welcome to our centre

We are here for the kids!

South Launceston Little Athletics Centre Inc. (SLLAC) is the largest Little Athletics Centre in Tasmania, catering for in excess of 500 parents and children, (300 little athletes). Athletes consist of boys and girls in the age range under 6 to under 15.

The parents include grandparents and we also provide activities for toddlers/infants. SLLAC encourages gender equity and participation by children with a disability.

SLLAC conduct various athletic events including but not limited to sprints, hurdles, race walks and long distance track events, discus, shot put, javelin, vortex and turbo javelin throwing events, high jump, long jump, triple jump and skills development events.

These weekly programs are carried out for approximately six months, October to March, on a Saturday morning but also include several twilight meetings and Sunday Intra-State Athletic Meetings, culminating in the State Individual Championships in March.

South Launceston Little Athletics Centre Inc provides children between the ages of 5 -14 with the opportunity to compete in an atmosphere of fun, enjoyment and lasting friendship fulfilling the phrase "Family Fun & Fitness". And embracing motto of Australian Little Athletics of "Be your Best".

Centre Fees 2011/12

The fees for all clubs at our centre are consistent and some levels have increased slightly from last year due to an increase by the TLAA. The fees which should be paid to individual club treasurers are as follows:

1 Child - $105
2 Children - $190
3 Children - $255
4 Children - $300
5 Children - $345
Tiny Tots - $30
U14 / U15 Dual registration - $60

St Leonards Facilities

A map of the St Leonards facilities has been produced and is available for download from the downloads page. This shows the layout of the track, all field event sites and marshalling areas. There is also a seating plan available on the downloads page showing the allocation of the grandstand to various clubs. Clubs not housed in the grandstand area will have shade tents erected for their use.

Badge Placement

The correct badge placement is shown in the TLAA Information Manual - Please ensure that all previous year's badges are removed from uniforms.

Photo Gallery

The 2011-12 Photo Gallery is now up and running. Simply go to the Photos tab at the top of this page then follow the links to each weeks gallery.

This season we will be attempting to keep our members up to date with all the goings on of the season by way of a newsletter. Our first edition is available by clicking on the following link. Online Newsletter Issue 1

SLLAC Constitution

Our constitution (Rules of Association) has been updated and adopted at the AGM held on 10th May 2011 to reflect the current practice at our centre and to comply with the State body requirements. The centre By Laws have been documented and are available from the Centre Information page.

ronald mcdonald house charity

South Launceston is pleased to announce that we will be supporting the Ronald McDonald House Charity during the season. Listen out for ways to support this during the season, but in the meantime there will be a collection box at the canteen for your loose change.

sllac now on twiiter

Yes that right South Launceston Little Athletics has joined the social media world by opening a Twitter account! The sole reason for this is to be able to get important information to you the parents/guardians in a more efficient manner. For example we can now 'tweet' if a meeting is cancelled due to bad weather if you will receive a text message on your mobile instantaneously. No more hanging on the radio announcers every word! However to make this work we need your support by following SLLAC on Twitter. The steps you need to do is as follows:
1) Send a text message (sms) to 0198089488
2) The text in the message should be Follow sllac

That's it! You will receive a confirmation message back from twitter to say you are now following sllac, There is no risk of getting 'spam' text messages, the only messages you will receive from this point on will be from the centre and they will only entail urgent information or reminders.

Australian Little Athletics C'Ships

On the 21st April the Domain in Hobart played host to the Australian Little Athletics Championships. South Launceston was extremely well represented by the 13 athletes that were chosen to represent the state. All athletes should be proud of their achievements with many walking away with personal bests on the day. It was a great experience for each and everyone of them and they should be very proud of the way in which they conducted themselves throughout the meet.

Two athletes in particular had outstanding results. Getasew Ferguson ran them off their feet in the 1500M to win Gold, then followed that up by lapping most of the field in the 1500M Walk to once again achieve Gold. His day wasn't complete as he also won a Bronze Medal in the Javelin. It may be the first time a Tasmanian athlete has won 3 individual medals at the National Championships.

Patrick Chilvers after missing a medal by only 2cms in the Long Jump came out and won Bronze in the Triple Jump. Once again a fantastic effort by Patrick.

To both boys and all of our representatives we congratulate you on your outstanding achievements and wish you all the best for your future endeavours.

Tasmanian Community Fund Grant

The South Launceston Little Athletics Centre is pleased to announce the successful grant application from the Tasmanian Community Fund which will be used to assist us purchase a portable safety discus cage for the back straight (and associated equipment). It will also assist us purchase another 24 new hurdles. We thank the Tasmanian Community Fund for their continued support of Little Athletics in the north.

