Sports & Recreation

There are lots of sports and recreational activities available in the Wollondilly: venues, clubs, weekly games, and sporting organisations.

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Aerobics | Archery | A.F.L. | Bowls | Cricket | Cycling | Golf | Greyhound Racing | Horse Racing | Horse Riding | Kart Racing | Motor Sports | Netball | Rugby League | Rugby Union | Shooting | Soccer | Sporting Goods | Swimming | Taekwondo

SPORTING GOODS & SUPPLIES Ace Saddlery, Menangle Park; Bargo Produce, Pets, Plants & Saddlery; Dynamic Monograms, The Oaks; Performance Racquets & Restrings, Thirlmere; Phantom Cycles, Tahmoor; Picton Professional Golf Shop; AEROBICS, GYMNASIUMS J.J's Children's Gymnastics, Picton; Picton Pumphouse Gym ARCHERY Australian Bowhunters Association, Buxton AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL

Wollondilly Junior AFL Bargo Sports Club For more information phone 4684 1222 Wollondilly Knights Aussie Rules Football Club For more information phone 4684 1885 or email: randrews3@bigpond.com

BOWLS Regular tournaments are held at Bowling Clubs. Visitors are also welcome for social games. Bargo Sports Club; Picton Bowling Club

CRICKET There are cricket clubs in a number of towns and villages. Regular games are played during summer. CYCLING

Click here to visit our website BARGO BUG RIDE Bargo Bicycle Users Group social ride within the Wollondilly. Starts at various meeting points including Rest A While Reserve, Bargo, near the railway station. Rides on the second Sunday of each month For more information phone (02) 4684 1444 or see the website.

There are extensive cycle paths in Picton. Regular race meets are held in nearby Southern Highlands. GOLF Antill Park Country Golf Club in Picton is the main golf course in the Wollondilly. There are also golf courses in Camden, Campbelltown, Narellan, and the Southern Highlands.

GREYHOUND RACING Regular greyhound races are held at Appin Greyhound Track. For information phone: 4631 1358

HORSE RACING

Click here to see our website MENANGLE PARK PACEWAY Regular race meetings held. For more information and bookings phone (02) 9660 3688 - fax: (02) 9660 4848 or see our website. Menangle Park Paceway, Racecourse Road, Menangle Park

Also: Wollondilly Harness Racing - for more information phone Bargo Sports Club, 4684 1222, during office hours. Regular meets held at Bargo Showground. HORSE RIDING

MACARTHUR TRAIL HORSE RIDERS COLLEGIANS INC. Macarthur Trail Horse Riders Collegians Inc. is a locally based group which provides fellow trail horse riders from our community with a friendly and healthy environment to ride in and the opportunity to discover the unique and wonderful countryside that the Macarthur district has to offer. MTHRC Inc. can provide your members access to some fantastic local trails that they normally could not gain access to, because as an ATHRA club with our insurance and Indemnity Form many landowners feel at ease allowing us to enter, Trail riding is a non-competitive sport and a fun healthy outdoor activity. That means anyone can take part, families and children welcomed too. Expensive or highly trained horses or fancy gear not required. Our members come from a variety of backgrounds ranging from Pony club, Eventing, Dressage, Rodeo, to people with no formal training. Our emphasis is on social interaction. MTHRC Inc. is a member of the Australian Trail Horse Riders Association. Together our aim is to educate, preserve our heritage and promote safe and environmentally responsible trail horse riding in Australia. With our ATHRA membership comes third party insurance and a Code of Conduct which we must abide to. For more informatio see the ATHRA website: http://home.vincent.net.au/~athra/. Membership is relatively low at $60 which includes your insurance (third party). You can ride twice before becoming a financial member. Next trail rides: Every third Sunday our members saddle up early morning and ride from 4 hours to a whole day out, depending on the trail. For more information contact - Leanne Wenman, phone (02) 4636 6012 or 0419 336 691. Email:trailhorse@bigpond.com

Horse Riding also avilable at these places: Endeavour Park Equestrian Centre; Castlemead Equestrian Centre, Tahmoor; Mowbray Park Country Retreat, Picton; Penrhyn Riding Centre, Pheasant's Nest; Picton Riding School; The Vines Equestrian Centre, Mt. Hunter; Werombi Natural Horse Centre; Wollondilly Pony Club

MOTOR SPORTS Regular motor and bike races are held at Oran Park Raceway, Narellan. For more information see local and metropolitan newspapers, or phone: 4646 1004. RAZORBACK CRANKHANDLERS ASSOCIATION Historic vehicle enthusiasts hold regular meetings and rallies. For more information contact 4681 8316

PICTON KART TRACK Excitement for all ages - juniors and seniors. Regular race meetings held throughout the year. For more information phone (02) 4677 3330 - fax (02) 4677 3383 - email: hotlap@ihug.com.au 200 Picton Road, Maldon 2571

NETBALL Bargo Netball, Bargo Sports Club For more information phone: 4684 1222 during office hours.

RUGBY LEAGUE Regular games are held during the season at various venues. The Western Suburbs Rugby League Club's home ground is at nearby Campbelltown: first grade matches during the season.

RUGBY UNION Wollondilly White Waratahs Rugby Union Club Inc. details can be found at: http://wollondilly.rugbynet.com.au For further information contact Phillip Eves, (02) 4683 1118 - PO Box 467, Picton NSW 2571 - email wollondilly@rugbynet.com.au

SHOOTING The Sporting Shooters Association of Australia has a rifle range at Silverdale. For more information phone: 4653 1440

SOCCER Regular games (junior and senior) are held during the season at various venues in local and regional competitions. The Macarthur Rams Soccer Club, which plays in major leagues, has its home ground in nearby Cambpelltown.

SOFTBALL Picton Hornets Softball, Bargo Sports Club For more information phone: 4684 2834 during office hours or email greigal@ozemail.com.au.

SWIMMING The Wollondilly Shire Council swimming pool is in Picton (Remembrance Drive). There is also an associated swimming club which organises competitions; for more information phone: 4677 1251

Swimming lessons are run by Diane's Learn to Swim, Picton; Ledayne School of Learn to Swim, Buxton; and Thirlmere Learn to Swim

TAEKWONDO Martial arts club for children, teenagers and adults. For more information please contact Mike & Karen Williams: Just for Kicks Taekwondo - PO Box 701, PICTON NSW 2571 Phone/Fax: (02) 46841 031 - Mobile: 0407 407 763 - email: jfktkd@bigpond.com Picton Pumphouse Gym, Picton