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ANNUAL REPORT 2014

2014ANNUAL REPORT

Engage & Enthuse Improve the attraction of gymnastics programs for participants, parents, clubs and the general community.

Enable Ensure quality activities, programs, systems and initiatives are developed and implemented to deliver quality services and experiences.

Excel Facilitate opportunities for all participants and members to achieve their best from grassroots to high performance.

Endure & Expand Ensure Gymnastics WA is a viable and sustainable association capable of implementing its strategic objectives

Strategic Priorities Gymnastics: Start here...

...go anywhere

Strategic Objective Promote and develop Gymnastics for theenjoyment of all whilst achieving significant growth in participation and satisfaction through safe and welcoming environments.

Adherence to moral and ethical principles.

Provide strong leadership and effective management, in all

our activities ensuring a positive experience

for all.

Recognise and value the contributions everyone

makes to Gymnastics, by respecting them with dignity and consideration.

To do better than the day before.

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Make Gymnastics the logical choice.

Increase participation in schools and clubs by providing pathways for all to achieve at their own level.

Build awareness of member benefits.

Increase the number of clubs and service providers within the gymnastics community.

Grow the number and capability of the Gymnastics workforce.

Continually improve the delivery of Gymnastics in clubs.

Implement and utilise new and existing technologies

Fill geographic gaps in gymnastics.

Ensure the HP system is ‘fit for purpose’ and geared towards the GA National HP plan.

Increase the viability and proficiency of events.

Provide recognition of clubs and members that achieve excellence.

Development of the association facilities to accommodate the needs of the community

Ensure that GWA recognises and develops strategies for member satisfaction.

Ensure organisational operations are viable and sustainable.

Have the people to deliver GWA services, current and future

Offering opportunities and benefits for Club and Associate members

Strategic Initiatives 2014 Results 2015 OutlookEngage & Enthuse

Presentation of the Chetkovich Cup. Strategic partnerships engaged with inclusion, AASC and educational stakeholders.

324 competitors in school events 272% increase in GWA school program participants.Reintroduction of Gymfest.Technical Committees develop participate pathways.

Membership flyer developed detailing member benefits and participation pathways.

41 clubs and 7 associate members affiliated in 2014.Discussions held with non member clubs regarding affiliation for 2015.

GWA allocated funding which is awarded to GWA Members through Workforce and High Performance Grant SchemeEvent Volunteer Strategies implemented and volunteer stakeholder relationships through volunteering WAWorkforce Project to assist with the roll out of the new educational framework

Completion of the initial phase of LaunchPad.National Coach Education Framework rolled out.

New look Gymnastics WA website launched September 2014.Enhanced use of social media platforms.

Southern regional tour conducted encompassing a gala day for local schools in the region.

Restructure of the MAG HPC program. DSR HP Review completed

Event review focusing on event and spectator entry fees conducted. New WAG ALP program announced

Delivery of the 2014 Awards Night and inclusion of all awards recipients in the annual report.

SGC facility equipment replacement plan developed and documented.

Review of the findings of the National Club Members survey.Commencement of National Membership Structure Review

Board succession plan developed.Successful application for funding from DSR (2015 – 2017) and successful offer from Healthway for (2015 -2016). Successful application in funding to develop a targeted marketing, communication and Engagement Plan.

Upskilling of the GWA workforce in ICT.2 Board members to compete the DSR AICD CourseGWA Board review completed.Restructure of Gymnastics WA staff roles to reflect strategic direction.

HR Plus as new member benefits.Funded opportunity for 900+ clubs to attend a national workshop.

Further enhance participation and inclusion pathways to demonstrate the diversity of gymnastics as the logical choice.

Involvement in the Australian Sports Commission Sporting Schools initiative and continuation of school eventsDelivery of further participation style events to appeal to the diversity of members – TeamGym and Gymfest.

Increasing and improving publicity of and access to member benefits through easy to use digital platforms.

Increase clubs and service providers by forming new partnerships.

Continuation of the GWA Workforce and High Performance Grant Scheme.Phase 2 of the Event Volunteer Strategy roll out.Review of current conference structure and other educational opportunities.Judge Succession Plan Phase 1 implemented.

Roll out of the National Club 10 program including individual club development plans.

Target to release phase one of the new CRM.

Funding application for completion of a State Wide Facility Review. Northern Regional Tour to engage clubs, schools and indigenous and remote communities.

GWA HP Academy structure finalised and implemented.