Welcome Jay & Jay Constructions

The South Launceston Little Athletics Centre would like to welcome Jay &Jay Constructions as a Gold Sponsor for 2011/12. Owner Jaysen Wadley was present at the official naming of the Jay &Jay Constructions Long Jump pit on Thursday 10th November. Jay & Jay Constructions support of Little Athletics is greatly appreciated and we ask anyone looking to build or renovate to consider Jay & Jay Construction for their next project.

President Mick Halaby welcomes Jaysen Wadley on board at the naming of the Jay & Jay Constructions Long Jump.

IGA Docket Competition

The IGA docket competition is on again! When you make a purchase at an IGA store, keep your receipt and place it in the IGA docket box located at the canteen at the next meeting. Once all dockets are tallied we send them to the TLAA for entry into the competition. There is an $8000.00 prize pool and last year South Launceston won $500.00 which has been used to purchase replacement equipment used by our athletes. Competition runs up until 31 March 2012, so start collecting today!

Health Expo

On Saturday 3rd December 2011 the SLLAC held a Health Expo Day to coincide with its normal meeting. The aim of the expo was to provide information on health issues related to participation in an outdoor summer event in a fun and interesting way. Our Centre sees the health side of active participation in sport as important as participating in sport itself. On the day we were lucky enough to have representatives from The Cancer Council, Sports Medicine Australia, Tasmanian Podiatry Association, The Heart Foundation and Eat Well Tasmania providing information and promotional materials to our families. Apples were also donated by Miller's Orchardand Bolands IGA Newnham and handed out to each participant as they completed their 100M.

SLLAC Annual General Meeting

South Launceston Little Athletics Centre held its AGM on Tuesday the 8th May 2012. Thank you to all those people that have put their hand up to take on a role at the Centre over the next 12 months. Minutes from the AGM can be found on the Centre Info page but for a copy of the President's report you can click on the link below.
2011/12 President's Report

State Multi Event & Walks C'Ships

Photos from the State Walks Championships and Multi Events are now available from the TLAA website. www.tlaaphotos.com.au

State Team Members

A big congratulations goes out to the following 11 South Launceston athletes who all made the Under 13 State Team for the Australian Little Athletics Championships in Hobart. Sarah Stuart (girls captain), Laura McShane, Paige Kroon, Jaimie Summers, Jordyn Milbourne, Erin Longstaff, Getasew Ferguson (boys Vice Captain), Patrick Chilvers, Jack Barrett, Casey Brown, Fletcher Pinner. Also to Courtney Stanley and Jayden Brown who made the Under 15 team. This is an outstanding achievement by these athletes and the centre with 50% of the team from South Launceston. Good luck to each and everyone of you we know you will do yourselves & your families proud.

TLAA Website

To access the TLAA website you currently need to go through the National website. Our links on our links page have been changed to reflect this or you can click on the below link.

TLAA Website

State Relay Championships

The State Relay Championships were held in Hobart on Sunday 11th December with South Launceston doing particularly well with the age groups that were entered. In the under 11 girls (Jade Longstaff, Arabella Phillips, Georgie Williams, Amy Halaby) won both their 4 x 100m and 4 x 200m smashing the state record in the 4 x 200m by 8 seconds. The under 13 boys (Patrick Chilvers, Casey Brown, Getasew Ferguson, Fletcher Pinner, Sam Hoffman) also performed well winning both their 4 x 100m and 4 x 200m events also breaking the state record. Congratulations to everyone that competed and we hope you enjoyed a great day!

2012 Primary All Schools

It’s an Olympic year so why not get right in to the spirit and participate at the 2012 Primary All Schools Track and Field event.

This year’s Primary all schools Track and Field will be held on the 17^th March at the St Leonard’s Athletics Track. Every participant is in the running to receive spot prizes simply for turning up! All participants will also receive a small collection of Hero cards in the bid to support our Aussie athletes in the London 2012 Olympics.

You can download an entry form here or visit the Athletics Tasmania website for more information. www.tasathletics.org.au
Entry Form

play by the Rules

Play by the Rules provides information and online learning for community sport and recreation on how to:
prevent and deal with discrimination, harassment and child abuse, and
develop inclusive and welcoming environments for participation.

SLLAC supports this initiative and encourages all officials, parents, athletes and others involved with our centre to log onto this website (Click on the logo below) where there is heaps of information and complete the online training courses relevant to your level of involvement.