Kiama Little Athletics’ 2025–2026 season wrapped up on Friday, 27 March with our annual presentation evening at the Kiama AFC Clubhouse, Bonaira Oval.
The Centre’s highest honour, the Dean Blair Memorial Trophy, is awarded to the athlete who demonstrates the greatest overall improvement throughout the season. This year’s recipient was Jack Green (13s), with George Olson (11s) placing second and Lilah Kia (12s) third.
Dean Blair was a member of Kiama Little Athletics in the 1980 season, joining at just nine years of age. In only three months he broke 15 Centre records, a reflection of his remarkable natural talent. Dean tragically passed away in December 1980 following a playground accident, and the perpetual trophy was created in his memory.
The Don Hodgekiss Award for best performance across Zone, Region and State was presented to Gus Astin (10s).
The Coaches’ Most Improved Award was awarded to 11s athlete Addison Blazic.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed their time and energy throughout the season. Your support ensures our Centre continues to thrive.
The Centre’s Annual General Meeting will be held via Zoom at 7:00pm on Wednesday, 22 April.
Dean Blair Trophy Winners (Left To Right) – George Olson (2nd), Lilah Kis (3rd), And Jack Green (1st)
Kiama Little Athletics will hold its Annual Presentation Day from 5:00pm on Friday, 27 March at the Kiama Power AFL Clubhouse, Bonaira Oval.
Following the formalities, we’ll fire up the BBQ with free sausage sandwiches and drinks for all attendees.
A reminder that athletes must have attended at least 60% of competition mornings and/or evenings to be eligible for end‑of‑season awards. Athlete attendance can be checked here.
Twenty-six (26) of Kiama’s Little Athletes made the trip to the Kerryn McCann Athletic Centre, Wollongong, for the Region 4 Championships on the weekend of February 7th and 8th. Region 4 is made up of four (4) Zones with Centres from Eastern Riverina, Mid South Coast, South Coast Highlands and Western Riverina.
From a Centre perspective this was one of the most successful Region carnivals for many years. Gold medal performances were recorded by Ashleigh Astin-Briggs (Girls 12s 80m Hurdles), Joshua Astin-Briggs (Boys 14s 400m, 100m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles), Addison Blazic (Girls 11s Discus), Ieremaia Falemoe (Boys 10s 100m and 200m), Olive Galloway (Girls 9s 70m), and Ivy Turano Lyall (Girls 13s Javelin).
Results from the Region 4 Championships are available here.
Details of all State qualifiers, including the next best eight (8) performances in each event follow:
NSW Junior Championships (12-15 March) Qualifying Lists
HART Sport Little Athletics Championships (21-22 March) Qualifying Lists
Thirty three (33) Kiama Little Athletes have qualified to take part in one hundred and five (105) events at this year’s Region 4 Championships to be held at Kerryn McCann Athletic Centre, Wollongong, on February 7 and 8.
The full list of Region 4 qualifiers, including the next best four (4) performances in each event, is available here. Please note that 16’s, 17’s, U20’s and Multi Class athletes do not appear in this list because they have direct entry to Region 4.
The Region 4 Championships order of events listing is available here.
The Program is available here.
Events commence at 8:30am on Saturday and 8:00am Sunday.
A reminder that there will be no Little Athletics on Friday 6th February due to the Region 4 Championships as per the published season calendar.
Good luck at Region!
Competition has concluded for the 2025 calendar year.
Our next meet will be at 5:30pm on Friday 9th January 2026.
The Centre would like to take this opportunity to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
We hope that Santa is kind to you!
Kiama athletes performed admirably at the Mid South Coast Zone championships held at the Kiama Sports Complex, Havilah Place, Kiama, on the 6th & 7th of December 2025.
Against some tough competition from the Albion Park, Lake Illawarra, Milton Ulladulla, Nowra Athletics, Shoalhaven, St Georges Basin, and Victory Runners Clubs, Kiama athletes did the Centre proud.
