A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT.

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1 TERM In this issue. Chocolate Drive Page 3 Term 4 enrolments Page 3 Maroochy Carnival Page 6 A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT. It is difficult to look back at our past year, however it is exciting to see just how far we have come. We are most fortunate to be training in this new facility, and it is clear that MBG has a great future. Yet we have not stopped. We have had Scotland visit, competitions, carnivals, education sessions and staff meetings, as well as a packed training schedule, so we have already made good use out of this fantastic facility. It is also worth noting that as of this month our membership numbers have risen back to where we were prior to the fire enrolments and climbing. This is very exciting and I thank the staff for the service we are offering and all the hard work for this achievement. Also, I am very excited about our Move for Life Program catering to our seniors in getting active. This program is proving a popular activity and drawing a crowd as a great social outing. Check out some photos within the newsletter - how active is your Nan or Pop? On the facility build, we still have finishing touches occurring and more funding required to progress planned works. Some of these completed projects are; Cafe Roller Door - installed to finish lockup of the cafe, and windows for staff rooms. Planned projects are Mirrors, Ballet Bar and Strength wall-bars (waiting funding from a September Bunnings BBQ), Electronic notice board, carpets & toilets upstairs, and the big one - The Training Pit build is targeted for Term 4 which will provide more training space for all gymnasts. Also, as the financial year has passed we are heading toward AGM, so please keep an eye out for a date (to be confirmed), and the available positions vacant on the management committee. We are looking for some new members as a number of current members move on. We have been very fortunate to have such a talented committee and I am looking forward to seeing some new faces willing to bring their expertise to the table. If signing up for the management committee is not your thing, keep an eye out for events where you can sign up to a timeslot using the SignUpGenius app that we are now using. We are always looking for members to put in an hour here or there. On the Cafe front, support for The Balanced Bean is growing. Please drop in for a coffee or snack. Spread the word and invite some friends down. As the cafe is totally MBG owned and run, all profits go back into the facility and operations of the club. Check out The Balanced Bean on instagram Move for Life Page 7 The 2018 Club Handbook is available from the Club website: Parent Information Overall Maroochy Beach is doing extremely well, as a service to the community and also as a competitive club at recent competitions - checkout some results below. It is very exciting to see the success we are currently having, as well as the participation with are seeing in many of these competition. Truly a club to be proud of. For the most up to date information, please keep an eye on both: Facebook and Instagram. Peter Dwan Maroochy Beach Gymnastics Club President

2 Page 2 Maroochy Beach Gymnastics Club extend a warm welcome to all new gymnasts enrolling for Term and welcome back to gymnasts resuming from Term 2. We trust your child thoroughly enjoys participating in our programs throughout Term Please ensure your child is prompt to arrive for class. It is important for children to participate in the class warm-up as a preventive to injury. To ensure the safety of all members, parents are requested to escort children in to the gym facility. Students are requested to bring a water bottle to every lesson and have long hair neatly tied back. Parents are not permitted to enter the training area the exception being Gym Explorer and Adventurer classes (1 4 years). We also request that spectators refrain from talking to students or coaching staff during class this is to uphold the safety of all of our athletes. Detailed information, Club Policies and Codes of Conduct are available in the Club Handbook, downloadable from the Parent Information tab on the Club website: AUGUST Saturday 25th August Monday 27th August Chocolate Drive monies to be returned Term 4 enrolments open: $25.00 deposit required SEPTEM BER Sunday 9th September Saturday 15th September Saturday 22nd September Term 3 Maroochy Carnival Term 4 Member re-enrolment closing date Final day for Term 3 classes OCTOBER Monday 8th October Saturday 20th October Term 4 classes commence Term 4 accounts due for payment A few quick reminders.. Please check LOST PROPERTY regularly Please seek permission from the office before taking photographs. Spectators for the safety of our members, please refrain from talking to gymnasts and coaches during class

3 Page 3 Our 2018 Chocolate Drive is in full swing. The annual Chocolate Drive is a very successful fundraiser for our not-for-profit Club and we thank all families who are supporting our gymnasts and Club with this venture. If all families contribute by selling one box of Cadbury Chocolates, our Club will raise over $15,000- for the Club. If you sell your box quickly, you may request additional boxes through the front office. A reminder that all monies are to be returned to the office no later than SATURDAY 25 th AUGUST. If your money is not returned by this date, the full value of the box will be charged to your fees account. Gymnastics equipment is very expensive to purchase. The Cadbury Chocolate fundraising drive will make a vital contribution towards improving facilities and equipment for our gymnasts. A huge thank you for your support of our 2018 Cadbury Chocolate Drive and raising funds to assist with the purchase of new equipment for our athletes and Club. Parents and guardians of children enrolled in Term 3 classes will be given priority to reenroll their child in to classes for Term 4. An will be forwarded to families inviting current members to re-enroll for Term 4, prior to positions being filled from our extensive waiting lists. Enrolment for Term 4 classes will be accepted from our current members commencing from Monday 27 th August and through to Saturday 15 th September. A $25.00 enrolment deposit must be paid to secure your child s position for Term 4. Your child s $25.00 enrolment deposit may be remitted via cash, EFTPOS or credit card (1.8% surcharge applies) through the administration office or via internet transfer. If remitting via internet transfer, please ensure you reference your CHILD s SURNAME. It is imperative that you remit your child s $25.00 enrolment deposit to secure their position in Term 4 classes. Term 4 class numbers are required prior to the start of term to ensure adequate coaching staff are rostered and to enable new placements. If your child s Term 4 enrolment deposit is not received by the closing date of Saturday 15 th September, it will be considered that they are not resuming and their name withdrawn from our class roll. Gymnast progressions and any requests for change to class time/day will be processed following the closing date for Term 4 enrolments on 15 th September. Term 4 accounts will be ed in the second week of Term 4 (week beginning 15 th October) with payment due by Saturday 20 th October.

