drop an email to me at claiborne@bigpond.com

--Bill Claiborne


Official

Pétanque

Rules

Click on the link below for a Pdf copy of the current pétanque rulebook issued by the International Federation of Pétanque and Provençal Game. It also contains the latest Pétanque Federation of Australia playing rules, and includes on the last two pages the Code of Behavior for Players and Local Rules.

CLICK HERE


Other  Links
CLICK ON THESE LINKS TO GO TO OTHER PAGES OF THIS WEBSITE OR TO OTHER PETANQUE-RELEVANT WEBSITES. (USE YOUR BROWSER'S BACK ARROW TO RETURN TO THIS HOME PAGE):

CPC Calendar

PétanqueRules_2009.pdf

FOR PETANQUE BEGINNERS 

A Brief History of Pétanque 

Worldwide Pétanque Info Page 

Pétanque Australia Link 

 Victoria Pétanque Clubs Inc. Link


Camberwell P.C. Committee Members
Richard Tarlinton, President; richardt69@bigpond.com, phone 9853-6881

Terry Barter,  Vice-President,  9803-3330
terrybarter@optusnet.com.au

Sue Gray, Secretary, ph. 9853-6861, email:suzigray@bigpond.com

Correspondence to: 4/12 Rochester St., Kew, VIC 3101. 

Bob Romanes, Treasurer, rromanes@ozemail.com.au

John-Paul Ernst, Providore, Committee member, john.ernst@bigpond.com

Peter Barker, Committee,

pbdraft@optusnet.com.au

Alma Claiborne, Committee, 9348-0639


 

Photo by Mary Diggens

"Piste-up"
creator and editor:  Bill Claiborne    
claiborne@bigpond.com
(Optimum size for submitted photos is approx. 700X525 pixels. Please, do not send a bunch of huge, 2 megabyte photos. They crash my Bigpond inbox).

 CPC Founders

Christian Draschler and Don Miller, co-founders of the Camberwell Pétanque Club at Wattle Park in 1999. Shortly afterward they moved to St. James Park. "Build it and they will come," they are reported to have said after laying gravel for our pistes. Right-o, boys.


Clean Boules
Give You
Happy       Boules
 
   By John-Paul Ernst
  So you’ve just finished playing Pétanque in the wet and have arrived home, ready to dry out and enjoy the spoils of a sucessful day. Meanwhile your boules are sitting in a damp bag with a damp cloth, covered in a fine film of mud in the boot of the car.   
 Having invested good money in the sport of Pétanque, the last thing you need is rusty and dirty boules, and depending on the brand and type of boules you have, more or less care is required.But there will definitely be a need for care.
 Here are some simple ways to be kinder to your boules, along with a list of some equipment you should have at hand.

CLICK HERE for the entire story.

Parlez-vous       Francais?
 Do you know what a "kiki" is? Does "les striage" ring a bell? Or "kiply?" If all that is Greek to you, you need help.  Fortunately, John-Paul Ernst was surfing the Web and came across a very useful collection of  PétanqueTerminology 
So dazzle your friends by dropping some French words here and there. Click on the above link for a Pdf document containing all the Pétanque words you need.

Think you know the Rules?
Test your knowledge here


So, you think you know the rules of Pétanque, eh? Well, Pétanque Federation Australia has just released an online quiz with which you can test your knowledge of the game and see whether you pass or flunk. If you fail, put on your dunce cap. If you pass with flying colors then give a thought of becoming an umpire. But first start by                          CLICKING HERE
(Tip: You don't have to enter the personal information they ask for. Just leave it blank).
When you're finished with the exam scroll down this home page to the "RULES" link in the right-hand column to bone up on the official rulebook.



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