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Welcome to Victorian Little Athletics Association - Eastern Metropolitan Region website.
The Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) of the Victorian Little Athletics Association (VLAA) actively supports the Little Athletics aim to develop children of all abilities by promoting positive attitudes and a healthy lifestyle through family and community involvement in athletics activities.
For first time visitors the essential sections of this site to visit are the Notice Board and Calendar. Hopefully, these will provide all the information you require.
If you are revisiting the site, recent changes are detailed on the 'What's Changed' page, that's always a good place to start.
Photo courtesy of KNOX LAC
EMR CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY 21ST JUNE
The EMR Cross Country Championships were held on Sunday 21st June at Ruffey Lake Park, Doncaster. whilst the day was sunny and clear and the conditions cool the competition was hot
Congratulations to all the centres on a great day and a special welcome to our newest EMR Centre - Waverley who were joining us for their first full EMR competition.
Good Luck to everyone who has entered into the State Championships on the 26th July at Bundoora park.
Please find the results HERE
EMR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The EMR AGM will be held on Thursday 14th Nay at Manooka Special School - East Burwood commencing at 7:30pm. All Centres are encouraged to attend as this meeting will enable EMR to establish its committee for the forthcoming season and also set the regions direction for the next few years.
EMR requires nominations for the following Executive council positions, President, Treasurer and Education Director
VLAA REGIONAL RESTRUCTURE
WAVERLEY LAC JOINS EMR
As a result of the VLAA regional restructure Waverley LAC will join EMR for the 2009/10 season. EMR is very pleased to have such a well respected and successful centre as Waverley within its ranks and truly makes the EMR a stronger than before. Waverley is situated on the corner of Waverley and Springvale Rds – Glen Waverley and boasts one of the finest if not the finest grass tracks in Victoria, they were previously part of the Southern Metropolitan Region (SMR)
If you have never competed at Waverley – make a special note in your diary to enter the Waverley Open Day next season, its usually run around late November and a fantastic day.
The Waverley website link can be found at http://waverleylittleaths.org/
On behalf of everyone at EMR we would officially like to welcome everyone at Waverley to the Eastern Metropolitan Region .
Additionally Collingwood who were earmarked to join the NMR will also remain within the ranks of EMR – ensuring our centre number returns to 13, having operated in more recent times with 12 centres after the Hiedelberg centre disbanded.
1 MARCH - VLAA STATE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS– MAR 21 & 22-, 2009
The VLAA State Track and Field Championships will be held on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd at Olympic Park. Qualifiers and Progressions to these Championships are now available BOYS and GIRLS
A copy of the State Timetable is also attached HERE
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18-FEB - EMR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS– FEB 14 & 15 -, 2009
Just under 900 athletes competed in the EMR Track and Field Championships over the weekend Saturday / Sunday 14th and 15th February. A special thanks tour Competition Director Peter Wright and everyone from EMR along with our volunteer officials for doing such a great job. It was good to see our President Graham Lucas in attendance and also to have VLAA Vice President Neville Harris as our Jury Convenor. It seems we keep him pretty busy
A special thanks of appreciation to Nunawading for hosting the event and to all Centre Team Managers for a great job, whilst not forgetting the parents out doing duty on the track or at the field events.
Additionally we raised approx $1000 for the Bushfire Appeal – so once again a big thank you to everyone
The results for EMR can be found HERE whilst the SMR and NMR are also available below
SMR Results HERE
NMR results HERE
VLAA expects to have the progressions to state available sometime next week.
EMR will have a number of photos available on the website and this is due to the fantastic job done by the photographers from Knox ( Andrea, Stephen and Phil Thanks to Knox for making these photos available.
Photos HERE for Saturday
More photos HERE for Sunday
You will find more EMR photos HERE on the Knox Wesite
11-FEB - EMR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS– FEB 14 & 15 -, 2009
-REVISED TIMETABLE
There has been a late change to the EMR timetable for this weekend, the changes effect the 200m and the 80m hurdles finals - simplistically the 80m hurdles times have been bought forward by approx 15 mins - all other events should be a s previously stated. A new version of the timetable is available HERE
10th FEB - URGENT MESSAGE FROM VLAA Genera l Manager-
With the Regional Track & Field Championships being held across the State this coming weekend, VLAA are asking all Regions to support the VLAA families who have encountered great devastation and loss.
