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ANNUAL REPORT

20 19/20

LIT TLE ATHLE TICSWA

CONTENT SABOUT US ......................................................LAWA BOARD AND STAFF .............................CHAIRMAN AND CEO REPORT .....................PARTICIPATION ..............................................DEVELOPMENT .............................................. OFFICIALS EDUCATION IN WA ...............COMPETITIONS .............................................AWARDS ........................................................ ATHLETE AWARDS .................................... VOLUNTEER AWARDS .............................. COLES AWARDS ......................................LAA ROLL OF EXCELLENCE ...........................PERTH CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION .“THE INSIDE TRACK” ......................................TRUE SPORT ....................................................

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NUMBER OF YEARS

WA LITTLE ATHLETICS

HAS BEEN

OPERATING IN WA

52MEMBERS

REGISTERED FOR 2019/20 SEASON

7,092CENTRES IN WA

37

ATHLETES IDENTIFIED

AS HAVING A DISABILITY

112

PARTICIPATED IN LAPS PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS

9,056ATHLETES

PARTICIPATED IN LITTLE ATHLETICS FOR 11 YEARS

35

ATHLETES ENTERED IN THE 2019 STATE

TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS*

1472

MEMBERS IDENTIFY AS ABORIGINAL

OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER

374MEMBERS WERE

BORN OVERSEAS

650

NUMBER OF ATHLETE RESULTS

IN 2019/20

325,992

AWARDS FOR VOLUNTEERING

FOR 20 OR MORE YEARS

8LITTLE ATHLETICS WA FACEBOOK

FOLLOWERS

6,518

* Event cancelled due to COVID-19.

LAWA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT / 1

LAWA STRATEGIC PLAN

CREATING FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES (+ 3 YEARS)

GROWING THE ASSOCIATION (+ 2 YEARS)

BUILDING THE FOUNDATION (+ 1 YEAR)

Athletics in Western Australia is the foundation sporting activity

of choice.

• Engaging athletes and fami l ies in a dig i ta l serv ice . • Long term growth and sustainabi l i ty of the sport . • Bui ld partnersh ips with l ike-minded organi sat ions .

• Bui ld pathways for athletes , coaches , of f ic ia l s and volunteers . • Athlet ic events that ta lk to the ‘now’ generat ion. • Grow and sustain membersh ip base beyond ‘Olympic ’ years . • ‘One Sport ’ s t ructure adopted.

• Consol idat ing & s impl i fy ing the structure of L i tt le Athlet ic s WA. • Strengthening the prof i le of L i tt le Athlet ic s WA. • Cost ef f ic ienc ies through supply and people product iv i ty .

To develop the fitness and character of young people in Western Australia and to inspire them to achieve their full potential through athletics.

Our shared values shall underpin everything we do and define who we are and what we stand

for. We shall always:

• Be open, honest, transparent and accountable, • Value Diversity and Inclusivity, • Act with Respect and Integrity, • Be open to Innovation, • Have Fun.

Embracing the digital generation

Attract, develop and retain athletes through new and improved events

Improving the efficiencies of Little Athletics WA

LAWA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT /

A BOUT US

W HO A RE W E

THE BOA RDTeresa Blackman - C h a i r m a n

Teresa’s love of athletics started when she was competing as a Little Athlete some

years ago and was re-ignited when her daughter commenced at Melville Little

Athletics Centre in 2007. Teresa has been an active member of the little athletics

community as a coach, official and administrator at Club and Centre level, before

being elected as Chairman, Little Athletics WA in Dec 2014. Since then Teresa has

also been a Director on the Little Athletics Australia (LAA) Board, Director on the

Athletics WA Board (AWA), and a member of the Community Athletics Council

WA (CACWA). Between volunteering and work, Teresa enjoys spending time

with family and friends, travelling, and following the Kangaroos (Nth Melbourne)

football team.

Ryan Hawkins - D i r e c t o r

Ryan has been an Independent Director of Little Athletics WA since November

2016. Ryan is currently employed as Senior Legal Counsel for the BGC group of

companies where he provides advice on a range of contractual, health and safety,

employment and dispute related issues. Ryan is a graduate of the Australian

Institute of Company Directors’ Company Directors course. Outside of work, Ryan is

kept busy by his young son and enjoys spending time with his family and keeping

fit. Ryan is a volunteer lifesaver with the North Cottesloe Surf Lifesaving Club.

Megan Bye - D i r e c t o r

Megan joined the Board in April 2016 as an Independent Director. She brings over

20 years of marketing and communications experience to Little Athletics WA.

Megan has for 7 years owned a consultancy focusing on marketing strategy and

online digital solutions. She has held a number of marketing manager roles in

different industries and countries spanning both the government and the private

sector. Megan is a keen outdoor sports enthusiast. She has competed in a number

of road marathons, ultra-marathons, adventure races and marathon kayaking.

She has two young boys and is passionate about exposing children to the wonder

of the sport.


Dr Rishelle Hume - D i r e c t o r

Dr Rishelle Hume has devoted her life to the advancement of aboriginal people

and her Nyoongar culture and was West Australian of the Year (Aboriginal) in

2016. She has over 24 years experience in aboriginal engagement, ranging from

employment, education, justice and health and holds a Bachelor of Commerce

with a double major in Human Resource Management. Rishelle is a past Little

Athlete and a member of the Little Athletics Australia Roll of Excellence and the

LAWA Roll of Achievers.

Alison Moore - D i r e c t o r

Alison has been an independent Director since November 2016. She brings excellent

knowledge of sports administration and officiating, elite coaching and athlete

development. She has a passion for building and sustaining Talent Pathways

together with coaching elite female athletes having worked as the WAFC Female

Talent Manager for 5 years. She was Australian Cross-Country Coach for 12 years,

State Cross Country Manager for 21 years, State Track + Field Coach/Manager for 4

years. Her love of athletics resulted in the Specialised Athletics course for Year 8-12

students at Kelmscott SHS. Alison represented Melville in her teenage years after

competing solidly at high school. She also spent over 30 years as an AFL boundary

and field umpire. As an ex PE teacher, she enjoys all sports especially: athletics,

AFL, volleyball, swimming, cycling, netball and tennis. She is keen to help drive and

shape the sport of athletics for future sustainability and especially enjoys the winter

months and cross country.

Fiona Bow - D i r e c t o r

Fiona has been involved in athletics both here and in the UK for 30 years, as

an athlete, coach, volunteer, official and from 2016 a Board Member of LAWA.

Fiona is an accredited Level 2 Coach and has been coaching summer and winter

training at Inglewood Little Athletics Club over the past three years. While in the

UK she was involved strategically with expansion and development of the Club

membership base, team participation, innovative event programs and fun based

skill learning. She was involved in the merger of two diverse and culturally different

athletics clubs, to bring together a regional club that could train, compete and

oversee the running of the club more effectively. Fiona gained a BA (Honours) in

Business, Sport and Recreation and is a qualified accountant, working within the

professional, corporate, sporting and not for profit (NFP) industry. She currently

works as Finance Manager for Nature Play WA an NFP organisation.

Dean Smith - D i r e c t o r

Dean Smith has made a leadership contribution to Little Athletics since 2008.

Joining as a parent in 2008, after having participated himself in his younger years,

Dean quickly rose through a number of volunteer roles to take on the position

of Chairman of Ridgewood Little Athletics Centre from 2012 to 2018. With a

personal commitment to ‘do the right thing by the athlete’ Dean transformed the

Centre, establishing a strong governance framework and financial position. He

also overhauled the look of the Centre with new clothing, awards, medals and

scholarships. Dean is committed to athlete development, not only as a coach

himself, but by leading the Ridgewood committee to develop a training program

to support athletes seeking more advanced skills development. He also co-founded

the Ridgewood-Joondalup Challenge, now renamed the Smith-Bossert Challenge,

designed to create a new and innovative way to engage the participants of Little

Athletics. Dean has also served as a valued Key official at LAWA State Events,

senior events and also as a volunteer at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

Lee Hutton - D i r e c t o r

Lee Hutton came to the Board as a casual director in 2016 and is the only Director

from a regional area. "I have thoroughly enjoyed my time and hope to continue in

the role to help develop the strategic plan and expand the Little Athletics brand.

As a first time Board member, it gives a wonderful insight into the workings and

efforts of the members that are all involved in different aspects of the sport."


Member Services Manager

Member Support Officer

Sport Development Manager

Competitions & Development Officer

Little Athletics Program for Schools Coordinator

Finance Services

Media Support Officer

Patron

Emma Pass Heather Dalton

Danny Kevan Jake Trewin

Rebecca Del Pup

Debbie Heath

Blanka Lesti

Dr Tony Buti (MLA)

THE STA FFVince Del Prete - C E O

Vince has over 30 years’ experience in human resources management, executive,

corporate, governance, strategic planning, project management and policy

analysis. With a long history in the WA sporting industry, Vince formerly lead the

People Development Unit at the Department of Sport and Recreation WA, held

the position of acting CEO of Softball WA and provided advisory services to range

of state sporting organisations to ensure the delivery of strategic plan outcomes and

drive long-term sustainability. In his voluntary capacity, Vince has fulfilled numerous

positions in sports organisation including coach, team manager, club president and

Board Director. Vince has been a Director on the Bowls WA Board since 2014 and

during this time has sat on the Governance Committee and currently chairs the

Club Development Committee. Vince was appointed as CEO of Little Athletics WA

in July 2016 and held this role until August 2019, where he was then appointed as

CEO of the One Management Team to lead the historical unification of the sport of

athletics in WA through the merge of Little Athletics WA and Athletics WA.

CH A IRM A N A ND CEO REPORT

It is with mixed emotions that I write this as the final Little Athletics WA Annual Report. There is always a sense of reflection and sentiment when we evolve and change, however there is also a sense of excitement and anticipation as athletics in WA has matured to encompass the whole of sport. Great opportunities await us as we enter into a new phase of management and leadership.

Little Athletics WA commenced the season under the auspice of One Sport – One Team where the Little Athletics WA Board and Athletics WA (Seniors) Board worked together collaboratively to establish the strategic intent for the whole of sport, extending from Tiny Tots to Masters. Having established the foundation for change over the preceding years, and with ongoing development, a key milestone to commence the season was the establishment of One Management Team.

One Management Team was employed to deliver the sport of athletics to members across the ‘whole of sport’ and transition the staff and operations to a co-located premise within the WA Athletics Stadium. Although the concept of One Sport – One Team might be new in Australia for athletics, it was seen by our members, volunteers, management, and Directors to be a logical progression for the ongoing sustainability of the sport of Athletics.

For our members, One Management Team meant they were supported by staff across the

whole of sport. Little Athletics programs and competitions continued to be delivered and supported, just as programs and competitions for the senior members did. One Management Team also supported a co-ordinated approach and development opportunities for the transitional age group members. Member engagement and support across the sport increased with all Little Athletics Centres and Senior Athletics Clubs being directly engaged, consulted, and further encouraged to seek assistance, guidance, and development opportunities. The greatest challenges for the formation of One Management Team resided with the CEO, Mr Vince Del Prete, and his team of dynamic staff. Staff training, education and the nuances of co-location occurred whilst registrations commenced. Staff even resorted to utilising their personal Wi-Fi hotspots to ensure communications continued, whilst we negotiated to implement a reliable service! The successful implementation of One Management Team, whilst continuing to maintain the focus on delivery and service to our members was a key milestone and achievement to the progression of unification of the sport in WA.