Planning to achieve success and increased participation for the future in Level 1-6 events.

Delivery of the Black and White Gala - 2015 Awards Night and inclusion of all awards recipients in the Annual report.

SGC facility equipment replacement plan implemented.

Implementation of key findings of the National Club Members survey to further develop strategies for member satisfaction. Continued of Membership Structure Review.

Review and completion of GWA policies.Targeted marketing, communication and engagement plan completed and implemented.

Review of Technical Committee structure and roles.Targeting the individual needs of the GWA workforce (paid and unpaid) Consolidation of Gymnastics WA staff role changes.

Third Level Consulting initiative released as a benefit for member clubs. Further research potential new member benefits for Club and Associate members.

Enable

Excel

Endure & Expand

Karon WilliamsDirector


President & Executive Director

Stephen CliftonDirector

Daniel KikalisDirector

Richard BannermanDirector

Steve ChetkovichPresident

Gymnastics WA continued to see membership growth in 2014, with an increase in athlete membership for the sixth consecutive year. This increase was from 11506 in 2013 to 11969 in 2014. GWA also experienced a significant growth in technical membership due to the introduction of the new coaching framework and the benefit of GWA waiving the technical membership fee for first year beginner coaches. Although club membership only increased by one club, there was interest shown throughout areas of WA for the development of new clubs in 2015. With fifty percent of our clubs being either regional or remote, GWA continues to look at different strategies to service these clubs. With the continued roll out of the Club Talk initiative in 2014, this allowed for more opportunities to connect with more clubs with the use of IT technology.

Throughout the year the GWA Board continued to ensure good governance throughout the association, a complete review has been completed of all policies, the development of a GWA Board Succession Plan and the GWA Board undertook an ASC/DSR Board Review. The Board Review will assist the Board moving forward to further identify improvement and planning into the future.

Our financial controls and budgetary processes ensure that GWA maintains a high level of services within our revenue constraints and in 2014, GWA recorded a surplus (full details in the outlined financial report) which continued to allow for the planning of the equipment upgrade in Hall 1 of the SGC in 2015 and strategic activities.

The GWA Strategic Plan for 2014 - 2016 was released and provides the framework for the strategic direction of the organisation for the next three years and beyond. The importance of the

organisational values needs to be a priority as we deliver the framework to meet the targets of the strategic objectives. Being able to achieve the GWA objectives could not be possible without the funding from the Department of Sport and Recreation and Healthway and Gymnastics Australia funding for Participation and Men’s High Performance.

On the senior international stage at benchmark events, GWA athletes had outstanding successes. We had two WAG gymnasts, Lauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian in the World Championships team and the Commonwealth Games Team. Amy Quinn, as a first year senior in RG, also competed as part of a Commonwealth Team and World Championships Team , and Jayden Cooney from TRP represented Australia in DMT at the TRP World Championships. In 2014 the Youth Olympic Games were held in China and Abbie Watts was selected to represent Australia at the event.

GWA would also like to acknowledge our partners and sponsors, with special mention to the Department of Sport and Recreation, Healthway (Go for 2 & 5) the City of Vincent, Gymnastics Australia, Venues West and the Western Australian Institute of Sport, whom without GWA could not deliver programs, strategic activities and events throughout 2014.

We would like to acknowledge and thank the Board of Management, staff, Technical Committees, presenters, volunteers, coaches and judges who all work towards the ongoing success of the organisation. Thank you also must go to the clubs, parents, and athletes for your contribution in 2014.

2014Management

Board

President: Steve ChetkovichVice President: Steve TurpinDirectors:Stephen CliftonRichard BannermanKaron WilliamsRobyn Kuhl (- April)Daniel Kikalis (April - )Rebecca Foulkes-Taylor (September-)Executive Director: Ruth Gibbons

Life Members Julie Biltoft Val Norris-BuffhamConnie Burch Liz Chetkovich Steve Chetkovich Terry Delhanty (d) Trish Fritz Noel Hunt Nelleck Jol-Jacoby Desiree Jones Peter King (d) Akos Kovacs (d) Andrew McLaughlin (d)

Staff

Executive Director: Ruth GibbonsOperations Manager: Sally CruttwellGymsports Manager: Karyn MurrayServices & Development Manager: Paula Dick Officer Coordinator: Sharron IsardReception & Admin Support: Jaye Bardsley (April -)Database Entry Officer: Darlene Kural (- April)Education Coordinator: Danielle Atturo (- September) Club Development Officer: Matthew Jennings

