It’s almost Championships Day! We’re looking forward to seeing our OnTrackers and those U8s and above who have registered for the Championships Day at Landy Field tomorrow. 

Please remember that your child can only compete in the events that you have registered them for – and no changes can be made on the day or beforehand. If you’ve forgotten which events your child is competing in, we will have a list for the South Barwon athletes at our table tomorrow.

March Past

Can all athletes please wear full South Barwon uniform and be ready to line up for the March Past at 8.00am. To add to the celebrations, athletes are welcome to wear red, white and blue accessories with your uniform, such as tutus, hats, nail polish, face paint and hair ribbons, but please no balloons or streamers. 

We will have some dress-up items that you can borrow at the South Barwon area, as well as hats and hair ribbons for purchase.

You will still need to bring and wear your competition bib.

OnTrackers

OnTracker families are welcome to join in the fun. There will be an OnTrackers session in the morning as usual. At the end of the session, each OnTracker will receive a participation medal.

This week’s volunteers

Thanks to all the parents and carers who have stepped up to volunteer for Championships Day. Please see the duty shift roster below.

Please note that South Barwon is on pack-up duty so we need to call on our families to help throughout the day as events end, as well as after the final events. 

Good Friday Appeal

Geelong Little Athletics Centre is currently fundraising as part of the Good Friday appeal. Whatever members put in, Geelong Little Athletics Centre will match, so please donate what you can here or bring cash for the tins tomorrow.

Thank you for a wonderful Track & Field season. We will be in touch soon with more details about Cross Country and our South Barwon presentation day.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at Landy Field tomorrow for our last normal competition of the season, before State Championships at Casey Fields next week (for those who have qualified) and Geelong Championships Day on March 15 (see below for more information). It’s looking like a great day weather-wise, and we’re sure we’re going to see many more Personal Bests from our South Barwon athletes before the season ends.

This week’s events

We’re at Landy Field this week for our last Program 3 of the 2024-25 season.

It’s Muck Up day for our athletes in the U15 and up age groups, so these athletes are welcome to come in costume. Parents will have received an email from GLAC with more information.

Can everyone please remember to bring your bibs and shoes to wear between events. No athlete should have bare feet at any time. Please also remind U11s and above to be careful when wearing spikes.

This week’s volunteers

Our volunteers for this week are:

• Back straight: B. Smith (chief), J. Fotiniotis, J. Ringin, H. Bailey
• Long jump 1: C. Graham (chief), L. McKenna, Dave A, B. Gore
• Long jump 2: B. Pola, I./J. Sizeland, L. McKenna, S. Andrews

Each month, the parents and carers who have completed a volunteer shift will be put into a draw to win a $50 voucher from our sponsor, Fisherman’s Pier Restaurant.

Hot Cross Buns Fundraiser

Thanks to all the families who ordered hot cross buns to raise funds for our club. We will have the packs ready for collection from the South Barwon table this Saturday.

Geelong Championships Day

Nominations are now open for Geelong LAC Steigen Championship Day, to be held on Saturday 15 March at Landy Field. This event is free for U8-U17s. You can register your athletes through your family portal at https://resultshq.com.au and select events by clicking on the Nominations Tab. Please read the criteria you will have received via email before nominating. Athletes U8-U17 can select up to 5 events with a maximum of either 3 track events and 2 field events or 2 track events and 3 field events.

Nominations close 5 March 2025.

OnTrackers do not need to register for Geelong Championships Day as it will be a normal OnTrackers session. At the end of the session, each OnTracker will be presented with their participation certificate and medal.

Good Friday Appeal

Geelong Little Athletics Centre is currently fundraising as part of the Good Friday appeal. Whatever members put in, Geelong Little Athletics Centre will match, so please donate what you can here.

Looking forward to seeing you at Landy Field on Saturday!

We are looking forward to seeing you this coming Saturday at Landy Field for our last Program 1 of the 2024-25 season!

Please remember to bring your bib and shoes to wear between events. No athlete should have bare feet at any time. Please also remind U11s and above to be careful with where they are putting their feet when wearing spikes.