A significant challenge, not only for Little Athletics, but across all communities, sports and businesses within the past 12 months has been the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As transmission across the world increased and positive COVID-19 cases developed within our local communities, the difficult decision was taken to cancel the 2020 State Track and Field Championships. On the best medical advice available at the time. Simply put, the health and safety of our athletes, volunteers, officials, staff and event attendees


It was a decision not taken lightly by the Directors and Management and was based on the best medical advice available at the time. Simply put, the health and safety of our athletes, volunteers, officials, staff and event attendees was deemed our highest priority. Although it is extremely disappointing for all that we did not get the opportunity to complete the season with our final championships; an event we acknowledge many had worked hard for; we greatly appreciate the support we received in making this difficult decision. We wish to thank and acknowledge the entire athletics community for your flexibility and understanding.

Our ability to be flexible and adaptable was tested as COVID-19 restrictions in the community increased. Staff were able to work from home, developing future engagement opportunities, exploring membership models, developing policies and procedures for the future change in the governance construct, and developing commercial and marketing strategies. During this time the dynamic team continued to communicate and engage regularly through the implementation of alternate meeting strategies such as Zoom.

Following the successful implementation of the One Management Team, Special General Meetings for Little Athletics members and Athletics WA members were held in June. The purpose of the meeting was to unify Little Athletics with our senior counterparts to implement a single governance structure across the sport in WA. Members voted overwhelmingly in favour of adopting the single governance model with over 90% of both Little Athletics and senior members supportive of the motion.

I wish to specifically acknowledge the services of Alistair Talbot, Tottle Partners who graciously provided his professional services,

experience and knowledge in assisting and guiding the development of the Athletics West Constitution.

The historic vote places WA as the only State Athletics body to exist under a single governance structure and under the strong leadership of one CEO across the whole of sport. Athletics West can now work as one with a clear direction and ability to ensure an enhanced delivery service to all current and future Members, state-wide. Our limitation will be the ability of the National bodies to progressively support whole of sport pathways from athletes, coaches and officials.

I would like to thank fellow Directors Fiona Bow, Dr Rishelle Hume, Lee Hutton, Ryan Hawkins, Dean Smith, Allison Moore and Kevin Wilson for your continued efforts to support, grow and strategically develop the sport of athletics and in particular, Little Athletics. With the formation of Athletics West, the Little Athletics WA Association will be dissolved along with the WA Athletics Commission.

Effective from 1 July 2020, we have re-branded as ‘Athletics West’. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank the contributions of our Members, State Government; specifically Hon Mick Murray MLA, Minister for Seniors and Ageing; Volunteering; Sport and Recreation for his support, and Steve Humfrey, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, our stakeholders and partners and the support of the athletics community in making this historic decision.

I wish to acknowledge and thank the inaugural Board of Directors for Athletics West; Tim Lyons, David Rowe, Fiona Bow, Louise Soia, Dr Rishelle Hume, Dr John Forbes, Lee Hutton and Ashani Senevirantne.

I would also like to thank our Patron, Dr Toni Buti, MLA for his support and advocacy of the sport. Dr Buti understands the value and importance that sport has on the growth, development and health benefits for athletes and volunteers.

The following is a summary of key activities and outcomes for Little Athletics WA over the preceding 12 months:

• 2019 Malaysia Tour. 55 athletics and 5 Team Leaders represented Little Athletics WA in the International competition between Malaysia, Singapore and WA; • 2019 NW Regional Championships. In its second year of existence, the NW Championships were held in Exmouth with visiting Centres including Broom, Hedland, Karratha, Newman and Ashburton. Little Athletics WA also hosted Officials Education, Coaching Clinics, Community Clinics and school events reaching across the community; • 2019 LAA Role of Excellence. Brad Hardie (sportsperson) and Bob Chalmers (volunteer) were inducted to the Little Athletics Australia Roll of Excellence; • 2019 Coles Junior Athletics Carnival. Ern Clark Athletics Centre was the host to a junior event aimed at the U6-U9 age groups and including siblings in the Tiny Tots group; • 2019 State Track and Field Relay Championships Presented by Go 2 and 5. Over 3000 athletes forming 677 teams, from U8-U17 competed in the state championships which for the first year included the opportunity for mixed track and field relay events in addition to both the girls and boys teams; • 2019 RAC Sport West Awards. With over 50 years of volunteering across the sport of athletics, Bob Chalmers was awarded the

Roobix Service to Sport Award-May Campbell Medal; • 2020 Country Championships. The first State event of 2020 was hosted by Margaret River Little Athletics season, with representation from all 17 regional Centres. This is a significant achievement noting the large distances many travel to participate. For the first time, the Country Championships were open to registrations from athletes in open competitions. We look forward to increasing participation in future years. Officials Education, Coaching Clinics, Athlete training and education and Tiny Tots sessions were also conducted. Thank you to Hon Mick Murray MLA for attending. • 2020 State Combined Event Championships Presented by Go 2 and 5. The multi event competition was conducted in February with 275 athletes from U11 to U17 competing. We also welcomed a small team of athletes from Singapore Sports School who travelled to compete against WA athletes; • Zones Championships. In mid-February, just over 2000 athletes competed in the Zones Championships in a bid to qualify for State Championships; and • 2020 State Track and Field Championships. Unfortunately, due to the increasing health risk and based on medical advice, a decision to cancel the State Track and Field Championships was made. We wish to acknowledge the 1472 athletes who qualified and entered the event.

It is concerning to report that Little Athletics registrations continued to decline for the third year in a row, despite strong participation in community events and increasing community engagement. This is a challenge the sport must continue to address; to be innovative and to adapt to the changing community priorities and demands. A review of our memberships model will greatly assist us to provide flexibility for our membership in the future.


Although we may have concluded the 2019/2020 competition season abruptly, we should not let this overshadow our successes. The world has changed and will continue to do so, as has our concept of ‘normal’. We need to look past ‘how we have always done it’ and create new and exciting opportunities for the future. Change should not be viewed negatively, but rather a platform upon which we can steer new and exciting paths with increased opportunities and engagement across the whole of sport. Out of adversity, we need to continue to seek opportunity.

I wish to acknowledge and thank our National sponsor Coles, for their ongoing banana donations and for providing the opportunity for Centres to directly apply for community funding. Assistance of nearly $40,000 was received by 9 Centres across WA to purchase much needed athletics equipment including high jump mats, hurdles, line marking machines and more. Coles also piloted the Athlete and Volunteer of the Month Award in WA during the season. Nominations were sought from our members and winners were awarded a $50 Coles voucher for their contribution to the sport.

All award winners were eligible for the end of year award where the successful recipients received a trophy and $500 Coles gift card. The awards highlighted and rewarded the tireless effort that so many of our Little Athletics volunteers contribute within our community. Thank you for all your support.

I would also like to make special mention of Little Athletics WA major partner, Healthway, Go for 2 and 5. Their support of our community in Western Australia has been truly invaluable throughout the year and continues to make a different to the positive health choices for our members across the sport.

To our key partners and stakeholders including Landmark, ISC, Keep on Running, Travel and Sports Australia, Australian Financial Solutions Group, Worldwide Printing, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, Rocktape, Aussies in Action Sports Photography, Tottle Partners and Nordic Sport; thank you.

Our successful achievements over the past 12 months would not have been possible with the motivated, dedicated and passionate staff. Capably led by Vince Del Prete, the team of Emma, Jake, Danny, Rebecca, Debbie and Heather transitioned to the One Management Team at the WA Athletics Stadium. Vince was successfully appointed as the One Management Team CEO, where the team were joined by Wayne, Stephen, Nathan, Lyndsay, Savannah, and Sharon. I wish to thank and acknowledge the extended services of Wayne and Stephen to the sport and wish them both well in their future endeavours.

Finally, to the Little Athletics community, athletes, coaches, officials, administrators and volunteers, thank you for all that you have contributed to support the sport and to provide the ongoing opportunity for thousands to participate each week. I sincerely thank you all. You should be proud of the contribution you have made to achieve collective success as a sport and to achieving the historic transition to a unified sport providing greater opportunities to all.

Vince Del Prete Chief Executive Officer

Teresa BlackmanChairman

U10’s

PA RTICIPATION

7,092

37 19

BOYS GIRLS

12 1965

4,476

2,616

3,569 3,523

112 members identified as having a disability

9% of members were born outside of Australia374 members are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

137 members, 1.9% speak a language other than English at home

598 members applied for Kidsport

Metro - 5,456

Country - 1,108

North West - 528

Centres

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

FOR 2019/20

Boys Girls

U6 - U9 1454 1215

U10’s 927

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Biggest

Metro Clubs Country Northwest Regional

Returning members

New members

137 members, 1.9% speak a language other than English at home

Northwest Regional

The Little Athletics Development Squad is

offered to athletes who place in the top

eight in any event at the previous seasons

State Track and Field Championships. The

2019/20 Squad consisted of 75 athletes

from 19 centres who had the opportunity to

participate in each of the five development

squad days held monthly.

86.66% of athletes attended between three

and five days in this season’s development

squad, which consisted of seven training

sessions and three educational presentations.

This season Athletics in WA engaged Alex

Dreyer (Sports Dietitian and Athletics

Development officer), Raf Baugh

(Physiotherapist and High-Performance

Director of Front Runner Sports) and Cruz

Hogan (WAIS PhD Candidate and WAIS

Athlete) to conduct educational presentations

for the squad. The sessions included topics

such as sports nutrition, long-term athlete

development and injury management.

28 families (37.33%) completed the 2019/20

Development Squad feedback survey. The

summary of the survey results provided

Athletics in WA with the following statistics:

- 96.43% were either satisfied (42.86%) or

very satisfied (53.57%) with the quality of

coaching delivered during the event sessions.

- 92% were either satisfied (24%) or

very satisfied (68%) with educational

presentations.

- Overall, 96.43% were either satisfied

(42.86%) or very satisfied (53.57%) with the

program.

DEVELOPMENT SQUAD 2019 - 2020

DE V ELOPMENT


Through the Little Athletics Program for Schools, Athletics in WA delivers an educational athletics program throughout schools in WA. The LAPS Program provides an opportunity for participants to have a go at different athletics events, as well as providing students with the opportunity to develop their running, jumping and throwing skills. The focus of these sessions is on fun and maximum participation, so that students are left with a positive experience in athletics.

In 2019, the LAPS Program highlights included:

42 schools filled out the 2019 LAPS Feedback survey.

The summary of the survey results provided LAWA with the following statistics:64.29% said the students appeared to enjoy the program a great deal. 28.57% said students enjoyed the program a lot (second best response).

92.86% rated the program as either extremely valuable (50%) or very valuable (42.86%) in terms of students’ development of fundamental athletics skills.

78.57% were very satisfied with the coaches who delivered the program. The remaining 21.43% were satisfied.

47.62% felt the LAPS Program exceeded their expectations. The remaining 52.38% felt the program met their expectations.

100% of schools are either very likely (90.48%) or likely (9.52%) to book the LAPS program again in 2020.

