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2020-21 Annual General Meeting must now be online Due to continuing COVID  restrictions we have had to revert to an online AGM and Presentation night. Please find attached Agenda. Join Zoom Meeting Next Friday night 18th June 7:00pm (please join 5 to 10 mins early) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88597682803?pwd=c3FqS016YTVHd1lhM1M0bUJ0MnVndz09 Meeting ID: 885 9768 2803 Passcode: DAC Please find…

With the end of lockdown 4 and the easing of restrictions, DAC is now able to resume club operations including exclusive Club training sessions at Tom Kelly Athletic Track. Our Club sessions currently facilitated are: Tuesday 4:30-7:30pm (finish promptly to accommodate Ruffey Runners) Thursday 4:30-7:30pm (finish promptly to accommodate Ruffey Runners) Ruffey Runners Tuesday and…

With the announcements today, Thursday 27 May 2021, by the Victorian State Government of a state wide lockdown, and further advice from the Manningham City Council, the DAC Committee regret to inform all members of a suspension of club operations and official club training for the duration of the lockdown. The track will remain open…

Dear Members  The Manningham City Council have informed us of the need to close the Tom Kelly Athletics Track to all users and the public for emergency repairs to the track surface.  The track will be closed from Monday 24th May.  It has been estimated that the work will be completed in a week. Squads…

Saturday is shaping up to be a great day of racing for DAC. We have 20 teams entered and the weather forecast is looking perfect! Below are the final teams for the relays at Jells Park this Saturday, 1 May:   Open Premier Men   U20 Men   Open Div 3 Women 1 Chow Lui…

We are pleased to announce that DAC is offering the Elite Athlete Assistance Program again. This season we have decided to increase the number of athletes to 4, if they meet the criteria. This program has been created to assist DAC athletes to bridge the gap between a high-achieving self-funded athlete and a fully-funded elite athlete…

Welcome to the XCR 2021 Season.  The first round is set for Saturday 1st May at Jells Park – one of Melbourne’s iconic public parkland.  The course is great for spectators with several vantage points and is well equipped for parking and other facilities.  Entry is via Waverley Road or Ferntree Gully Road. Find us at…

Congratulations Doncaster Athletic Club!  Premier Division Premiers 2020/21. It was glory to Doncaster with a magnificent win in Premier Division! One year after winning Division 2, we have climbed to the peak. This was mainly due to Doncaster athletes turning up to compete, and doing so in multiple events.  It was a strange finish to…

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…