Knox Little Athletics Centre Inc.

With the recent passing of Stephen Hough from cancer, Stephen’s Son – Michael Hough and his mate Max Noble have decided to take part in the ShitBox Rally raising funds for Cancer Council.

Bits Are Missing (shitboxrally.com.au)

Michael will be known to many of our families as a Knox Little Athlete, a Coach and Mentor to many of our young athletes.

With Michael’s continued support of Knox Little Aths, we are asking our families to return that support – donate to Michael and Max and to their rally team raising money for the Cancer Council

From Michael and Max (Bits Are Missing shitboxrally.com.au)

We are doing it for Michael’s dad Stephen, who has sadly passed away just 10 weeks after diagnosis. In a full circle moment, we’ve gotten our hands on Stephen’s old 1997 Mitsubishi Magna, and we’ll be racing our way from Bendigo all the way up to Townsville, hoping it stays in one piece.

Shitbox Rally is the largest community lead fundraiser for Cancer Council in Australia and is now in its 14th year. Part of the participation is that all teams have to raise a minimum of $5,000 but most teams raise well above this amount as you can see with the Spring 2024 rally target set at $2,000,000 plus.

These funds go to Cancer Council and we are extremely proud to be doing our part to support such a worthy charity. The fundraising is the hard part, so any donation you can give is greatly appreciated. Please make sure to follow our progress via this page and the blog post below.

We are encouraging all our families to provide support to Michael and Max and donate to the cause.

You can use the link below and click on the Donate button

Bits Are Missing (shitboxrally.com.au)

Michael and Max will be providing regular updates on their rally journey over the coming months.

Welcome back! We hope that everyone had a good Christmas Break and Happy New Year.

Reminder to all our families and athletes that our season resumes on Sunday 14th January 2024 – Program C – Starting at 3pm.

As we return to training and competition please remember:

• Bring A Hat and Wear It!
• Put on sunscreen, bring it with you and reapply during the day.
• Bring water bottle and stay hydrated.

Knox LAC does apply an extreme weather policy including a heat policy.

A couple of other things to note:

Season 2023/24 Championship Day
Knox Little Aths Championship Day portal is open, and athletes can register for champ day. Registration closes on Saturday 3 February at 6pm.
No late entries.
Athletes must have completed 60% of the season to be eligible to compete on Champ Day. Eligibility list is available on the portal.
Cost: $3 per event.
Duty on the day is compulsory for all families.
Further event information is available on the portal.
https://eventdesq.sportstg.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&EventDesqID=40157&OrgID=1378

Track Update
We will have an update on the track redevelopment soon. We have been made aware – at the recent council meeting just prior to Christmas, council approved the project and contracts have been sent out. We are waiting on formal advice from council for a start date and how this will impact our season. Please keep an eye on social media and website.

Knox LAC would like to wish all our families and athletes a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

If you are traveling over the holidays please travel safely and we look forward to seeing you all in January.

The committee has been receiving enquiries regarding the Knox Open Day and whether it will be rescheduled.

We thank every one for their support and understanding during what was a difficult time for our centre.

With our current calendar and our track works likely to begin in late February – We do not have a weekend available to reschedule our open day and it will not go ahead for this season.

We are currently working with LAVic and Gameday to refund all athlete entry fees. We thank you for your understanding and patience as we work through the refund process.

We are sorry for the late notice – we have been advised by Coach Dave that he is unavailable for training tonight due an unforeseen issue.

Shotput training with Coach Dave will not go ahead tonight.

Training will resume next week as scheduled.