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OPEN LETTER TO ALL BMXV MEMBERS
Dear BMX Victoria member, BMX Victoria is currently engaged in a strategic planning process to establish a 3 year plan that
will serve as the organisations blue print for moving forward and developing the sport of BMX in Victoria. The Board would
like to extend the planning process to include you, a valued member of BMX Victoria.Your input will help shape our vision goals
as we look to the future of our sport.
We hope you will take a few minutes to respond to the questions below, they will be incorporated into our discussions and
thinking as we develop the strategic plan. BMX Victoria will also randomly select a respondent to the survey to win a “MyLaps
transponder”
Thank you for your time in responding to the survey. Craig Penglase _ President BMX Victoria
To open the survey please click on the BMXV Strategic Plan Link here
If you have any questions regarding this survey, please contact Chris Ball, Cycling Victoria BMX Manager,
at chris.ball@cycling.org.au
STATE JUNIOR SERIES 2012 RULES & ENTRY FORM
The Series rules for the 2012 BMXV Junior State Series and entry form are available under ‘2012 Events’ (see the
first round on 26th February). BMXV’s coordinator for the series is Graham King who can be contacted
at StateSeries@bmxv.com.au
MIGHTY 11s QUALIFIER AT ACT TITLES
The 2012 ACT State Titles are hosting a qualifier for the Mighty 11s Test Team. It’s open to riders who are still
11 years old on the 1st June 2012. For more information follow this link.
BMX VICTORIA & CYCLING VICTORIA PRESENTATION NIGHT
This year BMX VICTORIA and CYCLING VICTORIA are combining their awards nights in a presentation event which will be
held on Saturday 4th February at
Best Western Wheelers Hill International
242 Jells Road, Wheelers Hill 3150
03 9561 3900
You can find more information here, purchase tickets online here, or go to ‘2012 Events’ for more information
ELITE ATHLETE TRAVEL GRANTS PROGRAM
Sport & Recreation Victoria have announced their Elite Athlete Travel Grants Program. The Elite Athlete Travel Grants Program
will provide funding of up to $2000 to assist elite Victorian athletes travel to compete at national championships or international
events. The first round of funding is now open and will close on 1 February 2012.
Further information, including guidelines and details of how to apply is available online at
http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/home/grants/all-grants/elite-athlete-travel-grants
RESULT OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING TO APPOINT TWO BMXV BOARD MEMBERS
Two vacancies had occurred on the Board of Management of BMX Victoria. A Special General Meeting to elect replacement
Directors was held on Saturday 14th January 2012. The two successful candidates to join the Board were Karen Turner of Eastfield
BMX Club and Bryan Kennedy of Shepparton BMX Club. Updated contact details for the BMXV Board can be found under ‘Contact Us’
VICTORIAN DYNAMITE SERIES WRAP-UP FOR 2011
The final qualifying round of the Victorian Qualifying Series for the 2012 National Dynamite Series was completed at the Victorian State
Championships in Shepparton on Saturday November 19th.
BMX Victoria thanks all competitors who competed in the series this year and congratulates the following riders who will be representing
Victoria at the National Championships in Mount Gambier on Thursday April 19th 2012
Our team at the 2012 BMXA National Titles will be:
11 Boys 12 Boys 13 Boys
Ethan Partridge Liam Steele Brock McDonald
Christian Robertson-Edgar James Tucker James Tait
Jesse Corbett Harry Cormack Ben Hughes
11 Girls 12 Girls 13 Girls
Sienna Gibson Lilli Hedley Grace Galley
Holley Freeman Tannah Saunders Marlee Porter
Chelsea Emery Millie Reed Olivia Silk
Congratulations to all riders who competed in the Series. For all results after the Final Round click here:
DK BICYCLES 2011 VICTORIAN OPEN BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS
The BMXV Board and Event Management Group would like to thank all Officials, Shepparton BMX President Scott White, club members
and workers, event sponsor DK BICYCLES, and all Competitors, specially those of you who made the trip from interstate, for supporting
this year’s State Titles. Full results are available here
Cycling Victoria, BMX Victoria and the Australian Sports Commission join forces
Cycling Victoria, BMX Victoria and the Australian Sports Commission have joined forces to introduce a Grass Roots
BMX program aimed at schools.
Click here to read a Press Release from Chris Ball, Cycling Victoria’s BMX Manager regarding this exciting initiative.
National Sign On Day (NSOD) 2012 applications are now closed
National Sign On Day 2012 applications are now closed. A listing will be up on the BMXA website in the coming week to let the general public know which clubs are holding a NSOD. Victorian BMX Clubs running a Sign-On day are:
Park Orchards BMX Club 18/02/2012
Sunbury BMX Club 18/02/2012
Geelong BMX Club 25/02/2012
South Eastern BMX Club 25/02/2012
Border BMX Club 17/03/2012
Lilydale BMX Club 17/03/2012
If you have any queries contact Lauren Ross, BMX Australia Administration Officer at BMX.Info@cycling.org.au
BMXV CLUB CONTACT DETAILS
With the expansion of database services being rolled out by Cycling Australia (BMX Australia) it is increasingly important that
CA/BMXA have up to date contact information for all their member clubs, and soon when online membership starts it will be
even more important. Please would all BMXV Clubs fill out a copy of the 'BMXA CLUB OFFICE BEARERS,CONTACT DETAILS' form
which is available for download from this site under ‘Forms’ and send a copy to Cycling Australia. Also under ‘Forms’ is a
‘BMXV Club Contacts Update’ form which should be returned to us, for example, when there have been changes to your Club
Committee. Please remember that if your Club’s banking details change, the BMXV Treasurer accounts@bmxv.com.au needs
to be informed to facilitate reimbursement of online entry money.
Rider of the Year Awards
The 2010 BMX Victoria Riders of the Year Awards night was held at the Jika International on the 12th of February 2011.
We congratulate the following on their awards –
2010 BMXV Riders Rider Award – Bodi Turner
2010 John Grigg BMXV Official of the Year Award – Lyndon Downing
2010 John Walczuk Memorial Award for Service to BMX in Victoria – The Frankston Sharks BMX Club
2010 Veteran Rider of the Year – Greg Siinmaa
2010 Junior Rider of the Year – Jaden Rice
2010 Senior Rider of the Year – Tom Siinmaa
2010 Rider of the Year – Brandon TeHiko
Availability of online entry for clubs: Please read the attached information regarding the availability of online entries for clubs.
Victorian Race Numbers: All Victorian riders have allocated race numbers. Please check out yours in the list attached on the Administration page and
make sure you ride with it.
Working With Children Checks: All volunteers in our sport need to have passed a Working With Children Check (WWCC), . It is both a legal
requirement and a requirement of our Insurers that all our volunteers and officials have passed their WWCC by 30th June 2010. The time to apply is now. The
best place to get information is at the Victorian Government website www.justice.vic.gov.au/workingwithchildren
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