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Ned Brooks
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Australian Teams Championships
Most Improved
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Honorary Life Member

Awarded by the Centre Management committee for long and meritorious service

April 1997Ron Buttenshaw
April 2000Graham and Kath Cogill
April 2001Peter Hall
April 2002Paul and Marion Purdon
Photo - Life Membership - Paul and Marion Purdon - Presented by Peter Hall

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QLAA Merit Awards

Awarded to nominees with a minimum of seven years service at Centre level who have shown a clear commitment to furthering the growth and development of the Centre. Only ten awards are approved by the Association each year.

1993/1994Ron Buttenshaw
1996/1997Paul Purdon and Keith Frey
1997/1998Peter Hall
1998/1999Marion Purdon, Dave Gollan
1999/2000Alison Taylor and Ron Perske
2001/2002Don Stickland

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QLAA Honour Certificate

Awarded to nominees who have shown a level of commitment higher than that expected of a normal Centre parent and who have a minimum of five years service at Centre level.

1992/1994Greg Watts, Mike Ninnes, Tony Waddell, Annette Johnston
1993/1994Marion Purdon, Paul Purdon, Janette Johns, Maurie De Young
1995/1996Dave Gollan, Peter Hall
1996/1997Kath Cogill, Graham Cogill, Alison Taylor, Kevin Taylor, Keith Frey, Kim Plowright, Don Stickland, Col Campbell, Don Aitchison
1997/1998Ron Perske, Sandra Solomon
1998/1999Graeme Crowley, Narelle Gollan, Merle Emmerig
1999/2000Sue Andersen, Kym Aitchison, Anne Brock, Lorelle Vos , Di Stickler, Jamie Eley, Gilbert Cogill
2000/2001Dave Jamesion
2001/2002Heather Spooner, Barry Jones, Darryl Tesch, Rosemary Symonds and Cathy McDonnell
2003/2004Brian Leadbetter, Sonny Roberts, Win Weller, Tim Lane, Toni Lane, Tony Day, Carmel Day, Peter Thomson, Janene Edwards, Michael Maher, Helen Maher, Mark Day, Karen Day, Terri Macintosh
2004/2005Gordon Hubbard, Trish Pascoe, John Pascoe, Lyn Gurtner, Peter Mardiste
2006/2007Jamie Buckler, Jacinta Kerrigan, Debbie Collinson, Julie Herden

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QLAA Service Awards

10 Year
This awarded to Centre members with a minimum of ten years service to QLAA during which time they have demonstrated the desire to foster the aims of Little Athletics within the Centre and the Community and have shown a level of commitment higher than that expected of a normal Centre parent. They would also have been involved for a period of time on the Centre Committee and assisted at other levels of the Association (eg officiating / coaching / administration).

1999/2000Ron Buttenshaw, Peter Hall, Keith Frey, Paul and Marion Purdon
2000/2001Don Stickland
2001/2002Don & Kym Aitchison, Michelle Psaltis and Ron Perske
2004/2005Jon Collier, Michelle Bartlett, Pam Ayton, Tony Ayton
2006/2007Tracey Tesch, Darryl Tesch
Photo - QLAA 10 Year Services Award - Don & Kym Aitchison, Michelle Psaltis and Ron Perske
 

15 Year
This awarded to Centre members with a minimum of fifteen years service to QLAA during which time they have demonstrated the desire to foster the aims of Little Athletics within the Centre and the Community and have shown a level of commitment higher than that expected of a normal Centre parent. They would also have been involved for a period of time on the Centre Committee and assisted at other levels of the Association (eg officiating / coaching / administration).

2004/2005Paul Purdon, Marion Purdon, Peter Hall
2006/2007Don Aitchison
Photo - QLAA 15 Year Services Award - Paul Purdon, Marion Purdon, Peter Hall
 

20 Year
This awarded to Centre members with a minimum of twenty years service to QLAA during which time they have demonstrated the desire to foster the aims of Little Athletics within the Centre and the Community and have shown a level of commitment higher than that expected of a normal Centre parent. They would also have been involved for a period of time on the Centre Committee and assisted at other levels of the Association (eg officiating / coaching / administration).

2004/2005Ron Buttenshaw

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Volunteer of the Year Award

This award recognises an outstanding volunteer in a Queensland Little Athletics centre. It is judged by the State Board of Management following nominations from centres throughout Queensland. There is only one award each year based on the current year's involvement.

1997/1998Graham Cogill
Photo - Volunteer of the Year Award - Graham Cogill

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Coach of the Year Award

This award recognises an outstanding Coach in a Queensland Little Athletics centre. It is judged by the State Board of Management following nominations from centres throughout Queensland. There is only one award each year based on the current year's involvement.

