Olga Lauricella creates special history for the oldest club in rugby league
NewtownJets administrative and operational executive Olga Lauricella has been named asthe first female Life Member in the 112-year history of the Newtown RLFC.
Shereceived the award at the 2020 Newtown Jets season launch at the Petersham RSLClub on the evening of Tuesday, 3rd March. A big crowd was inattendance at the function, along with members of her family (including herremarkable 94 year-old father Joseph Lauricella), along with several of herclosest friends. Olga was given a prolonged standing ovation as she made herway to the stage to receive her award.
Herhistory-making award and her outstanding personal attributes were variouslydescribed as: “Tonight’s recipient has surpassed the life membershiprequirements of the Newtown RLFC with flying colours”; “she has come to begreatly loved and admired by the entire Newtown Jets community over the pasteleven years”; “her award smashes an anachronistic glass ceiling that shouldnever have existed”; and “Olga performs a multi-faceted administrative andoperational role that has expanded over the years and she is indispensable tothe efficient functioning of the Newtown RLFC.”
CongratulationsOlga on your well-deserved award, and many thanks for the exceptional role youcontinue to perform (with singular competence and distinction) for the NewtownRLFC.
Detailsof Newtown’s opening round in the 2020 Canterbury Cup NSW competition:
NSWRL Canterbury Cup NSW – Round One
Sunday, 15th March 2020
Metricon High Performance Centre (Redfern Oval)
South Sydney v Newtown
Kick-Off: 4.00pm.