Facility Coordinator: Matthew Jennings (April -)Youth Participation and Inclusion Coordinator: Nicole ColevEvents Officer: Tahnee Cowie (- December)Events / School Event Officer: Adelaide JacksonTC Liaison / State Teams / MAG HPC Coordinator: Melissa ReadFacility Admin: Mark Kural (- March)

MG HPC Head Coach: Igor Bespalov (- Sept)MG HPC Coach: Oleg Tarkov (- Sept)MAG HPC Coach: Elena Bespalova (-Sept) MAG HPC Coach: Tristan Treeby (- April)

Partners

WA Department of Sport and RecreationLotterywestHealthway - Go for 2&5Gymnastics AustraliaWestern Australian Institute of Sport City of VincentVenues West Sponsors & Supporters BHP Billitone Fire & Safetye Event PromotionsRicohNorth West Regional Gymnastic AssociationSouthern Regional Gymnastics AssociationWA Olympic CouncilAustralian Commonwealth Games Association WA Division WASFGK Elite Sports WearGymbusGWA FliersGWA MG HPC Brightside LiveAscend Physiotherapy

Gail Melinger Trudi NurseMarion PanizzaPam PryceNorm Reid (d)Dave Robertson (d)Dot SegonJos Simenson (d)Barbara SmithMaureen Strauss (d)

Rebecca Foulkes-TaylorDirector

Steve TurpinVice President

Ruth GibbonsExecutive Director


2014GWA Awards & Awards of MeritOVERALL CHAMPION CLUBNorthern Districts Gymnastic Club

GWA VOLUNTEER CLUB OF THE YEARStar-Mites Gym Sports

GWA ATHLETE OF THE YEAROlivia Vivian

GWA COACH OF THE YEARMartine George & Nikolai Lapchine

GWA OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR Tracy Holmes

MAG CHAMPION CLUB OF THE YEARNorthern Districts Gymnastic Club

MAG OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR – COMMUNITY SERVICEMatthew Lean

MAG INTERNATIONAL LEVELS COACH OF THE YEAROleg Tarkov

MAG NATIONAL LEVELS COACH OF THE YEAR – DELHANTY MEDALMark Kural

MAG INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEARGabriel O’Sullivan

MAG ELITE ATHLETE OF THE YEARJoshua Di Nucci

MAG NATIONAL LEVELS ATHLETE OF THE YEARJake Thompson

WAG CHAMPION CLUB OF THE YEAR Northern Districts Gymnastic Club

WAG OFFICIAL OF THE YEARTracy Holmes

WAG OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR – LONG SERVICEMelissa Read

WAG COACH OF THE YEAR – ACHIEVEMENT Laura Great-Rex & Rachel Treeby

WAG COACH OF THE YEAR – CONTRIBUTIONKrystal Cilia

WAG SENIOR INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAROlivia Vivian

WAG JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEARAya Meggs

WAG SENIOR NATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEARGeorgia Thomas

WAG JUNIOR NATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEARCharlotte Mitchell

RG CHAMPION CLUB OF THE YEARVital Gymnastics

RG OFFICIAL OF THE YEARKaryn Murray

RG INTERNATIONAL LEVELS COACH OF THE YEAR Krasimira Yurukova

RG NATIONAL LEVELS COACH OF THE YEARKate Dolan

RG SENIOR INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEARAmy Quinn

RG SENIOR LEVELS ATHLETE OF THE YEARShania Wallace

RG JUNIOR NATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEARLinley Worth