2019 LITTLE ATHLETICS PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS

9,056 participating students

73 participating Schools, and

82 School visits

2 Interschool events

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Over the 2019/20 season, Athletics in WA has delivered coach education and volunteer

upskilling to 81 people, continuing to grow the capacity and sustainability of Athletics

in both metro, regional and remote WA. There were 7 courses in total held in Exmouth,

Melville, Gosnells and Laverton, as well as in Mount Claremont with the Little Athletics

Youth Leadership Program and in Leederville with students from North Metropolitan

TAFE.

2019 – 2020 INTRODUCTION TO COACHING COURSES

Location Month Participants

Exmouth LAC June 2019 12

Melville LAC September 2019 6

Mt Claremont - Youth Leaders Program October 2019 10

Gosnells LAC November 2019 12

Laverton December 2019 8

Leederville - North Metropolitan TAFE October and November 2019 33


2019 – 2020 INTRODUCTION TO COACHING COURSES

COCOS KEELING ISLANDS REGIONAL TRIP

In November 2019, Athletics in WA visited the Cocos Keeling Islands to provide the

youth on both West Island and Home Island, with the opportunity to participate in athletics activities. In total, Athletics in WA delivered three come and try community athletics sessions to over 75 individuals and two full days of athletics sessions in schools to 85 students.

The participants were full of enthusiasm and enjoyed giving all events a go, with some individuals attending as many as three athletics sessions across the visit. Their eagerness to take on coaching tips and ability to pick up skills very quickly, meant that many children made great improvements to their athletics skills in a short space of time.

Attendance in the come and try community sessions was excellent, with one session on Home Island attracting approximately 50 participants, which is over 80% of the youth who live on that Island!

With the support of key stakeholders, Athletics in WA will be better placed to increase the profile of Athletics across regional and remote WA, as well as expand the reach and diversity of the programs it delivers. Athletics in WA would like to thank the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and the Community Development team at the Shire of Cocos Keeling Islands for making this trip possible.

LAVERTON REGIONAL TRIP

In December 2019, Athletics in WA visited Laverton in the Goldfields-Esperance region

of WA to deliver free school and community programs to the town and residents. The trip was funded by the local Laverton mining companies, AngloGold and Minara, and arranged by Martin Seelander, CEO of Pakaanu Aboriginal Corporation.

The community were very excited for the visit with Athletics being one of the most popular sports in Laverton! Students in Laverton have the opportunity to train and compete in athletics at their school oval, as well as the opportunity to attend Eastern Goldfields LAC competition meets in Kalgoorlie on a Friday night for those

who demonstrate commitment and attendance in both school and training. The visit saw 60 students participate in school clinics and after sschool community sessions across the three days, with many students eager to improve across all athletics events.

Members of the community also had the opportunity to participate in a free coach education session. Eight members of the community gave up their evening to attend, leaving with a fundamental understanding of Athletics to pass on to the wider community.

A big thank you to Martin Seelander and those who made this trip possible.


2019 MALAYSIA TOUR

The Little Athletics Tour of Malaysia was a huge success with 55 athletes and 5 Team

Leaders representing Little Athletics WA during this event.

We had some incredible results achieved during the 2 days of competition with many medals being won by almost all athletes in attendance. Little Athletics WA did exceptionally well in both relay events with many double podiums.

2019 was a unique travel experience much like 2017 as the team first landed in Kuala Lumpur then jumped on another plan to Kuantan where the competition was held and following the competition we jumped on a plane again and headed back into Kuala Lumpur where we would spend the next few days sightseeing and going on many adventures to the Indoor Theme Park, Batu Caves, Water Park and many other exciting venues.

We had a fantastic bunch of athletes on this trip which included under 14s, 15s and 16s and I would like to congratulate them on the great behaviour they displayed during the entire trip, it always makes these trips more enjoyable for everyone involved when the athletes are a delight to work with.

A big thank you to the 4 Team Leaders who accompanied the Program Coordinator, Jake Trewin on this trip which included Teresa Blackman, Fiona Brown, Rachel Trent & Shane Klopper.

Below you will find reports from one of our Team Leaders Rachel Trent along with a report from two of our Under 14 athletes, Skye Bowron & Emma-Lee Grundy.

2019 MALAYSIA TOUR TEAM LEADER - RACHEL TRENT

On Your Marks...

I was very excited and extremely thankful to receive an email confirming the amazing opportunity to be one of five team leaders on the 2019 LAWA International tour to Malaysia. This was going to be an amazing experience for all involved.

Get Set...

Leading up to the departure date we had training sessions, bonding activities and a presentation ceremony all of which the athletes’ participation level was 100%. This was a great opportunity to meet the wonderful and equally excited, parents and families of the delegation plus to get to know the athletes in our teams and letting them get to know us. It was lovely to see the pride in the parents and families at the presentation ceremony but also to see the pride the athletes had in themselves. The team leaders (Teresa, Jake, Fiona, Shane and myself…. Rebecca) have a vast amount of experience and knowledge and it was great to re-assure the parents that they were in good hands.

Go...

And just like that, Sunday the 7th of July was upon us and we were flying out for Kuantan. The flight was full of chatter from the athletes due to excitement but also nerves. As we

were pulling up to the amazing Kuantan hotel the athletes spotted Starbucks – I am sure Starbucks has not had a profit spike like that since we left! Acclimatisation, track familiarisation and hydration were the most important factors over the first few days as the humidity hit you like a tonne of bricks. The athletes were quick to get over this hurdle and adapted very well (and were probably sick and tired of us nagging them to hydrate ALL the time)! The competition saw the athletes face some strong competition from Singapore and Malaysia, but they came away with a huge amount of success, not only on the track but off as well. This group of athletes never quit – they never gave up and they were super supportive of their fellow athletes all cheering and congratulating each other. The friendships that were formed was great to see – not only amongst athletes but also the team leaders! One of the highlights for me was seeing our athletes integrate with the athletes from Singapore and Malaysia and doing what kids do…. talk, dance and swap social media profiles! With all the uniform swapping it brought the two-day competition to a close with fatigue starting to set it – the athletes were exhausted as well! The second part of the trip saw the delegation fly to Kuala Lumpur and experience adventures they never have but will remember forever with the Royal Selangor Pewter and Batu Caves, Aquaria KLCC, Petronas Towers,


Berjaya Times Square Theme Park, Sunway Lagoon Theme Park, Genting Highlands, Snow World (which was a welcomed change from the humidity), Ripley’s Believe it or not, Petronas Towers Discovery Centre, more Starbucks and Shopping! Some of the athletes will make it big in the business world with their negotiation skills – some showed their competitive streak when it came to bartering! I am not sure how some were not charged excess baggage charges on the way home.

It was great to see everyone embrace the culture and the new experiences along the way and to get to know the athletes as themselves, not in competition mode! There were so many laughs to be had along the way – I do recall at least 4 times I was doubled over, laughing for different reasons. I look forward to not only hearing about these athletes’ future success but seeing them compete at future state events and picking up where we left off. I wish them all the very best for the future! Thankyou again to LAWA for giving me this amazing experience and many great memories!


ATHLETES – SKYE BOWRON & EMMA-LEE GRUNDY

We were so excited to hear the news that we had been selected to represent Little

Athletics Western Australia in Malaysia at the International Athletics Competition.

Before we left we had some training sessions as well as some activities to get to know the other Athletes we would be travelling with. We knew some of them from Zones and States but this way, we made friendships before we even left Perth. We went to bootcamp, kayaking and some training sessions at the Stadium.

Our plane left Perth after midnight and we landed in Malaysia first thing in the morning – the views were breathtaking. The Athletics Competition was an experience of a lifetime. We raced against athletes from Singapore and Malaysia and by the end of the Comp we were all friends and were swapping shirts and souvenirs. We enjoyed the relays the most, we were so proud to be representing our State.

After the Comp we did a lot of shopping and sightseeing. The shopping was amazing, it was so different to what we have in Perth. During the day we stayed in groups and by the end

of the trip we were all great friends. We tried a lot of Malaysian food, some of it was quite spicy but we didn’t mind. The weather was very different to Perth, we left in the middle of winter and arrived to a very humid, warm 36 degree climate. It was certainly a shock for us!

Seeing the sights of Malaysia was very memorable for us. We went to the Petronas Towers, the Batu Caves, the Genting Highlands (the cable cars were so cool), the Aquaria, Snow World, the Royal Selangar Pewter Factory where we made a souvenir to take home with us, Sunway Lagoon and so many other places.

Travelling to Malaysia with LAWA was an awesome opportunity for us. We had so many new experiences and we did everything together as a Team. The views in Malaysia were fabulous, the food was delicious, and we will never forget our time over there. We made so many new friends from other Centres in WA and we still keep in contact now, even months after we got back, we can’t wait to see them again at State Relays!

I was fortunate enough to be selected to attend this training camp held at the AIS. I came away after 3 days with a lot more knowledge on athletics than before and some new friends.

At the beginning of the day we first had training with some professional coaches from around Australia at the track. The coaches

were approachable and explained why we were doing certain exercises. I learnt a lot from them especially some cool tips on my running technique. They also some effective exercises and drills to do to help this. Because I am a middle-distance runner, the training that we did was quite hard to say the least.

2019 COLES LAA UNDER 15 AIS CAMP

The live-in camp is designed to provide elite coaching and active participation in athletics. Situated

at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra, we are able to take full advantage of these

world class facilities. With coaching sessions planned each day, athletes will be able to enhance

their performance in their chosen event and improve their general fitness. Workshops will be held

on various topics such as strength & conditioning, social media, stretching; there will also be guest

appearances by senior elite athletes.

CAMP REPORT FROM ATHLETE LAURA STUMP


In the afternoons we all went to different workshops around the AIS. These were either stretching, strength and conditioning, injury prevention and the hot and cold recovery baths. I would have to say that the hot and cold baths were my favourite because they made my legs relaxed after the hard training we had done before. What I found interesting was the importance of eating meat after exercise to help repair the muscles, the rest of the food was really good too.

Towards the end of each day we went to a conference. Here we had the privilege to meet Glynis Nunn, an Olympic gold medallist in the heptathlon. She was actually running the camp. She told us all about her history as an Olympian and how she got to be one. She actually sat diagonal to me on the flight from Sydney to

Canberra! We also got to learn about the lives of other Australian Athletic Olympians. They shared their experiences, good tips on how they prepared for their event and a few good laughs.

Going away with a small team meant that everyone got to get to know each other and we all became good friends. We definitely shared some good laughs and being together which made the whole experience a lot better.

20 19 – 2020 OFFICI A L S EDUCATION IN WAWAAOC were again appointed by LAWA

to the role of Officials Coordination/Education for the 2019 – 2020 Summer Season.

In September before the season commenced three Spring Education sessions were presented at Dept. Of Sport and Recreation training rooms. These sessions were presented by several members of WAAOC and were well attended and proved invaluable to participants as the season began.

During the first three months of the Track and Field season members visited various centres to give support to Centre management and provide education and information to volunteer officials. Centre visits included Swan Valley, Inglewood, Peel, Ridgewood, Bayswater, Northam, Dale, Melville and Kingsway.

Several follow up visits were made to centres needing more time and support with one of these being Swan Valley.

A full theory and practical seminar on walks was presented at Cockburn at their invitation and encouragement is given for more centres to be as proactive as this centre.

