The Knox LAC Executive Committee extends its sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the LAVic Eastern Metro Region Track and Field Carnival.
A special acknowledgment to Janine Kearsley for the extraordinary commitment she demonstrated in her role as EMR Competition Director. Janine invested countless hours developing the competition timetable and additionally undertook referee duties across the weekend. Her professionalism and dedication were instrumental in delivering a well-run event.
A very special thank you to Sarah Kirkwood for undertaking the role of Team Manager. It is often an undervalued and demanding position, requiring organisation, communication and calm leadership. Sarah did a fantastic job supporting our athletes and families across the weekend.
We also extend our sincere thanks to Dave Kearsley, who served as Chief Referee for the weekend. Dave dedicated many hours in the days leading up to the carnival preparing and setting up the venue — often working late at night at the track to ensure everything was ready. His leadership, oversight and behind-the-scenes effort were critical to the smooth delivery of the event.
Thank you to Pete Preston and Andrew Fischer for their work as Starters across the weekend, ensuring track events ran efficiently and professionally. We also acknowledge Jess Dux for her role as Timing Official, managing the backup timing system throughout the carnival — an essential function in maintaining the integrity and accuracy of results.
Our thanks also to Dave Frost for his efforts as Arena Manager and for his assistance with both set-up and packing up. A special mention to Dave Lindley, who undertook pack-up with an exceptional level of effort and commitment — a contribution that did not go unnoticed.
We would also like to acknowledge the broader EMR Committee members who invested countless hours in the lead-up to the weekend preparing paperwork, managing entries, compiling start lists, organising event folders and ensuring all administrative requirements were in order. Without the dedication and behind-the-scenes work of these volunteers, events of this scale simply do not happen.
To all of our families, thank you for your support and for fulfilling duty obligations across the weekend. Your contribution is essential to the success of these events.
To our athletes, well done on your performances and the way you represented Knox. Congratulations to those who have qualified for the State Championships — a significant achievement and one to be proud of.
We look forward to welcoming you back to Knox for the State Championships on 7 and 8 March.
