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25.01.2022 SNEAK PEAK!!! Do you have information or pictures about our history??? Send it to us for our 50th Anniversary Book. Little Athletics in Western Australia developed, like many community organisations, because of the efforts of one person.... In 1967, Robin Johnson saw Little Athletics in action in Victoria where he met Trevor Billingham, the founder of the Victorian Little Athletics Association. Robin was impressed by what he saw and decided on his return to Perth to commence the organisation in the West. He enlisted the aid of a dozen helpers. athletes and officials and in February 1968 the first Little Athletics meeting was held at Perry Lakes Stadium. Belmont's Little Athletics was launched at Forster Park in 1971. An athletic park was established between 1972 and 1973 on Abernethy Road. It was later named the 'Gerry Archer Athletic Park' in honour of Gerry Archer, who served on the Shire Council from 1974 to 1979. This facility became the home of the Belmont Amateur Athletic Club and Belmont Little Athletics Association. Mr Archer was president of the Belmont Little Athletic Centre for three years and held various other offices in the junior and senior athletics clubs at this centre in their formative years. He first served us a Belmont Councillor in May 1974 and held the post with distinction until his death in September 1979, at the age of just forty five. Picture - Gerry Archer Athletic Park - Courtesy City Of Belmont

25.01.2022 Come Celebrate 50 years with us!! 50th Anniversary GALA BALL!!! Belmont LAC would like to invite athletes (U12-U17), parents, officials, life members, past and present to our 50th Anniversary Gala Ball. ... Saturday the 21st December 2019, 6pm - 11pm at the Belmont Sports & Recreation Club on Abernethy Rd Cloverdale. DRESS CODE: Cocktail TICKETS: $55.00 per person which includes: Sit down meal - Roast Meat (Beef, Lamb & Pork) with vegetables. Assorted Salads Bread Rolls Assorted Desserts 50th Birthday Cake 50th Anniversary Book Lolly Bar Water & Cooldrink. Alcoholic Beverages available to purchase at the Bar. LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE NO DOOR SALES Bookings CLOSE @ 4pm, 7th December BOOK NOW!!! https://www.trybooking.com/BGTCU DJ services will be provided by DJ Shazam NOTES: Once tickets are purchased for the Ball, please see Kira or Jo in the clubrooms on Saturday to select your Table/Seating. Tables of 9 are available with the option of 10 (elbow to elbow). (Tables of 9 preferred) Once purchased, your tickets will be emailed to you. Please print and bring to the event.

23.01.2022 Celebrating 50 years Another Sneak Peak...... SPECIAL REPORT: 1990 ODAWARA CITY SCHOOL CHILDRENS RELAY, JAPAN ... At the Belmont LAC meeting on November 29, 1989 it was announced that the Belmont Centre had been invited to provide an Australian Representative team to participate in the 9th Odawara City School Childrens Marathon Relay in Japan on February 4, 1990. This was the third year that a foreign team had been invited to compete in this event. Previous invited countries being Taiwan and Sri Lanka. The event organisers and the Yaomasa Supermarket, Odawara, the sponsors, decided that a representative school or district team from Australia would be invited in 1990. By good fortune Mr Fred Rae, a former mayor of the City of Belmont was approached by the organisers to suggest a team. Being a good friend of the Belmont LAC he nominated our Centre, and in November we were selected to provide a team in the Boys Japanese Grade 6 (final year of primary school) race. The sponsors generously covering all costs of travel and accommodation for a team of seven and a Team Manager. A Selection Committee was given the job of picking a team of six runners and one reserve from the Centres Under 11, 12 and 13 boys who would be 11 or 12 years old on February 4, 1990. Because the event was a relay of six legs each of 2500 metres, those boys meeting the age criteria and who had a current 1500 metre time recorded at the Centre were considered eligible for selection. Given that international travel was involved which required passports and early organisation of travel arrangements, it was decided to select an initial training squad of 10 athletes so that injuries and/or illness would not prevent a full team from going to Japan. After a final trial on Saturday, December 2 the following athletes were announced as being in the Training Squad: Vernon Campo, Darren Edmunds, Garath Hughes and Neil Roach from the Kalamunda/Lesmurdie Club; Adam Clatworthy, Christopher Smart, Craig Tipping and Shannon Wilson (Forrestfield Club); Shawn Doherty (High Wycombe Club); and Michael Jones (Kewdale Club). Newspaper Clipping - Courtesy Fred & Norma Rae

22.01.2022 Our 50th Celebration is coming!!!!

21.01.2022 FLASH BACK!!! In 1981, Margaret Reddish, the barefoot distance star, set a womens record of four individual gold medals in the national Track & Field Championships. The 17 year old, who began her career at Belmont Little Athletics, once set an Australian record and then ran the 20 kilometres from Perry Lakes Stadium to her home in Cloverdale. She is still BLAC's current record holder for the U13 Girls 1500m from 1975 with a time of 5:07.40 achieved at Centre Championship...s. Do you have information or pictures about our history??? Send it to us for our 50th Anniversary Book.

18.01.2022 DEADLINE ONLY 1 WEEK AWAY Thank you to those people who have either posted or emailed "Their Story" including photos for inclusion in our 50th Anniversary Book. If you would like to be involved please send through your information and photos by 30 June to: [email protected] or post to: PO Box 671 Cloverdale 6985.

