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NT Championship Competition

23 – 24 August 2008
Marrara Indoor Stadium

WAG Level 1C
- Hannah C: 1st Vault, 1st Bars,
2nd Floor, 1st Overall
- Eleni G: 2nd Bars, 2nd Overall
- W AG Level 1 Team
1st Overall

WAG Level 3 C
- Cassie MP: 2nd Vault, 3rd Floor,
3rd Overall
- Danielle E 3rd Bars
- Lee C: 1st Bars

MAG Level 2
- Jack D: 1st Vault

MAG Level 3
- Zac G: 2nd P-Bars, 3rd Pommel,
3rd Overall
- Dakota S 2nd High Bar
- Yanni G, 2nd Rings

MAG Level 4
- Kurt G: 2nd Floor, 1st Pommel,
2nd Rings, 1st Vault, 3rd P-Bars,
1st H-Bar, 2nd Overall
- Lloyd Z: 3rd Floor, 3rd Pommel,
3rd Rings, 2nd Vault, 2nd P-Bars,
3rd H-Bar, 3rd Overall

MAG Level 5
- Danny C: 2nd P-Bar, 3rd H-Bar,
3rd Floor, 3rd Vault, 3rd Pommel,
3rd Overall

MAG Level 6
Mitchell W: 1st Floor, 1st Pommel, 1st Rings, 1st Vault, 1st P-Bars,
2nd H-Bar, 1st Overall
- Chris D: 2nd Floor, 3rd Pommel,
2nd Rings, 2nd Vault, 3rd P-Bars,
1st H-Bar, 2nd Overall
- Rhys B: 3rd Floor, 2nd Pommel,
3rd Rings, 3rd Vault, 2nd P-Bars,
3rd H-Bar, 3rd Overall

Celebrating 29 Years of Service to the Community

Celebrating 28 years of service to the community

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Updated Annual General Meeting Notice

The AGM had to be move to:
22 November 2008
@ 10:00 am
Multipurpose Training Hall

Agenda:
- confirm last year’s minutes
- audit and executives report
- election of new committee
- appoint auditor for next year
- pass amended Constitution
(See special business)

Notice of Special Business:
1. The DGC Constitution was required to be amended by Business Affairs to bring it in line with its Model Constitution. This means that the amended Constitution now includes a standard Grievance section (Sec 36).
2. The Constitution is proposed to be further amended to allow for AGMs to be held on or before 30 November, as per the Model Constitution (Sec 11b).

Download proposed Constitution

Matt Barnes-Oake, our MAG Coach, Winner of the 2008 Darwin Citizen of the Year Award

Matt was nominated for this Local Government award in recognition of his outstanding service to DGC.

Matt and Chief Minister, Paul Henderson
at the Awards

Matt is a former Level 10 Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) gymnast who retired from all facets of the sport many years ago. In or about March 2006 Matt learned that DGC was having difficulties providing coaches for its gymnasts. Matt not only responded to our request to resume gymnastic coaching but insisted that he would not be paid for it.

For nearly two years now Matt has coached a minimum of 12 hours per week but more usually about 15 hours per week. Doing the sums, it is clear to see that Matt contributed in the vicinity of 600 volunteer hours to DGC in 2007 alone. This is remarkable when you consider that Matt has a full time, highly labour intensive job where he works 6, sometimes 7 days, per week. He finishes work and turns up at the gym almost every day around 4 pm to coach.

Matt is a talented coach who has an innovative style of training and his gymnastic knowledge is apparent when watching him coach. Matt has established a remarkable rapport with his gymnasts and they clearly look up to him and see him as a role model.

In June 2007 Matt was nominated for and received the Gymnastics Northern Territory Volunteer of the Year Award. Matt was highly deserving of this award in recognition of his dedication and devotion to the sport of gymnastics.

DGC is utterly genuine when it says that the club would be in a wholly different situation were it not for the extensive hours Matt has put in on behalf of the club and its gymnasts and we look forward to a lengthy association with him.

It is clear that DGC is indebted to this talented coach and believe he is a highly deserving recipient of the 2008 Citizen of the Year Award in recognition of his dedication and devotion to the sport of gymnastics.

Congratulations Matt!!!

DGC Coaching Team

From left to Right: Rhys, Tianna, Mitchell, Jamaya,
Mr Sergei, Sammy, Sharon, Prue, Bernie.
Absent: Matt, Nicole, Danielle, Caitlyn

Parent Handbook

Look out for our new Parent Handbook, which is available from the Office. It provides information about the club, its rules and assists with the selection of classes.

Please take time to familiarise yourself with the Parents’ Code of Behaviour, and discuss the Gymnasts’ Code of Behaviour with your child.

Fund raisers needed

Time to time our non-profit club requires volunteers to assist in sausage sizzles, raffles and other fund raising activities. Funds raised are made available for end of year trophies, equipment or other identified purposes.

Please contact us if you can support us in our endeavour to improve our club thus the environment that your children can enjoy developing in.

Are you interested in having a say in the running of your Club?

DGC is run by a Management Committee that is made up of parents, like YOU. If you have 2 hours to volunteer per month, please let us know by emailing us at join.us@darwingymnastic.org.au