Knox Little Athletics Centre Inc.

Please be advised that Knox Little Athletics Centre will be holding its Annual General Meeting on:

Date: Wednesday 1st May 2024
When: Starting at 7.30pm sharp
Where: TBC

Members will have the opportunity to find out about Knox LAC and its finances, speak about any items on the agenda and vote on any resolutions proposed.

At the meeting, members will also be asked to vote to:
• accept the minutes of the last annual general meeting
• accept the annual report
• accept the annual financial statements
• election of office bearers for the upcoming 2024-25 season.

Who can attend the AGM?
Knox LAC welcomes the participation of all members, athletes and life members of the centre.

Who can vote at the AGM?
While Knox LAC welcomes the attendance athletes and their families you must be member or life member of Knox LAC in order to cast a vote on any matter.

AGM Agenda, papers and reports
AGM Agenda, reports and financials will be finalised shortly and will available for download prior to the meeting.

Copies will be available on the night.

If anyone wishes to have any matters raised under general business, please put in writing & send to secretary@klac23.org.au before Wednesday 24th April 2024

Nomination of Office Bearers (Executive Committee)

At the AGM all executive committee positions will be declared vacant. We invite all members to consider nominating and stand for election for any of the following positions on the Executive Committee:-

President
Vice President x 2
Secretary
Treasurer
Registrar

Any member wishing to stand for election to an Executive Committee position must do so using the nomination form below.

NOMINATION FORMS TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE CENTRE SECRETARY (BY HAND), OR EMAIL (secretary@klac23.org.au)

Please note that NOMINATIONS CLOSE Wednesday 24th April 2024.

We will also be looking for additional members to support the executive committee in the following roles of Competition Manager and Results Manager. If you are interested in helping the committee and the Centre or looking for information on these roles please reach out to a current committee member.

The current Knox LAC Executive Committee look forward to your attendance and participation at our AGM.

Please feel free to contact the Secretary at secretary@klac23.org.au should you have any enquiries.

David Kearsley
Knox LAC President

The Registration Portal for the 2024 Cross Country Season for new and trialing athletes is now open.

New Athletes
To register: Go to https://lavic.com.au/membership/new-member/

To register as a new member, there is two methods

1. Click MEMBERSHIP
2. Click NEW MEMBER.
3. When finding closest centre click on Knox Little Athletics Centre
4. Review the age requirements Then Click Next Step
5. Review Proof of Age Information.
6. When ready to progress, click  Trial Member offer then choose Option A to Trial or Choose Option B to register as a new member
7. Then follow the prompts.

You must provide proof of age to the Centre when registering for the first time. This should be provided at the athlete’s first meet or you can email proof of age to the Knox LAC registrar

Do you Want to Trial?
If you want to try Cross Country before registering for the season LAVic offers 2 week trial.

The two week trial is open to athletes that have not previously registered as Competitive Members of any Little Athletics Member Association; and who are 5 years of age or older, and who are 16 years of age or younger at the end of the calendar year in which the summer season commences.

For further information on the two week trial or to register as a trialing athlete please see the LAVic website here https://lavic.com.au/membership/new-member/trial-athlete-offer/

Knox Athletes
If you were registered with Knox LAC for Track and Field this season, you are already registered for Cross Country. Nothing to pay. Just bring your current number patch and be ready to run!

Other Centers: Registered athletes from other LAVic centres are welcome to participate at normal meets. Just bring your current number patch and check-in at the registration/recording desk so athlete details can be recorded.

Update to Calendar

We have had to make some changes to the Calendar released last week .

Our opening round will not be at Knox Park as scheduled.

Unfortunately we were not able to setout a suitable course around the facilities with other sporting events on that weekend that was going to provide a safe course. We are currently exploring other locations and will have an update during this week.

We are excited to announce that Cross Country is back.

Join in! For Season 2024

Season Starts – 4th May 2024 at Knox Athletics Track, Bunjil Way Knoxfield
Program A and First Race starts 9.00am sharp

Calendar Dates

You can download the season calendar below.

Please note: Dates, times and locations are subject to change.

For more information about locations, courses, programs and age group distances, see the Cross Country page.

Parent Duty
Parent duty during the cross season is compulsory. Knox uses an online booking system through Volunteer Sign Up. Calendar entries on the Knox Website will contain the link to sign up for duty. Parents can nominate a duty on a particular week. Duty roles include – set up and pack , timing, course marshals etc. Parents on duty will need to check in with the duty manager on the day.