4 Page 4 Welcome to Term 3 to our returning and new Astronauts, Adventurers and Explorers and also Parents and carers. We have a great term ahead with themes like our big, fun thinking theme Left and Right with Balance and finishing with our last theme Teddy Bears Picnic. At Teddy Bears Picnic I will be giving out packets of Tiny Teddy biscuits. Over 320 packets of Tiny Teddy biscuits were kindly donated by IGA Marketplace Wises Road so please support this local business whenever you can. Term 3 will be exciting and full of fun, jumping, climbing, stretching, rolling, swinging and balancing. I have included a few photos of our Circus Theme, celebrated in the final week of Term 2. Thank you so much for your continued support with our Under 5 s gymnasts. Chrissy Bell Junior Program Coordinator

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6 Page 6 Term 3 has started off with a name change for our Stages Program - we are now called the Levels Program! Our Levels program now follows a structured system where each child gets to progress from level to level with the assessment completed at our Carnival, or by coaches recommendation. Each and every gymnast has the opportunity to have something to achieve and progress to every year they are here at Maroochy Beach. We pride ourselves on providing a quality program for our gymnasts and we look forward to our gymnasts achieving their goals. Our Term 3 Carnival will be held on September 9th! Please ensure you register and pay for your child s entry prior to the closing date Saturday 25 th August. During our classes we have been covering our testing skills and soon will go over our Mini Routines for each apparatus. We had a lot of great feedback from the last Carnival and we look forward to being bigger and better! HURRY Registrations close Saturday 25 th AUGUST

7 Page 7 Move for Life program is targeted at our 50+ members and aims to improve mobility, strength, balance, coordination and flexibility in a fun, social and welcoming environment. Move for Life is held at Maroochy Beach Gymnastics Tuesday mornings 10:00am 11:00am only $5.00 per person for the one hour class Join in, get active and meet loads of new friends

8 Page 8 Congratulations to our four senior gymnasts selected to represent Queensland and compete at the 2018 Australian Gymnastics Championships. In the WAG Level 8 division, Rhiani Lizemore brought home gold with her Qld team placing 1 st All Around in the teams event and placed top 10 individually. Nika Stadnik WAG Level 9 also attained gold medal 1 st placing in the teams event; and blitzed the field in the individual event to be crowned the WAG Level 9 Open Australian Vault Champion. Nika also placed 2nd on Floor apparatus. In a strong field, Karleigh Fraser attained 3rd All Around individual placing in the Level 10 U/17 division and crowned Australian Vault and Uneven Bar Champion with two 1 st placings. Karleigh and her QLD Level 10 team placed 2nd All Around in the Teams event. Harrison Williams remained focused and determined to place 2nd All Around in the individual MAG Level 8 U/14 division with 1st placings and crowned Australian Champion Rings; Vault and Horizontal Bar, together with silver medal 2nd placing on Parallel Bars. event. Kobi Thompson finished in the individual All Around top 10 placings in the Level 9U/17 division. Kobi narrowly missed on podium, with a 5th placing on Parallel Bars and 7th placing on Floor apparatus.

9 Page 9 Maroochy Beach were proud to have three WAG athletes selected for Queensland representation to compete at the 2018 Border Challenge. The Border Challenge event took place at the Caloundra Indoor Stadium at the end of June with teams competing from Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales, ACT and Western Australia. In the individual round of competition, Mia Vines won 1 st place and crowned the WAG Level 7 Border Challenge Vault Champion. Mia also tied for 3rd placing on Floor apparatus to place 4th All Around from a total of 30 girls competing in the Level 7 division. Mia s Level 7 team placed 2nd All Around in the Teams event. Hannah Dwan WAG Level 8 won gold on 2 apparatus and crowned the Balance Beam and Floor apparatus Border Challenge Champion, to finish 4th All Around in the WAG Level 8 division. Hannah took another gold podium placing with her QLD Level 8 team placing 1st All Around in the Teams event. Amelia Bastian was selected in the Queensland Level 9 team who were also victorious to win the gold medal in the Teams event. Amelia narrowly missed on individual podium placing. CLICK HERE: 2018 WAG BORDER CHALLENGE

10 Page 10 We have had such a fantastic competitive season so far especially with the efforts from our Level 4-10 gymnasts at State Clubs. With their fantastic results we are now ranked 5th in the State for both MAG and WAG. Gymnasts now look forward to preparing for our Junior Regionals held here at Maroochy Beach Gymnastics, Junior States at Sleeman Sports Complex and our Level 5-10 girls will be competing at National Clubs held on the Gold Coast. We wish all of our wonderful gymnasts luck in preparing for their biggest competitions of the year.

11 Page 11 Our Club Vice-President - Jason Powell - is once again participating in St Vincent de Paul's Community Sleepout on Friday 23 rd August, raising funds and awareness of Homelessness on the Sunshine Coast and within Australia. Over 105,000 individuals sleep rough every night - half of these are women and a quarter are aged under 18 years. You can support the homeless in our community by DONATING towards Jason's participation in "Vinnie's 2018 Community Sleepout." All donations over $2.00 are tax deductible. To support Jason's "Team BDO Sunshine Coast" and support this worthy cause, please CLICK HERE