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Car Park Redevelopment! It has been a long time in the making but we are almost across the line with respect to the redevelopment of the Newtown Stadium Car Park.

1 Term YMCA Geelong Newsletter Inside this issue: Important notices 1 Event calendar 2 Competitive Gymnastics 3 Competitive Gymnastics 4 YMCA Programs 5 YMCA Geelong 6 Treehouse Geelong 7 YMCA Programs 8 More services at the Y 9 Second Chance Movie Premiere Thursday 3rd October, 5pm Deakin University Waterfront Campus Tickets Cost: $10 DVD Cost: $15 Family Cost: Please enquire at reception Car Park Redevelopment! It has been a long time in the making but we are almost across the line with respect to the redevelopment of the Newtown Stadium Car Park. Through the support of the City of Greater Geelong, TAC and our own Y Service club we are about to embark on the redevelopment project. We await final approval of the engineering plans, and once obtained we hope to be able to complete the project prior to Christmas. The redevelopment will see the addition of 8 car parking spaces, but most importantly will create a drive through exit at the west end of the car park, making for a much safer flow of traffic. Stay tuned for further updates, unfortunately there will be some minor inconveniences during car park works, however we trust you will understand that the outcomes will be a much safer car park facility for Newtown stadium patrons. - Colin Hunt (CEO YMCA Geelong) Second Chance Movie Premiere! YMCA Geelong in association with producers of A Second Chance present a Special Advanced Screening of the gymnastics based family feature film A Second Chance. Follow Maddy and her coach as she tries to win a place in the National Gymnastics team! To purchase tickets contact: YMCA Newtown Ph: newtownstadium@ymca.org.au Geelong YMCA Newsletter Term

2 September / October 2013 Event Calendar Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun enrolments open for new bookings Newtown Reception Sept/Oct Holidays Opening Hours: School Holidays - Newtown Reception - reduced opening hours Mon 23rd - Fri 27th: 11-4pm Mon 30th - Fri 4th: 11-4pm 30 1 October 2 3 Second Chance Movie Newtown & North Geelong Reception - reduced opening hours Masters Games North Geelong Office Sept/Oct Holidays Opening Hours: 7 Term 4 Begins Mon 30th - Fri 4th: 9am - 5pm Term 4 begins Monday 7th October Staff News We would like to welcome Marija Privitelli (Senior administration to Newtown Management) to the Geelong YMCA team. We say a sad farewell and congratulations of your new full-time job to Jessica Gregson (Marketing and Communications Co-ordinator). We would also like to wish Allison Murphy (Gymnastics and Trampoline Coach) safe travels whilst she embarks on her overseas exchange program in Scotland. THANK-YOU to our YMCA Geelong Gymnast Sponsors YMCA Geelong would like to thank the following companies and individuals who have kindly sponsored our competitive gymnasts: Great Ocean Road Caperntry - Brent Towan Heidi Deason - Heidi Deason Aaron Jolly - Aaron Jolly David Koch MP Member for Western Victoria - David Koch The Hunt Family - Colin Hunt The Board TWP - Adam Skrobalak The Grog Guy - Dion Miles Luke Humphries - Luke Humphries Jubilee Stud - Michele Denham Zac Thorne - Zac Thorne TAC - Amanda Bavin For more information in regards to sponsoring one of our competitive gymnasts please see page 6. Notice to all parents: Can we please ask that all children are supervised whilst waiting in the foyer. Please encourage No running or playing on stairs, please remember this is a workplace and excessive noise makes it difficult for office staff to speak on the phone and with customers. We appreciate your co operation. Geelong YMCA Newsletter Term

Competitive Gymnastics Emily Ramsay, Australian Champion, National Level 9 Emily Ramsay Geelong YMCA gymnast, competed at the recent Gymnastics Australian Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park,

The National 9 Victorian team in which she was a team member took out the Gold medal in the team Event.

Emily also received the Gold Medal for Floor, Bronze Medal on Vault, ranking 5th on Bars and 4th on Beam. Emily Trains 16 hrs a week and is 15 years old.

