Corroboree Athletics

Thank you to everyone who came to our AGM and presentation day today and to the committee for putting on such a great celebration of the season!

We hope you enjoyed your democracy sausages and we look forward to seeing you again next season, if not before, for events over the winter! We'll be doing a full recap on here of all of the awards over the next week or two, but in the meantime you can see the full list of recipients via the link below as well as check out a digital copy of the yearbook.

For anyone who was unable to come today we'll have details about upcoming opportunities to collect medal, trophies and yearbooks soon.

https://corroboree.org.au/awards/

🌟 Corroboree end of the 25-26 Season Presentation Day & AGM Reminder! 🌟

📅 Date: Tomorrow, Sunday, May 3
🕐 Time: 1pm - 4pm
📍 Location: Dickson College Hall

Everyone is welcome! Join us for one session or stay for the afternoon.

🗳️ Important: We will hold elections for the 26-27 committee, and will be seeking nominations for Treasurer, Secretary, and General members. The AGM will take place from 2pm to 2:30pm, in between Sessions 1 and 2.

🍔 BBQ helpers needed! If you can assist with cooking or serving from 1:30pm to 2:30pm, your help would be greatly appreciated!

📚 Yearbooks available! Don't forget to grab your copy of the yearbook as you leave - hot off the press!

We look forward to celebrating the season with everyone! 🎉

A quick update to the schedule for our AGM and Presentation Day next Sunday, 3 May at Dickson College Hall. We've switched Session 1 and the AGM and adjusted the age groupings slightly:

* Presentation Session 1 (Froglets – U8): 1–2pm
* AGM: 2–2:30pm
* Presentation Session 2 (U9 and above + Major Awards): 2:30–4pm

Thanks for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Corroboree athletes — the season doesn’t stop here! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

Capital Athletics is kicking off the 2026 Winter Series with a Short Course Cross Country event at Stromlo Forest Park 🌿

Even though our summer season has wrapped up, your membership still gives you access to events like this; so why not keep active, have some fun, and stay race-ready?

✔️ Suitable for all ages and abilities
✔️ Distances from 500m through to 5km
✔️ Great prep for the Cross Country Championships in July
✔️ Friendly, welcoming atmosphere for everyone

Whether you're building fitness over winter or chasing competition goals, this is a perfect opportunity to get involved.

📅 Multiple race distances from 11am
💲 $10 (U20 and below) / $20 (20+)

👉 Find all the details and register here: https://www.capitalathletics.au/events/354191

Post updated with photos and final results.

Australian Athletics Junior Championships – Brisbane
(Apr 15–20)

A strong showing from our Corroboree athletes across the week and an incredible number of personal bests and fantastic results. Placings/medals reflect position against other Australian competitors (but I may well have missed some internationals when tallying, so feel free to message with corrections!).

Olivia Galang (U17)
1500m: 🥇 4:39.09s
800m: 🥈 2:11.19s

Jillian Ryan (U17)
5000m Walk: 🥉 26:04.39s

Lucy Findlay (U15)
Pole Vault: 🥉 2.40m
200m Hurdles: 13th 33.84s
Long Jump: 17th 4.48m
Triple Jump: 18th 9.54m

Tompson Frazer (U18)
Pole Vault: 4th 4.00m
Decathlon: 4th 5,859 pts

Clare Rice (U14)
3000m Race Walk
4x200m Mixed Relay: 5th 1:56.17s

Sebastian Ryan (U15)
3000m Walk: 7th 15:57.92s

Emmanuel Allen (U16)
Shot Put: 7th 15.21m
Discus Throw: 19th 44.24m

Luke Peek (U18)
Pole Vault: 12th 3.20m

Emily Henderson-Allard (U17)
100m Hurdles: 19th 16.94s
400m Hurdles: 18th 1:14.24s

Zoe Schofield (U16)
200m: 26th 26.82s
400m: 23rd 1:00.95s

Full results available here:
https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/schedule?id=27545

Spectacular photos courtesy of Peter @ Terminal Velocity Media

Photos of our Corroboree athletes at ALAC, courtesy of Terminal Velocity Media and Capital Athletics

It’s already been a fantastic week of National Athletics and still another 5 days to go! First up we had Misha competing at U20 & Opens in Sydney last weekend and then Monday and Tuesday Mikeire, Esther and Clare competed at ALAC in Brisbane. Results in the comments below, let us know if we’ve missed any! Now it’s the juniors turn to show what they’ve got on the national stage. Good luck to all!
1-2-3 Corroboree!