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As you may know, MAWA has been working with Perth 2016 Ltd to ensure that we have a hammer cage available at ECAC for the World Championships. We had been given assurance that regardless of the progress of this work, the cage could be restored for use during our Championships next March. However, we have…

Merry Christmas to all our members and friends from the Committee and don’t forget our Christmas Gift run/party on Sunday 20 December – you can dress up and bring a gift to put under the tree! Wishing you all and your families a safe and happy holiday break and hope to see you back in the…

WMA, in cooperation with the IAAF and TrackTown USA (the LOC), is excited to announce a WMA Masters event as part of the IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, Portland, Oregon, USA, on Saturday, the 19th of March, 2016. The events are the 800m for men 60 and over, and the 800m for women 55 and over.…

David Carr was one of three winners of the RAC Insurance Service to Sport award presented last night as part of the WA Sport Awards  2015.  He was nominated by Athletics WA for his contribution to athletics as an official and an athlete. Congratulations David

The club has recently purchased a defibrillator (heart starter) which Carol Bowman will be bringing to our events.  Anyone who has a current CPR Certificate is able to attend a training course on how to operate our Defib. This would also be good practice for our existing medical members. The device is easy to operate…

The following errors occurred in the December vetrun: On page 4, (picture caption), Cliff Bould is incorrectly identified as `our club founder’.Although Cliff was one of the elite small group of original, founder members, it was fellow-athlete John Gilmour who first suggested formation of the WAVAC (WA Veterans AC) which is now WA Masters Athletics. On…

In this issue: Check out the two options for the club’s new look uniforms. Sue Bourn and David Carr set the pace in the Patron’s Trophy. Read Carmel Meyer’s profile story on Christine Schelfhout. Margaret Saunders writes on track etiquette. John Dennehy covers the action on Tuesday night competition at WA Athletics Stadium. Download for…

The AMA Track & Field Championships are being held in Adelaide on 16-19 April 2016 Please note: ENTRIES NOW CLOSE 11 MARCH Please use the following link to go to the Championships website to register: AMA Championships Adelaide 2016  

The AMA Council has endorsed the World Masters Athletics Rankings site www.mastersrankings.com and its use as a vehicle to promote Australian Rankings. Major competition results will be uploaded to the site. Todd Davey and Tom Gravestock are members of the Masters Rankings Advisory Board and if you have any questions or suggestions you can contact…

Reminder from City of Canning that to preserve the new track all users must strictly adhere to the following conditions of use: (click on link below) Ern Clark Conditions of Use