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. 

05/06/2025 - Week 7 - Cross Country Sat 7th June.

Week 7 of Cross Country on Sat 7th June !!

@ Jells Park North. Enter off Waverley/Jells Rds.

Parent duty sign up: https://volunteersignup.org/KWRXB - only need to do it once.

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.

Please remember to wear your registration patches pinned in Waverley tops.

28/05/2025 - Week 6 - Cross Country - Sat 31st May.

Week 6 - Saturday 31st May 2025 at Norton's Park. Enter via Nortons Lane off High Street Rd, Wantirna South.

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 U13-U17 - 3000m
2. U7 & U8 - 1000m
3. U6 - 500m
4. U11 & U12 - 2000m
5. U9 & U10 - 1500m

As the U9's & U10's are the last race of the morning we ask that the U9's & U10's parents assist with pack up. Many hands make light work.

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

Please sign up by using the below link:
https://volunteersignup.org/M7T7Q

Course Map:
https://klac23.org.au/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Nortons_Map-A4.pdf

We thank you for your support!

28/05/2025 - Cross Country training cancelled - Wed 28th May

Due to coach unavailability, cross country training cancelled this afternoon, Wed 28th May.

22/05/2025 - Week 5 Cross Country - Sat 24th May.

Week 5 - Cross Country Sat 24th May. @ Tirhatuan Park, Kriegel Way, Dandenong North. Enter via Outlook Drive.

Parent helper roster sign up. Only need to do it once: https://volunteersignup.org/FJ8EM

Program A (all programs commence 9am sharp)

Race Order:
U7&8 1000m > U11&12 2000m > U6 500m > U9&10 1500m > > U13-16 3000m >

Please wear registration patch.

13/05/2025 - Week 4 - Cross Country Sat 17th May.

Week 4 - Saturday 17th May 2025 at Knox Park, Bunjil Way, Knoxfield.

Registered athletes, remember your registration patch pinned on your Waverley top. Trial athletes, please see us to get a trial patch.

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 U11 & U12 - 2000m
2. U9 & U10 - 1500m
3. U6 - 500m
4. U13- U17 - 3000m
5. U7 & U8 - 1000m

As the U7's & U8's are the last race of the morning, we ask that the U7's & U8's parents assist with pack up. Many hands make light work.

In order to run our weekly cross-country events, we do require parent volunteers.
Please sign up by using the below link:
https://volunteersignup.org/RPYJA

We thank you for your support & thanks to Knox Little Athletics Centre Inc.

12/05/2025 - Call out for cross country relays.

If anyone wants to join one of our teams for cross country relays - please contact us. Plenty of interest so far.

Event on Sat 31st May @ Cruden Farm, Langwarrin.

3 athletes per team. Distances are shorter than cross country race distances.

More details including timetable: https://lavic.com.au/event/2025-state-cross-country-relay-championships/