17.01.2022 Thank you to those people who have either posted or emailed "Their Story" including photos for inclusion in our 50th Anniversary Book. If you would like to be involved please send through your information and photos by 30 June to: [email protected] or post to: PO Box 671 Cloverdale 6985.

16.01.2022 Belmont Little Athletics Centre now has INSTAGRAM!!! Follow us here https://www.instagram.com/belmont_lac/

16.01.2022 LAST CHANCE TO GRAB TICKETS THIS WEEK!! DISCO $5.50 per person https://www.trybooking.com/BEEJT... GALA BALL $55.00 per person https://www.trybooking.com/BGTCU NO DOOR SALES Bookings Close @ 4pm Saturday 7th December

13.01.2022 So one of Kalamunda/Lesmurdie Clubs committee (Thanks Sarah) sent in these two pictures from about about 23 years ago, can we get everyone tagged in them ? I know a few, Neil Roach and Vernon Campo, any others people recognise ?

11.01.2022 Come Celebrate 50 years with us!! 50th Anniversary DISCO!!! Belmont LAC would like to invite athletes past and present aged U6-U11 to our 50th Anniversary Disco. Siblings are also welcome. Saturday the 21st December 2019 from 12.30pm - 2.30pm at the Belmont Sports & Recreation Club on Abernethy Rd Cloverdale.... Older Athletes are welcome to attend if they would prefer to attend the Disco instead of the Gala Ball. TICKETS: $5.50 per person which includes: Glowsticks, Lolly Bag, Juice Box LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE NO DOOR SALES Bookings CLOSE @ 4pm, 7th December BOOK NOW!! https://www.trybooking.com/BEEJT DJ services will be provided by DJ Shazam NOTES: Once purchased, your tickets will be emailed to you. Please print and bring to the event.

10.01.2022 We are starting to compile information to be included in our 50th Anniversary Book. Where Are They Now??? will be one of the headings. Did you compete at Belmont LAC at any stage during the last 50 years or are you in contact with someone who did??... Did you compete yourself and now are still involved because your children are now competing at Belmont?? You didn't compete yourself but were involved in some other way?? If the answer is YES, we want to hear from you. :) If you would like to be featured in our 50th book, firstly comment below YES and the years you were here. Secondly, if you can email us with past & present photos and include a short story about your time at BLAC. Your most memorable moments, your achievements....that kind of thing is what we are looking for. Please email: [email protected] before 30th June 2019, to allow time for the book to be created. I look forward to hearing from you. You can also tag anyone that has not already liked this page. We would like to get as many people involved as possible.

08.01.2022 Dont forget to follow us on Instagram as another means of keeping up to date with everything to do with athletics and our centre.

07.01.2022 So one of Kalamunda/Lesmurdie Club's committee (Thanks Sarah) sent in these two pictures from about about 23 years ago, can we get everyone tagged in them ? I know a few, Neil Roach and Vernon Campo, any others people recognise ?

05.01.2022 Exciting things are happening this season to celebrate our 50th Anniversary.

05.01.2022 Don't forget to follow us on Instagram as another means of keeping up to date with everything to do with athletics and our centre.

05.01.2022 REMINDER!!!!! Avoid missing out on tickets and Book Now!!! Numbers are limited for both events due to venue capacity.... DISCO $5.50 per person https://www.trybooking.com/BEEJT GALA BALL $55.00 per person https://www.trybooking.com/BGTCU NO DOOR SALES Bookings Close @ 4pm Saturday 7th December

03.01.2022 'Celebrating 50 years' Another Sneak Peak...... SPECIAL REPORT: 1990 ODAWARA CITY SCHOOL CHILDREN'S RELAY, JAPAN ... At the Belmont LAC meeting on November 29, 1989 it was announced that the Belmont Centre had been invited to provide an Australian Representative team to participate in the 9th Odawara City School Children's Marathon Relay in Japan on February 4, 1990. This was the third year that a foreign team had been invited to compete in this event. Previous invited countries being Taiwan and Sri Lanka. The event organisers and the Yaomasa Supermarket, Odawara, the sponsors, decided that a representative school or district team from Australia would be invited in 1990. By good fortune Mr Fred Rae, a former mayor of the City of Belmont was approached by the organisers to suggest a team. Being a good friend of the Belmont LAC he nominated our Centre, and in November we were selected to provide a team in the Boys Japanese Grade 6 (final year of primary school) race. The sponsors generously covering all costs of travel and accommodation for a team of seven and a Team Manager. A Selection Committee was given the job of picking a team of six runners and one reserve from the Centre's Under 11, 12 and 13 boys who would be 11 or 12 years old on February 4, 1990. Because the event was a relay of six legs each of 2500 metres, those boys meeting the age criteria and who had a current 1500 metre time recorded at the Centre were considered eligible for selection. Given that international travel was involved which required passports and early organisation of travel arrangements, it was decided to select an initial training squad of 10 athletes so that injuries and/or illness would not prevent a full team from going to Japan. After a final trial on Saturday, December 2 the following athletes were announced as being in the Training Squad: Vernon Campo, Darren Edmunds, Garath Hughes and Neil Roach from the Kalamunda/Lesmurdie Club; Adam Clatworthy, Christopher Smart, Craig Tipping and Shannon Wilson (Forrestfield Club); Shawn Doherty (High Wycombe Club); and Michael Jones (Kewdale Club). Newspaper Clipping - Courtesy Fred & Norma Rae