With our track still under re-development, we will be joining in with Ringwood until our track has been completed, with competitions starting Saturday October 5th.
This season will be different to any other that we have experienced but one thing for sure is that it will be great to see new and familiar faces having fun whilst taking part in all that Little Athletics has to offer.
We are finalising all remaining details about this Summer Track & Field Season 2024-25 please be patient with us and keep an eye on the website & Social Media for further information.
Well it has been a couple of months since the last track update.
We are at an exciting time for the rebuild – the track is starting to take shape.
Lights and towers have been delivered, assembled and erected.
Inside drain concrete infield pour is complete
Footpath and outer kerb preparation is well underway and will be poured over the next week or so
Fencing has started along sand jump pit areas
New PA system is being installed.
Photo Credit – Phil MathewsPhoto Credit – Phil Mathews
There is still a long way to go and with the recent rains it has slowed down the progress a little, but hopefully with some warmer weather coming – and Spring is not far away – we have been advised that the completion of the project remains on track.
Track and Field Season 24-25
Thank you to all those families that responded to the survey. There was a clear majority of responses that preferred continue competing on a Saturday morning. The Executive Committee has reached out to Ringwood LAC and is working with the Ringwood committee on joining in with their program until our track is reopened.
The Centre will be making announcements on the season in the next few weeks as we finalise our competition calendar.
Track and Field Training.
The committee is still working with council on a training venue for the summer season. We reached out to a number venues (including Maroondah Council for the use of Croydon Track) as soon the summer use application period opened at the start of August. This does mean that our application is in with other regular users and we may not have exclusive use for Knox LAC during our training times.
Despite various avenues of advocacy through our Local Councilors and support from LAVic and we were not able to expedite this process over the winter to secure a venue earlier. We are also looking at alternative venues around that will support our training program to get some preseason training underway.
We will be providing an updated coaching timetable and training locations once we have approval to use venues and training sessions from our coaches.
We do understand that people are looking for information on the season and what is happening. Rest assured the committee is working hard to finalise the season details and provide our members with complete package of information. Please be patient – the season will be different but its an exciting time for our center.
This week is the last week of Cross Country for Winter Season 2024 – CHAMPIONSHIP DAY!
When: Saturday the 3rd of August 2024 Location: Tirhatuan Park – Kriegel Way, Dandenong North – Enter via Outlook Drive Time: First race begins at 9am sharp
Athletes from other centres are welcome to run with us – be sure to nominate your athlete via Results HQ. On the day please have your Commonwealth Bank name patch displayed on the FRONT of your centre uniform singlet, along with the Coles sponsor patch sewn on to your singlet – without this you will not be able to compete.
Please note that athletes can only run in their registered age group (athletes CANNOT run up a distance as per the LAVIC Guidelines).
In order to run our weekly cross-country event, we do require parent volunteers. Parents are REQUIRED to complete a MINIMUM of 2 weekly duties in the Winter Cross Country season (not including Championship Day). Please sign up via the Cross Country Volunteer Sign Up
