March
7th March	Sunday	1st Club Day Barlow Park
12th March	Friday	2nd Club Day Barlow Park
19th March	Friday	3rd Club Day Barlow Park
26 - 28 March	Friday - Sunday	QLAA State Championships Townsville
31st March	Wednesday	4th Club Day Barlow Park
April
9 - 11 April	Friday - Sunday	Suncorp Games Barlow Park
BARLOW PARK CLOSED FOR RESURFACING 12TH APRIL UNTIL 21ST MAY This year Barlow Park will undergo a major resurfacing upgrade in preparation for the Oceania Games which will be held in Cairns in September. As part of the resurfacing of the tartan track, Barlow Park will be closed for a period of 6 weeks from the 12th April until the 21st May. During this closure period our members will still be able to compete each week to obtain their points and PB’s. We will be conducting our weekly club competitions at St Andrew’s College, Redlynch . Athletes and parents are to ensure they have their results recorded on the Cairns Athletics sheets to ensure each athlete’s performance is noted. Points for athlete of the Month and 10/20 Points trophies will also be calculated from these results. All results must be recorded to be eligible.
18th April	Sunday	5th Club Day, St Andrew's College, Redlynch
May
1 - 2 May	Saturday - Sunday	Emerald Track & Field Carnival, Emerald
2nd May	Sunday	7th Club Day, St Andrew's College, Redlynch
9th May	Sunday	8th Club Day, St Andrew's College, Redlynch
16 May	Sunday	9th Club Day, St Andrew's College, Redlynch
23rd May	Sunday	10th Club Day, St Andrew's College, Redlynch
25th May	Tuesday	Peninsula Secondary Cross Country Trials, Tablelands
26th May	Wednesday	Peninsula Secondary Cross Country Trials, Redlynch
28th May	Friday	11th Club Day Barlow Park
29 - 30 May	Saturday - Sunday	Bowen Track & Field Carnival, Bowen
June
5 - 6 June	Queensland Cancer Council Relay For Life Barlow Park
6th June	Sunday	12th Club Day, St Andrew's College, Redlynch
11th June	Friday	13th Club Day Barlow Park
12 - 13 June	Saturday - Sunday	All Comers/Student Games Townsville Sports Reserve
19 - 20 June	Saturday - Sunday	QLAA State Conference, Venue TBA
20th June	Sunday	14th Club Day Barlow Park
25th June	Friday	15th Club Day Barlow Park
July
3 - 4 July	Saturday - Sunday	Coral Coast Track & Field Champ's, Barlow Park
3 - 10 July	Oceania Masters Champ's, Tahiti
4 - 8 July	Athletics North Queensland Oz Squad Live in Camp, Townsville
14th July	Wednesday	16th Club Day Barlow Park
17 - 18 July	QLAA Winter Champ's, Townsville
18 - 19 July	Qld Primary/Secondary Cross Country Championships, Bald Hills
19 - 25 July	Monday - Sunday	World Junior Champ's, Moncton Canada
24 - 25 July	Saturday Sunday	Clermont Track & Field Carnival, Clermont
25th July	Sunday	Club Day Barlow Park
30th July	Friday	17th Club Day Barlow Park
August
6th August	Friday	18th Club Day Barlow Park
8th August	Sunday	Townsville Running Festival, Townsville
8th August	Sunday	Mulgrave Relay Day, Gordonvale
13th August	Friday	19th Club Day Barlow Park
14th August	Saturday	Great Pyramid Race, Gordonvale
14th August	Saturday	Whitsunday Pentathlon, Proserpine
14 - 26 August	Saturday - Thursday	Youth Olympic Games, Singapore
22nd August	Sunday	20th Club Day Barlow Park
21 - 22 August	Saturday - Sunday	Outback Sunset Carnival, Longreach
27th August	Friday	21st Club Day Barlow Park
29th August	Sunday	Tableland Pentathlon Day, Tolga Sports Reserve
September
3rd September	Friday	Peninsula Secondary School Trials Barlow Park
4th September	Saturday	Peninsula Primary School Trials Barlow Park
10th September	Friday	Club Day Barlow Park
11 - 12 September	Saturday - Sunday	Back To Ravenshoe, Ravenshoe
17th September	Friday	20th Club Day Barlow Park
23 - 25 September	Friday - Sunday	Oceania Open Champ's, Barlow Park
October
1 - 3 October	ANQ Track & Field Championships Townsville Sports Reserve
6 - 14 October	Wednesday - Monday	Commonwealth Games, New Delhi, India
9 - 10 October	Saturday - Sunday	QLAA Regionals (Zones), Mulgrave, Gordonvale
9 - 16 October	Saturday - wednesday	Alice Springs Masters Games, Alice Springs
15 - 16 October	Tuesday - Wednesday	QLD Primary School Trials, Townsville
21 - 24 October	Thursday - Sunday	QLD Secondary School Trials, QE2, Brisbane
November / December
28th November to 2nd December	Primary All School Track & Field Championships, Bendigo
2nd – 15th December	World School Games Doha, Qatar
THE CARNIVALS 2010
