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 Knox Centre 40th Anniversary Media Statement 

For media organisations and sponsors, please click HERE! to view a single page media statement.

And HERE! to view our 40th Anniversary events flyer.

Like previous Centre's who have celebrated so far, the Knox Little Athletics Centre also chose to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of it's foundation in late 1968 rather than the season. Season 2008/09 is our 41st season

 Knox Centre 40th Anniversary Media Articles 

Below are the Knox Centre 40th Anniversary articles featured in the local papers so far. These are taken from our "In The News" webpage. Please click on article to enlarge:

Knox Leader   8th May 2007	Knox Journal  16th April 2008	Knox Leader 13th May 2008	Knox Leader 20th May 2008	"Knox Horizons" Winter 2008
Ferntree Gully Belgrave Mail 16th Sep 2008	Knox Leader 16th Sep 2008	Knox Journal 17th Sep 2008	Knox Horizons Weekly Mayoral Message 17th Sep 2008	Boronia and The Basin Community News Oct 2008
Knox Journal 1st Oct 2008	Knox Journal 8th Oct 2008	Ferntree Gully Belgrave Mail 14th Oct 2008	Knox Leader 11th Nov 2008	Ferntree Gully Belgrave Mail 11th Nov 2008
Knox Journal 12th Nov 2008	Sunday Herald Sun 16th Nov 2008

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 "Parliament of Australia" Canberra Speech on the Knox Centre's 40th Anniversary 

At the Parliament of Australia in Canberra on Wed 17th Sep 2008, our Federal MP Chris Pearce made a speech in the House of Representatives about the Knox Centre's 40th Anniversary and is the first time Little Athletics has been discussed at this level for a very long time.

Please click HERE! to view his speech from the Hansard Report. (Hansard is the name given to transcripts of parliamentary proceedings

Speech on Chris Pearce website HERE!

 State Minister of Sport James Merlino launches historic Knox Little Athletics Season 

The State Minister of Sport James Marlino MP launched our 2008/09 season. Please click HERE! to read the press release by the State Government for our opening day.

  "Moments In Time" - A DVD reflecting the past 40 years of the Knox Centre 

When the idea of celebrating Knox Little Athletics Centre's 40th anniversary was germinating in September 2007, there was talk about having a DVD as a record of those 40 years and something that people could look at over the years and recall the humble beginnings of the Knox Little Athletics Centre and the path that it has travelling since then.

It soon became obvious though that Knox LAC didn't have the equipment and facilities and resources to do the project justice and began to look at options for support and assistance. Following a suggestion from local State MP Nick Wakeling, a meeting was held with the Multimedia Dept Co-ordinator at Swinburne Universities Wantirna Campus, Werner Hammerstingl as to possible assistance from the University. The DVD became a final year student project and students from the Wantirna Campus Multimedia class John Adam and Stephen Parveris came on board and the Knox Little Athletics Centre 40th Anniversary DVD became their semester project. This meant that they were responsible to develop and produce the DVD as their main semester project, They also had access to High-Definition cameras, film studio and editing suite.

The DVD involved many interviews covering those who were involved in the beginning of Little Athletics in Geelong as well as many of the pioneers of the Knox Little Athletics Centre, some who had never talked about their involvement to this level.

It also involved locating and digitising many original Super8 films, videos and photographs, some over 40 yrs old including aerial photographs of the tracks and facilities that Knox had competed at.

Many people who spared their time and were interviewed for the DVD including Don and Kath Brown, George Dyer Snr, Alan Johnston, Geoff Warren, John Guerra, Steve Cowburn, Brendan Cherry, Jim Penna, Alan Triscott, Christine Billingham, Bruce Beaton, David Sommers, Stephen Egan, Brydee Moore, Matthew Bayley, Nadine Bunevicius, Sharon Dymond, and Noel Rasti.

Special thanks to John and Stephen for the way they have embraced the project and the amount of work they have put in. Although this was a school project they had other school studies and a private life and yet they have spent many, many hours on the project seven days a week and ensured it was completed even though they had finished their semesters work on it.