VLAA are currently finalising those of our members and/or Centres
that have been directly affected. With his in mind we are asking Regions to hold a collection this weekend at your venues, with the money going directly to those parties involved via the Association.
At the completion of the weekend, all monies raised should be sent to VLAA where they will be totalled.
At which time, we will then inform all Centres of the total amount donated and to whom..
Please support those in need.
Dean Paulin – General Manager - VLAA
10 -FEB - EMR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS– FEB 14 & 15 -, 2009 -TIMETABLE
The EMR Track and Field timetable has been published and is available HERE.
Please be aware that the timetable has been prepared a s close as possible to the State Track and Field timetable but there are some differences particularly where the number of heats for events are smaller. The first event on Saturday and Sunday is scheduled to commence at 8:30am and competitors will need to marshal approximately 20-30mins prior to the event
Additionally it is proposed to run straight finals of all unlaned events at the heat time.
It is also proposed to run straight finals of all laned events at the finals time.
EMR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS– FEB 14 & 15 -, 2009
The event will
be held at the Nunawading Little Athletics Centre- Bill Sewart Athletics Track
(BSAT), East Burwood Reserve,
Burwood Hwy, East Burwood (behind the Basketball Stadium). Melway map ref: 62
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Entries for this event close on the 28th January As soon as all of the entrants into the EMR Track & Field championships have been verified, the schedule of events can be finalised. As the timetables are based as closed as possible to State Track and Field, both are included as a Draft for your information. As soon as the timetables have been finalised these will be posted to the website.
VLAA STATE MULTI EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS– JAN 31-FEB 1, 2009
The 2009 State Multi Event entries close on the 31st December 2008.
This years event will be held at Brauerander Park, Caramut Rd, Warrnambool.
Saturday 31 January: All U9 - U11 & U12 Girls
Sunday 1 February 2009: All U12 Boys & U13 - U15
VLAA STATE RELAY RESULTS – 2008
Please find attached the results from the recently completed VLAA State Relay's, held at Olympic park on Sunday 14th December
VLAA STATE TRACK and FIELD – NOW 21st and 22nd MARCH
The VLAA in discussions with Olympic Park Trust has been advised that Melbourne Storm has been scheduled to play at Olympic Park on Sunday 15 March as part of the 2009 NRL Home and Away Season.
Unfortunately the NRL has priority over any other organisation in respect to bookings at Olympic Park therefore the Association has discussed several options in relation to the ongoing organisation of this event.
VLAA have decided it is in the best interests of all concerned to remain at Olympic Park given that last year was moved to a regional venue.
In order to remain at Olympic Park we have had to change the date to the weekend of 21/22 March, 2009. This will not affect Region events which have already been scheduled.
CRYSTAL CREEK CAMPS - 7th OCTOBER
Each year the Eastern Metropolitan Region conducts Coaching Camps for athletes in the U10-U15 age groups. Athletes from the 12 Centres within our Region may attend these Camps at a venue just out of Alexandra.
Dates for this year’s Camps are:
7th – 9th November for U12 – U15 athletes
28th November – 30th November for U10 – U11 athletes
The cost is $140 per athlete, which covers all accommodation, meals, transport and coaching.
You don’t have to be a ‘star’ athlete to attend these Camps; they are aimed at improving an individual’s knowledge and technique.
Interested athletes are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as each EMR Centre has been guaranteed only 8 places at each camp. It may be possible to send additional youngsters if all Centres do not fill their quota. The $140 fee covers all meals, coaching and transport from a designated pickup point.
Applications, including payment, must be given to your Centre Camp co-ordinator
More information and camp brochure is here
KNOX CELEBRATES 40 YEARS - 7th OCTOBER
As many of you are aware Knox Little Athletics Club this year celebrates its 40 year Anniversary, the season was officially opened this weekend
The 2008/09 season Opening Ceremony was conducted by Dave Murrihy who introduced our special guests which included State Sports Minister MP James Merlino, State and MP's Nick Wakeling and Kim Wells. Also present were CEO of Australia Little Athletics Adam Wallish, VLAA General Manager Dean Paulin and EMR President Graham Lucas as well as Knox Centre Life Members including foundation members
Attached are details of the forthcoming KLAC events click here
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