A host of future Australian sporting greats were born in 1975 and this year celebrate their 50th birthdays .

No doubt they will be celebrating achieving their half century in this place as well as reminiscing about their sporting achievements .

Let ’ s have a gander as to who was born back then .

Athletics : Jane Jamieson won gold at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games .

Baseball : Pitcher Trent Durrington was good enough to pitch in the USA Major Leagues .

Boxing : Anthony Mundine , Gairy St Clair .

Cricket : Michael Hussey , Jason Gillespie , Andrew Symonds , Simon Katich , Stuart Clark

Cycling : Katie Mactier won the pursuit at the 2005 world titles and World Cup and the 2006 Commonwealth Games . Golf : Brendan Jones . Rugby Union : Chris Latham , Joe Rolf . Rugby League : Brad Drew , Matt Geyer . Softball : Natalie Ward competed in four Olympics and made record 357 appearances for Australia .

Swimming : Scott Miller , Petria Thomas , Brett Hawke , Bill Kirby , Daniel Kowalski , Lisa Mackie .

Soccer : Socceroos Mark Viduka , Craig Moore , Scott Chipperfield , Ante Covic , Clint Bolton , Paul Agostino .

Volleyball : Natalie Cook was an

Olympic gold medalist and the first woman to compete at five Olympic Games .

Triathlon : Loretta Harrop appeared in two Olympics , finishing fifth in 2000m and winning silver in 2004 .

Ok , now let ’ s move on to the major sporting events in Australia and worldwide in 1975 .

Athletics : At the Australian championships , Victorian Laurie Peckham won his seventh successive high jump title , Chris Commons won his third successive long jump titles and Charlene Rendina snared the third of her five 800m titles .

Madagacan , Jean-Louis Raveomanantsoa became the first ( and only second ) man to win the 120m Stawell Gift off scratch . New Zealander , John Walker , became first man to break 3m . 50secs for the mile , stopping the clock at 3.49.5 .

Aussie Rules : North Melbourne won VFL Premiership , beating Hawthorn 19.8 ( 122 ) to 89.13 ( 67 ).

Baseball : Cincinnati Reds won World Series 4-3 over Boston Red Sox .

Basketball : Golden State Warriors whitewash Washington Bullets to win NBA Championship .

Boxing : Muhammad Ali beats Joe Frazier to reclaim World Heavyweight title

after the Thrilla in Manilla .

Cricket : West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs to win the inaugural Cricket World Cup . Western Australia wins Sheffield ahead of Queensland .

Cycling : Bernard Thevenet won the Tour de France .

Golf : Major Winners were , Jack Nicklaus ( US Masters , US PGA ), Lou Graham ( US Open ), British Open ( Tom Watson ). US beat Britain and Ireland to win Ryder Cup .

Harness Racing : New Zealander Young Quinn had a meritorious year , winning both the Miracle Mile and Inter Dominion Pacing Championship .

Horse Racing : Think Big with Harry White in the saddle , won the Melbourne Cup from Holiday Wagon and Medici . Analight won the Caulfield Cup and Toy Show was victor in the Golden Slipper . Grundy won the English Derby while in the US , Foolish Pleasure took out the Derby , and over in France , Star Appeal won the Prix de l ’ Arc de Triomphe .

Motorsports : Niki Lauda won the Formula One title , and John McCormack , the Australian Drivers ’ championship .

Rugby League : NSWRL : Easts thrashed St George 38-0 in a match in which Saints ’ captain-coach , Graeme Langlands , had a shocker thanks to an ill-directed pain killing injection . Australia won the World Cup on the point score table , finishing with 13 points from six wins , one draw and one loss – one point ahead of England . St

Helens won their seventh English Rugby Football League Championship .

Rugby Union : Wales won the Five Nations Championship in beating Scotland in front of 104,000 fans at Edinburgh ’ s Murrayfield Stadium . The Sydney Championship was won by Northern Suburbs who broke Randwick ’ s stranglehold on titles .

Snooker : Welshman Ray Reardon , beat Australia ’ s Eddie Charlton 31-30 to win the World Championship .

Soccer : Derby County won English League Championship , two points clear of Liverpool and Ipswich City . West Ham won the FA Cup , defeating Fulham 2-0 and Bayern Munich won European Cup , beating Leeds United 2-0 .

Swimming : Jenny Turrall was the only Australian to win a gold medal at the World Championships , taking out the 800m freestyle .

Tennis : Australian Open singles were won by John Newcombe and Evonne Goolagong , Bjorn Borg and Chris Evert won the French Open , Wimbledon was taken out by Arthur Ashe and Billie-Jean King , and US Open singles were won by Manuel Orantes and Chris Evert .

In the Davis Cup Sweden beat Czechoslovakia 3-2 .

Two key Hawkesbury projects - the development of Fernadell Park and the rebuilding of the Upper Hawkesbury Powerboat Club clubhouse – will share in a $ 13.5 million funding boost thanks to the Federal Government ’ s Thriving Suburbs Program .

Work is due to commence in 2025 on the development of Fernadell Park at Pitt Town to deliver a new community centre and district level sporting and recreational park in line with the approved masterplan .

The Thriving Suburbs Program grant for this project is $ 6.69 million . The project has also received funding from the NSW Government through its Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants program ($ 4.695 million ) and the Multi-Sport Community Facility Fund ($ 3.3 million ). Council will also contribute $ 8.288 million to see the full implementation of the masterplanned precinct .

The Upper Hawkesbury Powerboat Club clubhouse at Governor Phillip Park , Windsor was significantly damaged by the series of floods between 2020 and 2024 . Council is currently in the design phase for delivering a brand-new multipurpose community facility that would

be resilient to any future flood events .

The Thriving Suburbs Program grant for this project is $ 6.81 million . Council has already received $ 820,000 for the works from the NSW Government ’ s Community Local Infrastructure Recovery Package funding scheme . Council will also contribute $ 3 million .

Hawkesbury City Mayor Les Sheather joined the Federal Member for Macquarie Susan Templeman ( pictured ) at Governor Phillip Park to announce the funding for the two projects .

“ Hawkesbury City Council is committed to delivering places that our residents can be proud of , that support community cohesion and promote active and healthy lifestyles for residents and visitors ,” Mayor Sheather said .

“ This funding helps ensure these projects provide the facilities and inclusions our community wants in a timely manner and that are still here for the Hawkesbury to enjoy for generations to come .

“ I know that both these projects are eagerly anticipated by the community , and I look forward to seeing locals and visitors alike enjoying the new facilities at Fernadell Park and Governor Phillip Park in the near future .

“ I thank Susan Templeman for her support of these projects . We have worked closely with her and the community will always benefit when we work collaboratively .”

Susan Templeman MP said : “ This is the first Federal funding of any significance into the Fernadell precinct . I congratulate the Pitt Town community on its patient advocacy to get the

facilities their community deserves .

“ The Windsor River Users Hub will provide first class facilities for a variety of recreational water sports , which are part of the Hawkesbury ’ s lifestyle .

“ I ’ m delighted the Albanese government is able to help Hawkesbury City Council l fund both of these projects for the benefit of residents and visitors alike .”