3 Competitive Gymnastics Emily Ramsay, Australian Champion, National Level 9 Emily Ramsay Geelong YMCA gymnast, competed at the recent Gymnastics Australian Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park, held over the week of July. Emily Had to compete over 2 days of competition in which she stayed on all 4 apparatus both days. The National 9 Victorian team in which she was a team member took out the Gold medal in the team Event. In the Individual Competition Event, Emily took out the Gold in All Around gaining her the Australian Champion Title in the National 9 Division. Emily also received the Gold Medal for Floor, Bronze Medal on Vault, ranking 5th on Bars and 4th on Beam. Emily Trains 16 hrs a week and is 15 years old. Emily has been named in the Australian Team to compete against New Zealand during the week of 7-14 October. State Pennant Finals: Level 1-3 Geelong YMCA had 2 teams qualify for the Gymnastic state Pennant Finals (Level 1-3 State Championships) to be held at BTYC Gymnastics Centre in Donvale on the 18th August The NDP (National Development Program) level 2 Team consisting of: Sophie Towill, Destiny Hunyn, Emma Miller, Grace Clark and Mackennah Melotte took out the Bronze medal in All Around, Gold on the Beam, Silver on the Vault, and Bronze on the Floor. The NDP (National Development Program) level 3 Team consisting of: Trinity knight, Charlotte Stacey, Kate Synoradzki, Shannon Pollard and Lhonegan Foxman took out the Silver Medal in All Around, Gold on Bars and Beam, Silver on the Vault and Floor. NDP Level 2 Team: Destiny Hunyn, Grace Clark, Mackennah Melotte, Sophie Towill, & Emma Miller A Credit to their Coaches Abbey Benjamin and Keir Duvall level 2, Gemma Santilli and Giselle Keefe level 3, all were very Proud of the girls and how they performed at the competition. NDP Level 3 Team: Shannon Pollard, Lhonegan Foxman, Charlotte Stacey, Kate Synoradzki, Trinity Knight Geelong YMCA Newsletter Term

Competitive Gymnastics MG Competitive Boys Program The MG Victorian Judges Association held their Annual Awards Dinner in July to recognize the outstanding performance of the National boys

Thomas Heydler MG level 2 open - 9th overall Owen Costin MG level 3 Under 8th Overall Clancy Hehir MG Level 3 Open 10th Overall Devon Wells MG Level 5 Open 8th Overall Samuel Reichler MG Level 7 Open

They are training hard towards their next two competitions which are being held in October, and we wish them the best of luck.

The boys are enjoying the round robin series and are doing a great job with their routines. They will compete this weekend for the last time, where they receive their awards for the series.

4 Competitive Gymnastics MG Competitive Boys Program The MG Victorian Judges Association held their Annual Awards Dinner in July to recognize the outstanding performance of the National boys competitions in Geelong YMCA had 5 gymnast invited along to the dinner with the following results. Thomas Heydler MG level 2 open - 9th overall Owen Costin MG level 3 Under 8th Overall Clancy Hehir MG Level 3 Open 10th Overall Devon Wells MG Level 5 Open 8th Overall Samuel Reichler MG Level 7 Open 8th Overall The MG State boys had their first competition in Warrnambool in the July school holiday s with some fantastic results. They are training hard towards their next two competitions which are being held in October, and we wish them the best of luck. MG Round Robin Series The MG Squad and Gymstar boys competed in their third Round Robin series at North Geelong on Saturday 31st August. The boys are enjoying the round robin series and are doing a great job with their routines. They will compete this weekend for the last time, where they receive their awards for the series. The boys had a social movie night on Saturday night, which was a great success with the coaches and senior gymnasts providing fantastic social and team building activities. The gymnasts had a great night watching the movie, and then joining in the team challenges and activities that followed. A huge thank you to Lachlan and Jacob for organising the night, as well as Elijah, Sharon, Samuel, Robbie and the senior state boys for assisting in the activities that followed. Australian Masters Games 2013 Geelong YMCA is hosting the Australian Masters Games for Gymnastics. Please come along and support all the participants in the event. The gymnastics session will be held on Sunday the 6th October at 10:30am at our North Geelong venue. We have some of our own coaches that are going to compete, so it would be great to have you all come along and show you support. We have a range of competitors from 20 to 70 years of age competing this year. For more information about the event please visit or contact Kerri at our North Geelong venue ( ) for more information. Geelong YMCA Newsletter Term

