DESPITE the rainy weather, Woady Yaloack Athletics Club held a barbecue last Friday to celebrate twenty-five years.<\/p>\n
Peter Luke, an Athletics Australia coach and official, founded the club in 1997 and is still a committee member.<\/p>\n
His children were attending the Haddon Primary School when he said he decided it was a great opportunity to take on.<\/p>\n
\u201cBack in those days most of our members came from the primary school,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am just so happy that I\u2019ve got support from parents and families and it\u2019s a great relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luke said there\u2019s been many changes over the years, particularly regarding club buildings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have had a lot of changes in our facilities with new club rooms and a new development on the oval which has enabled us to have events like hurdles,\u201d he said. \u201cThe condition of the oval is fantastic now.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great to see the developments that have occurred, we\u2019ve had members go on and play AFL and other sports at a very high level.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reflecting on his time, Luke said he has loved the last 25 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have always been passionate about offering opportunities to children and I just like seeing them take on these opportunities and getting benefits out of them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t seem like 25 years, and it\u2019s a celebration because the club has been going for a long time and we\u2019ve had a lot of families who have been with us over many years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DESPITE the rainy weather, Woady Yaloack Athletics Club held a barbecue last Friday to celebrate twenty-five years. Peter Luke, an Athletics Australia coach and official, founded the club in 1997 and is still a committee member. His children were attending the Haddon Primary School when he said he decided it was a great opportunity to […]<\/p>\n