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The 9th Pan Pacific Masters Games will be held from 1 to 9 November 2014 on the beautiful Gold Coast. An anticipated 12,000 participants from all over the world will compete in the multi-sport event which has stamped itself on the calendar at the beginning of November every two years. Over 40 sports for the…

Elaine Dance has kindly agreed to be the club official responsible for all social activities.  She is currently looking to arrange a lunch social function. Anyone with views on location or timing should contact Elaine

Mercurio Cicchini (M60) is hoping to put a senior relay team together (2 or 4 runners)  for the Perth Marathon this Sunday. Entries close at 5.00pm today. If you are interested, please contact him as soon as possible today at spotbeam@tpg.com.au and he will get the entry in.

The committee have set Wednesday 27th August as the AGM date. It will be held 7pm at the Hockey Pavilion, Perry Lakes. It is important that members attend the AGM to have your say in the election of a new committee, and participate in discussions on matters affecting the club. Please put the date in…

Carmel Meyer has decided to relinquish her position as MAWA Secretary with immediate effect. I would personally like to thank Carmel for her excellent work in the role since she was co-opted onto the committee in February this year. If any member is interested in taking on the role of Secretary they should prepare nomination…

Attention all track participants – MAWA has been notified today that ECAC track will be unavailable for use this week until Friday 13 June. Hence, the regular Thursday evening track program for 12 June is cancelled.

VALE JOHN FROST 1937-2014 John joined MAWA in 2000 and his club member number is 290. Over the years when he was not away in South Africa he competed as a walker in Sunday events.  For some time John’s wife Moira was a fairly regular attendee at Sunday events on a non competing basis so…

The throws training group will commence on Saturday 14 June at WAAS, 9.30am-11am. Lyndsey Glass will coach and Damien Hanson will equip the group and manage when available. Normal entry requirements apply i.e MAWA members pay $3 entry at the WAAS reception desk. David Carr’s training group meets at WAAS from 8am on Saturdays so…

AMA is seeking interest in filling the positions of team managers for the  WMA Championships to be held in Lyon from the 4th to 16th August 2015. As is normal practice AMA will provide a level of  assistance for airfares and accommodation. Please find the EOI (Expressions of Interest) form for team managers attached.  Team…

Attached is a paper by George White which analyses the attendance at recent AMA Nationals and the results of the 2014 survey. A very simple précis is that: a) the survey response was very poor b) there is a clear preference for the 4-day event c) there is no clear preference on Easter vs non-Easter.…