5 YMCA Programs YMCA Geelong All Abilities Programs The YMCA All Abilities program is designed for children and adults of all abilities. The aim of the program is to develop life skills including confidence, self esteem, body awareness, movement foundations, along with strength and flexibility. All the participants have the opportunity to learn and progress at their own ability and time taking into account their activity level and concentration span. Gymnastics is a great foundation for all other sports alongside personal confidence and life skills. We have a very dedicated and experienced team of coaches that work in our all abilities program with many years of experience working with children and young adults with disabilities. The all abilities program has kicked off to a great start this term. We have our intermediate class on a Friday night, a junior class on Saturday morning followed by our high needs program. The children have all settled in well and are progressing along in leaps and bounds. Each week we have the participants achieving a new skill, or experiencing a new activity with great success. It is great to see so many happy children enjoying their gymnastic classes, and always ready for a new challenge. If you are interested in finding out more about the range of classes that are on offer please phone Kerri at our North Geelong Venue for further details ( ). YMCA Cheerleading The cheerleaders have enjoyed a huge and exciting program this term. We have been working incredibly hard towards our first competition, the Australian All Star Cheerleading Federation Victorian State Championships, which is taking place on September where we will compete in both the cheer (stunt) and pom (dance) sections. Term three has seen us complete our learning of both routines and develop dance, stunt, tumbling and team skills to a competition standard. I would very much like to thank Coach Allison Murphy for her tireless efforts with our squad in the lead up to her departure overseas. I would also like to congratulate Chloe Van Schie on her gracious acceptance as captain for the 2013 competition squad. We are very excited for our first competition and are looking forward to the rest of the competition season of Go Rubies! - Hayley Dridan, Cheerleading Coach Y Service Club Congratulations to our Y service club who will be celebrating their 60th Anniversary in April One of the corner stones of the YMCA Geelong, the Y Service club has given tremendous assistance to the Y over these years. Following on from the Newtown Stadium Car Park effort, the Service Clubs next project is the upgrading of lighting in the gym and basketball courts. The club meets Monday evenings for dinner followed by fun and topical programs finishing by 9:30pm. For more information please visit our website: geelong.ymca.org.au. If you are interested in coming along and being apart of our Y Service club please contact Newtown Reception, YMCA Geelong CEO: Colin Hunt or Y Service Club President: Jaryd De Beer on Regards, Ken Grinter Geelong YMCA Newsletter Term

6 YMCA Geelong YMCA Camp Wyuna: National Energy Awareness Program The Spark program is up and running!... But what is Spark? YMCA Geelong is benefiting from federal government funding designed to reduce energy usage and costs in YMCA centres. The program, Spark! Energy for Change, is a YMCA partnership with the Australian Conservation Foundation. It aims to embed energy efficiency policies and practices into YMCA facilities over the next 3 years and by doing so, demonstrate simple and effective energy saving measures to the community accessing the centres. Camp Wyuna is one of 7 YMCA centres chosen from Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong to pilot test the program. Staff from participating centres attended a 2-day training course in May, learning about energy efficiency and designing some simple energy saving initiatives suitable for their centre. These and other initiatives will be implemented by YMCA Camp Wyuna staff members throughout the year (supported by the Spark team), and in years to come, the most effective initiatives will be made available to other YMCA centres around the country. Over the year you will see a number of possible changes in our Geelong YMCA centres, aimed at increasing your centre s energy efficiency. For example, you may notice increases in natural light and ventilation, and slight adjustments to heating and cooling levels. The team are working hard to find and implement opportunities for efficiency whilst maintaining optimum levels of comfort. At Camp Wyuna we are implementing posters, switch-off reminder stickers and other energy related information around the camp. We hope you ll engage with this information, perhaps even implementing some similar energy saving initiatives at home! You may also see a Spark team member around the centre from time to time, assisting with energy saving measures, and collecting information for evaluation of the program. We hope you ll have a chat about this program with YMCA staff and Spark team members, and if you have any questions, ideas, or you want to get involved, please let us know we d love to share this journey with as many people as possible! Please contact our camp team at campwyuna@ymca.org.au From the YMCA Geelong Spark team located at Camp Wyuna. YMCA Geelong Competitive Gymnast Sponsorship As you may be aware YMCA Geelong undertakes a range of fundraising initiatives each year to assist fund the programs and services delivered by YMCA Geelong. To that end we have a fundraising work group that has formulated a range of activities for the coming year. YMCA Geelong is proud to introduce our latest fundraising initiative, being sponsorship of our competitive Gymnasts. We are seeking potential companies and individuals who wish to sponsor one or more of our competitive gymnasts. All Sponsorship money raised will go directly toward the ongoing challenge of replacing and improving the equipment provided for our Gymnasts. We are pleased to be able to announce that we already have in excess of 25 companies and individuals who have indicated a willingness to sponsor a gymnast. Sponsorship will be set at $50 per competitive gymnast per year. This will include a framed photograph of the gymnast in our stadium listed as proudly sponsored by you or your business. Should you wish to sponsor a Gymnast/s or know of a company or individual interested in sponsoring a Gymnast please contact our YMCA Geelong CEO, Colin Hunt on or contact Colin via colin.hunt@ymca.org.au Geelong YMCA Newsletter Term