The DVD is called "Moments in Time" and reflects some of the many moments in time that have made up the rich history of the Knox Little Athletics Centre over the past 40 years.

There will be four sessions of the 30 minute "Moments in Time" DVD at the "Come Back To Knox" Family Fun Day on Saturday, 22nd November at 12:00pm, 12:45pm, 1:30pm and 2:15pm.

Copies will be available for sale from this day at $20 each. All funds from the sale of this DVD will be returned to the Knox Centre.

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  "Bayswater Bullets LAC 40th Anniversary Local History Project" Computer DVD 

Back in September 2006 in conjunction with the Knox Historical Society, a joint application was made for a "Local History Grant" from the Public Records Office Victoria for the "Bayswater Bullets Little Athletics Club 40th Anniversary History Project" to be produced on a computer DVD.

This incorporated the Knox Centre history as well as the Little Athletics history itself, in helping to broaden the audience to enhance the chances of success for the grant.

One benefit of this project were the historical tables produced in this seasons Knox Centre's Handbook as this was where it had originated - the first time these records had ever been collated in its 40 year history.

In November 2006, the Assessment Panel stated that they were impressed with the scope of the proposed project with the comment "Good links to local historical groups and other community resources are demonstrated in this proposal for the history of a grass-roots sporting organisation".

This project, two years in the making, shows an unique insight into our sport with a season by season club history, photos and many other club historical documents. Undoubtedly, this is the most documented history of any Little Athletics club in Australia.

For the broader audience, the final version of the “Little Athletics Early History” is a must for all involved in Little Athletics. The information gathered was from some of those who were there right at the very beginning - Little Athletics pioneers Christine Billingham and Alan Triscott who were both extremely helpful and generous in their time, advice and the many historical documents they had provided.

Their keenness to help on this project can be summed up in a comment that the history that has been written to date is not entirely accurate as it was done by those who were not there at the time and had not consulted those who were there.

 

This project allowed them to set the record straight and their generosity continued in attending the Knox City Council Mayoral Reception as special guest speakers in launching the Knox Centre's 40th Anniversary as well as being interviewed for the "Moments in Time" DVD.

All documents on this DVD has been professionally menu authored on a easy to use interface, printed and duplicated by www.diskbank.com.au

This computer DVD will also be launched at the "Come Back To Knox" Family Fun Day on 22nd November for $10 each. All funds from the sale of this DVD will be retained and set aside by Bayswater Bullets for a future DVD Update.

As a special offer, both this and the "Moments In Time" DVD will be on sale for $25 for both.

 

 

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 40th Anniversary Event - "Come Back To Knox" Family Fun Day - Sat 22 Nov 2008 

We are planning a 40th Anniversary "Come back to Knox" Family Fun Day for Saturday afternoon 22nd November 2008 for all to celebrate. This will be after the morning competition and we are hoping as many former members will be in attendance as Knox LAC memorabilia will be on display as well as other activities planned. A BBQ will be organised at 11:00am and activities will start from midday.

This event is being sponsored by Bendigo Bank Ferntree Gully, Rowville and Wantirna Community Bank Branches, Knox City Council, JC Quality Foods, IGA Knoxfield and the Wantirna Lions Club.

We also need to help on the day so if you are able to, please contact the 40th Sub-Committee or on the Knox Centre email info@klac23.org.au

Each club will be required to provide two people to help assist on the day.

Please click HERE! for the 40th Anniversary "Come Back to Knox" Family Fun Day flyer.

If you know any former Knox Centre families, please invite them down!

•  Knox Centre 40th Anniversary Birthday Cake

•  A limited edition 40th Anniversary Knox Centre medallion in a velvet bag presented to each registered athlete by their respective club Team Managers

•  Royal Childrens Hospital Relaython - a gold coin per run donation

•  BBQ being run by the Wantirna Lions club. Sausages just $1 each and burgers $2.50 including onions, coleslaw and sauces

•  Can of soft drink each (or water bottle) subsidised by IGA Knoxfield at 50 cents each.

