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Balloons and gumboots at Berwick campus games

The Berwick campus hosted its inaugural staff games last week, with more than 50 academic and general staff members taking part.

Events included a balloon relay, a tunnel ball competition and a gumboot throw, with areas of the campus represented.

Ms Rhondda Curtis from Community Services said the games had achieved their aim of bringing together staff from all Berwick faculties and departments.

Although rain threatened, it held off and the games started with seven teams competing in the egg and spoon race.

"From the first moment, this event was marked by the shocking exploits of a group of academics, about which the less said the better, determined to win at all costs," Ms Curtis said.

"This set the pattern of competition for the day with both the fair-minded and foul battling for ascendancy, with much hilarity, loud screeching, accusations and retaliations."

Highlights of the games included a brilliant blue Marge Simpson hairdo on Mrs Liz Turner from Monyx, a snake outfit on Ms Judy Robertson from the Department of Marketing, and the Pink Ladies from Business and Economics, winners of Fashions on the Field.