AER CHAMPION CLUB OF THE YEARNorthern Districts Gymnastic Club

AER OFFICIAL OF THE YEARKieran Gorman

AER COACH OF THE YEARKieran Gorman

AER ROOKIE OF THE YEARPauly Osborne

AER SENIOR INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEARZoe Tisdale

AER YOUTH INTERNATIONAL ATHLETE OF THE YEARThoma O’Sullivan

AER LEVELS ATHLETE OF THE YEAREden Leicester

TRP CHAMPION CLUB OF THE YEARHigh Flyers Trampoline & Gymnastics Academy

TRP OFFICIAL OF THE YEARTony Burton

TRP FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEARAbbie Watts

TRP MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEARCurtis Booth

DMT FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEARJayden Cooney

DMT MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEARJack Petrie

ACR CHAMPION CLUB OF THE YEARNorthern Districts Gymnastic Club

ACR OFFICIAL OF THE YEARDebbs van Hagen

ACR COACH OF THE YEAR – ACHIEVEMENTDebbs van Hagen

ACR COACH OF THE YEAR – CONTRIBUTIONFiona Harling

ACR JUNIOR ACROBATS OF THE YEARKate Langton, Maddison Twyman & Alika Woollons

GFA COACH OF THE YEARMichelle Ranieri

CLUB LEVELS CLUB OF THE YEARBatavia Coast Gymnastics

AWARD OF MERIT – SERVICEERICA MORRISSEY (NOMINATED BY RG TC)Rhythmic Gymnastics

KAREN GILGALLON (NOMINATED BY RG TC)Rhythmic Gymnastics

OLEG TARKOV (NOMINATED BY MAGHPC)Men’s Gymnastics

LAUREN MITCHELL (NOMINATED BY WAG TC)Commonwealth Games & World Championships

OLIVIA VIVIAN (NOMINATED BY WAG TC)Commonwealth Games & World Championships

MARTINE GEORGE (NOMINATED BY WAG TC)Commonwealth Games & World Championships

HEIDI ROSE (NOMINATED BY WAG TC)World Championships

AMY QUINN (NOMINATED BY RG TC)Commonwealth Games & World Championships

KRASIMIRA YURUKOVA (NOMINATED BY RG TC)World Championships

KARYN MURRAY (NOMINATED BY RG TC)World Championships

JAYDEN COONEY (NOMINATED BY TRP TC)World Championships

Photographer: Nikki Gray

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2014Highlights

Technical Members

School Programs2014 Events

Coaches Courses

2014 Athelete Discipline Breakdown2014 Size of clubs in WA

Judges Courses

Event Attendace - Athelete & Sponsor


Active After-school Communities Project Through a partnership with West Coast Gymnasts and Active After School Communities two in school programs were conducted to determine the impact of cost on ongoing participation in gymnastics following involvement in the AASC program. Four schools were targeted and 101 students participated in the project. Key findings indicated that offering a free trial period for potential members was seen as a benefit to parents and that there was equal take up of ongoing participation opportunities irrespective of the different cost models. With the AASC program winding up in 2014 it is hoped that the new Sporting Schools Program scheduled for release in 2015 will provide for further opportunities to form strong school-community-club links.

School Events & ActivitiesGymnastics Western Australia conducted programs promoting the LaunchPad philosophy in 19 schools reaching 2390 participants. This was a 272% increase in participants from 2013. The 2014 Go for 2&5 Interschool Challenge was successfully conducted with schools participating in MAG, WAG, RG, AER and Cheerleading. The event had 324 participants and attracted 214 spectators.

Inclusion OpportunitiesGWA GymAbility continued to provide active participation opportunities for adults with disabilities. Twelve adults attended classes throughout the year with a further three opportunities provided for come and try sessions specifically tailored to suit the needs of participants. A proposal was developed to expand the program into an offsite format to ensure the sustainability of the program moving forward. Partnerships were formed with two new stakeholders in 2014 to expand the community engagement in this program.

LaunchPadAffiliated clubs continued to work through Gymnastics Australia’s LaunchPad initiative with the initial phase of the program drawing to a close at the end of 2014. Although not all clubs have completed the requirements for certification to be approved, 32 clubs have been actively working thorough the initiative.

Chetkovich CupThe 2014 Chetkovich Cup was conducted with a similar format to the inaugural event in 2012 with 36 individuals/groups competing in six teams vying for the Chetkovich Cup. The gymnastics community did support the event but sadly there was not sufficient supportfrom the outside community to meet the expected ticket sales.

Membership OverviewMembership continued to grow with 11, 969 registered athletes and 522 registered technical members in 2014. This demonstrates an increase in membership of 4.9%. There were 41 affiliated clubs and seven associate members. The following diagram represents membership growth over the past four years.

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Go for 2&5Go for 2&5 Gymnastics WA GymFest was conducted in a reinvigorated format with eight clubs providing displays throughout the event featuring 65 participants and 208 people attending and participating in the event. The support of Healthway to allow this opportunity for participation was paramount to the success of the event. Go for 2&5 Gymnastics WA GymFest is set to continue in this format for 2015.