•  Bag of chips subsidised by IGA Knoxfield at 50 cents each.

•  Onsite Caterers - Soft Serve & Gelati by Mobile Ice Creams, Chosen Bean Coffee, Snow Cones, Fairy Floss, Donuts & Popcorn

•  Showing of the much acclaimed Swinburne University production of the Knox Little Athletics Centre's history DVD "Moments in Time"

•  Knox Centre 40th Anniversary "Moments in Time" DVD video available for sale for the first time

•  "Bayswater Bullets LAC 40th Anniversary Local History Project" computer DVD available for sale includes Knox and Little Athletics early history - how our sport first started.

•  Music from the late 1960's  to the present

•  Memorabilia display in the pavilion

•  Official Knox Centre 40th Anniversary Merchandise including Training Tops, drink bottles, Mugs, wristbands, stickers, Handbook etc

•  CFA track will be displaying Fire Trucks, Police Motor Cycle, Ford Mustangs and EH Holden's from their respective car clubs.

•  Special guests including former Knox Little Athlete Aaron Rouge-Serret, former St Kilda stars Jason Heatley & Kristian Bardsley, Melbourne Vixens Netballer Ash Howard (ex-Wantirna Heights), for Knox Little Athlete Paralympian Brydee Moore with more awaiting confirmations.

•  Family activities in the centre of the track with more details to follow soon ....

 40th Anniversary Event - Knox Civic Centre Mayoral Reception 

We are very excited with the news that Mayor Cr Jim Penna and the City of Knox will be hosting a Mayoral Reception at the Civic Centre on Saturday 20th September 2008 to recognise and kick off our 40th Anniversary celebrations.

40 years earlier to the month, the Knox Shire had held meetings in their offices to start Little Athletics in Knox with each club based on a school within the Shire. This is an invite only event with priority given to those that have put in the most service into the Knox Centre and their clubs over the past 40 years and invites will include their partners. Each season will be treated equally. Invitees will be done in the form of two rounds and required an answer of acceptance within 4 weeks. The first one will be on May 23rd 2008. The final one will be four weeks later. After the protocol guests, the order will be:

• Protocol Mayoral Invites

• Protocol Little Athletics Invites

• Knox Centre Life Members (Listing)

• Knox Centre President and Secretaries who held office for two seasons or more.

• Knox Centre Executive Members with five seasons service or more

• Club Life Members (Listing)

• Knox Centre athletes who have represented Australia

• 40th Anniversary Sub-Committee Members

• Current Knox Executive Committee Members

• Current Club Presidents

• 40th Anniversary sub-committee discretionary list

Seating will be in a theatre style arrangement with some screens for audio visual presentations. All guest names subject to Mayoral approval.

NOTE: Only Finger food will be provided which will be from 6:30 to 7:20 pm

Pioneers of our sport, Christine Billingham, wife of the late Trevor Billingham, and Alan Triscott have both accepted invitations to be some of our special guest speakers for the Mayoral Function. This is fitting as it was Trevor Billingham and Alan Triscott who addressed the very first Little Athletics meeting in the old Knox Shire offices back in August 1968 to explain the Little Athletics concept and what was needed to be done to form clubs and then the Knox Centre.

Christine was at Landy Field, Geelong with Trevor in October 1964 when the very first junior (little) athletics program was conducted and assisted right up until the time Trevor left Little Aths. Alan Triscott, who joined a little later that season with his daughter, is a VLAA foundation member as well as the first Secretary/Treasurer of the Australian Little Athletics Union.

The development of Little Athletics is a remarkable story from the many obstacles Trevor Billingham and Alan Triscott had to overcome, to the phenomenal development throughout Victoria, interstate and overseas during the late 1960's. Full details can be found HERE! of these early days of Little Aths.

The next special guest speakers for the Mayoral Function would undoubtedly be the two of the most legendary personalities associated with the Knox Centre - George Dyer and Noel Rasti.

