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here to return to VRWC main page. Within Victoria, there are many avenues for racewalking.
VRWC are the only specialist based racewalking Club in Melbourne. We have over 100 active members and hold races all year round. But you already know that as you are browsing our website which is http://www.vrwc.org.au
Ballarat Race Walking Club hold
regular racewalking events in the Ballarat area.
Contact via PO Box 1619, Ballarat Mail Centre, 3354.
Their website is http://www.geocities.com/ballarat_racewalkers/Racewalking.html.
Barwon Walkers are a Geelong
based racewalking club.
Contact Russell McFarlane email: russellmcf@bigpond.com
Bendigo Walkers Club are based
around the Victorian country city of Bendigo.
Contact Paul Rance 03 54418092 email: reggierancie1@yahoo.com.au
Geelong Walkers Club was formed
30 years ago by Noel Edgerton and was originally structured for
children involved in Little Athletics who were interested in
racewalking. The club has since evolved and it now caters for all types
of walkers be it serious race walkers, little athletics children, mums
/ dads and grandparents. All styles of walk are welcome and the Geelong
Walkers Club prides itself on its friendly family atmosphere.
The club holds various events - some serious, some for fun over
different distances each Thursday night. Many events are handicapped so
that everyone is on equal footing.
Venue - Goldsworthy Stadium - Corio
Thursday nights 6.15pm start October - March
Athletics Victoria is the
governing body of athletics within the State of Victoria and are
affiliated with Athletics Australia. As well as providing all year
around competition, they hold State Championships for most age
groups (masters, veterans, U20, U18, U16, U14) over various walking
distances, both track and road. Athletics Victoria is the normal
point of contact for all Victorian championships. In each case, there
should be a specific entry form available and entries will close up to
2 weeks before the event. Competitors must contact the Athletics
Victoria office, obtain and fill in the requisite entry form and return
it with due payment before the closing date.
As in all such cases, the details on the entry form may differ from the
above guidelines and the onus in on the individual competitor to ensure
that all is in place by the due date. VRWC normally try to have copies
of such entry forms at the club as an aid to members.
The Athletics Victoria Office is located at Olympic Park, Swan Street,
Melbourne, 3004 and their website is at http://www.athsvic.org.au
Athletics Clubs affiliated with A.V.
There are a large number of athletics clubs, both suburban and country,
which are affiliated with Athletics Victoria and which cater for all
athletics events, including racewalking. These clubs participate in the
A.V. summer 'Interclub' competition and in the A.V. winter Cross
Country season. You must be a member of one of these clubs to compete
in A.V. championships.
A full list of all affiliated clubs (with contact details) can be found
on the A.V. website (see above).
Victorian Masters Athletics Club is a specialist organization overseeing Masters (30+ for women and 35+ for men) competition in Victoria. They hold their own Victorian Masters Championships in all athletics events including racewalking. They hold both summer track and winter road racewalking championships. See their website at http://www.vicmastersaths.org.au
Masters Athletics Venues
There are a large number of Masters Athletics Venues which hold regular
competitions for older athletes in their area. These competitions
usually include racewalks. Full details of all the venues and contact
details can be found on the VMA website (see above).
Victorian Little Athletics Association is the body governing Little Athletics in Victoria. Little Athletics covers the age groups of U6 to U15 and holds Victorian State Championships each March. These championships include track racewalks for the age groups of U9 to U15. See the website at http://www.littleathletics.com.au/
Victorian Little Athletics Clubs
affiliated with VLAA are spread all across Victoria and hold weekly
track competitions from October to April. These competitons include
racewalks at many of the competition venues. See the VLAA website for
details.
Athletics Australia is
the national governing body for athletics in Australia. It is
affiliated with the International Association of Athletics Federation
(IAAF). AA holds Australian Championships for all athletics disciplines
including racewalking and is responsible for holding all selection
trials for International events such as the Olympic and Commonwealth
Games. To enter any of these events, there should be a specific entry
form available and entries will close up to 2 weeks before the event.
Competitors must contact the Athletics Victoria office, obtain and fill
in the requisite entry form and return it with due payment before the
closing date.
As in all such cases, the details on the entry form may differ from the
above guidelines and the onus in on the individual competitor to ensure
that all is in place by the due date. VRWC normally try to have copies
of such entry forms at the club as an aid to members.
The Athletics Australia Office is located at Suite 22, Fawkner Towers,
431 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, 3004 and the website is http://www.athletics.org.au
Racewalking Australia is the
trading name for the Australian Federation of
RaceWalking Clubs. This Federtation of walking clubs was
formed in 1958 and represents all the major Race Walking Clubs of the
States and Territories of Australia. It has a current membership of 11
clubs (of which VRWC is one) with a total membership of some 500+
racewalkers.
The Federation's main "raison d'etre" is to act as the knowledgeable
body concerned with Race Walking in Australia and to co-ordinate
walking activities in Australia. To this end they
Australian Masters Athletics Inc oversee the Australian Masters Athletics Titles each Easter. One of the State Assns will run the event on behalf of the AMA. See their website at http://www.australianmastersathletics.org.au/ for further details.
Australian Little Athletics Association
are the governing body for Little Athletics in Australia. Their website
is found at http://www.littleathletics.com.au
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