Callaghan parkrun

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Welcome back The Terrace parkrun 👏

Goodbye from me

After over two years of our event being closed, I am stepping down as Event Director for Callaghan parkrun.

COVID closures were long for all of us, and the return from COVID closures has been a long, drawn-out affair.

In a rough timeline: we had COVID closures from March 2020, and then our 2021 land use agreement was delayed until the university had resources available. The 2021 negotiations with parkrun HQ took until August 2021 to be finalised from the proposed unchanged agreement. But, in that time we had 2nd COVID closures upon us, followed by the campus Christmas closure, and then it was time to renew for 2022.

It is now May 2022, and we are in the final steps to get the land use agreement finalised – nearly six months since I requested the year updated on the 2021 agreement. Both parties added and removed clauses, plus another permanent course change (and global HQ risk assessment review).

During all of this, the core team has reduced to a single person – our event needs 4-6 run directors to operate sustainably – and I have nothing left to give, now the 2022 documentation in concluding.

I would like to thank the Pambalong Clan of the Awabakal peoples for sharing their Country with me at Callaghan parkrun each week, and the University of Newcastle for their on-going patience with our event. I would also like to sincerely thank The Forum for hosting the storage of our equipment for these years gone.

I pay tribute to our previous Event Directors – Majid, Andrew, Colin, Sonja & Owen – thank you for keeping Callaghan parkrun going over the years. I also pay tribute to our strong community and our university supporters who have helped over the years. Our event had great volunteers – especially our (too-many to name) Run Directors – and friendly parkrunners – thank you.

I will still be involved with the event team, and will be around to support any new Event Director :)

Goodbye,
Peter Pohlman
Past Event Director
Callaghan parkrun

Callaghan parkrun is still closed, but have been making good progress with our 2022 land use agreement and our updated course options. 🤞

Rain has continued across Australia this week so please check if your event is on tomorrow before travelling!

You can check our cancellations page here 👇🏾
https://www.parkrun.com.au/cancellations/

Watch this space, we are getting closer for the return of Callaghan :)

Want to come along to your local park and see what parkrun is all about?

No problem! We welcome spectators.

Click here to find your nearest event 👇
www.parkrun.com.au/events

If you have never been to parkrun, or know someone who hasn't, then this blog post from parkrun is a good read :)

If you're new to parkrun, you should check out this blog on everything you need to know about parkrun 👇
http://parkrun.me/p4zeg

We have events all across the country 🦘

While we wait for Callaghan to restart, please enjoy the other events in the region :)

At parkrun you can walk, jog, run, volunteer, or even just head down to your local park and watch 🧡

parkruns are free, weekly community events for all ages, abilities, backgrounds and walks of life.

Everyone is welcome to take part – however they like 🤗

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Are you thinking of coming to parkrun in 2022? Here's a handy guide :)

❓ Have you, or someone you know, been thinking about building up to 5km?

❓ Don't know where to start?

✅ We've got a really simple and easy eight-week plan to help anyone wanting to get to the magic parkrun distance.

Here it is 🔮

This season we are not open at Callaghan, but check the link and be sure to also check with an event via social media

This year both Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall on a Saturday 🎅🏻

See if your local event is planning on going ahead here 👉 http://parkrun.me/dmv2a

Please check local event pages and social media accounts before travelling too 🎄

Hello all,

Callaghan will be back in 2022 - so please continue to support the other events in the region, and we look forward to welcoming you back later :)

Only 9 days to go until all our events can reopen 🎉

Check with your local event for any volunteer opportunities. We need everyone to help make sure our events return as strong as ever 💪

📢 parkrun community, are you ready?