Born into a local Heathfield sporting family, Jill’s sporting attributes started at a young age by playing both netball and tennis for Heathfield.
However Jill has always has been more comfortable behind the scenes. Jill was heavily involved in the Skyline Raceway at the site of the original Heathfield Oval (now the High School) and also in the establishment of the current Heathfield Oval site with clearing, contouring and planting – she was destined for community service.
Jill has held many roles and responsibilities over the life of our club, tirelessly working to make it better. Here’s a quick list (we’ve probably missed some!)
She was an integral part of the first Social Committee formed at the creation of the Mt Lofty.
Canteen Manager at both Stirling and Heathfield ovals.
Treasurer of the football, Sports and Lofty Legends clubs, often holding multiple roles simultaneously.
Coordinating fundraising functions and events.
Kitchen and front of house work for private functions to raise money for the club.
All of this culminating in her being recognised as the first lady to be awarded with club Life Membership.
Jill’s husband Harvey and 2 sons Leith and Bruce are past players and all life members.
Jill has seven grand children, all who have, or are currently playing football for Mt Lofty in the junior, men’s and women’s programs.
Jill’s still involved with the Lofty Legends and Mt Lofty Sports Club, continuing her over 44 years service.
We would like to introduce the new home game coin toss coin for the mens A Grade matches.
These coins are custom designed, and to be retained by the coin flipper, with their name engraved on it. Each home game we will invite a past player/member from our club(s) to decide which way the teams will be kicking.
The inaugural new coin was flipped by none other than the legendary club man – John Coventry.
Peter “Barney” Allen, one of Heathfield Aldgate United’s great players, has sadly passed away at just 66. Never without a smile, Barney was an extremely popular and dedicated clubman. As a tough “no nonsense” defender, his record is quite incredible from the amazing HAU era, making him one of the club’s most decorated as a member of the following Premierships:
1971 Senior Colts
1972 A Grade,
1973 A Grade
1974 A Grade
1975 A Grade
1976 A Grade
1977 A Grade
Peter “Barney” pictured centre with brothers and sisters,left to right, Barry, Judith, Lynette and Greg.
The Lofty Legends Group and the Mt Lofty District Football Club, offer our sincere condolences to Barney’s mother, Roma, children Adam and Megan and son in law Ben, Grandchildren Jae, Savannah and Abbey, brothers Barry and Greg, sisters Lynette and Judy and their families.
Barney will be very sadly missed by so many people, but his contribution to the team and the club will never be forgotten.
The following Funeral notice appeared in the Saturday Advertiser:
“The family and friends of Peter (Barney) are invited to his funeral service to be conducted entirely at the Carr Memorial Chapel, 1 Morphett Street, Mount Barker on Wednesday 30th March, 2022 at 2.00pm. In lieu of floral tributes, donations to the Flinders Cancer and Wellness Centre would be appreciated. Envelopes will be available at the service. This funeral service is being live streamed and available to view via our Adelaide Hills Funerals Website.”
The Lofty Legends Group
Mt Lofty District Football Club
Peter “Barney” pictured centre with brothers and sisters, left to right, Barry, Judith, Lynette and Greg.
The Toyota Good for Footy Raffle is back and every ticket you purchase will help Mt Lofty buy a new digital scoreboard. We raised over $3.5k last year (thanks to all who donated!) which was a good start. This year we’re aiming for $10k.
Tickets are just $5 and 100% of the proceeds go to Mt Lofty. There are $250,000 in prizes up for grabs, including three new Toyotas.
It is with much sadness that we advise the passing of one of the club and local community’s most dedicated members, Lorraine Pawlak, nee Hampton.
Sadly, Lorraine passed away on Saturday 4 December after various health issues suffered over a period of years. In her typical no-nonsense approach to life, her family and friends were extremely shocked by a deterioration in her health in the few weeks prior. (Refer below for Memorial Service details).
