December 

 Further Information  

• 2008 Coach of Merit Scheme
  Athletics Australia is pleased to announce the application process for the 2008 Coach of Merit Scheme.
• Nominations called for Athletics Australia General Committees
  
• Tributes to Kerryn
  On behalf of the entire athletics community, I would like to pass on my sincere condolences to the McCann family, after Kerryn lost her long battle with cancer at her home in Coledale this morning.
• Vale Kerryn (Hindmarsh) McCann
  That Kerryn McCann was not an outstanding junior athlete yet became a dual Commonwealth Games champion in her thirties, is but one of the many inspiring qualities she displayed during her fine athletics career.
• Peta loses her brave fight
  The Australian athletics community is saddened by the passing of Peta Jurson (nee Kennedy), yesterday (Thursday 18 December) after a long and brave battle with melanoma cancer.
• Aussies to take on England in lead up to London
  Australian stars including Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker and 100m hurdles silver medallist Sally McLellan look set to take on England's best in an 'Ashes' style athletics challenge commencing next year and continuing in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
• Cream of crop to contest ZATOPEK: 10
  Olympic Park will showcase the cream of Australia's athletic talent this Thursday night in the annual ZATOPEK: 10.
• Tristan Thomas: On track for season 2008-09
  This is the period where every athlete sits down to assess where he or she aims to go in the coming year, along with reflecting on what they have done to prepare thus far.
• Master McNeill
  22 year old David McNeil and 20 year old Lara Tamsett were crowned Australian 10,000m champions at the prestigious Zatopek Classic in Melbourne.
• Australian teams announced for Youth Olympics
  Athletics Australia has announced the teams for the fifth Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) to be held in Sydney from January 14-18, 2009.
• The 50km road to Berlin
  Australia's most prosperous event in terms of medal returns in the last Olympic cycle, the men's 50km walk, will be the first of the selection trial events for the 2009 world championships and will be staged at Melbourne�s Fawkner Park this Sunday.
• Erickson scores Berlin berth
  Beijing Olympian Chris Erickson has automatically qualified for next year’s world athletics championships, taking out the Australian 50km walk title in Melbourne.
• Get on board Melbourne 2009
  Destination London fast tracked: first stop Melbourne. Following the largest crowd in 8 years at the 2008 edition of the tour, a bigger and louder crowd is expected to converge on Melbourne Olympic Park to cheer on their athletics heroes fresh from the Beijing Olympics. Get your tickets for World Athletics Tour - Melbourne, the first stop on the road to London.
• Athletics Australia announces new High Performance Manager
  Athletics Australia is pleased to announce that Eric Hollingsworth has been appointed as its new High Performance Manager and will lead Athletics Australia's High Performance Program.
• From Beijing to Berlin
  As a result of their outstanding performances at the Beijing Olympic Games, six talented athletes
• 2008 - That was the year that was
  Triumph, frustration, elation, sadness - 2008 was certainly a mixed bag of emotions. athletics.com.au takes you through some of the most memorable moments from the year in Australian athletics.
• Canberra Marathon winner to race Fukuoka Marathon
  Victorian Mark Tucker, who won the Canberra Marathon and associated Canberra 50km Ultra Marathon in April, is using his Asics travel prize of a trip to a major Japanese marathon to race the famous Fukuoka Marathon this Sunday.
• Tucker races up the rankings
  A long term aim of the Canberra Marathon has been to assist Australian athletes step up from the national level to the international level. Mark Tucker's success
• PSG records galore on Day Four
  Discus thrower Ben Talakai and high jumpers Denise Snyder and Molly Grau put their hand up for selection in Australia’s 2008 World Youth Championships team on an action-packed day at the Pacific School Games in Canberra today.
• Baines bolts to Australian youth record
  Victorian 110m hurdler Sam Baines has smashed his own Australian youth record at the Pacific School Games in Canberra this afternoon.
• Brilliant Breen blows them away
  Despite attending her Year 12 school formal last night, sprinter Melissa Breen did not show any signs of slowing down this afternoon, producing the fastest 200m time by an Australian woman this year at the Pacific School Games in Canberra.
• Sprinters paradise in Canberra
  The AIS track is renowned for being fast and today was no exception, with strong tail winds steering the sprinters to extremely quick times on the final day of competition at the Pacific School Games in Canberra.
• It's a knockout in Melbourne
  A large contingent of schools from across the nation will converge on Melbourne Olympic Park this Thursday, vying for the title of Schools Knockout National Champion.