Knox Little Athletics Centre Inc.

Congratulations Knox Families – A Successful State Championships at Knox

What an incredible weekend for Knox! A huge congratulations to all our Knox families, athletes, volunteers and supporters for helping deliver a fantastic and successful State Championships at our home track.

Hosting an event of this size takes an enormous team effort, and our Knox community truly stepped up. From the early morning setup crews to the last people packing equipment away, the dedication and hard work from our volunteers ensured the event ran smoothly and created a great experience for athletes from across the state.

To our athletes – we are incredibly proud of you. Your determination, sportsmanship and enthusiasm were on full display throughout the championships. Competing at a State level is a wonderful achievement, and you represented Knox with pride.

To our parents and families – thank you for supporting your athletes and for contributing your time to duties, officiating and helping wherever needed. Events like this simply cannot happen without the support of our amazing community.

We would also like to sincerely thank Little Athletics Victoria (LAVic) for their support and partnership in delivering the State Championships at Knox. Their guidance, coordination and assistance throughout the planning and event weekend helped ensure everything ran smoothly.

A special thank you to several members of the Knox community who played important roles across the weekend:

• Sarah Kirkwood, our Knox Team Manager, for her outstanding work supporting and coordinating our athletes and families.
• Pete Preston, Knox Starter, for his efforts officiating as a starter throughout the championships.
• Dave Frost, who took on the role of Arena Manager and helped keep the competition running smoothly.
• Dave and Janine Kearsley, who served as Little Athletics Victoria officials, with Dave working on timing alongside Jess Dux and Janine officiating as a referee, among other things, over the weekend.
• Mike Kerr and Cleanaway, for supplying additional bins for the weekend and for Mike’s assistance supporting Dave Frost with arena operations.
• Michael Booker, for his assistance working with Dave Frost to help pack up the arena on Sunday following the conclusion of the championships.

A big thank you to Liam and Emma Mathews for all their hard work running the canteen over the weekend. It cannot be said enough how much work goes into catering for a large event like this, and once again, Liam and Emma delivered for our club. Your planning, organisation and long hours ensured athletes, families and officials were well fed throughout the championships – a fantastic effort and greatly appreciated by the entire Knox community.

We are incredibly grateful for the time, effort and expertise these volunteers and supporters contributed to help make the championships such a success.

Hosting the State Championships is something our club should be extremely proud of, and it was fantastic to see the Knox LAC community come together to showcase what our club is all about.

Well done Knox! 💙💛

🏆 Knox Championship Day is Fast Approaching! 🏆

With Championship Day just around the corner, the Centre has now published the list of athletes who currently meet the qualification standards to compete.

📋 Download the qualification list here:

There are now only three weeks remaining for athletes to attend competition nights and ensure they have met the minimum participation requirements for Championship Day.

If your athlete’s name is in green, they have met the requirements for qualifying for Champs Day.
If an athlete’s name is yellow, you will need to check the number of weeks required for meet attendance or duty.
If your name is highlighted red, you will not be able to qualify for Champs Day as there are insufficient weeks left in the season.

If you have already submitted a nomination and do not meet the qualification requirements, your nomination will not be accepted.
Please note that nomination acceptances will be finalised after 4 March, once registrations close.

Parents are reminded that duty requirements form part of athlete eligibility. Please ensure you have completed sufficient rostered duty to support your athlete’s qualification.

If you have any questions regarding eligibility or duty requirements, please contact the Centre Committee for clarification.

