Waverley Little Athletics Centre Inc.

Cross Country Season 2025: Starts Sat 26th April 9.00 am.

Cross Country Season 2025 will start Sat 26th April, first race starting 9am sharp.

All registered Waverley athletes - cross country included in your registrations.

Any new families - can do two free trials first before paying a cheaper Cross Country only fee.

For more information including the cross country season calendar, see our Cross Country page.

Scroll down to see the weekly cross country info.

Keep fit over the winter months !!!

Annual General Meeting: TBC 2025

ABOUT WAVERLEY LITTLE ATHLETICS CENTRE

Little Athletics is a Centre based Track & Field competition for children aged between 5 and 16.  For more details check out What is Little Athletics? or download flyer.

Summer Season runs from Oct to March. Winter Season (Cross Country) runs from April to August.

Waverley Little Athletics Centre is based at Central Reserve Athletics Track in Glen Waverley, is affiliated with Little Athletics Victoria and is part of the Southern Metropolitan Region (SMR). Not near Glen Waverley? Find your nearest Centre.

Little Athletics is a volunteer run, community based, non profit organisation providing athletic opportunities for our children. Our motto is Family, Fun, Fitness. We aim to strike a balance between development, competition and having fun. Little Athletics is one of the few sports where parents can become fully involved in their child's sporting interests. Our centre has an enthusiastic committee responsible for organising the centre, and we need parents to help out on Saturday mornings at the events.

On Sat mornings, the children go around in their age groups and compete in 4 - 6 different athletic events each week, with an emphasis on personal bests and learning athletic skills and improving techniques. Extra coaching available mid-week. 

WAVERLEY - A CHILD SAFE CENTRE

WLAC is a Child Safe Centre. Kids, we expect you to enjoy doing athletics in a fun, safe environment with your friends.

We follow all LAVic and Child Safe Guidelines to ensure the safety and security of our children. 

For more information, please visit our Child Safe Organisation page. 

09/07/2025 - Week 11 - Cross Country Sat 12th July.

Only 4 more weeks of cross country left !!!!

Week 11 - Saturday 12th July 2025 at Jells Park NORTH, Enter via Waverley Road.

THIS WEEK IS FOOTY COLOURS ROUND – COME DRESSED IN YOUR FAVOURITE FOOTY TEAM COLOURS!

Please sign up for a parent duty. Knox Little Aths Centre do a great job to organise and run the cross country program each week & they need our support: https://volunteersignup.org/T9RW7

Remember to have your Commonwealth Bank name patch pinned on the Waverley top.

First race will begin at 9am sharp.

Please note that athletes can only run in their registered age group (athletes CAN NOT run up a distance as per the LAVIC Guidelines).

Race order is as follows:
1 U9 & U10 - 1500m
2. U13- U17 - 3000m
3. U6 - 500m
4. U7 & U8 - 1000m
5. U11 & U12 - 2000m

As the U11 & U12s are the last race of the morning we ask that the Under 11& Under 12 parents assist with pack up. Many hands make light work.

Course Map
Jells-North_Map-A4.pdf

03/07/2025 - No cross country - Sat 5th July

Reminder, NO cross country this coming Sat 5th July.

Week 11 Cross Country on Sat 12th July.

Mid week training sessions will continue during the school holidays, unless otherwise notified: Mon & Wed, 4.30 to 5.30 pm, Jells Park North. Meet up near car park 5. Parents are required to stay.

25/06/2025 - Week 10 - Sat 28th June Cross Country

Big weekend of Cross Country coming up, with both the SMR Region Cross Country Carnival, and for everyone else, the normal weekly cross country program.

Good luck to our athletes competing at Carrum Downs SC against the other SMR Region centres.

Please note the location change for the normal cross country program - back at Jells Park South, enter off Ferntree Gully Rd.

Week 10 - Saturday 28th June 2025 at Jells Park South, Enter via Ferntree Gully Road.

Remember to wear your Commonwealth Bank name patch pinned on the Waverley Top.

First race will begin at 9am sharp.

Please note that athletes can only run in their registered age group (athletes CAN NOT run up a distance as per the LAVIC Guidelines).

Race order is as follows:
1 U13- U17 - 3000m
2. U7 & U8 - 1000m
3. U6 - 500m
4. U11 & U12 - 2000m
5. U9 & U10 - 1500m

As the U9 & U10s are the last race of the morning we ask that the Under 9 & Under 10 parents assist with pack up. Many hands make light work.

Course Map
Jells-Park-South-Map.png

In order to run our weekly cross-country events, we do require parent volunteers. Need only do it once.

Please sign up by using the below link:
https://volunteersignup.org/BRJ4F

25/06/2025 - Cross Country training cancelled

Cross Country training cancelled this afternoon, Wed 25th June.

18/06/2025 - Week 9 - Cross Country Sat 20th June

Week 9 - Saturday 21st June 2025 at Knox Park, Bunjil Way, Knoxfield.

On the day, please have your Commonwealth Bank name patch displayed on the FRONT of your centre uniform singlet, along with the Coles sponsor patch sewn on to your singlet - without this you will not be able to compete.

First race will begin at 9am sharp.

Please note that athletes can only run in their registered age group (athletes CAN NOT run up a distance as per the LAVIC Guidelines).

Race order is as follows:
1 U7 & U8 - 1000m
2. U11 & U12 - 2000m
3. U6 - 500m
4. U9 & U10 - 1500m
5. U13- U17 - 3000m

As the U13 – U17's are the last race of the morning we ask that the U13 – U17 parents assist with pack up. Many hands make light work.

In order to run our weekly cross-country events, we do require parent volunteers. You only need to do it once.

Please sign up by using the below link:
https://volunteersignup.org/FBC4Q

We thank you for your support and Knox Little Aths Centre for organising the cross country and letting us join in !!