Aussie Redbacks Baseball

FUTURE AUSSIE REDBACKS BASEBALL TOURS

The following information will give you a guide and sequence of events:

12th Australian Games - 20 Feb - 1 Mar 2009 - Geelong

age group 45plus
we are not having a group/player/family booking but looking at the possibility of booking 2 or 3 cabins (Riverglenn Caravan Park on the Barwon River) which could accommodate 14 people should they wish to stay only a few nights here and there. Baring in mind that it is in Geelong, we are assuming that some may still work during the tournament and commute daily . For those wishing to stay in Geelong and would like there own cabin, private bookings will need to be made.

World Masters Games - 8 Oct - 18 Oct 2009 - Sydney

age group 45plus
due to the possible high demand for accommodation at the games and ensuring we have one location for the team, we have booked 20 rooms at Rooty Hill RSL for the games duration at a cost of $1450 per room, each room has one queen size bed and one single. The accommodation is approximately 15 minutes drive from the proposed two playing ground locations
the deposit has been paid by myself and some funds from our Redbacks account

World Series or other - Oct - Nov 2010 - USA

due to some interest from a number of players, we are throwing this out there for people to give it some thought, more on this one later
age group to be determined later but most likely 50 and over

What you need to do next

please advise me on your interest (yes or no) for any of these tournaments
if you are interested in the World Masters Games, please forward me a deposit of $160 BY END OF JUNE for the accommodation deposit and advise if you want a room on you own or wish to share with another player. This deposit will be refunded (up to July 09) should your circumstances change prior to the tournament

Sponsorship and Fundraising

as usual we will try and reduce some of the costs by gaining sponsorship, hopefully with two of the tournaments being in Australia, this may hopefully make a difference between someone helping us out or not due to the exposure
we will also look at some fundraising during this year. One thought was to run a wine fundraiser, something I assume all, well most people, have an interest in...................alcohol!!!!!!. Please let me know if you have any ideas

Please direct all enquiries to Stephen Black at this email address

The red-back spider (Lactrodectus hasselti) is a potentially dangerous spider now found throughout Australia. Its origins are uncertain, and it may have been spread by human activities during the 19th century. Red-back spiders are now found in all but the most inhospitable environments in Australia, particularly in urban and suburban areas.

The red-back spider is one of only two animals to date where the male has been found to actively assist the female in sexual cannibalism. In the process of mating, the much smaller male somersaults to place his abdomen over the females mouthparts. In about 2 out of 3 cases, the female consumes the male while mating continues, and if not, the male dies soon after mating. This strategy seems to benefit the male because the female will not mate again.!!!...(Huh?}