A message from our Club President

On behalf of the Committee, I would like to welcome you to the 2022-23 season with Corroboree (North Canberra) Little Athletics. This is my fifth year as President, and I look forward to seeing many familiar faces and would like to offer a special warm welcome to our new families. You have joined the right club.

Corroboree aspires to be the sporting activity of choice for children aged 5 to 16 years of age. We aim to provide a quality program of athletics events with a focus on fun, fitness, and skills development in a safe, family-friendly and inclusive environment. While athletics is by its very nature competitive, our goal for all our athletes is to achieve PBs (Personal Bests) by improving their own times, distances, and heights, and above all, to have fun.

The Committee has also been active over winter, working hard to get ready for the upcoming season as well as wrapping up last season.

The Corroboree Gift will be back this season as well. This is a handicapped event that allows the not so fast kids to start in front of their faster compatriots. It was a fabulous event last year and we look forward to putting it on again this season.

We always look for improvements based on previous years’ experience and feedback. It is key to have Saturday morning meets that run smoothly, with minimal waiting times, and a not-too-late finish. This relies on a good program, good facilities, and many helping hands. We see the role of the parent as a very hands-on approach; we need you to help us run great meets and expect parents to step into roles such as Age Group Coordinators, timing assistants, long jump measurers, just to name a few. Any assistance with set-up and particularly pack-up is always welcome.

Corroboree won a lot of awards last season and once again we will strive to be well represented at the Relay Carnival and State Championships to continue our great record.

Finally, I would like to thank all those who have volunteered to serve on the Committee this season. The club needs great parents to run it and I am fortunate to have a fantastic team helping me run this club. I would also like to acknowledge our coaches for their ongoing commitment to developing our juniors. We are extremely fortunate to have such a strong group of people supporting our club but could always do with some more. So, if you are interested in getting involved, please do not hesitate to contact myself or others on the Committee. We can always do with more hands.

Garry Stevens
President 2022–2023