WEEK 1 l SATURDAY, 13TH SEPTEMBER 2025
PROGRAM A
Welcome to both our new and returning members to the 2025-2026 Summer Track
& Field Season at Whittlesea City Little Athletics Centre.
Competition commences this Saturday, 13th of September 2025 at 8.00am sharp
for the following Age Groups:

Under 8 Boys # Under 9 Boys Under 10 Boys # Under 11 Girls
All other Age Groups will commence @ 8.30am sharp.
Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to start time to allow plenty of time to pick
up your Registration tags, Coles patches and complete a warm up with your club.
Trial Athletes
Upon arrival, can all Trial Athletes please “check in” at the Whittlesea City Trial
Desk located outside the Recording Room.
This week we will be following Program A as per the run sheet attached. I do try to
follow the run sheet as much as possible but at times will need to move things
around for the flow of events. Some age groups will require to wait longer for
availability of events. Please be patient with us.
Please note you may see that events are free for a short time to wait for an age
group to catch up and to allow free flow of events.
Please remember to be Kind always and help out where you can.
Let’s all work together and make this season the best yet!!
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SETUP
METRO CLUB – Please confirm running of front straight timing gates and have
them tested and ready by 8.15am.
MG/L – Please confirm running of back straight timing gates and have them tested
and ready by 8.15am.
RACE STARTERS – Please confirm for this week.
TECHNICAL – Please arrive for setup by 7.00am please.
Please set up for 70M in Back straight and 100M in Front Straight.
Once 70M have completed, please set up for 100M in Back Straight.
All CLUBS – Please confirm Event Chiefs and helpers well in advance and advise
me ASAP if not available. Clubs will continue with running the same events as last
season for the moment. This may change throughout the season depending on
numbers per club.
SET UP AND PACK UP – All clubs must provide one Helper for setup and pack up.
Please arrive no later than 7.00am sharp. Please listen out for Announcements for
pack up throughout the competition.
EVENT CHIEFS – Please have your events set up by 8.15am and collect folders and
radios from the Centre table. Please note this week that HJ3, SP 1 and SP 2 and
Javelin must be set up and ready to go for 8am start. A meeting will be held at the
Centre Table for all Age Group Team Managers and Chiefs @ 8.15am.
OFFICIAL VESTS – Each parent official and volunteer inside the track fence,
must be wearing a vest identifying the role they are undertaking. These vests are
available from the centre table. Except for the Field Events which are located in
each Field event Trolley. Each Trolley will have a Chief Event official vest and 3
parent helper vests. Note: These vests are not to be taken home but placed back in
the Field event trolley or centre table.
UNIFORMS – All clubs please advise athletes that they need to be in full uniform
including Commonwealth Bank Registration tags and Coles patches otherwise they
will be sent back to the club and unable to compete.
PARENTS – It is not okay to approach Event Chiefs or coach your child at an
event!!
No Parents are permitted inside the track unless assisting with an event. Any
assistance is welcomed and encouraged. Please remember to be Kind Always!!
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FUNDRAISING – No Fundraising for the first week of Competition. A Fundraising
Roster has been sent out to clubs.
FIRST AID – We would like to welcome back 1300MEDICS once again as our First
Aid provider for this season.
REGISTRATIONS – All athletes will need to be registered by Thursday 11th of
September 2025 at 8..00pm, in order to have points counted for this week and to
have Athlete tags printed for Saturday.
Parent Helper Policy
WCLAC has introduced a Parent Helper Policy to help manage and support the
effective delivery of our weekly competition programs. Little Athletics is a totally
voluntary organisation, Centres cannot operate without the assistance of parents
each week in fulfilling the many and varied duties required. These include
officiating at an event; managing an age group; recording results; working in the
canteen; to name just a few. Most Centres have parent assistance rosters.
Additional assistance is always required on the Centre committees and all parents
and guardians are encouraged to become involved. Little Athletics uniquely offers
opportunities for parents and guardians to actively participate in their child’s
sporting journey. Typically, to conduct a Track and Field competition on a weekly
basis, Whittlesea City Little Athletics Centre (WCLAC) requires between 60-70
parents in a volunteer role.
It is a condition and obligation of registering your child/children in Little
Athletics, that you assist as a volunteer. All families must commit to undertaking
one set up OR one pack up during the competition season.
Each family is required to attain a minimum of 10 parent duty points.
The Parent Helper Policy can be found here and a copy is also attached for your
reference. We request you take time to familiarise yourself with this new policy.
I hope you all have an amazing week and I look forward to seeing you all Saturday.
Regards,
Lisa Hegarty
Competition Director