Specialist seminars in Track, Jumps and Throws at Level 2 AAOES were also presented at the main stadium, with some participants then going on to gain practical experience at AWA competitions.Over the second half of season, opportunities were taken up by various members in the operation of Meet Manager and Photo Finish, adding to the multi skill level of officials for the sport.

Through Social Media and direct email WAAOC provided online quizzes and training tips which were pleasingly embraced, and it is intended for this to be a regular part of ongoing Education. Opportunities and Athletics information is regularly provided via the WAAOC Newsletter produced and available online.

A team of two was provided to attend and assist in the management of the North West Championships in Exmouth. Onsite education was provided to the volunteers running the event and officiating knowledge in the North West continues to grow.

WAAOC provided a large management team to assist and support Country Championships in Margaret River and provided the opportunity for all country officials to learn and develop at onsite competition. To extend Education opportunities this year multiple Field referees were appointed, and umpires trained for track events. A full Call room was in operation providing education in the running processes for athletes and volunteer officials.

A management team was also provided for the State Track & Field Relays and the State Combined Event Championships.


A team was in full readiness for State Track and Field Championships when they were abruptly cancelled due to the Coronavirus epidemic.

A number of members took an active part in Zone Championships and visits were made by members to the various Zones to support competition. In several zones WAAOC members worked as officials and managers.

The club’s Junior officials program continued with several participating at LAWA State Events as well as gaining valuable experience at the Perth Track Classic. We also had one participate as an umpire in Margaret River.

WAAOC also promoted a number of LAWA officials to nominate for the Athletics Australia Jandakot Airport Perth Track Classic and this added to their development.

WAAOC continued to support LAWA competitions and officials more than just at summer events. After our first year managing the Winter Cross country and Road Walking during season 2018 - 2019 we were looking forward to a second Winter until the season was halted due to health risks. The intention of taking on this role is to not only manage but also support host centres and provide onsite education at Out of Stadia events. WAAOC also intends to host some Out of Stadia events to assist other clubs and centres with set up and management knowledge.

It is our aim to ensure there is a large circle of experience and event knowledge in WA for both Track and Field and Out of Stadia. We continue to work towards this by providing our support and knowledge while actively working with the administrators of the sport.

CROSS COUNTRY & ROAD WALKING WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019

COMPE TITIONS


The 2019 Winter Season saw the continuation of the new and improved timetable that

was introduced in 2017 which includes the alternating of scratch and handicap starts for both the cross county & road walking events.

This season also see the appointment of the Western Australian Athletics Officials Club as the Winter Managers for 2019. Little Athletics WA would like to thank all members of the WAAOC Winter Management Committee for all their hard work in organising and managing each event along with the host centre but also for the great work they did in educating officials and parent helpers in out of stadia rules and procedures.

It would not be a Winter Season without our amazing centres that put their hand up to host either a Cross Country event and/or

Road Walking event throughout the season. Your ongoing support to allowing athletes the opportunity to compete is greatly appreciated.A special thank you to the WA Athletics Officials Club who hosted 3 walks events this season to ensure there was an even number of events between Cross Country and Road Walking.

It was great to be able to get a Cross Country event held in Bunbury and see almost 300 athletes take part, it was a great course and well organised by the Bunbury committee.Thank you also to all the athletes, parent helpers, officials, coaches, supporters, and sponsors who ensured the season was a great one.

CROSS COUNTRY

ROAD WALKING

Race Number

Race Number

Host Centre

Host Centre

Participants

Participants

1

1

Manning Park - Spearwood

Metro Shopping Centre – Maddington

3

3

Troy Park - Attadale

Maida Vale Primary School – Maida

6

6

Championships

Championships

Perry Lakes - Floreat

Perry Lakes Reserve - Floreat

Garvey Park - Ascot

Adventure World - Bibra Lake

2

2

Piney Lakes - Winthrop


5

5

Shearwater Reserve - Bunbury

Wanneroo Netball Association - Kingsway

4

4

Southern Hills Christian College - Bedfordale


7

7

Lake Gwelup

Mike Barnett Basketball Stadium - Rockingham

Southern Districts

WA Athletics Officials Club

632

84

Melville

Belmont

521

82

Dale


459

76

Kingsway

288

55

UWA


Belmont

Cockburn

Hamersley

Rockingham

506

59

Cockburn

Gosnells

649

87

Venue

Venue

517

69

521

73

A big thanks must go to the Department of Local Government, Sport & Cultural Industries for supporting these initiatives and making them possible.

A big thanks must go to the Department of Local Government, Sport & Cultural Industries for supporting these initiatives and making them possible.

We once again had the pleasure of having 3 Perth based officials who volunteered their time at the Championships to not only officiate but to also provide guidance and education to the hundreds of parent volunteers out at every site. Thank you to Fiona Brown, Bev McCagh & Dean Smith.

The Championships saw 106 athletes compete in over 250 scheduled events over the 2 days of competition. Competition started Saturday Afternoon going through till sun set and then it kicked off again early Sunday morning, finishing off by midday.

In its second year of existence, the 2019 North West Regional Championships consisting of the Broome, Exmouth, Hedland, Karratha, Newman and Ashburton Centres was held in the beautiful town of Exmouth at the Talanjee & Koobooroo Ovals on Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 October 2019.

Holding the event during the School Holidays allowed for families to further enjoy the beautiful surrounds of Exmouth before and after the event. With over 100 athletes and families staying on average 3 nights in the town.

Little Athletics WA had the pleasure of also hosting the following during the event:


2019 NORTH WEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Nutrient Ag Solutions Track & Field Training Clinics for all interested athletes;Community Pool & BBQ event at the local pool for all interested athletes;

Officials Education happening all throughout the weekend

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632

84

521

82

459

76

288

55

506

59

649

87

517

69

521

73

Ashburton 3 Competitors

Broome 13 Competitors

Exmouth 48 Competitors

Hedland 14 Competitors

Karratha 23 Competitors

Newman 5 Competitors

We were very proud to receive a Tourism WA grant for this event which enabled this event to happen at the high level we like to present events.

A big thank you to all of the officials and parent helpers over the weekend who helped make the event such a success. We also could not finish without saying a massive thank you and congratulations to Exmouth PCYC LAC, led by their Chairman Lauren who played host to a fantastic championship. Thank you for the mega amount of effort that went into the event.

Below is the breakdown of competitor numbers from each centre:


Ashburton 3 Competitors

Broome 13 Competitors

Exmouth 48 Competitors

Hedland 14 Competitors

Karratha 23 Competitors

Newman 5 Competitors

2019 NORTH WEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT PARTNERS

Following on from the successful 2018 event, the 2019 Coles Junior Athletics

Carnival was held on Sunday 17 November 2019 but this time at the Ern Clark Athletics Centre in Cannington. The event was open to all registered athletes in the Under 6 to Under 9 age groups as well as any siblings of registered athletes that are aged 3 and 4, they formed our Tiny Tots group. The event was a fun, entry level carnival which was designed to help educate and train our younger athletes so they can get ready for competition at the WA Athletics Stadium in the years to come.

Athletes were placed in groups based on their age and gender and rotated through 11 stations which included 6 track and field coaching stations covering Sprints, Hurdles, Long Jump, Shot Put, Discus & Javelin. 2 Competition stations which were 100m races and Long Jump as well as 3 Interactive stations which were an Aboriginal Artwork Station where athletes got to paint using their hands on a blank canvas, a St John Ambulance station where they got to walk through an ambulance and speak to 2 paramedics as well as a Healthway Go for 2 & 5 station where athletes got to play healthy games and make their own perfect plate of 2 Fruit & 5 Veg.

In total, 135 athletes participated in this event representing majority of all Metro Little Athletics WA Centres.

Little Athletics WA would like to thank our amazing volunteer coaches for their efforts during this event because without them none of our events would be possible and a big thank you to the 30 Under 15 to Under 17 athletes that assisted us during this event, your assistance was greatly appreciated. Also, a big thank you to Brad Scott and the Committee at Southern Districts LAC for allowing LAWA to use their equipment, your support was greatly appreciated.

2019 COLES JUNIOR ATHLETICS CARNIVAL


2019 COLES JUNIOR ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

2019 STATE TRACK & FIELD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY GO FOR 2 & 5

The State Track & Field Relay Championships was once again the

highest attended event on the 2019 – 2020 Little Athletics calendar and took place on Saturday 14 December 2019 at the WA Athletics Stadium. This event attracted over 3000 athletes in the Under 8 to Under 17 age groups with athletes coming from 17 metro centres and Bunbury LAC.

The 2019 event took place during a week long heat wave in Perth which lead the Competition Team at LAWA to adjust the time table from its usual 10:00am to 7:00pm time period to having 2 separate competition blocks with the 4 x 200m/400m events taking place between 8:30am and 12:30pm with the 4 x 100m Heats and Finals taking place between 3:30pm 8:00pm. This change was made to ensure we avoided as much of the heat as possible in the middle of the day.

We would like to thank all of the athletes, officials, coaches, centre committee members and family members that ensured the new program ran so smoothly, having such a late change to the time table wasn’t ideal but everyone chipped on to ensure it ran as smooth as possible.

Back again for 2019 was the State Track Relay Championships for Athletics WA

that saw a variety of clubs participating in their 4 x 100m, 4 x 400m & 4 x Medley Relays events which were spread out over the 2 sessions. These were a great highlight at the event with many junior athletes getting to watch the Senior athletes in action, once again showing the athletics pathway from Little Athletics to Senior Athletics.

Overall, the competition ran very well despite the conditions and a big thank you must go to the terrific support we are receiving from over 70 volunteer track and field officials throughout the event, who were led by our very capable Competition Directors Fiona Brown and Kylee McVee. Without our fantastic team of official’s events like these wouldn’t be possible.Also, a massive thank you must go to the Centre Team Managers who put in countless hours towards this event in organising teams and the many parent rosters. A big thank you must also go to the hundreds of parent helpers that assisted all throughout the event.

Congratulations to our winning centres in their respective categories, a terrific effort from everyone involved.


2019 STATE TRACK & FIELD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY GO FOR 2 & 5

Girls Track Teams Girls Field Teams

Mixed Track Teams

Teams in Total - 677

Mixed Field Teams

Boys Track Teams Boys Field Teams244

11 4

226 99

93

2019 STATE TRACK AND FIELD RELAYS BY THE NUMBERS

2019 STATE TRACK & FIELD RELAY CENTRE CHAMPIONS

1. Kingsway Little Athletics Centre2. UWA Little Athletics Centre3. Hamersley Little Athletics Centre

1. Kingsway Little Athletics Centre2. UWA Little Athletics Centre3. Melville Little Athletics Centre

1. UWA Little Athletics Centre2. Kingsway Little Athletics Centre3. Ridgewood Little Athletics Centre

Girls Track Relay Champions

Boys Track Relay Champions

Combined Field Relay Champions

LAWA STATE RECORDS BROKEN AT THE 2019 STATE TRACK & FIELD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Event Centre New / Previous Record

U10 Boys Turbo Javelin

U17 Boys Shot Put

U17 Boys 4 x 100m Relay

U17 Boys Discus Etienne RousseauUWA 54.54m 52.84m

UWA

Gosnells LAC

18.76m

43.31

16.81m

44.52

Joondalup 31.62m 31.17m

Athlete


52.84m

16.81m

44.52

31.17m

2020 COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

For the first time in a long time, Margaret River LAC had the pleasure of hosting the 2020 LAWA Country Championships. Keeping in line with the change of date for last season’s event, the Championships were held at the Gloucester Park Football Oval in Margaret River on the weekend before the Australia Day long weekend in January. This once again meant that for the 2 years in a row we had nominations from all 17 regional centres currently affiliated with LAWA. Holding the event in January also meant that many families could combine their summer holidays with the Championships and travelled to Margaret River a few days early as well as staying in Margaret River post event to visit the lovely surrounding areas.