This week’s volunteers

Our volunteers for this week are:

• Back straight: B. Smith (chief), S. Andrews, A. Dezoysa, H. Bailey
• Long jump 1: C. Graham (chief), R. Flynn, J. Ringin, S. Whitford
• Long jump 2: J. Carracher (cheif), B. Pola, . Kirwin, Dave A
• OnTrackers: Liz

Each month, the parents and carers who have completed a volunteer shift will be put into a draw to win a $50 voucher from out sponsor, Fisherman’s Pier Restaurant. Congratulations to Harley, our January winner.

Geelong Championships Day

We will need extra volunteers on Geelong Championships Day (15 March) to cover the entire event. If your child is competing that day, you or someone from your family will need to do a volunteer shift. Please visit our table this Saturday to claim your spot.

Hot Cross Buns Fundraiser

With Easter approaching, the South Barwon LAC committee have organised a Hot Cross Buns fundraiser for the club. Pop by the South Barwon area to grab your order form. All your favourite flavours are available:

• Traditional
• Chocolate Chip
• Apple and Cinnamon
• Fruitless

The buns are only $10 per per pack, with $4 going to South Barwon.

Please return your order forms and money (cash only) this week. Buns delivered on either Saturday 22 February or Saturday 1 March depending on the date on your form. Please ask your family and friends to buy a pack to support our fundraiser!

Regional Track & Field Carnival

The Regional Track and Field Carnival is now less than two weeks away. Entries are closed and registered athletes will be competing as part of the Geelong team on the 15th and 16th of February at Corio Little Athletics Centre.

All athletes competing in regional and state events will need to wear the Geelong Little Athletics uniform. Please visit the competition office on Saturday if you need to pick up uniform items.

If you have any questions about this event, come and talk to the committee at the South Barwon table on Saturday.

We’re looking forward to seeing you all again this Friday night for our special Twilight and 60th Anniversary even. It’s been 60 years since Little Athletics started at Landy Field – and it’s wonderful to be able to return to the same location for the celebrations.

As well as our Week 3 program (see below), the event will feature special guests, food trucks, face-painting and fireworks. There will also be presentations to the place-getters from last Saturday’s Geelong Combined Events.

Please ensure that your athletes is in full South Barwon uniform, with the Coles patch stuck or sewn to their t-shirt or singlet. If you do not have a Coles patch, please see a committee member at the South Barwon table as soon as you arrive.

This week’s events

This week will be Program 3. Athletics competition will commence 5.15pm for U8s and older athletes. OnTrackers will run from 5.30pm till 7pm.

There will be a 20-minute break in the program at 7pm to allow for speeches and presentations for the GLAC Combined Events. Competition will then continue for U8s and older until closer to 9pm.

Please remember to  bring your competition bib. There is now $10 charge for reprinting bibs at the competition office.

This week’s volunteers

Our volunteers for this week are:

• Back straight: H. Bailey (chief), J. Fotiniotis, W. Bailey, J. English
• Long jump 1: B. McDougall (chief), J./I. Sizeland, C. Kirwin, K. Patel
• Long jump 2: C. Cannon (chief), A. Maugeri, S. Blackborrow, D. Ellis

Each month, the parents and carers who have completed a volunteer shift will be put into a draw to win a $50 voucher from out sponsor, Fisherman’s Pier Restaurant.

Hot Cross Buns Fundraiser

With Easter approaching, the South Barwon LAC committee have organised a Hot Cross Buns fundraiser for the club. Pop by the South Barwon area to grab your order form. All your favourite flavours are available:

• Traditional
• Chocolate Chip
• Apple and Cinnamon
• Fruitless

The buns are only $10 per per pack, with $4 going to South Barwon.

Payment is due by 19 February (cash only please), and you can chose to have your buns delivered on either Saturday 22 February or Saturday 1 March. Please ask your family and friends to buy a pack to support our fundraiser!

Regional Track & Field Carnival

All athletes aged U9 and above are able to compete as part of the Geelong team at the Regional Track & Field Carnival on the 15th and 16th of February at Corio Little Athletics Centre. There are no qualifying requirements for to compete in Regionals, but you need to register your athletes by 11am on the 28th of January using the link on the LAVic website.

All athletes competing in regional and state events will need to wear the Geelong Little Athletics uniform.

If you have any questions about this event, please come and talk to the committee at the South Barwon table on Friday.

Photo: Jonah and his family in their South Barwon colours at Goldsworthy Reserve last year.

