Swimming Australia Workshop

11:57 PM, Wednesday, 26th November 2008

In 2008 the Paralympic Program would like to conduct a total of twelve disability workshops for professional development. Four workshops will be held in Victoria, QLD and NSW and these workshops will assist learn to swim teachers and swim schools.

Each workshops will highlight and give exposure to a swim schools disability programme, developcommunity awareness of learn to swim programs for people with disabilities and also gives National identification of disability learn to swim programs.

Learn to swim teachers will have opportunity to increase professional skills and knowledge workingwith swimmer’s with a disability. The workshops have land and water sessions, and teachers attending

will do all sessions from 9.30am – 4.30pm.

All workshops are FREE to teachers and to attend, all teachers must fill in a registration form. Thereare limited numbers for each workshop, so a first in basis will apply. Teachers do not need to bequalified in teaching disabilities but they are required to be a qualified learn to swim teacher and teachers will receive Austswim re-registration points.

Around Australia there are many excellent learn to swim programs that include disability swimmers

and this is an opportunity for these programs and teachers to be showcased nationally.

Click here for more Information

Click here to download the Registraiton Form

ERLS Volunteer Newsletter

06:00 PM, Monday, 24th November 2008

Click to download the Spring edition of the ERLS Volunteer Newsletter

Summer Respite Trips...

01:45 AM, Friday, 31st October 2008

Sport and Active Respite
"...A Lifestyle Choice"

“We love it when our son goes on ERLS trips because he has such a great time....you offer so many different choices”. (Parent October 2008)

Spring has been jam- packed with variety, activity, fun and energy! We kicked off with, Chirnside Park Golf, Oakleigh Gym workouts and Boroondara Tennis Centre tennis coaching. The highlights so far have to be trampoline coaching at the Omega Trampoline Club in Rowville and Beach Volleyball at Volley ball Victoria in Dandenong. They are both amazing sports to check out!

Still to come for Spring 08 is Croydon District Table Tennis, Croydon Ranges Cricket Club, Veneto Club Bocce and

Watch this space....Summer is going to be the best yet! Look out for BMX bike riding and racing at Knox BMX, Sailing at the Boat Shed at Albert Park, Indoor soccer at Bayswater Indoor Soccer and much much more!

For information about any of these sports activities and the program please contact Kathleen McDonnell 9848 9204 or respite@erls.net

RAID Update

08:39 PM, Tuesday, 30th September 2008

RAID has been humming along so far in season two of 2008. An injection of new players has seen our netball teams able to feild full teams every week, and similarly in the basketball, all teams are playing to near full strength. The weather has began to warm up and so has the competition it seems, with a very close contest in both the netball and basketball.

The netball ladder has a clear leader, the Blue Hawks, out in front, but it is a tight battle for the remaining positions right down to last place. We look forward to some close matches as teams battle it out for division one and two spots in the finals.

The basketball ladder is close all over, with the highly fancied Kookaburras loosing the top spot to Chadstone last week. In a first Vs second showdown last week the Kookaburras prevailed and reclaimed their top spot. It's close all the way to the bottom with the Demons only a game or two off moving up the ladder. Again it will be some terrific spectating as teams warm up for finals time.

Feel free to come down and experience the RAID competition. It is a fantastic social netball and basketball competition for people with a disability. For more information on coaching, plaing or volunteering please call Matt on 9877 9333 or send an email to raid@erls.net.

Finally, the RAID competition and ERLS would like to wish the RAID representative team good luck at the State Netball Titles on Sunday 5th October. The tournament will be held at the state netball and hockey centre in parkville and it is highly reccomended that you get down to have a look. It will be a great experience for the players and coaches involved, so

GOOD LUCK!!!!

Matt Handley

ERLS Strategic Plan 2009-2011

03:07 AM, Friday, 05th September 2008

Click the above image to download the 2009-2011 ERLS Strategic Plan

ERLS Newsletter Ed 2 2008

08:09 PM, Tuesday, 19th August 2008

Read about what ERLS has been up to for the last few months in our latest newsletter. Find out about upcoming events, and get involved in ERLS' Breakfast Briefings. Click the link below to download the newsletter, or contact your local ERLS office for a hard copy.