Little Athletics WA had the pleasure of also hosting the following during the event:

A big thanks must go to the Department of Local Government, Sport & Cultural Industries – South West for supporting these initiatives and making them possible.

We had the great honour and privilege of having the Minister for Sport & Recreation, the Hon. Mick Murray attend our event on the Saturday where he took part in the Opening Ceremony.

Level 1 Community Athletics Coaching Course;

Nutrien Ag Solutions Track & Field Training Clinics for all interested athletes;

Officials Education happening all throughout the weekend;

Open Competition;

Tiny Tots Session.

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We once again had the pleasure of having 8 Perth based officials who volunteered their time at the Championships to not only officiate but to also provide guidance and education to the hundreds of parent volunteers out at every site. Thank you to Fiona Brown, Marion Buchanan, Toni Petts, Bernadette Hennighan, Marie Fitzsimons, Bev McCagh, Jennifer Wheatley & Yvonne Mann.

The Championships saw 350 athletes compete in over 300 scheduled events over the 3 days of competition. Competition started Friday evening with the 400m heats and the finals of the walks as well as the 2nd year of 4 x 100m relays which was a huge hit for the athletes whom usually do not get to participate in these events with LAWA. Saturday started early with competition ceasing at 10am for 30 minutes to

allow all athletes the opportunity to take part in the traditional March past, with Northam Little Athletics Centre adjudged to be the winner by the Minister for Sport & Recreation, Hon. Mick Murray.

Competition wrapped up midday on the

Sunday with Bunbury & Districts LAC taking out the Overall Points Trophy and Denmark LAC taking out the Handicap trophy.

A big thank you to all of the officials and parent helpers over the weekend who helped make the event such a success. We also could not finish without saying a massive thank you and congratulations to Margaret River LAC Chairman Janet Smith who played host to a fantastic championship. Thank you for the mega amount of effort that went into the event.

LAWA COUNTRY RECORDS BROKEN AT THE 2020 COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Event Athlete New / Previous Record

Under 10 Girls 70m Margaret River

Bunbury

Bunbury

Bunbury

Under 11 Boys Discus Eastern Goldfields

Bunbury

Northam

Bunbury

Bunbury

Marcus Rodan 29.12m 22.49

Amy Steenkamp 16.38 Inaugural

Morgan Hill

Jasper Steele

14.76

28.50m

Inaugural

14.99

Daisy Chance

Cody Stanfield

14.12

2:06.60

Inaugural

2:08.35

Giles West

James Kiely

Lily Smith 10.98 11.24

Centre

14.36

2:06.40

Inaugural

2:09.19

Under 11 Girls 80m Hurdles

Under 11 Boys 80m Hurdles

Under 15 Boys 800m

Under 12 Girls 80m Hurdles

Under 16 Boys 800m

Under 13 Boys Discus

Under 12 Boys 80m Hurdles


29.12m 22.49

16.38 Inaugural

14.76

28.50m

Inaugural

14.99

14.12

2:06.60

Inaugural

2:08.35

10.98 11.24

14.36

2:06.40

Inaugural

2:09.19

2020 COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT PARTNERS

2020 STATE COMBINED EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY GO FOR 2 & 5

The State Combined Event Championships

is traditionally the smallest event on the

calendar but would have to be one of the

toughest events for our athletes competing in

either 5 or 7 events throughout the event. This

season the event took place on Saturday 8 and

Sunday 9 February 2020 at the WA Athletics

Stadium.

This event attracted 275 athletes in the Under

11 to Under 17 age groups with athletes coming

from 19 Metro centres, 3 Country centres, 1 North

West centre as well as athletes from Singapore

Sports School. It was great to see of the athletes

entered that 12 were from our Country/North

West Centres.

For our Under 14 to 17 athletes this event involves

7 events over 2 days of competition with 4 events

on Saturday and 3 events on Sunday, thus

making it a very gruelling event for majority of

these athletes. Our Under 11 to Under 13 athletes

compete in 5 events and as per last year, the

Under 11 to 13 Girls competed on Saturday and

the Under 11 to 13 Boys competed on the Sunday

to help spread out the program which took the

pressure off our fantastic volunteer officials.

The competition was a great success overall

and it was fantastic to see 11 new records

being set over the weekend which is no easy

achievement.

The State Combined Event Championships

was also the qualifying event for the Under 15

athletes to qualify for the Under 15 Multi Event

team to participate at the Coles Australian

Little Athletics Championships in Canberra in

April, so we would again like to congratulate

the 3 male and 3 female athletes that qualified

for this competition.

Athlete Centre Age Group Event New Record

Previous Record

Palace Koia Cockburn Under 11 Girls 80m Hurdles 13.98 Inaugural

Palace Koia Cockburn Under 11 Girls Heptathlon 2347 Inaugural

Tristian Wilson Belmont Under 11 Boys Discus 29.19m 28.92m

Daniel Dawson Melville Under 11 Boys 80m Hurdles 13.26 Inaugural

Daniel Dawson Melville Under 11 Boys Heptathlon 1558 Inaugural

Rhiannah Allen Kingsway Under 12 Girls 80m Hurdles 13.98 Inaugural

Rhiannah Allen Kingsway Under 12 Girls Heptathlon 2202 Inaugural

Giles West Bunbury Under 12 Boys Heptathlon 1703 Inaugural

Euan Barker Inglewood Under 12 Boys 80m Hurdles 13.52 Inaugural

Aston Archer Southern Districts Under 13 Boys Heptathlon 2219 2121

Austin van der Struyf UWA Under 14 Boys Heptathlon 4072 Inaugural


Athlete Centre Age group Event New record Old record

2020 STATE COMBINED EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY GO FOR 2 & 5

Winning Centre - Belmont Little Athletics Centre

LAWA STATE RECORDS BROKEN AT THE 2020 STATE COMBINED EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2020 Zones Championships were held on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 February

2020.

Host Centres & Locations:Zone 1 – Cockburn – Santich ParkZone 2 – Gosnells – Langford Sporting ComplexZone 3 – Bayswater – Noranda Sporting ComplexZone 4 – Ridgewood LAC – HBF Arena Athletics Oval

Zone Allocations:Zone 1 - Baldivis, Cockburn, Dale, Kwinana, Peel & RockinghamZone 2 - Belmont, Gosnells, Melville &

Southern DistrictsZone 3 - Bayswater, Eastern Hills, Inglewood, Kingsway & Swan ValleyZone 4 - Hammersley, Joondalup, Ridgewood & UWA

This event is for all registered Under 7 to Under 15 athletes, with the under 7 and under 8 athletes competing at Zones as their final championship event which sees 408 Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are awarded over the 4 Zones whilst the under 9 to under 15 athletes battle it out to qualify for a qualifying position to proceed to the State Track & Field Championships event held two weeks later.

2020 ZONES CHAMPIONSHIPS


2020 ZONES CHAMPIONSHIPS

2002 athletes competed in the Zone Championships for 2020 which is 36.69% of the total metro registrations for the 2019 - 2020 season.

2020 Zone Competitor Numbers: Zone 1 – 521 athletes Zone 2 – 407 athletesZone 3 – 551 athletes Zone 4 – 523 athletes

A big thank you must go to the 4 Zone Coordinators who put in an extraordinary amount of time and effort into ensuring their Zone runs smoothly throughout the whole weekend, the support they receive from all their centres in their respective zones is also appreciated.

Athlete Centre Age Group Event New Record

Previous Record

Rejoyce Iloh Inglewood Under 12 Girls 80m Hurdles 13.53 13.98

Shawn Tshidibu Belmont Under 12 Boys 80m Hurdles 13.48 13.52

Scarlet Van Beek Belmont Under 11 Girls Discus 32.24m 31.33m

Max Noble Southern Districts Under 11 Boys Discus 37.25m 29.19m

Athlete Centre Age group Event New record Old record

LAWA STATE RECORDS BROKEN AT THE 2020 ZONES CHAMPIONSHIPS

2020 STATE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY GO FOR 2 & 5

Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 the 2020 State Track & Field Championships scheduled

to be held at the WA Athletics Stadium from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 March were canceled.We would like to acknowledge the 1472 athletes that had qualified and entered the event for 2020. This represents 20.88% of all 2019 – 2020 LAWA registrations.

This year saw a modified qualification procedure for the 2020 State Track & Field Championships, as seen below which was very successful as we saw an increase in the number of competitors compared to the 2019 event. Also, a very big thank you to the 80 volunteer officials and many parent volunteers that were scheduled to officiate or volunteer over the weekend.


2020 STATE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY GO FOR 2 & 5

2020 COLES AUSTRALIAN LITTLE ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 the 2020 Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships scheduled to be held in Canberra on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 April was cancelled.

Although the event did not go ahead we would like to acknowledge our Team Leaders that were appointed to lead the team at the event:

Male Team Manager – Jake TrewinMale Team Coach – Ronnie CharlesFemale Team Manager – Anna OlivieriFemale Team Coach – Savannah Steinbach

After their great effort at the 2020 LAWA State Combined Event Championships we would also like to acknowledge the following Under 15 athletes who were scheduled to represent Little Athletics WA at the event:

Olivia Trueman Jack Whiteside

Alyssa Horton Connor Wartzki

Skye Bowron Jack Watters

UNDER 15 GIRLS UNDER 15 BOYS

Tristen Burgess, Belmont


ATHLE TE AWA RDS

Tristen Burgess, Belmont Olivia Trueman, Belmont Leila Barker, UWA

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS:

Following exceptional seasons of Little Athletics, our Athletes of the Year were announced live on Facebook on 27 March 2020. State Event Results were reviewed by the LAWA Awards and Recognition Committee for all athletes in the Under 15 age group.

RUNNERS UP:

GIRLS

BOYS

Skye Bowron

Riley Crane Kingsway

Charlotte Woodward

Jack Watters

Jack Whiteside Inglewood

Melville

Kingsway

Baldivis

DOUG HANCY AWARD

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS:

The Doug Hancy Award is presented to athletes who are not necessarily a champion but who embody the qualities of Fraternity, Integrity, Perseverance, Challenge and Courage. This season the quality of Centre nominations was very high making for a difficult final choice.

The winners of this award were announced live on Facebook on 27 March 2020. Thank you to the Hancy family for their ongoing support.

