Historical Statistics as of 2022/23

The Waverley Little Athletics Centre Inc. has a rich history that spans across 54 years.

We are very proud of our volunteers both past and present, who have served this Centre with honour, integrity and dedication. This includes our Foundation Members, Club Committees, Centre Executives, Centre Presidents, Life Members, Key Officials and all other volunteers associated with Waverley.

Several long standing service records have been broken in recent years, which is a significant achievement for our volunteers. Some of these records stood the test of time and seemed near impossible to achieve. Especially in today's society, we find less and less people are volunteering due to more commitments and as a result, junior sport is slowly diminishing. Therefore, it's important to acknowledge that we have a fantastic group of volunteers at Waverley. You can find out more in the information below

We are fortunate enough to have several volunteers and Life Members that remain actively involved and several that have served for more than ten years. We thank all members for their ongoing contributions.

Executive Committee & Life Member Summary

Summary of Facts

  • 38 Life Members (28 Male / 10 Female)
  • 5 that have not served on the Committee
  • 27 Presidents (4 Female)
  • 30 Presidency terms
  • Approximately 200 individual volunteers served on the Centre Committee.
  • Average Committee Member serving for 2-3 years in total.

Executive Committee Members

The Executive is made up of five positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Registrar. The role of the Executive is to manage the day to day operations of the Centre.

The first Vice President was introduced in 1980/81 and the Registrar position has been added and removed from the Executive several times. In addition, an Executive Member has concurrently held two positions only twice in our history.

Executive Turnover:

At the commencement of two separate seasons, an entire new Executive Committee was formed at each Annual General Meeting. Five new Executive Members were elected to each Committee in the largest turnover in the history of our Centre (2008/09 and 2012/13).

Longest Serving Executive Committee Members

Longest Consecutive Service by Position

  • Registrar: Neetasha Dobson (2016/23, 7 Years)
  • Treasurer: Daryl Thiele (1980/86, 6 Years)
  • Treasurer: Russell Weber (1986/92, 6 Years)
  • Secretary: Katy Smith (2015/21, 6 Years)
  • President: Dylan Cooper (2017/22, 6 Years)
  • Secretary: Anne Rennie (1982/87, 5 Years)
  • Treasurer: Shirley Desa (2017/22, 4 Years 6 months)
  • Treasurer: Keith Pouw (1975/79, 4 Years)
  • President: Tony McMahon (1978/82, 4 Years)
  • Registrar: Mike Keeshan (1980/84, 4 Years)
  • Vice President: Tony McMahon (1982/86, 4 Years)

Longest Serving Executive (Total Years)

  • Tony McMahon: 10 years
  • Dylan Cooper: 9 years 4 months (non-consecutive)
  • Neetasha Dobson: 7 years
  • Daryl Thiele: 6 years
  • Russell Weber: 6 years
  • Katy Smith: 6 years
  • Anne Rennie: 5 years
  • Mal Walker: 5 years (non consecutive)
  • Dianne Linskens: 5 years
  • Shirley Desa: 4 years 6 months
  • Bill Angus?: 4 years?
  • Keith Pouw: 4 years
  • Mike Keeshan: 4 years
  • Gavin Faichney: 4 years
  • Ed Chinery: 4 years
  • Geoff Gray: 4 years (non consecutive)
  • Mark Cosham: 4 years (non consecutive)
  • Terry Humphris: 3 years 6 months

Longest Consecutive Executive Committees (Full Team)

Three Years: 2018/21

Two Years: 1968/70, 1972/74, 1980/82, 1982/84, 1984/86, 2001/03

Longest Serving Leadership by Position

President
  • Dylan Cooper: 9 years 4 months (2012/16, 2017/23)
  • Tony McMahon: 4 years (1978/82)
Vice President
  • Tony McMahon: 4 years (1982/86)
  • Barry Cole: 3 years (1990/93)
  • Ken Knight: 3 years (2001/04)
  • Denis Irvine: 3 years (2018/21)
Secretary
  • Katy Smith: 6 years (2015/21)
  • Anne Rennie: 5 years (1982/87)
Treasurer
  • Daryl Thiele: 6 years (1980/86)
  • Russell Weber: 6 years (1986/92)
  • Shirley Desa: 4 years 6 months (2017/22)
  • Keith Pouw: 4 years (1975/79)
  • Geoff Gray: 4 years (2005/08, 2011/12)
Registrar
  • Neetasha Dobson: 7 years (2016/23)
  • Mike Keeshan: 4 years (1980/84)
Most Executive Positions Held
  • Don Moxey: 3 positions
  • Tony McMahon: 3 positions
  • Mal Walker: 3 positions
  • Dianne Linskens: 3 positions