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Pine Rivers hosts inaugural Gateball tournament with opening ceremony

Pine Rivers Croquet Club held its first Gateball tournament on 6–7 September, with seven teams competing for the trophy. Moreton Bay Green claimed victory, Cambridge finished runners-up, and Councillor Cath Tonks officially opened the event.

2 min read8 September 2025
Pine Rivers hosts inaugural Gateball tournament with opening ceremony

Opening ceremony at Pine Rivers Croquet Club tournament

he photo of Pine Rivers Croquet Club's opening ceremony.

Thank you, Moreton Bay Councillor Cath Tonks, for your support and for opening our tournament.

Pine Rivers hosts inaugural Gateball tournament

Six people in grey and black sport shirts pose on grass beside a croquet club banner, with one holding a trophy and a cheque

Last weekend, the sixth and seventh of September, Pine Rivers held their inaugural Gateball tournament. Seven teams competed for the trophy.

Moreton Bay Green took the trophy home, and runners-up were Cambridge.

The doubles had 10 teams. The winners were Margot and Darrell Porter from Moreton Bay, with runners-up our very own Jan Wellard and Kathie Grant from Southport.

Councillor Cath Tonks opened the competition. She is a great supporter of our Croquet club.

I would like to thank the volunteers from the Croquet club who helped in the kitchen, and also everyone who supplied morning and afternoon tea.

To our Gateball players, thank you for all the work that went on before the tournament. It was a great learning curve for us and I hope this is the first of many tournaments we hold at our club.

Thank you to Christine Roose from Eildon for doing the scores for us.

Also a big thank you to the team members who helped on Saturday morning to finish putting up the gazebos.

Pine Rivers Croquet Club would also like to thank our sponsor, Alex Gow Funerals.

Five people in grey polo shirts with medals stand holding a trophy beside Pine Rivers Croquet Club banners on a sunny lawn
Six people in blue shirts stand on a grassy lawn beside Pine Rivers Croquet Club banners and a croquet flag
Two smiling people hold a trophy and medal beside a Pine Rivers Croquet Club banner on an outdoor grass court
Two women in blue polo shirts hold a red-and-white ribbon beside Pine Rivers Croquet Club banners on a grassy green
Croquet player in a dark hat and navy top bends over red ball numbered 6 on a lawn, with numbered players behind
A player in a white hat and bib numbered 2 lines up a croquet shot on a grass lawn, with a 5 bib visible at right
Two lines of croquet players with mallets stand on a grass field as an official in a yellow vest addresses them
Three croquet players in bibs stand beside a shaded court, one holding a mallet, with red and white balls on the grass
Player numbered 2 in a white hat and blue trousers lines up a croquet shot while an official in a yellow vest watches on a grass lawn
A player in a black hat and numbered "10" bib lines up a shot with a mallet over a ball on a grassy croquet lawn
Player in black and white kit and wide-brimmed hat bends to strike a ball with a red croquet mallet on a grass lawn
Players in numbered bibs watch as a woman in a white shirt and black hat strikes a red-and-white croquet ball on grass
Two women in white polo shirts and dark hats stand on a grass lawn, one holding a red croquet mallet beside a white ball
A player in a white shirt and hat strikes a ball with a red croquet mallet on a grassy lawn
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