Jake Woodman,Ridgewood

Erin Lever,Bunbury

Jaymie Thompson,Inglewood

RUNNERS UP:

BOYS CentreNominee

Jeremiah Borsic

Brock Kenny

Liam Collins

Alex Power

Lewis Nannup

Kingsway

Bunbury

Bayswater

Cockburn

Gosnells


GIRLS

Tylah Burgess

Tayla Lynch

Ehlana Olivieri

Jessica Carson

Richelle Morales

Taya Mascarenhas

Carly Pizzuto

Brielle Schaefer

Aoife Sherry

Zeta Stevens

Bayswater

Ridgewood

Melville

Gosnells

Kingsway

Southern Districts

Peel Districts

Cockburn

Southern Districts

Bayswater

RUNNERS UP:

CentreNominee

ATHLETE CENTRE CENTRE

Jack Ahearn Hayden Wallace

Cooper Taylor Amy Beissel

Joshua Burns Brodie Anderson

Maddison Gray Jorja Potter

Callum Fare Daniel Mann

Holly Burgess Lachlan Gallagher

Jessica Barnett Kirralee Vollmann

Baldivis Northam

Bayswater Ridgewood

Belmont Ridgewood

Belmont Ridgewood

Cockburn

Dale Rockingham

Rockingham Kingsway

ATHLETE PARTICIPATION AWARDS

174 athletes were recognised having participated for eight years and were presented with a certificate at their Centre.

35 athletes completed 11 years of Little Athletics and received a medallion in recognition of their commitment to the sport:

ATHLETE

Rockingham

Tori-Cheyne Hanley Katie Mobilia

James Hartwig Shanae Power

Amanda Mitchell

Indianna Black

Alexander (AJ) Lowe

Zachary Hall

Bailey Artemis

Bailey Thorpe Lara Passauer

Ryan Mitchell Connor Hynes

Amy Holland Alex Barker

Campbell Squiers

Jayden Peak

Nicole Rigby

Eleanor Bairstow

Annie Pfeiffer

Jordan Woodman

Dale Southern Districts

Gosnells Swan Valley

Gosnells UWA

Gosnells UWA

Gosnells

Hamersley

Kingsway

UWA

Rockingham

UWA

Gosnells

Kingsway

Inglewood

UWA

Southern Districts

Dale Southern Districts


Northam

Ridgewood

Ridgewood

Ridgewood

Rockingham

Kingsway

Rockingham

Southern Districts

Swan Valley

UWA

UWA

UWA

Rockingham

UWA

UWA

Southern Districts

Southern Districts

On 16 March 2020 Athletics in WA were excited to present Pat Bennett with an award to recognise her amazing contribution over a period of 50 years. Pat has been a volunteer at Eastern Goldfields Little Athletics Centre since 1970! Over this time, she has held numerous committee positions, including Recorder for 35 years, Registrar, Canteen Coordinator and Event Caller.

FIFTY YEAR VOLUNTEER AWARD

Each year at the end of the Summer season, Centre volunteers are recognised for their contribution to our sport. Our Centres and Clubs are almost entirely run by volunteers and would not be able to operate without them: Everyone from parent helpers, canteen assistants and uniform managers to officials and coaches, as well as our hard-working Centre and Club committee members.

VOLUNTEER AWA RDS

Pat Bennett is presented with her 50-year volunteer award by Vince Del Prete, CEO of Athletics in WA.

Dennis & Melanie FareBelmont LAC

Peter MiskiewiczNarrogin LAC

Christine TurnerPeel Districts LAC

Helen HahnKingsway LAC

Graham & Heather NewtonEastern Hills LAC

Seven outstanding volunteers were awarded for their contributions over a period of 20 years:

TWENTY YEAR VOLUNTEER AWARD

LAWA 2019/2020 ANNUAL REPORT / 53Christine Turner

Peel Districts LAC

26 volunteers were recognised as having volunteered for 10 or more years. Their outstanding contribution was recognised with this award at the conclusion of the Summer season. 129 Centre and Club volunteers were recognised with a 5-year volunteer certificate at their Centre.

TEN YEAR VOLUNTEER AWARD

NAME CENTRE CENTRE

Louise Lockyer Pauletta Watson

Belinda Ross Kim Smith

Amy Digney Joanne Woolley

Rodney Stribley Tony Magee

Cathy Raccanello Jeff Woodman

Sharon Stribley Caron Woodman

Kerry Andrews Bev Hamilton

Belmont Kingsway

Denmark Ridgewood

Belmont Ridgewood

Eastern Goldfields Ridgewood

Eastern Hills

Gosnells & Districts Rockingham

Belmont Hamersley

NAME

Ridgewood

Les Andrews Roy Lillimagi

Lorna Mitchell Lisa Hopkins

Sandra Patterson Kym McCabe

Ian Mitchell Toni Lillimagi

Richard Morales Debbie Bailey

Jessa Morales Austin Bailey

Stephen McCabe


Gosnells & Districts Southern Districts

Gosnells & Districts Swan Valley



Swan Valley


Pauletta Watson (right) is congratulated by Taylor Watson on her outstanding 10-year contribution at Hamersley LAC..

JUNIOR VOLUNTEER CERTIFICATE

A number of young people aged 17 or younger, who are not participating as athletes, contribute to the running of a Centre or Club on a regular basis. Often, these are previous members or siblings of members. Congratulations to the following young people who are outstanding role models in their community:

Gemma Johnston Rockingham

NAME

Georgina Gray

Joshua Smith

Hamilton Spencer

Emilia Raimundo

Ethan Kulker

Telisha Bawden

Ryan Vine

Belmont

Hamersley

Kingsway

Narrogin

Peel Districts

Ridgewood

Baldivis

CENTRE


As the major partner of Little Athletics Australia, Coles have come on board this year to

support a Volunteer of the Month Award scheme.

These awards aim to recognise the outstanding contribution our volunteers make at Little

Athletics Centres and clubs each week which enable our Centres to operate.

Thank you to Coles for their ongoing support and provision of gift cards to our winners.

Congratulations to Amy Dennis, Ella Seeley and Neve Bush who each received a certificate

and $50 Coles gift card for their contributions at Exmouth PCYC. These three talented

girls are all aged 12-13 and assisted with coaching at Exmouth PCYC each week of the

10 week program. They have been great role models for their younger peers and have

established positive relationships with their group of young athletes.

COLES VOLUNTEERS OF THE MONTH

SEPTEMBER 2019

Below - The coaching team at Exmouth PCYC Little Athletics

COLES AWA RDS

OCTOBER 2019

October Runners up:

Phil Hynes UWA

Sandra Robertson Albany

David Mulhall Hamersley

Kirsty Timms Ridgewood

““““

Nathan Kelly from Cockburn LAC was

the Coles Volunteer of the Month for

October.

Nathan is an integral part of the

Jandakot Flyers committee and is

the Records and Ranking Officer for

Cockburn LAC. He can always be relied

upon to undertake a range of other jobs

from assistant coach, troubleshooting IT,

purchasing equipment, administering

first aid, chaperoning groups, and

helping out on site.

“Nathan is worth his weight in gold and

we are lucky to have him as part of the

Flyers and Cockburn LAC family”.


NOVEMBER 2019

JANUARY 2020

November runners up:

Amy Beissel Ridgewood

Sianna Laidler Albany

Kaylena Miller Kingsway

Chris Robson Cockburn

George Pottier Belmont

Bart Thompson Inglewood

““““““

Erika Porter was the Coles Volunteer of the Month for November. Erika is known as the

Queen of the Canteen! Dedicating every week to shopping, packing, stocking, preparing,

and cooking – always with a smile on

her face. Erika takes great pride in the

quality of healthy food that is prepared

– last season she introduced banana

smoothies with the Coles bananas and

often walks the fruit cups and water

bottles around the arena for athletes

and volunteers.

All the January nominees were of very high calibre, making the final decision very difficult.

Two volunteers each received a $25 gift card courtesy of Coles:

Amanda Collins is Kingsway LAC’s Inclusion

Officer and actively promotes inclusion for all

athletes, regardless of ability. She spends her

time speaking with athletes and families to

determine how we can support athletes to

participate in the sport. Amanda has organised

a disability Come & Try day, a visit from para

athlete Rhiannon Clarke, and a Community

information session with a speaker from Autism

WA, promoting para athletics to athletes,

families and the community.

Amanda has also volunteered her time over

many seasons as a timekeeper and walks

judge. Amanda is a hugely valued volunteer at

Kingsway LAC as she always has a smile on her

face and a willingness to learn new skills so she

can help wherever needed.

Michael Broad was also a Coles Volunteer of the

Month for January.

Michael is new to the Hamersley LAC committee

this season, taking on the role of Records officer.

Michael is at competition at 6.30am every

Saturday to set up the timing system and ensure

the long track operates efficiently. Michael has

spent many hours working on the timing gates

and software and troubleshooting issues.

Hamersley LAC are so impressed with how

Mike has dedicated himself to increasing his

knowledge and training a team of timing gate

operators, recorders, and manual timekeepers at

the same time. “We could not think of another

person who has contributed as much as Mike, to

the success of our competition”.

January runners up:

February runner up:

Highly commended:

Lisa Hopkins Southern Districts

Keegan Morrison Ridgewood LAC

Pam Brown Belmont LAC

Keely Berry Albany““

FEBRUARY 2020

Troy Legerstee was the Coles Volunteer of the

Month for February.

In his third season on the coaching team at

Cockburn, Troy continues to be an asset to

the club. Since taking on the role of leading

the coaching team, he has worked tirelessly to

improve the training offered to athletes. He has

created an environment which is enjoyed by not

only the athletes, but by the parents and coaches.

Troy has also introduced a development squad,

bringing in guest coaches to provide specialist

training.

At Centre level, Troy is the Arena Manager.

From attending meetings to planning schedules

to overseeing competition, this is a very

time intensive role that Troy enthusiastically

completes each week. This season Troy also took

on the challenging role of Meet Manager at Zone

Championships.


January runners up:

Lisa Hopkins Southern Districts

Keely Berry Albany

Winners of the Coles Volunteer of the Month were in the running for this award.

Congratulations to our two winners each received a $250 gift card courtesy of Coles:

COLES VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR

Amanda Collins Kingsway LAC

Amanda is pictured with champion para athlete Rhiannon Clarke.

Troy Legerstee Cockburn LAC

The Achievement Award is offered to athletes who achieve outstanding results at their

Centre meets. This award is not necessarily about being an overall champion but striving

to improve and achieve as an individual.

The Commitment Award is offered for those athletes that participate regularly, who

leadership, sportsmanship and make a significant contribution to the Centre and the

community.

Congratulations to the winners who each received a $50 gift card courtesy of Coles.

COLES ATHLETES OF THE MONTH

OCTOBER 2019

Georgia Whitelaw Albany LACAward presented by the Manager of

Coles Albany

Marco Bongers Gosnells LAC

October runners up:

Athlete of the Month - Commitment Athlete of the Month - Achievement

Ethan Powell Cockburn LAC Zoe Daby Cockburn LAC

Ben O’Sullivan Hamersley LAC Jasper Scaife Ridgewood LAC

Alana Gregory UWA LAC Ilse Bongers Gosnells LAC


NOVEMBER 2019

Tyson Gent Inglewood LACEmily Barlow Melville LAC


Athlete of the Month - Commitment

Athlete of the Month - Achievement

Athlete of the Month - Achievement

Damon Thompson Albany Thomas Webb Belmont

Imogen Stanners Cockburn Lochlan Bloomer Cockburn

JANUARY 2020

Sophie Williams RidgewoodReuben Clementi Hamersley LAC

October runners up:

Athlete of the Month - Commitment Athlete of the Month - Achievement

Jemma Lewandowski Belmont LAC Callum Steen Belmont LAC

Charlotte Mitrovski Albany LAC“ ““


FEBRUARY 2020

Mia Shelley Ridgewood LACSam Williams Cockburn LAC


Athlete of the Month - CommitmentAthlete of the Month - Achievement Athlete of the Month - Achievement

Chloe Reeve Ridgewood LAC Joshua Burns Cockburn LAC

Winners of the Coles Athletes of the Month in both the Achievement and Commitment

categories were in the running for this award. Congratulations to our two winners each

received a $500 gift card courtesy of Coles.

