Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Series Final

The 5th and final round of the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Series was held at Coogee on the weekend with two of Northcliffe's athletes claiming series wins.

Zane Holmes went into the final trailing club mate, Shannon Eckstein, by 3 points. Zane needed Shannon to finish at least 2 places behind him to claim series honours. Zane did all that he good do by claiming a race win but had to look over his shoulder to determine his fate for overall series supremacy. Club mate Pierce Leonard, managed to pull into 2nd place in the concluding stages of the final board leg meaning Zane had the series won. Eckstein ended up in 4th place which was enough to secure runner up in the series.

In the womens field, Elizabeth Pluimers hoped to finally claim her first race win of the series, only to miss out by a fingernail in a photo finish with City of Perth's Alicia Marriot. Despite not claiming a win, Elizabeth, who was tagged "Miss Consistency" in the series, still managed to claim her first series win by and inpressive 6 points.

Northcliffe athletes have dominated the Kellogg's Series in recent years taking out both the mens and womens series for the past 5 years in a row. Kristy Harris, who would have been going for 5 titles in a row this year, missed the series after receiving extensive injuries in a scooter accident earlier in the year.

E-toll Ocean Assault Finals - Round 1 & 2

Round 1 & 2 of the Etoll Ocean Assualt Finals were held at Southport on the weekend in messy conditions. Northcliffe had some impressive results lead by Shannon Eckstein who took out the Ironman on both days and Courtney Hancock who took out the Ironwoman on Saturday and placed 3rd on Sunday. Another Northcliffe competitor to pull off the weekend double was Simon Harris in the Beach Flags events.

For all results from the Ocean Assault Series Click here.

Kellogg's Nutri Grain Series Round 1 and 2

The first two rounds of the Kellogg's Nutri Grain Ironman series was held on the 2nd and 3rd February in testing Kurrawa conditions. In the men's race, Zane Holmes came away with a win in a thrilling sprint finish at the end of the 40 minute race. Clubmate, Shannon Eckstein, also involved in the sprint finished 3rd.

In the women's race, Northcliffe youngster Courtney Hancock was unlucky not to come away with a debut win after leading for most of the race only to be passed in the concluding stages of the final ski leg. At only 19, Courtney was content with her 2nd placing with club mate Elizabeth Pluimers finishing 3rd.

Other Northcliffe members to gain a top ten finish were Pierce Leonard (6th), Sheree Merryfull (7th), Matt Poole (8th), and Flora Manciet (10th).

Round 3 and 4 of the Nutri-Grain Series will be held at Coolum on the 16th & 17th February with the final round being held at Coogee on the 1st March.

Australian Team Honours

Congratulations to the following members who have been selected in the Australian Team for the International Challenge being held in Sydney at the end of the month:

Open Team:
Shannon Eckstein, Zane Holmes, Nick Crilly, Kristy Harris

U23 Team:
Pierce Leonard, Elizabeth Pluimers, Brooke Fletcher

Other Northcliffe Members selected to represent their home country teams are - Dan Moodie (NZ), Kendall Loots (SA) and Eloise Van Gysen (SA)

Queensland Restaurant & Catering Awards

After taking out the 2007 Regional Restaurant and Catering Award for Best Casual Dining earlier in the year, The Northcliffe Supporters Club has gone on to take out the Queensland Restaurant and Catering Award for Best Casual Dining.

Congratulations to to all the team on a fantastic accolade.

2007 Coolangatta Gold

The 2007 Coolangatta Gold was held on Sunday 14th October. The gruelling event is a 46.6km course for the men and 30.5km course for the women. Northcliffe had 23 competitors in the event which was fantastic representation.

Congratulations to the following members who finished in the top ten.

Open Male

2nd Shannon Eckstein
5th Pierce Leonard
10th Zane Holmes

Open Female

2nd Elizabeth Pluimers
7th Sheree Merryfull
8th Tahlia Ferguson
10th Courtney Hancock

Masters 40+

1st Gavin Hill
7th Scott Unicomb

U19 Male

2nd Cameron Gordon

Northcliffe Supporters Club Claims Award Two Years in a Row!!!

The Northcliffe Supporters Club has been awarded "Best Casual Dining Restaurant" at the recent Gold Coast Restaurant & Catering Awards for the second time in a row.

The success is not new to the supporters club, after collecting a string of awards in the last two years including -

• Gold Coast Magazine 2006 - Best Surf Club Restaurant


• Restaurant & Caterers 2006 Gold Coast Wine List Awards (Clubs/Pubs/Taverns)


• Gold Coast Bulletin "The Best of the Gold Coast" 2006 Surf Club


• Clubs Qld Awards 2006 - Best Redevelopment over $1m Award