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2020 has been a very different year.  The DAC AGM and Presentation Night had to ‘fit in’ to this new normal and a great night was had in the virtual mode.  On Saturday 26th of September 2020, DAC Members got together (obviously at a distance) to celebrate the season past and look forward to the…

Colleen, marching on for Tom by Graeme Down If you have kept in touch with Doncaster Athletic Club you will be aware that in memory of the great Tom Kelly, his favourite Seb Coe training session is on next Tuesday.  On 15 September 2020 it will be seven years since we lost our dearest of…

Dear D.A.C Members and Friends, Tuesday 15th September will mark seven years since the passing of our mate, mentor and Club coach Tom Kelly.  In honour of Tom and to celebrate the life of the great man we will once again complete one of his favourite sessions, the famous ‘Seb Coe’. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19…

In a first for the Doncaster Athletic Club, we are looking forward with great anticipation to our first ever online Annual General Meeting and Presentation night. Please join us on Saturday 26th of September at 7:00 pm. We will provide all Members a Zoom meeting invite closer to the date. The Minutes from the previous…

Dear Members, In response to the reintroduction of Stage 3 restrictions by the Victorian Government, Doncaster Athletic Club has immediately suspended all Club operations including all group training sessions at the Tom Kelly Athletics Track. Unfortunately, this means our gym will remain closed for a further six weeks. The track is still open to the…

Dear DAC Members, We are excited to announce that as of this coming Tuesday 9th June, we will be able to resume official club training at Tom Kelly Athletic Track. We know it has been a challenging few months for many of us, pounding the streets, setting up home gyms and virtual challenges to try to…

Dear Members, We are thrilled to bring to you a new initiative from the club, the DAC Podcast series for 2020. Hosted by club committee members Nathan Down and Boris Mathys, they will bring to you episodes throughout the year on a range of different topics to do with Track and Field. Episodes will include…

Dear Members, There is some light at the end of the tunnel with restrictions slowly lifting.We have maintained regular contact with Manningham city council and lobbied for the opportunity to resume training at Tom Kelly Track. Their most recent response is that current State Government restrictions do not allow them to reopen facilities to sporting…

THIS UPDATE IS PUBLISHED 1 APRIL 2020 Dear Members,We have been advised that the Manningham Council has made the decision to lock the Tom Kelly Athletics track until further notice.This has been done to reduce the spread of COVID-19.Council has informed us that members of the public have been ignoring social distancing rules and have…

By Campbell McLennan It was a massive win for Doncaster on the last round of Shield, which ensures we will move into Premier division next year and fight for the Division 2 flag in two weeks’ time. It was also a big win for the Men’s 40+ team, but the surprise of the round was…