COLES VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR

Athlete of the Year - Commitment Athlete of the Year - Achievement

Tyson Gent Inglewood LACReuben Clementi Hamersley LAC

Volunteers who were nominated by Centres for these top-level awards were recognised at our

State Conference on Sunday 4 August 2019 at Mineral Resources Park in Lathlain.

VOLUNTEER MERIT AWARDS

DISTINGUISHED MERIT AWARD

Nominees must have given service at a number

of competition levels such as Centre, Zone or

State level, which may include as a State Board

Director. A minimum of fifteen years’ service

to Little Athletics is required with a minimum

of ten years at Centre Executive, Board of

Management and/or State Association level

and have also shown a level of commitment and

service to Little Athletics of the highest standard

and have demonstrated a clear commitment

over and above the call of normal duty.

Congratulations to Allan Kelly who has been

an outstanding volunteer for many years at

Belmont LAC, Willandra Little Athletics Club,

and as a LAWA Board Member and Official.

Allan was presented with a Distinguished Merit

Award for his outstanding contribution.

Vince Del Prete, CEO of Athletics in WA presents a Distinguished Merit Award to Allan Kelly.

Nominees have clearly demonstrated a commitment to further the growth and development

of the Centre/Association and have displayed a high standard of character and an unselfish

willingness to work for the betterment of Little Athletics.

Congratulations to the following recipients for their outstanding contributions to the development

of little Athletics in WA.

AWARD OF MERIT

Ian Bell - Kingsway LAC

Ian has never served on the LAWA board but

has been instrumental at the grassroots of our

sport. Ian is and has been an amazing volunteer

of Kingsway LAC for nearly 20 years as a coach

and a pivotal member of the equipment team.

Ian goes quietly about his business continuing

to support KLAC year after year. He is one of

the first to arrive and one of the last to leave.

Ian is one of those volunteers that go above and

beyond to assist at Kingsway LAC.

Teresa Blackman - Melville LAC

Teresa commenced her service to Little Athletics

in 2008/9 when taking up several vacant roles

within her Centre and Club. ln the years to follow

Teresa has contributed significantly to the growth

and development of Brentwood Little Athletics

Club, Melville LAC including a time as Chairman

and the Association including as Chairman

since 2014/15. Teresa’s time and contribution far

exceeds that expected of volunteers and she has

shown unselfish willingness to contribute to the

betterment of the sport as a whole.

Vince Del Prete, CEO of Athletics in WA presents a Distinguished Merit Award to Allan Kelly.

Above - Vince Del Prete, CEO, presents an Award of Merit to Teresa Blackman.


HONOUR CERTIFICATE

Nominees who have demonstrated the desire

to foster the aims of Little Athletics within the

Centre and have a level of commitment well

above that expected of a Centre parent.

Bec Ellis was presented with a Certificate

of Merit for her outstanding leadership at

Kingsway LAC.

Bec has taken on various roles within her club

Wanneroo LAC including as Secretary and

President helping the club’s continuous growth.

In 2014/15 Bec stepped up to the Kingsway LAC

Executive Committee as Secretary and took

on the role as Championship Officer. In early

2018 with Kingsway in turmoil due to a series

of personal issues impacting the committee, to

get things organised Bec was delegated the job

of Chairman. Bec took the role on with vigour

guiding Kingsway LAC through a difficult time.

Bec was elected chairman in her own right for

the 2018/19 and again for the 2019/2020 season.

In this time Bec has taken Kingsway forward

into a new era.

Congratulations to Kylee McVee from

Kingsway LAC who was announced as the

LAWA Official of the Year. Kylee has been a

committed volunteer official at LAWA events

throughout the season, and also a whole

range of schools and senior events including

the Commonwealth Games in 2018! She is a

member of the WA Officials Club and has been

active in recruiting and training new officials.

Athletics in WA recognises the important role played by our officials who volunteer

their time at little Athletics State Events. This recognition is awarded to a person

who has given an outstanding contribution throughout the season. The winner of this

award goes on to be nominated for the Little Athletics Australia Official of the Year.

OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

Kingsway volunteers Kylee McVee, Bec Ellis and Ian Bell with their awards.

To be awarded Life Membership of Little Athletics WA, an individual should have demonstrated

significant sustained and high-quality service, enhancing the reputation and future of Little

Athletics in WA. Little Athletics WA were pleased to announce Robert (Bob) Chalmers as our

newest Life Member.

“Bob Chalmers has been an active volunteer in Little Athletics in Western Australia since 1970

through to current day. That is, nearly 50 years of dedication each week during both the summer

and winter season with his contribution spanning across the sport through coaching, officiating

and team management roles. He is knowledgeable and professional in all that he does. Bob

is a true gentleman on and off the athletics arena and is admired by everyone that he has

encountered.”

LIFE MEMBERSHIP – ROBERT CHALMERS


Bob Chalmers is congratulated on his award by Lea Cramer, Chairman of Rockingham LAC.

LAWA recognised the many volunteers from

all over WA, who do a fantastic job running

Little Athletics programs throughout the year.

The theme was “Making a world of difference”,

which represents the profound impact made by

volunteers in their communities and on society

as a whole.

LAWA were once again very pleased to receive

a $1,000 grant from Volunteering WA, which

assisted in recognising our State Event Key

Officials who give up their free time to officiate

at our events throughout the season.

Officials were invited to an afternoon at

the Cambridge Bowling Club for National

Volunteer Week, where they were treated to

lunch, a casual game of bowls, and presented

with a thank you certificate.

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK

Over nearly 50 years, Bob has at one time or another, fulfilled nearly every volunteer role

available within the sport. From being involved in a Centre’s formation, to being Centre

Chairman through to key officiating roles at State level, to coaching, and to continuing to

volunteer his time beyond Little Athletics to National, Oceania region and International

events; Bob’s dedication, enthusiasm, professionalism and passion is unrivalled in the sport.

ROBERT CHALMERS – VOLUNTEER CATEGORY

The Little Athletics Australia Roll of Excellence recognises former participants who have achieved

at the highest level in their chosen sport or profession. The 2019 Roll of Excellence was held at

Aloft in Perth on the 19th October 2019.

Little Athletics WA congratulates the following people on their induction into the LAA Roll of

Excellence.

L A A ROLL OF E XCELLENCE

Below - Bob Chalmers is congratulated on his induction into the LAA Roll of Excellence by LAWA Chairman Teresa Blackman.


Brad started Little Athletics in 1973 at Fremantle Little Athletics Centre, he continued on

to compete in the 1976 State Track and Field Championships as an U13.

Brad represented Footscray, Brisbane Bears, and Collingwood in the Australian Football

League (AFL) and South Fremantle in the Western Australian Football League. Won the

Brownlow medal for the Fairest & Best Player in the Victorian Football League in 1985

and was inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame in 2019.

BRAD HARDIE

Above - Brad Hardie is congratulated on his induction into the LAA Roll of Excellence by Vince Del Prete, CEO of Athletics in WA.


Kylie was a member of Kingsway Little Athletics Centre in 1987 and continued to participate

until 1995.

Kylie has represented Australia as a dual- Olympian in heptathlon. At Beijing 2008, she

finished 10th and in Athens 2004 she finished 18th. She is a four-time national champion in

heptathlon and also won a silver medal in the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Kylie’s two children currently participate in Little Athletics where Kylie is a valued volunteer

KYLIE WHEELER

Above - Kylie Wheeler is congratulated on her induction into the LAA Roll of Excellence by Dr Rishelle Hume, LAWA Director and Roll of Excellence member.

Bunbury LAC were recognised as the Centre raising the highest amount per member,

contributing an amazing $1,151 to the total amount raised.

Centres who also raised $1,000 or more were Belmont LAC and Kingsway LAC.

A big thank you to our Centres and all the members who contributed to our fundraising for

Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation.

PERTH CHILDRENS HOSPITA L FOUNDATION

For more than twenty years, Little Athletics WA Centres

have held a fundraising day to support Perth Children’s

Hospital Foundation. Activities range from novelty races,

dress up days, gold coin donations and sausage sizzles.

All money raised goes go towards the PCHF Artist in

Residence Program which provides activities for Children

in Hospital and who are unable to participate in sport.

“

Members of Gosnells LAC had a fun day raising funds for PCHF on Saturday 2 November 2019. Included was a visit from PCHF mascot “Stitches”.

Total amount raised in 2019/20 was $9,247.66.

PERTH CHILDRENS HOSPITA L FOUNDATION


“ THE INSIDE TR ACK ”Every Thursday during Summer and every second Thursday during Winter, all Members

receive the LAWA newsletter via email. The newsletter is an important source of up to

date information which all members are strongly encouraged to read.

Included is all the latest information, opportunities to nominate for State Events, training

opportunities and clinics for both athletes and volunteers, good news stories and a range

of other information of interest to our members.


TRUE SPORT

Little Athletics has shown support for the True Sport campaign, regularly highlighting

positive behaviours in our newsletter and other promotional opportunities. Promoted

by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, True Sport is

a program that promotes eight values to create fun, fair and safe environments for

everyone to participate.

