Knox Little Athletics Centre Inc.

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

Date: Monday 9th May 2022
When: Starting at 7.30pm sharp
Where: Knox Athletic Track Pavillon

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 2021-22 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 posted before the AGM. 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 Monday 2nd May.

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), EMAIL (secretary@klac23.org.au) OR POST TO PO BOX 4444 KNOX CITY, WANTIRNA SOUTH 3152

Please note that NOMINATIONS CLOSE Monday 2nd May 2022.

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

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Jackson Taylor MP has created a petition to call on the State Government to help fund the much needed upgrades to the Knox Athletics Track.

If you can, please sign Jacksons petition and support not only our little athletes but all users of our facility.

Click on the link below and sing the petition.

https://www.jacksontaylor.com.au/…/back-in-knox-athletics/

Together we can get this done!

Jackson Taylor, Local State Labor Member, has called on the State Government to support upgrades to our much beloved and well utilised Knox Athletics Track. But needs our help

Jackson will be at training tonight from 4.45pm to talk with and seek your views on the track and what can be done to further improve the facility.

We would love to see as many Knox Little Athletes and Knox Senior Athletes in their club tops attending and supporting the call for further funding to upgrade our facility.

Jackson has also set up a petition to fight for funding from the State Government to support the future amenities and track upgrade to the Knox Athletics Precinct. The petition can be signed by going to Jackson Taylor’s website.

We are excited to announce that Cross Country is back.

Join in! for Season 2022

Season Starts 23th April 2022 at Knox Athletics Track, Bunjil Way Knoxfield
Program A and First Race starts 9.00am sharp

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/recording desk so athlete details can be recorded.

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/recording desk.
If you wish to join the winter cross country for the season the cost is $65 for the 12 week season. You will need to register through the Little Athletics Victoria portal. See below.

New Athletes Registration Portal
For any new athletes, you can access the registration portal by clicking below

https://lavic.com.au/news/cross-country-registrations-are-now-open-34387/

• 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.

Calendar Dates
First week of Cross Country is scheduled for Saturday the 23 April 2021 at Knox Athletics Track, Bunji, Way Knoxfield.

First race will start at 9.00am

Race Order:
U7&8 1000m > U11&12 2000m > U6 500m > U9&10 1500m >  > U13-16 3000m >

Course Map

You can download the season calendar below.

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

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.

First Week Parent Duty Sign Up – Click Here

Want More Information About Cross Country?

For more information on Winter Cross Country please head to our Cross Country Page here or check out our facebook page @ Knox little athletics centre

Nathan Dux has advised that he unavailable tonight. There will be no sprint training with Nathan tonight.

Steve Morris has also advised that there will be no Long Jump training tonight.

Other coaches will be running their sessions as normal.