2000/2001Ron Buttenshaw (special nomination from within QLAA)

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Ned Brooks Award

Ned Brooks was a stalwart member of Deception Bay Little Athletics, a tireless worker for the Region and a Merit Awardee from the Association. Ned passed away several years ago, but his memory lives on via the Ned Brooks award which is presented at the Zone Intercentre Games in recognition of those who embellish what Little Athletics is all about.

1994/95Bruce Butchart (Redcliffe)
1995/96Ron Buttenshaw (Strathpine) and Darryl Dixon (Bramble Bay)
1996/97Keith Frey (Strathpine)

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George Harvey Award

George is considered by many to be the patriarch of Little Athletics in Queensland and was the LAAQ President from 1979 to 1989. In 1989, he stepped down to take on the role of President of the Australian Little Athletics Union; a position he held until 1994. From 1994 to 1996, he held the position of CEO of QLAA. The George Harvey Award is restricted to athletes with a minimum of six years involvement and who display Leadership, Respect, Perseverance, Sportsmanship, Enthusiasm and who are Ambassadors for Little Athletics.

1995/1996Trent Purdon
Photo - Trent Purdon with George Harvey

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Laurie Baartz Memorial Trophy

Laurie Baartz was the Associations Manager for Coaching from 1982 until his untimely death in 1984. The award is open to athletes of all age groups and recognizes personal improvement over a range of events within four event groupings over a nominated ten week period.

1987/88Gavin Macauley (U14 boys)
1989/90Garth Silva (U9 boys)
1990/91Christine Lucas (U12 girls)
1992/93Gilbert Cogill (U14 boys)

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Australian Teams Championships

This is a national one day event involving teams of under 13 athletes from all eight State and Territory Associations. Each State is limited to a team of eleven boys and eleven girls competing over several events. The competition emphasizes all round ability. A separate under 15 multi-event championship with two boys and two girls from each State also compete in a pentathlon of sprint hurdles, 100 metres, 800 metres, long jump and discus. Following are athletes from Strathpine who have been representatives in this team.

1978/1979D Kling (Capt), J Manion, B O'Sullivan
1985/1986Alysia Swanborough (Capt)
1987/1988Amanda Nash
1988/1989Alysia Swanborough (U15 girls), Graham Scully (U15 boys)
1989/1990Ben Swanborough
1990/1991Katrina Purdon (Capt)
1993/1994Raymond Vis
1995/1996Fiona Solomon, Bronwyn Johns, James Plowright
1996/1997Mark Ward
1997/1998Samantha Collier
1998/1999Jackie Stickler, Ben Perske
1999/2000Samantha Collier, Tamara Andersen (Capt)
2000/2001Cameron Crowley, Amy Psaltis
2001/2002Samantha Simpson, Dean Ward
2003/2004Emma Jackson
2005/2006Toby Murphy (Capt)

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Most Improved Athletes

Image - TrophyPoints are allocated on improvements in each event during the course of the season excluding improvements made at Regional and Association events.
YearBoysGirls
1983/1984S Peck (U8)K Young (U7)
1984/1985G Keegan (U8)K Young (U8)
1985/1986G Macaulay (U12)L Russell (U10) & R Hilleard (U12)
1986/1987T Harper (U7)A Mills (U7)
1987/1988G Macaulay (U14)R Buttenshaw (U9)
1988/1989B Watts (U9)K Purdon (U10)
1989/1990R Edmonds (U13)C Lucas (U11)
1990/1991B Wendt (U8)L Roberts (U8)
1991/1992P Ninnes (U12)E Sayers (U7)
1992/1993J Wallace (U7)F Solomon (U10) & C Wallace (U10)
1993/1994M MacDonald (U12)M Emery U13) & C Lucas (U15)
1994/1995B Smits (U11)K Jones (U14)
1995/1996M Hall (U13)S Collier (U11)
1996/1997M Hall (U14)K Emmerig (U13)
1997/1998S Eley (U7)T Gollan (U14), E O'Malley (U7)
1998/1999C Eddy (U9)R Jamesion (U15)
1999/2000Clint Carey (U14)Amy Psaltis (U12) & Emma Baker (U11)
2000/2001Clint Carey (U15)Lauren McDonnell (U7)
2001/2002Dean Ward (U13)Emma Ceolin (U12)
2002/2003Matthew Mullins (U15)Ashleigh McDonnell (U9)
2003/2004Lachlan Niland Rowe (U9)Rhiannon Rose (U7)
2004/2005Lachlan Niland Rowe (U10) & Jordan McNeeEster Fawcett (U13)
2005/2006Corey Buckler (U12)Dakota Mutch (U12)
2006/2007David Andrews (U12)Danielle Cameron (U13) & Christie Harvey (U9)
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