Knox Athletes: If you were registered with Knox LAC for Track and Field this season, you are already registered for Cross Country. Nothing to pay. Just bring your current number patch and be ready to run and you can wear your club or Knox centre top.

Other Centres: Registered athletes from other LAVic centres are welcome to participate at normal meets. Just bring your current number patch and check-in at the Registration/Duty Desk so athlete details can be recorded.

Athletes registering with other centres just for the Cross Country season must register early enough to allow time to collect their registration patch from their centre registrar, prior to attending a Knox Cross Country meet. You will not be able to participate until you have obtained your registration patch from your centre.

New Athlete Registration and Fees
If you haven’t done Cross Country before, come and give it a try! Come to an event and see one of our volunteers at the Registration/Duty desk.
If you wish to join the winter cross country for the season the cost is $65 for the 16 week season. You will need to register through the Little Athletics Victoria portal. See below.

New Athletes Registration Portal
For any new athletes, the LAVic registration portal will be opening soon.

• When registering for the first time you will be asked to to pick a centre. Scroll through the list and choose Knox Little Athletics Centre.
• You will then be asked to choose a club – Choose Knox Little Athletics Centre at the top of the list.
• Choose your age group and then complete the declaration page (please read it carefully) and finish off the registration details and pay the fee online.

Please note: Knox LAC does not have the facilities to accept payment of registration fees on the day. Registration and payment of fees must be completed online via the LAVic registration portal prior to competing.

Cross Country Training

If you are interested in training for Cross Country Knox LAC does run regular training for athletes during the cross country season. While our track is being refurbished cross country training is being held at Gilbert Park – Gilbert Park Drive Knoxfield – Mondays and Wednesdays from 4.30pm.

Want More Information About Cross Country?

Please head to our Cross Country Page by clicking below

http://klac23.org.au/wordpress/?page_id=80

Firstly, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all our families that help make the running of State Champs at Knox so successful. While it was short notice to get the event up and running and with all the challenges to run a state event at local suburban track (the heat and the wind), it think it was one of the most successful weekends of Athletics I have seen at Knox in all my time at the center.

A couple of quick shout outs

To our Team Manager Janine – I am sure we all agree that Janine’s effort over the weekend was superb and to our assistant team mangers it a very big thankyou.

Liam and Emma Mathews – they did a fabulous job in the canteen. To turn around a canteen that had been closed up for the season and track rebuild, to then get it back up and running for State Champ weekend was a super effort. Often we forget about the running a canteen the time and effort hat it takes. I think all of us owe Liam and Emma some gratitude especially on the Sunday making sure the center was well hydrated and fed.

Wayne Hartley – who at short notice stepped up to fill the coffee van void after one of the vans pulled out. I don’t think Wayne stopped for the weekend making ice coffees and frappes.

It does show that our families at Knox are happy to pitch in when needed.

To our coaches – a big thankyou – Many of them stayed all day on the both days to ensure athletes were supported.

An Finally – well done to our athletes as well who competed, there were many VBP’s set and even an Australian record. I think its one of the most successful State Champ Knox have had. It was a great effort by all our athletes.

Finally to those who stayed back on Sunday to late in the evening to help pack up – a very big thank you. I would also like to thank those that helped on Monday to finish packing up and get the center ready for the track rebuild. It was great to get the help.

Track Rebuild

If you haven’t been to the track since we finished State Champs – Track works have begun. Polytan were in early on the Tuesday (12 March) straight after States and had already started to remove the old track. Discus cages have also been removed and over the next couple of weeks light towers will come down and the asphalt will be removed.

There are some photos below. We will be posting photos regularly over time to keep everyone updated.

We are still working with Knox Council and other centers to secure training and competition facilities for next summer track and field and we will make announcements in due course.

Upcoming Cross Country Season.

With the committee moving into cross country season we are taking a break for a couple of weeks to recover from the track and field season. We will be making announcement on the cross country season soon. Please keep an eye on our website and social media. The Cross Country season will be starting 4th of May.

With the change in venue for State Champs to Knox we will be having a working been to tidy up the track.

We will be having 2 opportunities for families to help out this weekend.

Saturday 2 March 2024 – 10am to 2pm

Sunday 3 March 2024 – 10am to 2pm

There will be the usual work to be done – weeding, tidying, edging, pruning and turning over the sandpits etc.