Let’s finish the season strong 💚💛

⭐ Championship Day is FREE for all qualifying athletes ⭐

📍 Event Details

Venue: Knox Athletics Track, Bunjil Way, Knoxfield
Date: 21 March 2026
Start Time: First event at 9:00am
Approx Finish: 4:00pm
Entry Fee: $0
Entries Close: Wednesday 4 March 2026 – 8:00pm

👉 Register online only via ResultsHQ:
https://resultshq.com.au

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🏃‍♀️ Event Limits

• U6 – U11: Maximum of 4 events
• U12 – U17: Maximum of 5 events

⚠️ Important Entry Conditions

Please read carefully before entering:

• To be eligible to compete, please make sure all requirements are met:
• ✅ Athletes must have competed in the minimum number of meets for the season (50% of competitions from registration date)
• ✅ Parents must have completed the minimum duty requirements (6 duties over the season)
• 🚫 No late, postal or on-day entries
• 🚫 No changes once entries are accepted
• 👕 Full club uniform must be worn
• 🏷️ Current registration patch is mandatory
• ❗ No patch = no competing + no medals

👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Duty – Compulsory

To successfully run Championship Day, parent duty is compulsory for all Knox LAC athletes competing.

• Parents must complete either a full morning or full afternoon session
• No exemptions will be granted
• Failure to complete duty will result in athletes being removed from events

If you are unable to complete duty — or arrange someone to do it for you — please do not proceed with your entry, as we do not want to disappoint athletes on the day.

🗓 Timetable & Duty Roster

The event timetable and duty roster will be published closer to Championship Day.

The Knox LAC Executive Committee extends its sincere thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the LAVic Eastern Metro Region Track and Field Carnival.

A special acknowledgment to Janine Kearsley for the extraordinary commitment she demonstrated in her role as EMR Competition Director. Janine invested countless hours developing the competition timetable and additionally undertook referee duties across the weekend. Her professionalism and dedication were instrumental in delivering a well-run event.

A very special thank you to Sarah Kirkwood for undertaking the role of Team Manager. It is often an undervalued and demanding position, requiring organisation, communication and calm leadership. Sarah did a fantastic job supporting our athletes and families across the weekend.

We also extend our sincere thanks to Dave Kearsley, who served as Chief Referee for the weekend. Dave dedicated many hours in the days leading up to the carnival preparing and setting up the venue — often working late at night at the track to ensure everything was ready. His leadership, oversight and behind-the-scenes effort were critical to the smooth delivery of the event.

Thank you to Pete Preston and Andrew Fischer for their work as Starters across the weekend, ensuring track events ran efficiently and professionally. We also acknowledge Jess Dux for her role as Timing Official, managing the backup timing system throughout the carnival — an essential function in maintaining the integrity and accuracy of results.

Our thanks also to Dave Frost for his efforts as Arena Manager and for his assistance with both set-up and packing up. A special mention to Dave Lindley, who undertook pack-up with an exceptional level of effort and commitment — a contribution that did not go unnoticed.

We would also like to acknowledge the broader EMR Committee members who invested countless hours in the lead-up to the weekend preparing paperwork, managing entries, compiling start lists, organising event folders and ensuring all administrative requirements were in order. Without the dedication and behind-the-scenes work of these volunteers, events of this scale simply do not happen.

To all of our families, thank you for your support and for fulfilling duty obligations across the weekend. Your contribution is essential to the success of these events.

To our athletes, well done on your performances and the way you represented Knox. Congratulations to those who have qualified for the State Championships — a significant achievement and one to be proud of.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Knox for the State Championships on 7 and 8 March.

The Knox Little Athletics Centre Executive is proud to invite our athletes to register for Knox Championship Day to be held on 21st March 2026 — the final event of the 2025–26 track and field season and a celebration of an incredible year of athletics at Knox.

This is your chance to compete against the best, chase PBs, and celebrate the achievements of our athletes across the entire season.

🥇 Medals & Season Awards

Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in all events.

We will also present our 2025–26 Season Awards throughout the day, including:

• Best in Age
• PB Awards
• Other season trophies

⭐ Championship Day is FREE for all qualifying athletes ⭐

📍 Event Details

Venue: Knox Athletics Track, Bunjil Way, Knoxfield
Date: 21 March 2026
Start Time: First event at 9:00am
Approx Finish: 4:00pm
Entry Fee: $0
Entries Close: Wednesday 4 March 2026 – 8:00pm

👉 Register online only via ResultsHQ:
https://resultshq.com.au

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🏃‍♀️ Event Limits

• U6 – U11: Maximum of 4 events
• U12 – U17: Maximum of 5 events

⚠️ Important Entry Conditions

Please read carefully before entering:

• To be eligible to compete, please make sure all requirements are met:
• ✅ Athletes must have competed in the minimum number of meets for the season (50% of competitions from registration date)
• ✅ Parents must have completed the minimum duty requirements (6 duties over the season)
• 🚫 No late, postal or on-day entries
• 🚫 No changes once entries are accepted
• 👕 Full club uniform must be worn
• 🏷️ Current registration patch is mandatory
• ❗ No patch = no competing + no medals

👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Duty – Compulsory

To successfully run Championship Day, parent duty is compulsory for all Knox LAC athletes competing.

• Parents must complete either a full morning or full afternoon session
• No exemptions will be granted
• Failure to complete duty will result in athletes being removed from events

If you are unable to complete duty — or arrange someone to do it for you — please do not proceed with your entry, as we do not want to disappoint athletes on the day.

🗓 Timetable & Duty Roster

The event timetable and duty roster will be published closer to Championship Day.

🎉 Join us as we finish the season with excitement, achievement and celebration — Knox Championship Day is the perfect way to recognise the hard work of our athletes and families throughout the year.

Register now and be part of our biggest Knox event of the season! 💙💛

The EMR Track and Field Carnival is getting closer. The draft timetable and athlete entries have been released and are available on the LAVic EMR Information page. There is some important information you need to be aware of.

Event: 2025-26 Coles Region Track & Field Carnival
Dates: Saturday 7th February and Sunday 8th February 2026
Location: Knox Athletics Track, Bunjil Way, Knoxfield

Key Links:
EMR Track & Field Information Page
Final Timetable (as at 1.2.2026)
Athlete Entrants
Athlete Information

Please note: Parent duty at EMR Track and Field Carnival is compulsory. A reminder that all parents agreed to the condition of undertaking duty when registering. Once the Duty Roster is set there is little chance of changing your duty now that it has been allocated to you.

Download the Saturday and Sunday duty roster below:

Note: Knox LAC does enforce the following policy:
If you do not turn up for the duty assigned to you, or you do not complete your duty as required, your child will be scratched from all their events and will take no further part at any regional or state competition.

If you cannot do the duty assigned to you, you are responsible for finding another person to do that assigned duty, and advise the Knox LAC Team Manager without delay of the change.
Please remember, that when performing a duty, LAVic requires that you must wear enclosed shoes when officiating, (no thongs, sandals). Please see information on performing your duty in the Athlete Information booklet.

Parent/Athlete Information Booklet
LAVic have a Parent/Athlete information for the Region Carnivals. Please read the booklet, it contains important information about the event.

Athlete Information Booklet

Supervision of Children
All athletes attending the meet must be supervised by their parent or guardian at all times. There is to be no dropping off athletes.

Knox Uniform and Coles Badges

The uniform to be worn is the Knox LAC competition top and black shorts. The shorts must not to have any pockets and brand logos are to be smaller than 4cmx4cm.
Spikes – must not be longer than 7mm.

There should be no Knox LAC athletes without a Coles badge on their top. Please ensure that a Coles badge is sewn on the top right above the LAVic logo.

NAME PATCHES.
Please do not forget your Name Patch. We will not have the ability to replace them on the day.
If you require a new one, please the registrar on Saturday 31 Jan, at our normal competition.

KNOX ATHLETES WILL NEED TO CHECK IN AT THE TEAM MANAGERS TABLE FOR A UNIFORM CHECK WHEN THEY ARRIVE PRIOR TO GOING TO THEIR EVENT

Knox LAC Team Location
The Knox LAC tents will be setup Friday between the shade sails and grandstand. The team managers table will be set up and parents on duty will need to check in with the team manager 10mins before their scheduled duty time.

Good Luck to all the Knox Athletes Competing.

Please note: LAVic does not allow dogs at any LAVic event. This incldues Regional Carnivals. – please do not bring your dogs – you will be denied entry (Service Dogs Accepted – must be wearing identification)