15/05/12 2012/13 Knox Centre Executive Committee

The Knox Centre AGM was held on 23rd April and we thank all clubs for their attendance. The Knox Centre 2011/12 Annual Report is available from HERE!

Thankyou to all who have re-nominated for the Knox Centre Executive positions for the 2012/13 season. We welcome new members to join the Executive in Nevenka Elvin as Mini Olympics Co-Ordinator who was the assistant last season. Nevenka also volunteered to be the Competition Committee Secretary. Also to Lorelle Stevenson as the Photographer Co-Ordinator. Lorelle has been taking photographs for the past four seasons.

We still have a few important positions to fill which are listed in red below. Please contact the Knox Centre Secretary Stephen Egan secretary@klac23.org.au if you would like to volunteer for any of these vacant positions or for further information.

 

Knox Little Athletics Centre 2012/13 Season Executive Committee
Management Group		Operations Management
President	Russell Speight	Centre Announcer	Peter Dwyer
Vice President	Adrian Dickinson	Assistant Centre Announcer	Tim Noonan
Secretary (Administrative)	Stephen Egan	Uniform Manager	Karen Butler
Secretary (Minute)	Debbie Martine	Photo-Finish/Electronic Timing	Noel Eastwood
Treasurer	Keith Gay	Computer Systems	Still Vacant
Registrar	Stephen Hough	Data Entry Manager	Chris McKissack
		Records Manager	Chris McKissack
		Equipment Manager	Still Vacant
		Jury Panel Chairperson	Still Vacant
		Safety Officer	Still Vacent
Public Relations & Sponsorship		Competition & Coaching Committee
Special Events Co-Ordinator	Grant Bertram	Comp &Coaching Chairperson	David Murrihy
Sponsorship and Fundraising	Still Vacant	Competition Secretary	Nevenka Elvin
Photography Co-Ordinator	Lorelle Stevenson	Competition Director	Mike Kerr
Webmaster	Still Vacant	Coaching Co-Ordinator	Still Vacant
Handbook	Jodie Browne	Centre Team Manager	Still Vacant
External Media Liaison	Still Vacant	Centre Assistant Team Manager	Still Vacant
Schools Liaison	Still Vacant	EMR/STATE Duty Co-Ordinator	Nick  Tahlambouris
Goods & Services (GAS) Directory	Stephen Hough	Walks Co-Ordoinator	Terry Swan
		Timetable and Program	Chris McKissack
		Chief of Officials	Still Vacant
		PhotoFinish Officials Co-Ordinator	Still Vacant
		Mini Olympics Co-Ordinator	Nevenka Elvin
		Youth Athletics Co-Ordinator	Russell Speight

08/05/12 Norton's Park XC

The mornings are getting chillier but the sun was still shining for our first visit this season to Norton’s Park. Athletes were given a chance to run on the course in preparation for our Open Day later in the season and parents were “warmed” by the fact that Richard and Lee were back with the coffee van! We would like to welcome those new athletes and families that have joined us this season and hope that they are enjoying the experience. Just a quick reminder that next week’s event is held at Jells Park North (which is the Waverley Road entrance) and it is also PINK DAY! All athletes, mums and dads and even the family hound are all encouraged to wear something pink and make a gold coin donation towards breast cancer research. See you there!






08/05/12 Funeral - Knox Centre Life Member Ron Papst

Ron Papst funeral will be held at 2pm on Tuesday 8th May at the Heritage Funeral Home, 733 Boronia Rd, Wantirna. Full details are HERE.

See an online tribute to Ron Papst HERE.



03/05/12 Vale Ron Papst

Some sad news with Knox Centre Life Member Ron Papst passing away late last week. Ron was the father of the Bayswater Bullets Team Manager Sharyn Maggs, and has been a familiar face around the Knox Centre in both the Track & Field and Cross Country seasons over the past four or five years who, along with his wife Heather, attended to watch their grand children compete - U12 Adam and U9 Troy.

Ron's first involvement in Little Athletics was with Bayswater from the 1972/73 season at Chandler Park. He was on the Bayswater Committee from 1973/74 to 1982/83, including four as Secretary and one season as Club President. His wife Heather was also on the Committee for many years including Assistant Team Manager. Ron, along with John Guerra, were awarded Bayswater's first club Life Memberships back in 1984.

At the Knox Centre level, Ron was the Centre Registrar from 1974/75 to 1976/77, then served as Treasurer from 1977/78 through to 1981/82. Ron was also a Knox delegate at EMR Region from 1979/80 to 1982/63. Ron was honoured with Knox Centre Life Membership in 1981.

Ron was a well known face around Bayswater involved with many other Sporting and Community Groups over the years.

Our sincere condolences to Heather, Sharyn and to their extended family.
 

Ron Papst in the 1980s	Ron in 2008

30/04/2012 Tirhatuan XC


Participation numbers this week at Tirhatuan Park were huge with more than 280 athletes competing (plus another 40 “would be athletes” who competed fiercely in the Parent’s race).  Of course, it was Bring A Friend day and lots of friends came along for their first taste of Little Athletics – we hope they enjoyed it! A big, big thank you goes to Shelly, Bec, Deb, Stephen and the recording team for their superhuman efforts in processing the results for so many competitors. Thanks also to the Hares and Slugs for safely guiding the athletes around the course. Next Saturday we head off to Nortons Park for the first time this season and hope to see you all there – don’t forget to buy a ticket in our Mother’s Day raffle which will be on sale in the canteen.

The weather Gods smiled on us again for this weeks Cross Country competition held at Jells Park North. Athlete numbers were huge, with Waverley joining in the fun, and there were several races with more than 60 or 70 runners. Congratulations to all athletes for their efforts and, again, a big thank you goes out to all of the parent helpers for their willing assistance. A quick reminder also to all Knox families to make sure you add your names to the duty roster which you will find on the notice board. An added highlight of the morning was having
AV setting up for their senior’s XC in the afternoon and the buzz that Olympians, Craig Mottram, Jeff Risely and Kaila McNight would be competing. There was some hope that they might arrive for a warm up whilst our completion was still running but, alas, that didn’t eventuate. 

Next week we head to Tirhatuan Park and it is also Bring A Friend day. If you have not yet grabbed one, you can download a Bring A Friend entry form HERE.

Also, please ensure you check the Event Calendar page for the latest schedule (there have been some changes).

Last Saturday saw the much awaited start of our 2012 Cross Country season. Koomba Park looked resplendent, bathed in sunshine and freshly mowed….umm, I mean slashed (we did lose a few of the Under 6’s in the long grass for a while but luckily they were found before it was time to head home!) Almost 200 athletes from across Knox and other centres competed on the day with families cheering them on in what was a great start to the season. A big thank you goes out to those mums and dads who volunteered for duty on the day as without your help we could not put on the events. This week sees us heading off to Jells Park (Waverley Road entrance) with the first race starting at 9am. See you there!