Lakes Entrance Little Athletics

18/06/2026

🎉Psst… It’s someones birthday today!! 🎉🎉

Lets all give a big, massive happy birthday shout out to the secretary and the brains behind our club Ellie Lauren!
We hope you have enjoyed your special day!

See you on the track!

11/06/2026

📣 Calling all athletes 📣

🌟 It is time to get those running shoes on and meet at the track!

🌟 9:30am Saturday morning at our LALEC grounds!

🌟 Can you beat your recent PB?

🩵💙 See you there! 🩵💙

Lizzie Nairn
Age Group Coordinator

08/06/2026

Little Athletics Region Cross Country registrations are now open. This event will be held on 18th July in Berwick for ages U9 to U17.

If your child would like to compete, you can register using the link below and find all event details there. Please note there is a $28.60 entry fee.

I’m also happy to take any kids who would like to attend if parents are unable to make the trip.

If you do register your child, please let us know. It’s a great course and an awesome experience racing against other Gippsland clubs.

Register here -

The 2026 Region Cross-Country Carnivals are Individual Cross-Country events that also serves as a qualifying event for the 2026 State Cross-Country Championships held at Lake Dewar on Saturday 15th August. Although it is an Individual event, there is a Teams element. The Teams event will be conducte...

03/06/2026

Good luck to all our athletes and Lakes Entrance kids taking on Regional School Cross Country in Drouin tomorrow.
Give it your all, enjoy the day, and be proud of your efforts.
We’re cheering for you! 💙🤍

31/05/2026

So incredibly proud of our athletes who gave it their all at the Little Athletics Victoria State Cross Country Relay on Saturday! A massive effort from everyone involved - rusty video editing aside, their determination absolutely shines through. 🏃‍♂️👟

Shout out to Ace, Billy, Brodie, Paddy, Rylie & Seth for the amazing effort! I had the opportunity to speak to a few other parents and coaches from various clubs. They shared that the metropolitan athletes race against each other often through school events and Little Athletics Events, not to mention they have the ability to come to the course and train on it prior to the event. It can be so daunting to be the 'new kids on the block' and to go into an event knowing nothing about the competition or course conditions. But our little club left a mark and they are excited to see what our club runners can do next!

And most importantly, THANK YOU Kirra Wheeler for filling up your car and taking the athletes to compete. I think it may possibly be a new core memory for them ♥️

And a special thank you to the club community members who made their way to the event and spread out across the course and cheered on our legends! 🎉 What an amazing community we have amongst us, we are so lucky to have you all! 🍀♥️🏅

A reminder that we have NO MEET this SATURDAY 6th June, due to public holiday - but make sure you still get out there and leave your own trail.

- Ellie, LELA Secretary

30/05/2026

What a day. The weather held out beautifully, and the boys ran with heart. Today wasn’t about medals — it was about the experience of competing at State Cross Country and representing both our club and our small but mighty community.

Huge congratulations to the boys who ran for Lakes Entrance, and to those who teamed up with Gippsland Region athletes from Lakes Entrance and Orbost.

Video will be shared tomorrow. Couldn’t be prouder of these kids stepping up and giving it everything.

29/05/2026

Best of luck to our six boys heading to Little athletics State Cross Country Relays today!
Team 1: Billy, Ace & Brodie
Team 2: Rylie, Paddy & Seth (Orbost LA)

Run hard, have fun, and soak up the experience — we’re all so proud of you.
Let’s go LAKES ENTRANCE LA!! 💙🤍

23/05/2026

🏃‍♂️ Week 4 Cross Country Wrap-Up & Major Announcement! 🏃‍♀️

​What a fantastic turnout for Week 4! The weather absolutely turned it on for us, providing the perfect backdrop to wrap up National Volunteer Week - and boy, did we end it on a high note!

​💥 Mind-Blown! A Huge Thank You to Our New Major Sponsor 💥
​We are always blown away by the astounding acts of kindness within our community, but the Lakes Entrance Volunteer Craft Club completely knocked us off our feet this morning!
​They attended our meet today and presented our club with an incredibly generous, unexpected donation that will go directly towards purchasing new hurdles for our next Little Athletics track season. It is beautiful to see volunteer groups supporting other volunteer groups to keep our kids active. Please join us in giving them a massive thank you! 🎨❤️

​🌟 Leadership in Action
A massive shout-out to our senior athletes - Zoe, Ace, and Rylie. Mid-race, these absolute superstars stopped to support and encourage one of our junior members, Owen. This is exactly what our club is about—sportsmanship, leadership, and looking out for one another. We could not be prouder of you three! There is a little sneak peak of their comradery in this week's meet video ❤️

​🧡 Thank You to Our Volunteers
​Community events simply don't happen without unpaid volunteers giving up their time. If you know a local volunteer, please take a moment to thank them for everything they do for community sports and events of all kinds.
​This week, we have another huge thank you for Annmarie and Adrian Darcy. Not only do they provide continuous support during our XC meets, but they also treated the kids to generous donations of milkshakes and lollies at the finish line today! You both are legends.

​🙌 To Our Amazing Families & Athletes
​Thank you to every single family and athlete for showing up each week and giving it your all. We absolutely love watching the growth, grit, and determination from each and every one of you. Keep shining!

​📅 Upcoming Calendar Reminders (No Meets for the next 2 weeks)
​Please note that there will be NO cross country meets on:
​Saturday 30th May (State Relay)
​Saturday 6th June (King's Birthday Long Weekend)

​🌳 The "Keep Moving" Challenge: Family Parkrun!
​Just because we aren't meeting at the track doesn't mean we stop moving! We highly encourage all of our families to head down to the local Parkrun over the next two weekends.
​It is completely free to register and participate. You can attempt one lap (2.5km) as a family or tackle the full 5km together. It’s a fantastic way to keep up your fitness, support another great community event, and have some fun together.

​👉 What to do: Just jump online to register, print out your barcode, and turn up on Saturday morning ready to walk, jog, or run! https://www.parkrun.com.au/register/

​See you all back for our next official meet soon! Have a safe long weekend and good luck to everyone competing in the upcoming State Relays! 🏆

22/05/2026

Suns out let’s go!! 🌞 🏃🏼 🏃🏼‍♀️