North Rocks Carlingford Little Athletics Centre (NRCLAC) hosts track and field athletics competitions on Saturday mornings between September and March for children aged 4 to 19 at Kingsdene Oval, Carlingford.
All athletes, regardless of ability, are encouraged to compete, improve personal performance, keep fit, and have fun.
NRCLAC Committee, Officials, and Coaches are volunteers, who have, or have had children competing at the club. Our athletes' families are encouraged to be involved with our community and help make a contribution to our successful club.
All athletes, regardless of ability, are encouraged to compete, improve personal performance, keep fit, and have fun.
NRCLAC Committee, Officials, and Coaches are volunteers, who have, or have had children competing at the club. Our athletes' families are encouraged to be involved with our community and help make a contribution to our successful club.
HISTORY
Little Athletics was started in Geelong, Victoria, in 1964, by Mr Trevor Billingham, who recognised the need for a track and field athletics competition for children who were too young to compete in senior athletics. Little Athletics expanded throughout Australia, with competition commencing in NSW in 1970 with 1,500 athletes.
In 2024, Little Athletics NSW joined in an historic partnership with Athletics NSW to form the NSW Athletics partnership, providing a more streamlined approach and single competition pathways for athletics in NSW. NSW Athletics has almost 50,000 registered athletes, from 219 clubs.
NSW clubs are distributed throughout 24 Zones in 5 Regions. NRCLAC is part of the Northern Metropolitan Zone, which also includes Cherrybrook, Northern Suburbs, Parramatta, and Ryde. Our Zone pairs with the North East Metropolitan Zone to make up Region 5, under the Little Athletics Association of New South Wales.
North Rocks Carlingford Little Athletics Centre was established in 1981, with the first day of competition held on Saturday 3rd October with approximately 300 athletes. Whilst NRCLAC is one of the bigger clubs in NSW, it remains small enough to be a club that encourages all the family to be involved.
In 2024, Little Athletics NSW joined in an historic partnership with Athletics NSW to form the NSW Athletics partnership, providing a more streamlined approach and single competition pathways for athletics in NSW. NSW Athletics has almost 50,000 registered athletes, from 219 clubs.
NSW clubs are distributed throughout 24 Zones in 5 Regions. NRCLAC is part of the Northern Metropolitan Zone, which also includes Cherrybrook, Northern Suburbs, Parramatta, and Ryde. Our Zone pairs with the North East Metropolitan Zone to make up Region 5, under the Little Athletics Association of New South Wales.
North Rocks Carlingford Little Athletics Centre was established in 1981, with the first day of competition held on Saturday 3rd October with approximately 300 athletes. Whilst NRCLAC is one of the bigger clubs in NSW, it remains small enough to be a club that encourages all the family to be involved.
CONSTITUTION
Click HERE for a copy of the NRCLAC Constitution.
ANNUAL REPORTS
Life Members
The following people have been given the honour of Life Membership to North Rocks Carlingford Little Athletics Centre for their commitment, effort, and dedication.
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Mr Brian Crews, 1984
Mrs Lorraine Crews, 1984 Mr Jan Andrews, 1989 Mr Laurie Matchett, 1990 Mr Paul Corbett, 1991 Mr Alan Wilson, 1991 Mr Ed Strom 1992 Mr Alan Bradley, 1996 Mrs Ann Pamplin (1), 1997 Mr Robert Care (2), 1998 |
Ms Glenys Atkins, 1999
Mr Peter Blackett, 2000 Mr Tony Kish (2), 2001 Mr Ivan Drury (4), 2002 Mrs Deanna Kish (5), 2002 Mrs Jenny Drury (4), 2003 Mr Wally Pamplin (2), 2003 Mrs Kay Boshier (3), 2004 Mr Brian Baker (5), 2007 Mrs Mary O'Byrne (5), 2008 |
Mr Rob Sutcliffe (5), 2011
Mrs Margaret Ramsay (5), 2012 Mr Robert Ramsay (3), 2012 Mr Martin Horwood (5), 2013 Mr Garry Dennis (4), 2015 Mrs Shannon Kavanagh, 2021 Mr Carwyn Potbury, 2021 Mr Fergus TIlt, 2021 Mr Ben Waldron (5), 2023 Mrs Chelsea Woodhouse (5), 2025 |
(1) Mrs Pamplin has also been honoured with Life Membership of LAANSW and Northern Metropolitan Zone.
(2) Mr Care, Mr Kish and Mr Pamplin have also been honoured with Life Membership of Northern Metropolitan Zone. They are also recipients of a Merit Award from LAANSW in recognition of service at State level.
(3) Mrs Boshier and Mr Ramsay have also been honoured with a Merit Award and Life Membership of Northern Metropolitan Zone.
(4) Mr Drury, Mrs Drury, and Mr Dennis have also been honoured with Life Membership of Northern Metropolitan Zone.
(5) Mrs Kish, Mr Baker, Mrs O'Byrne, Mr Sutcliffe, Mrs Ramsay, Mr Horwood, Mr Waldron and Mrs Woodhouse have all been honoured with a Merit Award from Northern Metropolitan Zone.
(2) Mr Care, Mr Kish and Mr Pamplin have also been honoured with Life Membership of Northern Metropolitan Zone. They are also recipients of a Merit Award from LAANSW in recognition of service at State level.
(3) Mrs Boshier and Mr Ramsay have also been honoured with a Merit Award and Life Membership of Northern Metropolitan Zone.
