Winston Hills Athletics Centre

13/09/2026

💛🖤A BIG THANK YOU 🎽👕👟

🙏🏻 Thank you to everyone that donated old training tees, sportswear and shoes in our collection last season.

🚢 These are now on their way to a second life in Sierra Leone to support their youth and community in sport. 🙌🏻

🌎 We are so proud to have been able to support the wonderful work that Make Ways Foundation do to enhance the health and wellbeing of young people across the globe.

🎽Don't forget you can still drop off WHAC singlets, crop tops and shorts that your kids have grown out of for our ♻️ Second Hand clothing sale. Simply drop them in the donations box on a Saturday morning - all proceeds from our preloved clothing sales go back to our club!

👣 PLENTI TENKI 👣

Thank you Winston Hills Athletics Centre for your most generous donation of runners, track shoes and sports wear. Together your club is supporting Make Ways Foundation to reduce landfill and provide opportunities for young people to engage in sport.

Reach out to us if you’d like to support us with a donation box at your sporting club!

13/09/2026

🌟 ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT! 🌟

Welcome to the 2026/27 WHAC season! 💛🖤

A huge congratulations to our amazing WHAC athletes who were our McDonald’s Award recipients for Week 1! 🏆🍟

At WHAC, we love celebrating achievements big and small — because every effort, improvement and achievement counts. 💪✨ These awards recognise commitment, hard work, teamwork and giving it your best, and we couldn’t be prouder of our athletes!

🏃‍♀️ And there’s more to celebrate this season…

For the first time, we’re recording results from Week 1, which means athletes can start building their PBs straight away!

🎗️ From recorded 10 PBs and onwards, athletes are recognised with PB ribbons as they improve their performances throughout the season.

Here’s to chasing PBs, trying new events, supporting your teammates and having plenty of fun along the way.

💛🖤 Run. Jump. Throw. Grow.
Bring on the rest of 2026/27 season! 🌟

12/09/2026

💛🖤 AND WE’RE BACK! 💛🖤

Our first Saturday of the 2026/27 WHAC season did not disappoint! 🙌

We had it all…
☀️ Sunshine
😂 Plenty of fun
👟 A little fitness
🤝 Friends old and new
🏃‍♀️ Running, jumping & throwing
💛 And plenty of WHAC spirit!

What a fantastic way to kick off the season. A huge thank you to our athletes, families, Age Managers and volunteers who helped make our first Running Day such a great one.

And the best part?

We get to do it ALL again next Saturday! 🎉

See you back at Gooden Reserve! 💛🖤

✨ Run • Jump • Throw • Grow ✨

11/09/2026

🧵💛 PATCH SEWING SERVICE AVAILABLE AT WHAC 🖤🧵

Need a hand attaching your registration number and Coles age patch to your athletics uniform? We’ve got you covered!

We’ve arranged for sewers to be available at WHAC to help families get their uniforms competition-ready.

📍 Available:
🟡 This afternoon – Friday 11 September
Pack Pick Up | 5:00pm–7:00pm

🟡 First TWO Saturday Running Days
8:00am–10:00am

🧵 Cost: $10 per athletics uniform
A portion of every uniform sewn will be donated back to WHAC, so you’re also supporting the club. 💛🖤

💵 Cash accepted
💳 Square payment available

⚠️ PATCHES BEING SEWN ON A RUNNING DAY?
If your child will be competing while their uniform is having its patches sewn on, please write their registration number clearly on their arm so their results can still be recorded correctly.

With our new uniform stock arriving shortly, we’ll organise another round of sewing assistance for families who still need their patches attached.

Bring along your uniform and patches and let our lovely sewers take care of the rest! 🙌

One less job on the back-to-athletics list! ✔️🧵

10/09/2026

💛🖤 NEW TO WINSTON HILLS ATHLETICS CENTRE? 🖤💛

Or maybe you just need a little refresher before the season starts? Here’s what to expect on a Saturday morning Run Day at WHAC! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

We know those first few Saturdays can feel a little overwhelming when you’re not quite sure where to go, who to find or what happens next — but don’t worry, you’ll soon get the hang of it!

We’ve put together a quick guide to walk you through a typical Saturday morning at WHAC — from arriving at Gooden Reserve and finding your age group, to how the events work, how parents can get involved and approximately what time you can expect to finish.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 A little note for our parents and guardians…

WHAC is a family-based, volunteer-run club, and a parent or guardian must remain at Gooden Reserve for the duration of competition.

Our Saturday mornings are only possible thanks to our amazing families lending a hand. Whether it’s helping your Age Manager, measuring a jump or throw, assisting at an event or simply being there to cheer everyone on — many hands really do make light work! 🙌

And the best part? You don’t need any athletics experience to help. We’ll happily show you what to do!

👉 Swipe through the slides to learn exactly what to expect before our first competition morning on Saturday 12 September.

Come ready to have a go, meet some new people, cheer loudly and enjoy being part of the WHAC community. 💛🖤

We can’t wait to welcome our new families and see our returning families back at Gooden Reserve — Home of WHAC! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

10/09/2026

Week 1 - 12 September 2026
Program A

10/09/2026

🌟 PARENT HELPER ROSTER FOR OUR FIRST RUNNING DAY THIS SATURDAY 🌟

We need parents from the following age groups to sign up here for duties on our first running day this Saturday 12th of Sept! https://volunteersignup.org/XY7WB

6G / 9G / 10G - Gooden Reserve Set Up

7G / 10G / 14G - Canteen

8G / 11G / 15G - BBQ

12G / 13G - Gooden Reserve Pack Up

Note - The volunteer roster is spread evenly across the season based on age group sizes.

It works out that parents/carers should only have to volunteer once *per athlete registered. 🙌🏼

Please help your Age Managers by signing up to a volunteer duty when your child's age group is rostered on. I say get in early and get it done 💪🏻 💪🏻💪🏻

* Age groups will not be able to run unless these spots have been filled - thank you!

We look forward to seeing you all return this Saturday for another fabulous season of athletics 🏃 🏃 🏃

10/09/2026

NOTICE: REGISTRATIONS PAUSE BEFORE FIRST RUNNING DAY

📣 Please Note: registrations will temporarily be paused from 6pm tomorrow (Friday) until Saturday evening to enable our Registrar and Recording volunteers to have all registration packs and recording forms ready for Saturday morning.

❗If you haven't yet registered and intend on being at our running day on Saturday, please get your registrations done before 6pm tomorrow.

🟡 ⚫ A reminder that we are holding our 2nd pack collection from 5-7pm tomorrow (Friday) at Gooden reserve.

🏃🏃🏻‍♀️See you on Saturday!

05/09/2026

🎽🧦🩳A night in the life of our Uniform Officer Ally in the lead up to pack pick up! Ally has been at Gooden every night this week packing uniform orders ready for collection today. 👌🏻

Thanks Ally and also to our other Committee members who have given so much of their time this week to be ready for today! 🙏🏻 We couldn't do it without you!! 💛🖤

Who's ready for Season 2026/27 starting next Saturday 12th September?!! BRING IT ON!! 🙌🏻💪🏻 👟🏃🏻‍♀️🏃

🖤💛 GO WINSTO!!! 💛🖤