While Geelong Little Athletics Centre celebrates its 60th Anniversary at our twilight meet this coming Friday, South Barwon has its own special milestone to acknowledge: Jonah, who has joined OnTrackers with the club this season, is following the footsteps of his grandfather, mother and aunt who also competed for South Barwon.

Lindsay Cameron, Jonah’s grandfather, is a South Barwon life member. He was a South Barwon athlete in the 1960s, who went on to later become the South Barwon Athletics Club President.

Kelly Cameron, Jonah’s mum, was a South Barwon athlete from 1996 to 2005. She received a special award from LAVic for never missing an event in 9 years – 675 consecutive events. As well as this impressive statistic, Kelly was Club Champion over three seasons, and her name can still be found in our SBLAC club records.

It’s been great seeing Jonah enthusiastically join in with our OnTrackers program so far – and we wish him all the very best for his ongoing involvement in the club!

Good news! The track upgrade is complete and we’re back at Landy Field for this week’s competition. As per the original schedule, the events will start from 1pm on Saturday afternoon.

Because of the change of venue, we are relocating our mid-season celebration to Landy Field – please check your email for more details.

This week’s events

We’re back to Program 2 this week. All athletes wanting to take part in the walks events need to wear shorts that are a minimum of 10cm above the knee – no leggings or trackpants. You can find the track and field events for each program on the Geelong Little Athletics website.

Please make sure you have your Coles patches stuck or sewn to your uniform t-shirts and singlets, and bring your competition bib. There is now $10 charge for reprinting bibs at the competition office.

Uniforms

All pre-ordered South Barwon t-shirts and hoodies can be collected from the South Barwon table this week.

Volunteering

Our volunteers for this week are:

Back straight: B. Smith (chief), K.l Waddell, P. Bull, J. Javni

Long jump 1: C. Graham, A. Maugeri, L. Peters, C. McDougall

Long jump 2: C. Cannon, K. Patel, Z. Sasulu, I. Desoyza

We still need a volunteer to help out with OnTrackers this week. Pleas send us a message if you can assist.

Each month, the parents and carers who have completed a volunteer shift will be put into a draw to win a $50 voucher from out sponsor, Fisherman’s Pier Restaurant. Congratulations to our November winner, Tom V.

See you all at Landy Field on Saturday!

We are looking forward to seeing you this Sunday at Goldsworthy Reserve in Corio. We’ll be kicking off with a South Barwon community warm up at the start of the front straight (by the triple jump) at 8.30am. All athletes and supporters are welcome to join in.

This week’s events

We are starting the event cycle again with Program 1 this week. You can find the track and field events for each program on the Geelong Little Athletics website.

Please make sure you have your Coles patches stuck or sewn to your uniform t-shirts and singlets, and that you bring your competition bib. There is now $10 charge for reprinting bibs at the competition office.

Mid-season celebration – 7 December

Please check the email we sent out earlier in the week for details of our mid-season celebration on the December 7.

Uniforms

All pre-ordered South Barwon t-shirts and hoodies can be collected from the South Barwon table this week.

Our custom South Barwon socks, from our sponsor, Steigen are also now available for pre-order in blue or white.

Volunteering

Our volunteers for this Sunday are:

• Back straight: J. English (chief), J. Rush, J. Gardiner, H. Bailey
• Long jump 1: A. Miles (chief), R. Flynn, A. Feldman, R. Foot
• Long jump 2: C. Hargreaves (chief), A. Martin, J. Mason, C. McDougall
• OnTrackers coordinator: A. McArthur

Each month, parents and carers who have completed a volunteer shift will be put into a draw to win a $50 voucher from out sponsor, Fishermen’s Pier Restaurant. Congratulations to our November winner, Tom V.

See you all on Sunday!

Congratulations to our South Barwon athletes who competed at the Regional Relay Carnival in Werribee last week. Geelong had great results across the age groups, and it was great to see athletes from across our different clubs coming together and working as a team.

We are looking forward to seeing you this coming Sunday at Goldsworthy Reserve in Corio. Like our last Sunday competition, we’ll be kicking off with a South Barwon community warm up at the start of the front straight (by the triple jump) at 8.30am. All athletes and supporters are welcome to join in.

This week’s events

We’re back to Program 3 this week. You can find the track and field events for each program on the Geelong Little Athletics website.

Please make sure you have your Coles patches stuck or sewn to your uniform t-shirts and singlets, and that you bring your competition bib. There is now $10 charge for reprinting bibs at the competition office.