George was there at the very beginning from when we were at the old Boronia High School oval and held all sorts of roles on the Knox Executive for the next 25 odd years or so. George was the driving force in securing our home at Knox Park and pushed for the continued development of the facilities. George’s last term as Centre President was in the 1987/1988 season.

The following season 1988/89 Noel Rasti became Centre President and is a position he has held ever since and would be the longest serving in Little Athletics. Noel has continued from where George left off in improving the facilities to be one of the top athletic venues in the state including securing our future with his input into the recently announced Knox City Council’s long term development plans for Knox Park.

In between the speeches, there will be audio video displays including the 20 minute Knox LAC 40th Anniversary historical film "Moments in Time" is currently being created by the two students at the Swinburne – Wantirna Campus as a final year project.

At the end of the speeches, it will be a time to catch up with old friends and look at some of the memorabilia that will be on display.

 Mayor Cr Jim Penna's Speech at the Mayoral Reception for the Knox Centre's 40th Anniversary 

Please click HERE! to read City of Knox Mayor Cr Jim Penna's speech in officially declaring the Knox Little Athletics Centre 40th Anniversary celebratory period open at the Mayoral Reception held in the Centre's honour on 20th Sep 2008.

 Knox Centre's 40th Anniversary Mayoral Reception Report 

The Knox LAC 40th Anniversary celebrations have now commenced following the official opening of the celebration period at the Knox City Council's Mayoral Reception on Saturday night.

The Mayor, Cr.Jim Penna welcomed almost 300 guests to the Reception including Christine Billingham (wife of the late Trevor Billingham who started Little Athletics in Geelong in 1964) and Alan Triscott who together with Trevor commenced many Little Athletic Centres around Australia and internationally, including Knox.

Other guests included State and Federal Members of Parliament, Knox City Councillors and CEO, representatives from Australian Little Athletics, Victorian Little Athletics and Eastern Metropolitan Region Little Athletic Associations as well as Knox LAC Life Members and Club Members across the 40 years.

Guest speakers included George Dyer Snr and Noel Rasti who have between them been Knox LAC Presidents for almost the entire 40 years, and Kellie Wapshott and Aaron Rouge-Serrett who are both former Knox LAC athletes now competing on the world athletic stage.

The night also included the world premier of "Moments In Time", a 40th anniversary DVD which was produced by multimedia students at Swinburne University's Multimedia Department as a semester project.

Our thanks to The Mayor, Cr Jim Penna and the Knox City Council for affording Knox LAC this Mayoral Reception and to the many people who have planned this event for almost 12 months and executed it so well on the night  and those who provided sponsorship, assistance and memorabilia items.

This is the first of a number of Knox LAC 40th anniversary events and details of upcoming events are available by clicking on the "1968-2008" link on the left hand side of the page.

Pictured below is the Mayor Cr Jim Penna and George Dyer Snr.

Photos from the night can be found HERE!!!

 40th Anniversary Event - The Knox LAC 40th Historical Film Project - "Moments in Time" 

We are pleased to announce that two students, Jonathon Adam and Stephen Parveris from the Wantirna Campus of Swinburne University of Technology,  have chosen our 40th Anniversary as their film project for this semester.  You may have seen them at our Championship Day filming. They are working under the direction of Werner Hammerstingel (Head of Multimedia Arts) with Phil Matthews as our Sub-Committee liaison contact.

So far, they have been supplied with super 8 film John Guerra had taken in the mid 1970's as well as opening day when the Knox Centre first moved to an unfinished Knox Park in 1978. Videos from a Channel 31 documentary from 1988, footage from competitions and training over the past 3-4 seasons and VLAA training videos shot at Knox some years ago. Phil will also be providing copies of the Knox LAC Photo CD/DVD's (including this seasons) which amounts to just under 50,000 photos. They also have scrap books from the first six seasons as well as a photo collection from the 1980's and 1990's. 

Studio interviews with Knox LAC Life Members Kath & Don Brown, Geoff Warren and John Guerra 22 May 2008

The students film will first be shown at the Mayoral Function at the Civic Centre in September and we are looking to have it shown at the "Come Back to Knox" Family Fun Day in November. A reporter from the Knox Journal, who was intrigued with the idea of two community organisations getting together,  attended a progress meeting to do a story on the students project and then announce our 40th plans.