Throughout the 2010 season athletes are able to nominate and compete in various meets/carnivals hosted by us and other Centres. While these carnivals are optional it is strongly recommended that Athletes nominate and compete as they are good fun and expose Athletes to some good competition. Nominations for each Carnival generally close one month prior to the competition. Check with our registration desk and listen for our announcements each week. Suncorp Games (All Athletes) Friday/Saturday/Sunday 9, 10 & 11 April 2010 Barlow Park This carnival is held every two years and its location is rotated throughout North Queensland regional centres. This year it will be held at Barlow Park facility giving all participants (registered and unregistered) the opportunity to compete. It is open to athletes from all places including interstate, Papua New Guinea and outlying regions.Please take up the opportunity to compete in this carnival as the experience will be truly worth it. Coral Coast Track & Field Championships ANQ Carnival (All Registered Athletes) Saturday/Sunday 3rd & 4th July 2010 Barlow Park, Cairns This carnival is hosted by Cairns Athletics and is held at Barlow Park and is open to all athletes of all age groups from 4 Years to Veterans from all clubs anywhere (including overseas). For this year, this carnival replaces the Bendigo Bank Student Invitational Carnival and the Coral Coast Carnival due to the high number of athletic carnivals being held in Cairns this year at Barlow Park. This is only the second time this event had been conducted in this format. This is a great Carnival and in 2009 attracted many high profile Senior Australian & International Athletes. A great opportunity to compete against Athletes from other Clubs with varying ranges of experience. It is open to all athletes of all ages, both registered and unregistered. This includes any student that would have competed in the Student Invitational.Athletes of school age will compete for their school. Older Athletes will compete for their registered club (or affiliated day club). All students will compete in their school uniforms and don’t have to be a member of an athletics club to be eligible to nominate. Medals are awarded to all place getters and each school competes for primary and secondary Perpetual Shields. In conjunction with medals for place getters, there will also be a Club trophy for club registered athletes. This also includes the 300m Dash for Cash race.It’s a carnival that is run by Cairns Athletics and a good one to invite your friends to. Mulgrave Relay Day (All Registered Athletes) Hosted by Mulgrave Athletics Sunday 8th August 2010 atJohnson Park Gordonvale Hosted by the Mulgrave Club this is their eighth year at running this event and it just gets bigger and better every year. Mulgrave Athletics club is a huge supporter of all carnivals. We need to give them our full support and attend this Relay Day Carnival. It is a lot of fun and a highlight of the day is watching a few Mums and Dads race around the track, the kids talked about it for weeks afterwards. This carnival works on the basis of athletes nominating as pairs to form a team to compete against other teams in events. Their combined results are given points to which at the end of the day are tallied with winning teams receiving medals. This one is close to home and lots of fun. Pentathlon Day (All Registered Athletes) Hosted by Tableland Athletics Club Sunday 29th August 2010 Tolga Recreational Reserve Hosted every year by the Tablelands Athletics Club, this day is considered by most to be the best family day on the FNQ Athletics Calendar. Held at the Tolga Recreational Reserve it’s a great carnival with a real country atmosphere. Make sure to pack your deck chairs, blankets, eskies and picnic baskets. Note: It is winter so it can get be cold and the kids might even see Jack Frost early in the morning. Food is great (typical tablelands hospitality, it’s the best) and everyone has a great day.The day runs by a set programme for each individual age group, 5 events each. Points are calculated according to place and times for each athlete’s performance. Points are tallied and trophies are awarded to 1st, 2nd & 3rd for each age group (boys and girls), with overall trophies for Junior, Intermediate and Senior 1st, 2nd and 3rd places (boys and girls) also being awarded.Highlight for the kids is the huge Athletes draw. All athletes’ names are placed in the draw and then drawn out for a chance to take home some great prizes. This is all-inclusive in the nomination fee of $15 per athlete. Peninsula School Sport Trials Secondary – Friday 3rd September Primary – Saturday 4th September Hosted by Peninsula School Sport at Barlow Park Cairns Hosted by Peninsula School Sport, these trials are conducted to select the athletes from Primary and Secondary Schools to compete at the State Championships. Cairns Athletics assists with providing Officials, Equipment & Electronic Timing for these two big