West Australian Little Athletics Inc94581670320

Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 30 June 2020

West Australian Little Athletics Inc

94581670320

ContentsFor the Year Ended 30 June 2020

Page

Financial StatementsStatement of Profit or Loss 1Statement of Financial Position 3Statement of Changes in Equity 4Statement of Cash Flows 5Notes to the Financial Statements 6Statement by Members of the Committee 10Independent Audit Report 11


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Statement of Profit or LossFor the Year Ended 30 June 2020

2020

$

30 April 2019

$

Income

Affiliations 6,182 6,000

ATO Income 125,500 -

ALAC (U13/15) - 27,895

Coaching Clinics 6,873 10,708

Development Squad 9,954 13,572

Distributions Received (54) 4,074

Event Nominations 34,677 63,512

Interest Received 6,890 5,724

International (U14/U15) 42,565 34,151

LAPS Grants 15,436 17,000

Other Income 59,156 94,604

Profit on Sale of Assets - 7,640

Provision of Services - 10,800

Registrations 566,140 599,380

Saleable Items 27,658 42,233

Shared Services 44,854 -

Sponsorships 142,713 128,731

Unrealised Change in Market Value (891) (7,421)

1,087,653 1,058,603

Expenditure

Advertising (11,023) (4,572)

ALAC (U13/U15) (2,879) (28,090)

Audit Fees (4,450) (4,300)

Bank Charges (225) (225)

Board Expenses (272) (4,808)

Catering Expenses (6,423) (8,143)

Championship Expenses (11,537) (16,865)

Come & Try Event - (4,326)

Cleaning (2,908) (3,245)

Coaching/Development (17,759) (32,318)

Comp Registration Software (48,758) (49,219)

Computer Expenses (9,892) (7,545)

Consultancy Fees (27,380) (33,313)

Courier (589) (602)

Electricity and Water (2,099) (2,506)

Equipment Hire (7,001) (9,143)

First Aid (4,028) (6,869)

Fundraising (8,577) (10,592)

Insurance (2,411) (607)

International Expenses (43,996) (35,847)

LAA Expenses (155,459) (113,684)

LAPS Expenses (482) (3,382)

Legal Costs - (168)

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.1


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Statement of Profit or LossFor the Year Ended 30 June 2020

2020

$

30 April 2019

$

Loss on Assets Scrapped - (1,743)

Meeting Expenses (4,195) (3,660)

Merchandise (36,987) (42,469)

Motor Vehicle Expenses (1,073) (777)

Other Expenses (13,390) (10,153)

Photocopier (10,131) (9,286)

Printing and Stationery (6,620) (4,918)

Rates and Taxes (4,168) (3,746)

Registration Fees (3,731) (6,290)

Rental Equipment (2,019) (4,763)

Repairs and Maintenance (2,944) (835)

Security Costs (1,135) (624)

Staff Amenities (1,475) (504)

State Conferences (28,809) (45,151)

Superannuation Contributions (55,620) (40,093)

Telephone and Fax (7,066) (7,163)

Trophies/Awards (15,061) (19,451)

Venue Hire (23,104) (36,239)

Wages (612,576) (438,509)

Workers Compensation (6,029) (2,600)

(1,204,280) (1,059,343)

Profit before Income Tax (116,627) (740)

Income Tax Expense - -

Other Expense

Depreciation 8,586 9,473

Profit from Continuing Operations (125,213) (10,213)

Profit for the Year (125,213) (10,213)



94581670320

Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesFor the Year Ended 30 June 2020

Note

2020

$

30 April 2019

$

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and Cash Equivalents 3 479,564 469,971

Investments 143,934 294,879

Trade and Other Receivables 4 33,500 75,128

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 656,998 839,978

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

Land and Buildings 5 849,664 849,664

Plant and Equipment 5 73,915 59,407

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 923,579 909,071

TOTAL ASSETS 1,580,577 1,749,049

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Deferred Income - 9,864

Other Provisions 74,903 51,856

Trade and Other Payables 6 2,385 58,828

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 77,288 120,548

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

TOTAL LIABILITIES 77,288 120,548

NET ASSETS 1,503,289 1,628,501

MEMBERS' FUNDS

Asset Revaluation Reserve 736,751 736,751

Retained Profits 766,538 891,750

TOTAL MEMBERS' FUND 1,503,289 1,628,501


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Statement of Changes in EquityFor the Year Ended 30 June 2020

RetainedEarnings

$

AssetRevaluation

Surplus

$

2020

Total

$

Balance at 1 May 2019 891,750 736,751 1,628,501

Profit/(Loss) for the Year (125,213) - (125,213)

Balance at 30 June 2020 766,538 736,751 1,503,289

RetainedEarnings

$

AssetRevaluation

Surplus

$

2019

Total

$

Balance at 1 May 2018 901,968 736,751 1,638,719

Profit/(Loss) for the Year (10,213) - (10,213)

Prior Year Adjustment (5) - (5)

Balance at 30 April 2019 891,750 736,751 1,628,501

During the year, the board and members decided to change the associations year end from 30th April to 30th June 2020.The change in year end better reflects the timing of the association major activities. The current year in this report is basedon 14 instead of 12 months, and in subsequent financial reports the year end comparatives will be reset back to a 12 monthperiod.



94581670320

Statement of Cash FlowsFor the Year Ended 30 June 2020

Note

2020

$

30 April 2019

$

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Receipts From Customers 1,112,582 977,796

Payments To Suppliers and Employees (1,236,785) (1,021,158)

Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Operating Activities 8 (124,203) (43,362)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Dividends Received (54) 4,074

Interest Received 6,890 5,724

Investments 150,945 (2,551)

Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant and Equipment - 13,182

Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment (23,094) (4,318)

Unrealised Change in Market Value (891) (7,421)

Net Cash Used by Investing Activities 133,796 8,690

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents Held 9,593 (34,672)

Cash and Cash Equivalents At Beginning of Year 469,971 504,643

Cash and Cash Equivalents At End of Financial Year 3 479,564 469,971



94581670320

Notes to the Financial StatementsFor the Year Ended 30 June 2020

1 Basis of Preparation

In the opinion of the Committee of Management, the Association is not a reporting entity since there are unlikely toexist users of the financial statements who are not able to command the preparation of reports tailored so as to satisfyspecifically all of their information needs. These special purpose financial statements have been prepared to meet thereporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act (WA) 2015.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement requirements ofthe Australian Accounting Standards and Accounting Interpretations, and the disclosure requirements of AASB 101Presentation of Financial Statements, AASB 107 Statement of Cash Flows, AASB 108 Accounting Policies, Changesin Accounting Estimates and Errors and AASB 1054 Australian Additional Disclosures.

2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Income Tax

The Association is exempt from income tax under Division 50 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

(b) Revenue and Other Income

Revenue is recognised when the amount of the revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that economicbenefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Association and specific criteria relating to the type ofrevenue as noted below, has been satisfied.

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and is presented net ofreturns, discounts and rebates.

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).

Interest revenue

Interest is recognised using the effective interest method.

Subscriptions

Revenue from the provision of membership subscriptions is recognised on a straight line basis over thefinancial year.

Other income

(c) Goods and services tax (GST)

Revenue, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST), exceptwhere the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Receivablesand payable are stated inclusive of GST. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO isincluded as part of receivables or payables in the statement of financial position.

Cash flows in the statement of cash flows are included on a gross basis and the GST component of cash flowsarising from investing and financing activities which is recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority isclassified as operating cash flows.

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2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(d) Property, plant and equipment

Each class of property, plant and equipment is carried at cost or fair value less, where applicable, anyaccumulated depreciation and impairment.

Items of property, plant and equipment acquired for nil or nominal consideration have been recorded at theacquisition date fair value.

Land and buildings

Land and buildings are measured using the revaluation model.

Depreciation

Property, plant and equipment, excluding freehold land, is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the assetsuseful life to the Association, commencing when the asset is ready for use.

Leased assets and leasehold improvements are amortised over the shorter of either the unexpired period of thelease or their estimated useful life.

(e) Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprises cash on hand, demand deposits and short-term investments which arereadily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

(f) Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the Association has a legal or constructive obligation, as a result of pastevents, for which it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that outflow can be reliablymeasured.

3 Cash and Cash Equivalents

2020

$

30 April 2019

$

Cash on Hand - 400

Bank Balances 479,564 469,571

Total Cash and Cash Equivalents 479,564 469,971

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4 Trade and Other Receivables

2020

$

30 April 2019

$

CURRENT

Trade Receivables 33,500 75,128

Total Current Trade and Other Receivables 33,500 75,128

The carrying value of trade receivables is considered a reasonable approximation of fair value due to the short-termnature of the balances.

The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the fair value of each class of receivable in the financialstatements.

5 Property, Plant and Equipment

2020

$

30 April 2019

$

LAND AND BUILDINGS

Freehold Land and Building

At Cost 851,563 851,563

Accumulated Depreciation (1,899) (1,899)

Total Land and Buildings 849,664 849,664

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Office Equipment

At Cost 116,834 116,834


Total Office Equipment 17,919 22,842

Competition Equipment

At Cost 67,350 67,350


Total Competition Equipment 3,436 4,420

Building and Improvements

At Cost 61,622 38,528


Total Building and Improvements 52,560 32,145

Total Property, Plant andEquipment 923,579 909,071

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6 Trade and Other Payables

2020

$

30 April 2019

$

Current

Trade Payables 2,385 58,828

Total Current Trade and Other Payables 2,385 58,828

Trade and other payables are unsecured, non-interest bearing and are normally settled within 30 days. The carryingvalue of trade and other payables is considered a reasonable approximation of fair value due to the short-term natureof the balances.

7 Contingencies

In the opinion of the Committee of Management, the Association did not have any contingencies at 30 June 2020.

8 Cash Flow Information

(a) Reconciliation of Result for the Year to Cashflows from Operating Activities

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

2020

$

30 April 2019

$

Profit for the Year (125,213) (10,213)

Cash Flows Included in Profit Not Attributable to Operating Activities

- Interest Received (6,890) (5,724)

- Distributions Received 54 (4,074)

- Unrealised Change in Market Value of Investments 891 7,421

Non-Cash Flows in Profit:

- Depreciation 8,586 9,473

Changes in Assets and Liabilities:

- (Increase)/Decrease in Trade and Other Receivables 41,628 (59,073)

- Increase/(Decrease) in Deferred Income (9,864) (11,936)

- (Increase)/Decrease in Prepayments - 766

- Increase/(Decrease) in Trade and Other Payables (56,442) 19,848

- Increase/(Decrease) in Provisions 23,047 10,150

Cash Flows From Operations (124,203) (43,362)

9 Statutory Information

The registered office of and principal place of business of thecompany is:


Aisle 8 Level 1 Shirley Strickland Grandstand

Herb Elliot Drive via Stephenson Ave

Mt Claremont WA 6010

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Independent Audit Report to the members of West Australian Little Athletics Inc

Report on the Audit of the Financial Report

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying financial report, being a special purpose financial report of West Australian LittleAthletics Inc (the Association), which comprises the statement of financial position as at 30 June 2020, the statement ofprofit or loss, the statement of changes in equity and the statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to thefinancial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies, and management's assertion statement.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial report of the Association for the year ended 30 June 2020 is prepared, in allmaterial respects, in accordance with Associations Incorporation Act (WA) 2015.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards arefurther described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We areindependent of the Association in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the ethical requirements ofthe Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board's APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (theCode) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilitiesin accordance with the Code.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Emphasis of Matter - Basis of Accounting

We draw attention to Note 1 of the financial report, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report is preparedto assist the Association to fulfil their financial reporting responsibilities under the Associations Act. As a result, the financialreport may not be suitable for another purpose. Our report is intended solely for the Association and should not bedistributed to or used by parties other than the Association. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in accordance with AssociationsIncorporation Act (WA) 2015, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable thepreparation of the financial report is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial report, management is responsible for assessing the the Association's ability to continue as agoing concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accountingunless management either intends to liquidate the Association or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but todo so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Association's financial reporting process.

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Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the AustralianAuditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or errorand are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence theeconomic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report.

As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgement and maintainprofessional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error, design

and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate

to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher

than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations,

or the override of internal control.

Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are

appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the

Association’s internal control.

Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and

related disclosures made by the management.

Conclude on the appropriateness of the management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on

the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast

significant doubt on the Association’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material

uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial

reporter, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence

obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Association to

cease to continue as a going concern.

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the disclosures, and

whether the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair

presentation.

We communicate with the management regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit andsignificant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Daniel Papaphotis CPARegistered Company Auditor# - 410503Francis A Jones Pty Ltd154 High StreetFremantle WA 6160

Date: 29 September 202012

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