A resident of Heathfield for most of her life and made a Life Member of the Mt Lofty District Football Club in 2004, Lorraine was a member of the Hampton family, which is so prominent in the history of the Stirling, Heathfield, Heathfield Aldgate United and Mt Lofty Football Clubs going back many decades. Lorraine gave so much, never attracting attention in any way, just doing things quietly and efficiently which she knew needed to be done. The Football Clubs were so fortunate in so many areas with her being a very active member of the Junior Committee when her sons Glen and Jason played in the junior grades, going on to be involved for decades in so many roles including Canteen Manager, Catering Manager and a myriad of other tasks. When the club was having difficulty in recent years with obtaining stock for the canteen, BBQ and kitchen Lorraine again came to the fore and continued up until 2020 even during periods of ill health.
Lorraine’s life away from football was also typified by her giving nature, taking care of people less privileged to the general community. A proud Parent and Grandparent who loved looking after her grandchildren, Lorraine also dedicated herself, together with her sisters and brother and families, to the care of her parent’s Jack and Joyce Hampton who themselves also gave so much to the clubs.
The Lofty Legends Group and the Mt Lofty District Football Club offer our sincere condolences to Jack and Joyce, as well as Glen and Jason and their families and to Margaret, Kevin, Robyn and Sharyn and their families. So sad to lose such a beautiful person and as one former Heathfield Aldgate United Life Member put it “An Angel is created.”
Lorraine won the Club Person of the Year award and was also appointed as a Life Member in 2004.
Here she is pictured below with her nephew Josh Healey (now a senior player) on the occasion of him winning the Junior Club Person of the Year in 2007.
A huge family contribution – father Jack won a Club Person award with Heathfield Aldgate United and was also an HAU Life Member and Nephew Joel also won a Club Person of the Year with Mt Lofty.
Memorial Service – details from today’s Courier:
“A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 16 at 2 p.m. at the Mt Lofty Clubrooms (Longwood Road, Heathfield), Afternoon tea and a drink to celebrate Lorraine’s life. Because of COVID-19 restrictions please RSVP to Kevin Hampton on 0407 616 632 or Sharyn Healey 0407 474 934.”
COVID has certainly led to great pressures on the community and with Lorraine’s parents and several friends being quite elderly with health issues, regrettably, the family respectfully ask that people attending have proof of double vaccination available please.
Sadly due to Covid restrictions, limitations on event numbers are in place too. RSVP’s are essentials please, and the family ask that only immediate family children attend.
A message for all of our past Devils and Heritage Club people.
The reunion which was to take place on Saturday 24 July and was cancelled due to the COVID Lock Down will be deferred to next season.
We will celebrate it as the “One Two” reunion recognising seasons ending in 1 and 2 and will be aiming to hold it in the second home game, which would be late April or early May 2022.
There is still plenty of excitement left in this season with the HFL men’s and boy’s still in the race for finals and the HFL Women’s A Grade having won their way into the Grand Final with the Under 17 Girls playing in the Preliminary Final this Sunday. The Chairman’s Lunch tomorrow will also be another highlight as the men take on Uraidla in a must win match.
Season 2022 is looking very exciting with the expected opening of the $1.7M upgrade of the change rooms and the continuing development of teams across the club, particularly the young A Grade Men’s team.
We recently took copies of photographs from a wonderful album of HAU and Mt Lofty which was put together by Glenda DeRoos. We sincerely thank Glenda and past champion Herman for allowing us to share some terrific photos. The photo below is quite amazing in showing some of the people from the heritage clubs who came together so successfully to form Mt Lofty. Left to right, Lyn Evans (Stirling, Heathfield Aldgate United and Mt Lofty), Frank Clements (Aldgate, Heathfield Aldgate United and Mt Lofty), Bryan Moulds (Stirling and Mt Lofty), Herman DeRoos (Aldgate, Stirling, Heathfield Aldgate United and Mt Lofty)
We trust that everybody is going well in these testing times. The Lofty Legends Group Mt Lofty District Football Club
