Peter Lavarack
HAVE you ever wondered what the life of a sportsman was like more than 100 years ago on Buderim, what sports they played and did Buderim teams ever win any matches?
You’re not alone, Dr Peter Lavarack, who is more commonly known as Bill, has spent the past six months of his life researching and compiling 100 years of sporting history on Buderim. Starting at the humble beginnings of 1862 Bill delved into the rich history of the two main sports played by the Buderim community, cricket and tennis.
“Now that I am retired I was looking for something to do with my time,” Bill said. “I was up at the Pioneer cottage one day and saw just a single page of Buderim sporting history and thought I could do better than that. And now there is a 52 page book about everything that happened in the world of sport between 1862 and 1962.”
The history of Buderim is rich in character and the sporting world began to grow after the first 50 years to 16 popular events from 1912 to 1962.