(4) Mr Drury, Mrs Drury, and Mr Dennis have also been honoured with Life Membership of Northern Metropolitan Zone.
(5) Mrs Kish, Mr Baker, Mrs O'Byrne, Mr Sutcliffe, Mrs Ramsay, Mr Horwood, Mr Waldron and Mrs Woodhouse have all been honoured with a Merit Award from Northern Metropolitan Zone.
Merit AwardS
The following people have been recognised for their contribution and service to NRCLAC over a number of years and are therefore recipients of a NRCLAC Outstanding Service (Merit) Award.
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Di Botfield, 2003
Mal Botfield, 2003 Malcolm Janssens, 2003 Ken Smith, 2003 Stephen Quilkey, 2003 Vicki Gresser, 2004 Barbara Broomfield, 2006 Celia Harris, 2011 Russell Briggs (1), 2011 Adam Dabrowski, 2011 Tim McDonald, 2012 Rob Jeffery (2), 2013 Tom Astalosh (2), 2014 |
Simon Brownlow, 2015
Erin Leverett (2), 2016 Nigel Leverett (2), 2016 Bob Todd, 2016 Vicki Milne, 2017 Helen Sutherland, 2018 Lisa McKenzie, 2020 Russell McKenzie, 2020 Fergus TIlt, 2021 Annika Tilt, 2021 Carwyn Potbury, 2021 Phillipa Gately, 2021, Shannon Kavanagh, 2021 |
Adam Price, 2021
Joe Shahla, 2021 Adam Boyd, 2023 Anita Boyd, 2023 Les Nagy, 2023 John Nilon (2), 2023 Mathew Woodhouse, 2023 Natalie Polkinghorne, 2024 Greg Smart (2), 2024 Janet Lawrence, 2024 Emily Wong, 2024 Joe Perry (2), 2025 Chris Schneider, 2025 John Williams (2), 2025 |
(1) Mr Briggs has also been honoured with a Merit Award and Life Membership of Northern Metropolitan Zone.
(2) Mr Jeffery, Mr Astalosh, Mrs Leverett, Mr Leverett, Mr Nilon, Mr Smart, Mr Perry and Mr Williams have also been honoured with a Merit Award from Northern Metropolitan Zone.
(2) Mr Jeffery, Mr Astalosh, Mrs Leverett, Mr Leverett, Mr Nilon, Mr Smart, Mr Perry and Mr Williams have also been honoured with a Merit Award from Northern Metropolitan Zone.
HONOUR ROLL
The following NRCLAC members enjoyed wonderful success during their time with NRCLAC and beyond. Their achievements have been recognised on the NRCLAC Honour Roll Shield.
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Melanie Wilson, 1990
Chelsea Andrews#, 1992 Erin Wilson, 1995 Lyndall Taylor, 1996 Simon De Pomeroy, 1998 Stephanie Price**, 2000 Gareth Care, 2001 |
Heidi Gregson%, 2002
Sarah Mullen*, 2003 Kathryn Archbold, 2004 Joshua Ralph^, 2007 William Sacilotto, 2009 Emmanuel Fakiye##, 2018 Samantha Dale >>, 2022 |
# Chelsea represented Australia at the 1994 World Junior Championships in Lisbon, Portugal (4x400m Relay).
** Stephanie represented Australia at the 2000 Olympic Games held in Sydney (400m Hurdles).
% Heidi represented Australia at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Marrakesh and the 2015 World Championships in Beijing (1500m).
* Sarah represented Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester (4x100m Relay).
^ Josh represented Australia at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (800m) and the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast (800m & 4x400m Relay).
##Emmanuel represented Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast (Triple Jump).
>> Samantha represented Australia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, the 2023 World Championships in Budapest and the 2024 Oceania Championships in Suva, Fiji (Long Jump)
** Stephanie represented Australia at the 2000 Olympic Games held in Sydney (400m Hurdles).
% Heidi represented Australia at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Marrakesh and the 2015 World Championships in Beijing (1500m).
* Sarah represented Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester (4x100m Relay).
^ Josh represented Australia at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (800m) and the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast (800m & 4x400m Relay).
##Emmanuel represented Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast (Triple Jump).
>> Samantha represented Australia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, the 2023 World Championships in Budapest and the 2024 Oceania Championships in Suva, Fiji (Long Jump)
PRESIDENTS
All the work done at NRCLAC is voluntary which means it needs to be co-ordinated and managed. The following people have taken on this challenge as President, which has helped to shape the club into what it is today.
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Mr Brian Crews, 1981 - 1984
Mr Jan Andrews, 1984 - 1987 Mr Frank Turnball, 1987 - 1989 Mr Ed Strom, 1989 - 1992 Mr Peter Chidgey, 1992 - 1994 Mr Robert Care, 1994 - 1997 Mr Tony Kish, 1997 - 1999 Mr Ivan Drury, 1999 - 2000 Mrs Kay Boshier, 2000 - 2002 |
Mr Stephen Quilkey, 2002 - 2003
Mr Brian Baker, 2003 - 2004 Mr Anthony Dowse, 2004 - 2005 Mr Brian Baker, 2005 - 2006 Mr Russell Briggs, 2006 - 2009 Mrs Margaret Ramsay, 2009 - 2012 Mr Garry Dennis, 2012 - 2017 Mr Fergus Tilt, 2017 - 2021 Mrs Chelsea Woodhouse, 2021 - |