days. Cairns along with the help from Marlin Coast Club also run the Canteen and Parental Assistance is needed on both days. The Canteen opens from 8.00am to 3.30pm. There is also preparation work prior to the day. If you can help, please contact the Cairns Club with your offer of help. Oceania Championships 23rd to 25th September, 2010 Hosted by Cairns Athletics Barlow Park Cairns ANQ Track & Field Championships (ANQ Registered Athletes) Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1st – 2nd & 3rd October 2010 Hosted by Athletics North Queensland at Townsville Sports Reserve This is the major carnival on the ANQ calendar for 2010 for all ANQ registered athletes (Cairns Athletes - Under 11 to Masters and Other Dual Registered Club Athletes). Athletes 9 years or older are eligible to nominate to compete for medals. Athletes 8 years and younger will receive a participation medal. This is a Premier Carnival held in North Qld every year and in the past has seen members of the Commonwealth Games Team and Para-Olympians compete. This level of competition is generally not seen outside the major capital cities. We would hope many of our athletes take the opportunity to attend this premier carnival. Tropical North Regional Championships (Queensland Little Athletic Members Only) (for U7 - U15’s) 9th & 10th October, 2010 Hosted by Mulgrave Athletics Club at the Johnson Park, Gordonvale Queensland is divided into nine Little Athletics Regions, and each of these hosts a Regional Championships. There are two Regions in the North of the State, which conduct their Championships at the end of the winter season generally September /October. The remaining seven Summer Centres Regions conduct their Regional Championships in February.Any athlete who wishes to compete in the 2011 Queensland State Titles which will be held in Brisbane must compete at the Regional Championships. This is also the last major carnival in the Little Athletics calendar for the year. We encourage ALL ATHLETES to attend this carnival. Athlete’s who compete in this carnival are eligible for Regional Trophies, which are presented at our Presentation Day. If you don’t compete you are not eligible and cannot qualify for State Titles which will be held in March 2011 in Brisbane.This event is open to all registered QLAA athletes from U7 to U15's, each of whom may compete in up to seven events of their choice. Events offered to the UI5 age group include a pentathlon which comprises 100m, 800m, 100m hurdles/ 90m hurdles (boys/girls), Long Jump and Discus. Athletes nominating for the pentathlon may also compete in any two individual events. All competitors receive performance certificates detailing all events they contest. Athletes in the U9 – U15’s that place 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the finals receive medals. Athletes in the U7 – U8’s receive participation medals only. Queensland Little Athletics State Championships (for U9 - U15’s) March 2011 Brisbane The State Championships is the major competition in our Queensland calendar year. Athletes in the U9 - U15’s age groups who place in the first four at their Regional Championships are eligible to compete. Typically, some 2000 athletes from all corners of the State take part in this annual event. The State Championships are generally held in Brisbane each year except once every four year when it is held in Townsville. Because of the close proximity of these championships, this makes it more affordable for family to travel to this event. Competitors will receive performance certificates detailing their event/s and performances. The first three placegetters from the finals receive medals. A State Team of 26 children is selected at these Championships. The team is normally comprised of twenty-two U13 Boys and Girls, and four U15 Pentathletes (two boys and two girls). The performance of the U13's at this event plays a significant part in their selection. (Please refer to the notes on U18 participation). AGM AND PRESENTATION DAY Date and Venue yet to be confirmed 10.00am to Late. Family Fun Day and Presentation day is held to culminate the end of our 2010 Athletics season. All families are invited to attend this celebration. The Club will provide lunch and soft drinks and Parents are asked to bring a plate of food or fruit for dessert. Presentation of trophies will be awarded to all age groups. The Annual General Meeting will also be held for the election of the new committee for 2011. Don’t forget your swimmers, towels, hats and sunscreen, blankets and chairs and prepare yourselves for a fun-filled day for all the family. Presentation Day 2009 at Sugarworld Gardens, Edmonton