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WE’RE GROWING FOR GOLD
Back for a second year in PAE from 1-14 October, the Growing
for Gold program encourages young people aged 3-16 to
participate in sporting and recreational activities within their local
community. Local sport and recreation providers will be opening
their doors to offer club activities free of charge to participants.
All club sessions are fully supervised by a representative of the
club.The club sessions are designed to introduce young people
to a wide range of different sport and recreation opportunities.
Built into the event is an incentive scheme that encourages young
people to try different activities and most importantly to take the
next step of joining a club of their choice.
This is the second year that Growing for Gold has been run in
the City of PAE, however it has been successfully run in the City
of Salisbury since 1999 and we are again excited to be working
together to offer a bigger joint program this year.
The 2018 Growing for Gold program will be held during the
October School Holidays and registrations are now open.Visit
for more information and the full
program of sessions to be offered.
ON YOUR MARKS AT IVERSEN
In late July we opened the new synthetic sprint track at Iversen
Athletics Reserve in Port Adelaide, well in time for the summer.
This track is the second such track in South Australia and will
open up plenty of opportunities for over 350 athletes from
Port Adelaide Athletics Club andWest Lakes and Districts Little
Athletics Centre.
The track has 10 lanes covering a 120 metre distance, which
can now provide all weather training and additional competition
opportunities outside of the South Australian Athletics Stadium,
which up until now was the only synthetic athletic track in
South Australia.
This new synthetic track will also support the initiatives of our
local clubs and centres, and allows for increased participation
and efficiency in running events, as well as reduced waiting time
between events. It will also serve the wider South Australian
athletics community for training and niche competition
opportunities.
Leading a fit and active lifestyle is something we value greatly in
the City of PAE, and we have been pleased to partner and share
costs with the State Government to make Iversen Athletics
Reserve a modern and versatile facility.
PLAY IT ON
Have you got old sports equipment that you no longer use?
Play it On is a social enterprise that provides funding to assist
children from families that are financially challenged to participate
in sports.Your donation of sports equipment will be sold and
the profits raised will assist kids with their sporting club fees.
Throughout August we had collection points at the Civic Centre,
Lefevre Stadium, Enfield Community Centre, and Greenacres
Library and we collected a range of great gear, destined for a
second life with sporty new owners.
To help a new generation of young people to take part in sport,
there is still the opportunity to donate formerly loved equipment
in working order such as bats, balls, pads, uniforms and skates.
Find out more at
YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS • SPRING 2018 PAGE
Iversen Athletics Reserve in Port Adelaide
Over the past year we assessed more
than 1,000 food stalls and mobile food
vendors at over 100 events
COMMUNITY
A City that supports
commu nity wellbeing
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