ERLS Newsletter Ed2 2008

Matt Handley

F.I.D.A. Round 6 & City Vs Country match

07:18 PM, Wednesday, 11th June 2008

Division 1

Lara                                           4.2.26
Broadmeadows 1                       1.5.11

Kananook 1 7.4.46
Nth Ballarat 1 1.9.15

O & M Jets 7.14.56
Bulleen/Temp 2.5.17

Mambourin Tigers 5.7.37
Port Colts 3.7.25

Round 6 Match Reports

The opening game of the round was between Lara and Broadmeadows 1. This game was hard fought all day. Both teams moved the ball quickly up and down the ground but struggled to score as the last lines of defence for both teams stood tall. Eventually Lara 4 2 26 proved that straight kicking pays dividends by defeating a gallant Broadmeadows 1: 1 5 11. The next game was a replay of last years grand final with Kananook 1: 7 4 46 turning the tables on Nth Ballarat 1 : 1 9 15. Ovens and Murray Jets 7 14 56 were too strong for Bulleen Templestowe 2 5 17. The Jets are doing quite well in division 1 and are sitting in forth position on the ladder. The final game in division 1 was between Mambourin Tigers 5 7 37 who consolidated their place in the four with a two goal win over Port Colts 3 7 25.

Round 7 Tips:

Next round in division 1 we see Nth Ballarat 1 playing Bulleen Templestowe. Nth Ballarat should be too experienced for the Templestowe team and should have a comfortable win. Lara travel down to Frankston too play Kananook 1 and will have a long trip home as although they are playing well at the moment I cannot see them stopping the Kananook Tigers 6 game winning streak. Mambourin Tigers play Broadmeadows Kangaroos in what looks like the match of the round. The Broadmeadows Kangaroos played well last week and will give the Mambourin Tigers a run for their money. The Mambourin combo may just sneak over the line by a straight kick. Ovens And Murray Jets play Port Colts and look like winning by two to three goals on present form.

Division 2

Parkside 5.7.37
Nth Ballarat 2 4.6.30

Kananook 2 10.11.77
Maribyrnong Bulldogs 2.2.14

Moonee Valley Magpies 7.13.55
Mazenod 3.3.21

Ringwood Spiders 8.6.54
Broadmeadows 2 1.3.9

Division 2 Round 6 Results

Parkside 5 7 37 finally kicked away in the last quarter against a very competitive Nth Ballarat Knights 2: 4 6 30. It was great game to watch with both teams playing good running football all day. Kananook Tigers 2: 10 11 77 were just to skilled and won easily against a determined Maribyrnong Bulldogs 2 2 14. The bulldogs showed a lot of heart and chased for four quarters. Moonee Valley Magpies 7 13 55 continue to play well and were to well drilled and followed team rules against Mazenod Panthers 3 3 21. The Panthers stayed in touch all day but just couldn’t bridge the gap. The last game for the round was between Ringwood Spiders and Broadmeadows Kangaroos 2. The Spiders 8 6 54 played fast running football with long kicks down the centre of the ground against a gutsy undermanned Broadmeadows Kangaroos 2: 1 3 9. I don’t know where the Kangaroos will get their first win from but it is not too far away. Congratulations to the Spiders for their first win for the season I am sure they sang their team song all the way home and may even give it a run at training.

FIDA City v Country

The Football Integration Development Association (FIDA)
Provides regular competitive matches for players with an intellectual disability. Thirteen clubs field sixteen teams from the metropolitan area and some country centres.

In 2008 teams from Broadmeadows, Bulleen/Templestowe, Kananook, Lara, Mambourin (Werribee) Maribyrnong, Mazenod (Waverley) Moonee Valley, North Ballarat, Ovens & Murray (Albury/Wodonga), Parkside (Alphington), Port Colts and Ringwood make up the competition with satellite programs being conducted in Geelong and Gippsland.

The annual City v Country match is held to enable us to select a side for the Interstate Match to be played against South Australia in July.