Volunteers

Thanks to everyone who has put their name down on our volunteering roster so far. This week’s volunteers are:

• Back straight: H. Bailey (chief), M. Merry, B. Martin
• Long jump 1: A.Wilkinson (chief), K. Rush, J. Mason, S. Andrews
• Long jump 2: C. Cannon (chief), K. Shea, F. Johnson, Sizeland family
• OnTrackers coordinator: L. McRae

Each month, parents and carers who have completed a volunteer shift will be put into a draw to win a $50 voucher from out sponsor, Fishermen’s Pier Restaurant.

Uniforms

All pre-ordered South Barwon t-shirts and hoodies can be collected from the South Barwon table this week.

Our custom South Barwon socks, from our sponsor, Steigen are also now available for pre-order in blue or white.

See you on Sunday!

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone back at Goldsworthy Reserve this weekend, for the first of our Sunday morning sessions. South Barwon is on set-up duty this week, so it’d be great if as many of our families as possible could arrive by 8:15am to lend a hand. The more people we have, the quicker we can get things done, and all be ready for first calls at 8:45am.

This week’s events

The program order has been shifted around a bit this season to accomodate volunteer availability. This week we will be running our Program 1 events (see below) and the following week will be Program 3.

Coles Community Round

This week is Coles Community Round, acknowledging Coles’ ongoing support of Little Athletics. Be sure to have your Coles patches on your uniform t-shirts and feel free to add a bit of extra red and white to your normal South Barwon uniforms to help us celebrate this community event.

Volunteers

Thanks to everyone who has put their name down on our volunteering roster so far. This week’s volunteers are:

• Back straight: Jimmy Javni (chief), Hannah Carson, Anna Gundry, Harley Bailey
• Long jump 1: Brad McDougall (cheif), Andrew Miles, Kristen Patel, Justin Mason
• Long jump 2: Adam Wilkinson (chief), Candice Honey, Rory Flynn, Karl Waddell
• OnTrackers coordinator: Fiona Kaiser

Each month, the parents and carers who have completed a volunteer shift will be put into a draw to win a $50 voucher from out sponsor, Fisherman’s Pier Restaurant.

Uniforms

Pre-ordered hoodies and hats are still in production, but if you are wanting to collect other pre-ordered South Barwon uniform or buy shorts/hats, please visit the South Barwon table before 10.30am this week.

Please remember to bring your competition bib as there will now be a $10 charge for reprints. Some suggestions from our parents are: leaving it in the car, keeping it in your South Barwon shoe bag or even pinning it straight back on uniform singlets as soon as they come out of the wash!

Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

It was fantastic to see everyone out on the track again on another sunny day last Saturday. Already we’re seeing some great personal best results, as well as new friendships forming between the athletes.

This week’s events

This week, we will be running Program 2 again. This means we’re back to  walks week and all athletes wanting to take part need to wear shorts that are a minimum of 10cm above the knee – no leggings or trackpants. We will return to Program 1 events again on Sunday 10th November.

Please remember to bring your bib each week, as there will be a charge for reprints. Some suggestions from our parents are: leaving it in the car, keeping it in your South Barwon shoe bag or even pinning it straight back on uniform singlets as soon as they come out of the wash!

Volunteers

Thanks to everyone who has put their name down on our volunteering roster so far. This week’s volunteers are:

• Back straight: J. English (chief), T. Van De Ven, A, Martin. J. Gardiner
• Long Jump 1: B. McDougall (chief),C. Hargreaves, A. Casey, D. Ellis
• Long Jump 2: J. Carracher (chief), R. Shea, I. Sizeland, J. Mulhenberg
• OnTrackers Coordinator: F. Kaiser
• Starter: J. Javni
• Walks Judge: C. Moores

Each month, the parents and carers who have completed a volunteer shift will be put into a draw to win a $50 voucher from out sponsor, Fisherman’s Pier Restaurant. Thanks Fishermen’s Pier for supporting our club and congratulations to our October winner, Andrew Miles!

Athlete of the Week

Each week we’ll be looking out for an athlete who demonstrates the South Barwon spirit. Last week, the athlete of the week award went to Matilda for showing incredible dedication, enthusiasm, and sportsmanship and also giving her best in every event. Congratulations on your four PBs last week, Matilda!

Go South Barwon!