Treehouse Geelong The Treehouse Geelong Autism Support Group would like to invite you to our: Free!

Mummies, Furry Menaces, Storyteller Lee Dy, Face Painting, Art and Craft, Free Sausage Sizzle and

To register email Sharon and John Demopoulos at demops@aapt.net.

7 Treehouse Geelong The Treehouse Geelong Autism Support Group would like to invite you to our: Free! Special Families Dance Party All Geelong families living with a disability are welcome to a free afternoon of music and fun! When: Saturday October 12th Time: 1:30-4:00pm Where: Club Italia, Moolap DJ Slav, The Funky Mummies, Furry Menaces, Storyteller Lee Dy, Face Painting, Art and Craft, Free Sausage Sizzle and much more! Special visit by Woody, Elmo and Dorothy the Dinosaur! To register Sharon and John Demopoulos at demops@aapt.net.au Alternatively check out the event on our facebook page: The Treehouse Geelong Proudly supported by YMCA Geelong, Momentum Energy, Kawanis, Autism Walk, CES Financial Services, Kids Closet and The Party Girl Geelong YMCA Newsletter Term

We Care About Your Safety Children 10 years and under

care and ebing able to provide immediate assistance.

8 We Care About Your Safety Children 10 years and under must be ACTIVELY supervised at all times, by a person 16 years or older. *ACTIVELY supervised means watching children in your care and ebing able to provide immediate assistance. Geelong YMCA Newsletter Term For a more information, please contact Costumer Service. 8

Experienced & qualified instructors All fitness levels Small class size Class terms coincide with school terms Casual

More services at the YMCA Day Time Class Instructor Monday 5:30-6:30pm 6:30-7:30pm Beg/Inter All levels Jen Nicole

Nicole Saturday 8:30-9:30am All levels Nicole Respect Co-ordination Strengthening methods Discipline Endurance Self

Young Lions Program (4-12 Yrs) Tuesday: 4:45-5:30pm Adult Class Tuesday: 6:00-7:00pm For more information or to book

9 Experienced & qualified instructors All fitness levels Small class size Class terms coincide with school terms Casual classes available Come & have some fun Please call or for more information NEWTOWN PHYSIO PILATES More services at the YMCA Day Time Class Instructor Monday 5:30-6:30pm 6:30-7:30pm Beg/Inter All levels Jen Nicole Tuesday No Classes Wednesday No Classes Thursday Friday 5:30-6:30pm 6:30-7:30pm No Classes Inter/Adv Beg/Inter Nicole Nicole Saturday 8:30-9:30am All levels Nicole Respect Co-ordination Strengthening methods Discipline Endurance Self control Fitness Leadership skills Teaching the traditional japanese art of effective self-defence! Young Lions Program (4-12 Yrs) Tuesday: 4:45-5:30pm Adult Class Tuesday: 6:00-7:00pm For more information or to book contact: Head Instructor: Sempai Dean Treloar M: E: W: Geelong YMCA Newsletter Term

Geelong YMCA Newsletter

Term 1 2013 Geelong YMCA Newsletter Inside this issue: Important notices 1 Event calendar 2 OH&S 2 Competitive Gymnastics 3 Launch pad 4 Pako Festival 4 YMCA Programs 5 More services at the Y 6 Newtown