We hope you appreciate the skills and endeavour displayed by the players chosen randomly from our teams.

City
Adam Loy (Moonee Valley Magpies)
Troy Woods (Moonee Valley Magpies)
Simon Pollock (Mazenod Panthers)
Mark Vanderven (Mazenod Panthers)
Daniel Douthwaite (Parkside)
Troy Gibbs(Parkside)
Rory Monaghan (Maribyrnong Bulldogs)
Frank Gugliemino (Maribyrnong Bulldogs)
Daryl Cousins (Broadmeadows Kangas)
Josh Synot (Broadmeadows Kangas)
Dave Alford (Kananook)
Matthew Erfurth (Kananook)
Shaun Dwyer (Kananook)
Frances Diacono (Bulleen/Templestowe)
Andrew McCaig (Bulleen/ Templestowe)
Jeremy Zandt (Ringwood Spiders)
Aaron Edwards (Ringwood Spiders)

Country
Peter Williamson (Lara)
Darren Williamson (Lara)
Hayden Saegi (Lara)
Leigh Mitchell (Lara)
Tom Mitchell (Lara)
Dale Peart (Nth Ballarat)
Rick Stowe (Nth Ballarat)
David Jenkins (Nth Ballarat)
Ryan Jordan (Nth Ballarat)
Tim Humm (Nth Ballarat)
Ronald Liddy ( Mambourin Tigers)
Jamie Mifsud ( Mambourin Tigers)
Chris Phelan (O & M Jets)
Adrian Gallagher (O & M Jets)
Heath McCrae (O & M Jets)
Michael O’Shannessy (O & M Jets)

Kooka's cap off perfect season

10:27 PM, Sunday, 01st June 2008

The Kookaburras have gone through the first season of 2008 undefeated after beating the Tigers in the Division 1 Basketball Grand Final. Some players in the Kookaburras have come of age this season after winning the division 2 Grand Final last year, and have become a force to be reckoned with this season. Congratulations to the entire team and also the coaching staff for this great achievement.

Earlier in the night, the Globetrrotters played above themselves to beat an undermanned Demons side in the Division 2 Final. Without thier usual coach, the Globetrotters rallied to rise to the challenge and beat the Demons.

In the Netball the Blue Comets were awarded the Division 2 Premiership winning their playoff against the Blue Hawks, and the Golden Hawks won the Division 1 Grand Final against a much fancied Lightning Bolts. The Golden Hawks were struggling down the bottom of the ladder a couple of years ago, but coch Carol Middleton has kept her team together and led them to a well deserved win.

Congratulations to all who played finals this season. We look forward to continuing celebrations at the presentation night on the 20th June at the Nunawading Community Centre.

Matt Handley

'A Change of Perspective' Online

01:51 AM, Friday, 30th May 2008

ERLS much acclaimed sports resource 'A Change of Perspective' 4th Edition is now availible online.

Click the picture below to download the ERLS Guide, or visit the resource section of this site. For a hard copy, please contact your local ERLS office.

RAID Grand Final Week

07:30 PM, Wednesday, 28th May 2008

Temas in the Grand Finals this weeek will be going through their final preparations before they face off at Deakin University this Friday night. After a brutal night of Semi-Finals last week, challengers booked their place in the big one. This week promisses so much with teams very evenly matched and hungry for premiership medalions. Good luck to all teams playing this week, and comiserations to those who couldn't quite make it, but such is the great thing about sport; there is always next season.

Semi Final Results:
Netball
Division 1
Golden Hawks (20) Def. All Stars (18)
Division 2
Blue Comets (20) Def Blue Hawks (Forfeit)

Basketball
Division 1
Tigers Def. Emus
Division 2
Globetrotters Def. Chadstone (Forfeit)

RAID Grand Finals 30th May 2008
Netball
Division 1 (7:40pm)
Lightning Bolts Vs Golden Hawks
Division 2 (Second Playoff) (7:00pm)
Blue Hawks Vs Blue Comets

Basketball
Division 1 (9:00pm)
Kookaburras Vs Tigers
Division 2 (8:20pm)
Demons Vs Globetrotters

Matt Handley

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