Knox Journal  16th April 2008 - 40th Anniversary History Film Project article

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 40th Anniversary  - Commemorative Merchandise and Memento Items  

40th Anniversary Knox LAC Commemoration Medal

One of the first Memorabilia items is for every child registered for the 2008/09 Track & Field season, they will be a given a Limited Edition Knox LAC 40th Anniversary commemorative medallion. This will be made available on our "Come Back to Knox" Family Fun Day on Saturday afternoon, 22nd November 2008. Those that are not able to make it will be able to pick one up the following program day.

40th Anniversary Knox LAC Sticker

One will be provided to each registered Track & Field athlete for season 2008/09. Additional stickers will be available for one dollar each. You also have a chance to design it. Please see the next section below for the sticker competition closing 28th July 2008.

40th Anniversary Knox LAC Wristbands

These will be on sale for $2 each. One will be yellow with black embedded "Knox Rox" on one side and "Since '68" on the other. The other wristband will be black with yellow embedded writing. For those competing in the relays, a wristband will be provided to each athlete upon paying for the Box Hill relay fees as a bonus.

40th Anniversary Knox LAC Training Top

A newly designed training top will be on sale for season 2008/09 with a 40th logo on the sleeve. Details will be listed including costs once known

more items will be listed here once confirmed!

 40th Anniversary - Sticker Competition 

Congratulations to Amelia Cooper, a member of Eastfield/Studfield for the winning design of the "Knox Centre 40th Anniversary Sticker competition". Her prize is a $50 Voucher and a "Teens" Tupperware pack donated by Shelly Bishop from Boronia Bolters.  Each athlete will receive a free sticker in their showbag upon registration and additional stickers will be for sale at the Family Fun Day on Nov 22nd for $1.00 each.

Consolation winners listed below will receive a 40th Anniversary Drink Bottle which will be available on our 40th Anniversary "Come Back to Knox" Family Fun Day on 22nd November:

Samantha Dunn - Boronia Bolters

Annie Egan - Bayswater Bullets

Matthew Felton - Eastfield/Studfield

Racheal Kannagiesser - Waverley

Hamish Byron - Rowville Lakes

Tegan Shaw - Eastfield/Studfield

Sophie Shaw - Eastfield/Studfield

 40th Anniversary Event - The Photographic Morning 

 40th Anniversary - 2008/09 Season Opening Day Club "March Past" 

A feature of Knox Centre 2008/09 season opening day on Sat 4th October will be a "March Past" with athletes marching a lap around the track behind team banners and coming to rest on the front straight for the official opening ceremony. This will be conducted mid morning assembling in the car park near the Grandstand with clubs being organised by their respective Team Managers.

The club march past was conducted for the first time in about 10 years as a "40th Anniversary" event for the Opening Ceremony which was led by our Youth Athletes followed by the 11 clubs within the Knox Centre.

More March Past Photos HERE!

 Opening Ceremony Presentation Report 

The 2008/09 season Opening Ceremony was conducted by our MC Dave Murrihy who introduced our special guests. First was our State Sports Minister MP James Merlino who presented last season's State Record Holders Brooke Stratton, Charanja Thavendran and Spencer Browne their State Record Award Certificates. State MP's Nick Wakeling and Kim Wells presented the Knox Centre's three new Life Members Allan Wright, Ann Goder and Dawn Vanderhorst with their awards and then Nick Wakeling presented the Knoxfield club the Best Overall Club Shield for last season.

Present were CEO of Australia Little Athletics Adam Wallish, VLAA General Manager Dean Paulin and EMR President Graham Lucas as well as Knox Centre Life Members including foundation members

More Opening Ceremony Photos HERE!

 40th Anniversary - Website Header 

The website header has been changed to a 40th Anniversary theme. Each photo in the collage depicts one decade of the Knox Centre and will be changed monthly

 40th Anniversary Sub-Committee Members 

The 40th Anniversary Sub-Committee urgently requires more help so if you could please lend a hand in assisting us organise some of the activities please don't hesitate to ask.

