Josh Gidney

New South Wales

Journalist at Tumut and Adelong Times

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Articles

Jess’s star brightens country playlist

1 week ago | tatimes.com.au | Josh Gidney

IT’S all happening for Tumut singer-songwriter-guitarist Jess Crossman, who has been added to the ABC Saturday Night Country Playlist, and been selected to participate in five tours across regional NSW later this year. Jess, who is also a paramedic, said that her publicist Stuart Coupe got her onto the Playlist, and for that she’s very grateful. “He’s been so great,” she said.
Fish hotels open in Tumut

1 week ago | tatimes.com.au | Josh Gidney

THERE’S a new chain of hotels opening up in Tumut, and it’s aimed at an exclusive clientele. Local Land Services, OzFish and Boys to the Bush Wagga joined forces to get a fish hotel project underway at Tumut Wetlands on Friday. Using biodegradable materials like wood and rock, they constructed shelter-like structures in the lagoon which will protect fish from predators and allow them to thrive.
Colourful Col thinks Batlow’s beaut

1 week ago | tatimes.com.au | Josh Gidney

MOST consider Batlow’s Col Agate a colourful character, literally and metaphorically, and it’s hard to argue with that. Col was born and raised in Sydney’s south-west, but has come to love his adopted town of Batlow, finding it a perfect place to do what he likes best, getting involved in the community and helping people. Col worked for Australia Post for 36-and-a-half years, working his way up the ladder into a management role at the depot in Sydney.
Blues taggers match competition leaders

1 week ago | tatimes.com.au | Josh Gidney

THE Tumut Blues league tag team fought back from a 12-0 deficit to force a 12-all draw with unbeaten Wagga Brothers at Twickenham on Saturday. Bronty Burkinshaw and Tarnii Price scored tries and Brooke Wiggett kicked goals for Brothers to give them the lead, but Sharlie Thomas scored and captain-coach Brigid Rhynehart converted to get Tumut back into it before half time.
Storm too strong in women’s tackle

1 week ago | tatimes.com.au | Josh Gidney

THE Blues women’s tackle team battled hard against the strong Estella Storm team at Twickenham on Saturday, but the visitors scored a 26-6 win. Lock Jorja Brennan, who played for Tumbarumba in the Nines, scored first for Estella five minutes into the match and Brooke Wiggett converted for a 6-0 lead. Soon after that the Storm were in again and with nine minutes left in the first half winner Mikayla Barrett went in for the visitors’ third.
Brave Brothers push Blues

1 week ago | tatimes.com.au | Josh Gidney

IT seemed the Tumut Blues would rack up a 60-point annihilation of Wagga Brothers at Twickenham on Saturday, but a fightback by the bottom-placed side in the second half reduced the final margin to 22, Tumut prevailing 42-20. It took just one-and-a-half minutes for Malik Aitken, playing in the centres, to catch a bomb and score the first try. Captain-coach Zac Masters scored another a few minutes later.
Blues taggers face biggest challenge

2 weeks ago | tatimes.com.au | Josh Gidney

THE Tumut Blues league tag side face their greatest challenge when they take on the formidable and unbeaten Brothers team at Twickenham tomorrow. Tumut scored their first-ever win against Brothers last year, but they know this will mean little tomorrow. “They (Brothers) are very strong,” Tumut captain-coach Brigid Rhynehart said. “This is a new season and they haven’t lost yet. This will be our toughest game so far.
Blues ready to bruise Brothers

2 weeks ago | tatimes.com.au | Josh Gidney

THE Tumut Blues have a huge opportunity to get back on the winners list when they take on last-placed Wagga Brothers at Twickenham tomorrow. Brothers are having a tough season, but that doesn’t mean Tumut will take a cruisey attitude into the game, especially considering their 50-0 last-start loss to Wagga Kangaroos. “We got smashed by Roos so we’ve got to prove a bit of a point,” captain-coach Zac Masters said. “Coming off that loss will be enough to get everyone to perform well.
Red-hot Roos too strongfor Blues

3 weeks ago | tatimes.com.au | Josh Gidney

THE Wagga Kangaroos showed why they are leading the Group competition with a 50-0 win over the Tumut Blues at Twickenham on Saturday. The Kangaroos led 18-0 at half time and well and truly went on with it in the second half. Tumut coach Jack Dean said it had been a hard lesson for the Blues, despite it being only their second loss for the season. “We were taught a hard lesson of what it’s like to be on top of Group 9,” he said.
Strong effort but no win for Eagles

3 weeks ago | tatimes.com.au | Josh Gidney

THE Tumut Eagles are still looking for their first win of 2025 after putting in a good performance but losing 2-0 to a strong South Wagga team in the Blake Trophy match at the Bull Paddock on Sunday. Captain coach Jacob Luck was happy with the effort put in by his team. “It was not a win but I’m never going to fault the effort and heart the boys showed,” he said. With a bit more luck the result could have gone the other way.