Queanbeyan Little Athletics Centre | Family Fun & Fitness

Saturday mornings are for Little Athletics and online registrations are open!

WHEN: Saturday mornings
– u6-u17 (born 2006-2017) start 15 October 2022 from 8:00am
– Tiny Tots (born 2018 & 2019) start 29 October 2022 from 8:45am, conclude 3 Dec
WHERE: Wright Park, Old Sydney Road, Queanbeyan

The 2022/2023 season runs Term 4 of 2022 and continues through Term 1 of 2023, observing the NSW/ACT January school holidays. The event dates will be in the calendar page.

Please note, that for this season (2022-2023), all athletes in the U6 to U17 age groups will commence with set up at 8.00am every Saturday. Events will start as soon as set up is complete.

Time and date for collection of registration packs from Wright Park is to be confirmed.

Tiny Tots (6 week program)

Do you have a child born in 2018 or 2019 (prior to 30 September)? You might like to consider our Tiny Tots program. We ran our first Tiny Tots program in 2019 and it was well received. The 2022 6-week program will run on Saturday mornings, from 29 October to 3 December, arriving at 8.45am (start activities at 9.00am) to approx. 10.00am

Senior athletes

Athletics does not finish once you reach u17s. For those intested in continuing with athletics, you can register with Queanbeyan Athletics and compete with the team at the regular Athletics ACT meets.

Active Kids voucher

We are an approved provider for the NSW Government Active Kids Voucher. At the end of the registration process, when chosing payment you can add the Active Kids voucher prior to finalising payment.

Parents

QLAC is a totally voluntary organisation. We cannot operate without the assistance of parents each week fulfilling the many and varied duties required. These include setting up for the meet; managing an age group; recording results; working in the canteen; to name just a few. Whatever your experience, don’t feel scared about putting your hand up and ‘giving it a go’. Have a look at parent volunteer and how to help.

Family, Fun and Fitness

Queanbeyan Little Athletics Centre (QLAC), also known as Queanbeyan Lightning, is for:

Family – Parents assisting with activities. There’s more information about being a parent volunteer, how to help and get involved. AND WE NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP OUR CLUB ALIVE!
Fun – Emphasis is on individual improvement rather than winning, so we talk Personal Bests for everyone.
Fitness – Athletes are involved in a range of activities to improve their fitness.

QLAC is affiliated with Little Athletics ACT (LAACT). This means that QLAC athletes can compete against other clubs in the ACT region at major events to gain more experience or just to meet up with other athletes. LAACT publishes a regional calendar .

Last season QLAC had more than 200 Little Athletes at Wright Park, many Personal Bests (PBs), parent helpers (essential) and a number of club records broken. We look forward to seeing everyone back for the new season.

You can use the below chart to check what age group your Little Athlete is in this season.

And during the season we will publish meet photos to our Facebook page – follow us there!

Financing our operations

QLAC is committed to keeping registration fees and uniform costs as low as possible so that all children can take part. To achieve this aim, parents run a canteen and fundraisers to support the costs of affiliation (about 3/4 of the registration fees go on affiliation).

Patrons

Life Members Robyn Murphy, Sam Greenland.

Committee page

(Password protected) Here

Our sponsors

QLAC has a number of sponsors who have supported us over the years. Several local businesses have offered us sponsorship through reduced costs, funds and direct assistance. We thank them all for their ongoing support and ask that you consider them for business.