Those currently on the sub-committee are already some of the busiest within the Knox Centre with other activities, most with several positions including four Club President's, two Knox Centre Executive Representatives, a Victorian State Team Manager, a number of Coaches and Chief Officials as well as these and others having roles within their own Club Committees.

It had originally been intend to enlist those currently not having any current committee duties so please just don't let it be up to others – become involved as these activities are for the benefit for all at the Knox Centre and will be a rewarding experience. For more information please email info@kalc23.org.au .

 1968-2008 Knox Little Athletics Centre major winners

Another way help can be provided is for those that have missing information from the listings below of the Knox Centre major winners. If you know of any athlete listed where their club is not known, could please email the club they competed with?

Please click on the links below for the latest information we have on hand:

1976 Boys U/10 Relay team (photo with thanks to Neil Richardson)

 Knox Little Athletics Centre foundation dates  

06 Dec 1967	It all started from this small article in the local Knox newspaper. At the time, the Little athletics phenomenon was quickly sweeping the state from its humble beginnings from 1964 in Geelong, when it was started by Trevor Billingham
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12 Aug 1968	21st Aug 1968 Local Newspaper report from the initial Knox Centre formation meeting held at the Knox Shire Offices on 12th August 1968 which started with great enthusiasm by the local schools, parents, the Victorian Little Athletics Association and its sponsor, the Victorian Egg Board.  The Knox Centre thus became the 23rd Centre formed.
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04 Sep 1968	Local Newspaper reporting on meetings to form clubs within the Knox Centre. Each club was based on a single school in the Knox district. Please click HERE for the VLAA "Launching of Centres and Clubs" by Trevor Billingham used for the Knox Centre
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30 Sep 1968	Knox Little Athletics Centre was inaugurated at the Knox Shire Offices with 11 formation clubs
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02 Nov 1968	First day the Knox Little Athletics Centre commenced competition at Boronia High School Oval on Tormore Rd.
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Please click HERE! for some "memories" from Knox LAC's first season at the old Boronia High school oval and the second season with the move to Chandler Park in Boronia. The newspaper article to the right was chosen as part of the Knox Leader's (formerly Knox News) own 40th Anniversary in 2007 with submissions from readers of Knox area memories from the past.
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 Knox LAC Life Member George Dyer memories 

Knox Centre memories from George Dyer on the development of our Centre and its facilities to the high standards we enjoy today can be seen HERE!

George was the driving force behind the Knox Centre from its inception to its current location at Knox Park. He was the "Noel Rasti" for the first 20 plus years of the Knox Centre and on 20th July 1991 the "George Dyer Stand" was opened by the Knox Mayor - Cr John Raymond in George's honour shown in the photo below. George is wearing a blue Knox Sherbrooke Seniors windcheater and a younger Noel Rasti can be seen in the background shuffling papers.

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Former Knox LAC, VLAA and ALA President/Chairperson John Guerra thoughts on George:

 Our Other Two Locations 

The Knox Little Athletics Centre started off on the oval of the old Boronia High School in season 1968/69. They moved to Chandler Park, Boronia in season 1969/70 where they stayed until season 1977/78. In season 1978/79, they moved to the 6 lane unfinished Knox Park where over the years, it has been built up to a top class athletic venue. Below are maps taken from old Melways editions.

Boronia High Oval		Chandler Park

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 Original Club uniforms 

Uniform colours when club first started with the Knox Centre

Basin Heights – Red with green sash

Bayswater – Black with yellow sash

Bayswater South - White bib with gold and blue base stripe

Boronia West – Dark Green with gold BW

Dorset – Royal blue with gold

Eastfield – Yellow

Eastfield/Studfield - Teal green T-Shirt with white logo

Fairpark – Green

Knoxfield – White with gold sash

Rangeview – Brown apron on gold T-Shirt

Rowville – Brown with 2 gold bands

Rowville Lakes - Maroon top with blue trim. Logo on right side, lightening bolts on left

Scoresby Striders - Black singlet with gold Scoresby Striders on back and logo on front

Sherbrooke - White with black lyrebird motif

St Johns - Pale Blue

St Josephs – Red with white monogram

Studfield – Maroon and blue

Wantirna Ambers - Orange

and the Knox Centre - Gold T-Shirt with blue KNOX on front - first displayed at the delegates meeting 28th Jan 1970 to be formally approved in time for the 1970 Zone (Region) Championships at Sandringham.