Athletes from the 8’s to 15’s Age Groups who finished in the top three (3) progress to the Region 4 Championships to be held at Kerryn McCann Athletics Centre, Wollongong, in early February 2026.
Kiama’s gold medal winners on the weekend were Emmy Astin (7s), Gus Astin (10s), Ashleigh Astin-Briggs (12s), Joshua Astin-Briggs (14s), Oliver Blackwell (9s), Addison Blazic (11s), Ieremaia Falemoe (10s), Marty Frost (10s), Charlotte Heyman (11s), Lennix Kis (11s), Lilah Kis (12s), Mackenzie Massey (13s), Elijah Mercer (14s), Rhys Pooley (9’s), Torin Pooley (11’s), Mason Rooke (9s), Archie Turano-Lyall (13’s) and Lena van Alphen (12’s).
A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the weekend such a success!
Details of all Region 4 qualifiers, including the next best four (4) performances in each event, will be available here.
Kiama Little Athletics Centre would like to wish athletes taking part in this weekend’s Zone Championships all the best. This year the Mid South Coast Zone Championships are being hosted by the Kiama Centre at Kiama Sports Complex, Havilah Place, Kiama.
The championships start at 8:30am on Saturday and Sunday.
The Zone Championships order of events and programme are available for download from the Mid South Coast Zone website.
A reminder that there will be no Kiama Little Athletics competition this Friday, 5th December due to the Zone Championships.
Our next meet will be Friday 12th December at 5:30pm.
Our Centre is part of the Mid South Coast Zone. The “Zone” comprises of nine (9) Clubs – Albion Park, Kiama, Lake Illawarra, Milton Ulladulla, Nowra Athletics, Sapphire Coast Runners, Shoalhaven, St Georges Basin and Victory Runners. Each season the Zone Championships are held at a different Club in the Zone. This season the Kiama Centre is hosting “Zone” at Kiama Sports Complex, Havilah Place, Kiama on the 6th and 7th of December 2025.
Only athletes from 7’s and up are eligible to compete at the Zone Championships.
Athletes are encouraged to attend and compete in this event. It’s a great experience. Athletes of all abilities can enter. This is a terrific chance to put the skills learnt at Centre on Friday nights into practice.
The event listing can be downloaded here. It shows what day each event will be conducted.
Athletes from 7’s to 11’s can enter in a maximum of four (4) events. Athletes from 12’s to 17’s can enter in a maximum of six (6) events over the weekend. Athletes who are placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any event will progress to the Regional Championships at the Kerryn McCann Athletic Centre, Wollongong, on the weekend of the 7th and 8th February 2026. 7’s athletes do not progress to the Regional Championships. Athletes who are placed at the Regional Championships in the 8’s age group do not progress to the State Championships.
Register for the Zone Championships here. Use the Discount Code “MIDSOUTHCOAST”. The Kiama Centre is covering the cost of entry for our members.
Registration for this event closes on Sunday 23rd November 2025.
We would love to see lots of our new athletes attend.
Don’t forget that we move to 5:30pm Friday this week!
Light may be an issue for the next few weeks, so it is important that we get started on time.
See you at 5:30pm on Friday.
Kiama Little Athletics 2025-26 season continued today on a beautiful Spring morning.
It was terrific to see so many new faces joining Little Athletics for the first time. Today was our second and final “Orientation Day” designed to give athletes and parents the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the various events. It also gave the parent helpers a chance to learn how to measure, record and assist at events.
Point score competition commences next Saturday so make sure you are there at 9:00am sharp!
Don’t forget that the aim of the Centre’s point score is to encourage all athletes to improve their own personal best efforts. It does not award points for winning but for improving.
It’s not too late to join in the fun and bring your kids along. We will continue to take registrations during the season but ask that you arrive half an hour prior to the scheduled start time.
Please note that all registrations must be completed online this season.
If you are interested in joining us register online and visit Kiama Sports Complex around 8:30am on Saturday morning to complete the registration process. Please ensure that you bring your invoice with you. Uniforms can also be purchased at this time.
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