 Dave Sommers U13-15 Mixed Age Girls Relay Team memories 

Dave Sommers has submitted some interesting observations on the Knox U/13-U/15 Girls Mixed Age Medley relay teams. Dave had noticed in recent years we seem to consistently field great teams in this event and was a thought worth sharing. Please click HERE! to view.

 Little Athletics - The Early History 

Please click HERE to view the final version of "Little Athletics – The early history". It details how Little Athletics first started back in Geelong during the 1960's, the many obstacles they had to overcome and the phenomenal spread across Victoria, interstate and abroad during the late 1960's and early 1970's.  The contents are from researching early Little Aths documents including Trevor Billingham's notes and interviews with the pioneers of our sport – Christine Billingham and Alan Triscott as part of a Local History Project by the Bayswater Bullets club

 Knox Centre Website History 

The Knox Centre website is now over 10 years old and was one of the first Little Athletics Centre to have an internet presence which was created and maintained by Steve Cowburn who was the editor for the first nine years. Steve is also credited in creating and handing over websites for many other Little Athletics Centres. He created the EMR website in 2002 and was editor until the start of the 2007/08 season.

Steve also created the initial website for the VLAA on 18 Nov 1999. On page 7 of the VLAA 2001/02 Annual Report  “Several years ago Steve Cowburn from the Knox Centre provided us with our initial website. Since that time he had provided on-going support and sound strategic advice. On behalf of the Association special acknowledgment needs to be made of his contribution.”

Bayswater Bullets was the first Knox Centre club for an ongoing website which was first created in June 2002. This was followed by both Fairpark Flyers and Scoresby Striders in August 2006, Rowville in October 2007 and Wantirna has just uploaded their club website.

The amount of hits was dramatically boosted on the Knox Centre website since the start of the 2007/08 season when the amount of photos submitted by the Knox Photographers increased 10 fold.

There are many contributors of information including those from other Centres.

Today, it is still one of the most popular Little Athletic websites and a phrase often heard for many years from those at other Centres is “if you want to know what’s going on, just look on the Knox website”

Thanks to Russell Speight who found the Internet Archive "Wayback Machine", you can view earlier versions of our website:

Checkout the very first Knox Centre websites 1998-2000 HERE!

Knox Centre websites from 2000-2007 HERE!

 13/06/08 Track Photo Session For 40th Anniv 

Thank you to the parents and athletes who came to the track for the photo session with Cr Debbie Field for the Friberg Ward winter edition newsletter "Knox Horizons". This was to promote the Knox Centre's 40th Anniversary. Debbie's family was involved with the Knox Centre in the early 1990's when her daughter competed for Bayswater Bullets. Below are some photos that Phil Matthews took during the session.

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And below is the outcome:

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And please click HERE! for the PDF version

  Missing VLAA State Results Wanted! 

If you have in your possession results from the following VLAA State events, can you please email info@klac23.org.au . These were listed in the Kalori or Little Athlete magazines.

State Relay Results - 1983

State Track & Field Results  - 1978 & 1984

State Cross Country Results - 1978, 1984 & 1990

  Missing VLAA Annual Reports Wanted! 

If you have any of the Annual Reports below, can you please lend them to be photocopied? Please contact Stephen Egan at info@klac23.org.au

VLAA 1st Annual Report 1966-67

VLAA 6th Annual Report 1971-72

VLAA 14th Annual Report 1979-80

VLAA 15th Annual Report 1980-81

VLAA 17th Annual Report 1982-83