Go for 2&5 Gymnastics WA Champion Club of the Year ProjectTwenty six events across six Gymsports were included in the 2014 Go for 2&5 Gymnastics WA Champion Club of the Year. Points were allocated to each club across the events depending on the successful ranking of their athletes at each event. Points were then allocated to each club on the Go for 2&5 Leader Board on the Gymnastics WA website. This proved to be a success with our clubs and members, with positive feedback on the initiative.

EnableWorkforce & Performance Coaching Grants During 2014 GWA provided funding for High Performance grants to assist applicants working in the high performance stream in their professional development. Some examples of the funding were attendance at national training camp and FIG judging courses. Higher level athletes that competed at the 2014 Australian Championships were also sent vouchers to put towards attending a coaching and or judging course. GWA also provided Workforce Development Grants to individuals to access courses within administration, coaching or judging and the clubs via issuing of all affiliated clubs access to a Beginner Face to Face Coaching course for 50% off plus recognition of clubs that demonstrated increased membership growth with an additional discounted course.

Workforce Project GWA focused strongly on Work Force development during 2014 to assist clubs with the changes to the coaching framework by allocating funds to the Workforce Project. This focus included subsidising of a Presenter & Assessor (P&A) Course, the first to be held in Australia. Twenty participants from various Gymsports attended three days of intense learning where they completed six units of a Cert IV in Training & Assessing. This course has now provided an increased number of potential P&A’s to deliver the coach accreditation courses. Following the course, our new P&A’s costs were subsidised through the Workforce project so the trainees could be co presenting at courses for the second half of the year.

With the new coaching framework in mind and the impact it was having on clubs, GWA reduced the cost and minimum number of participants required on all Intermediate coaching courses scheduled in the second half of 2014. This aided the running of the courses.

Event Volunteer StrategyGymnastics WA registered as a member of Volunteering WA to assist in recruiting and retaining event volunteers. New mediums were used to recruit volunteers outside the gymnastics community including Seek Volunteers & Volunteering WA Newsletters.

Seven new Announcer’s were engaged for the GWA Go for 2&5 State Championship events for 2014. Volunteering WA are forming strategies with GWA to approach universities to recruit volunteers such as the use of volunteer posters & booklets created in 2014.

Go for 2&5 GWA ConferenceThe 2014 Go for 2&5 GWA Conference was held in January with 168 members attending a variety of presentations across the weekend. Gymnastics Australia provided a staff member to facilitate a series of National workshops and to man a resource stall which was well received by all members.

Education Overview2014 saw a busy year for services and development with the roll out of the new Coach Education Framework. A total of 338 members attended Education opportunities with 226 attending coaches’ courses and 112 attending judging courses.

These courses would not have been successful without the valued support of a host of members taking up the challenge of presenting courses and workshops. Gymnastics WA also hosted the first Presenter and Assessor Course held in Australia with 20 members attending.

Member BenefitsPreparation continued to ensure clubs were prepared for the imminent re-launch of Gymnastics Australia’s Quality Assurance Program with a series of club and regional visits conducted. Four club workshops were conducted in 2014. These were tailored to meet specific Club Development goals that were identified through the National Membership Review conducted by Gymnastics Australia in 2013. A total of 46 members attended the workshops offered. A club information session was offered to discuss new Gymnastics Australia initiatives scheduled to roll out throughout 2015.

As a member benefit, Gymnastics WA engaged HR Plus to provide support to all affiliated clubs. A further information session was held to provide clubs with specific information in relation to this new benefit.

Website Review A revamped website was launched with the support of Gymnastics Australia. The roll-out was successful with a significant improvement in accessibility of information provided to all members.


ExcelHigh PerformanceGWA undertook a DSR High Performance review with the four Olympic sports. The review recommendations will assist GWA in delivery appropriate outcomes with the development of the HP Academy in 2015.

The GWA Board after exploring many avenues, followed the recommendations of the 2011 GWA Review to restructure the MAG HPC program into a club based program. High Flyers Trampoline and Gymnastics Club was selected to take on the program and is nationally endorsed by GA and GWA as the Men’s HP Program in WA.

GWA secured partial access to Arena 2 at HBF Stadium to ensure ongoing support for and success of the WAIS Program.

State Team Statistics MAG State Team

WAG State Team

RG State Team

AER State Team

TRP State Team

ACR State Team

WA State Team

GWA Board Review and GWA Succession Plan The GWA Board undertook an Australian Sport Commission (ASC) and Department of Sport and Recreation (DSR) Board Evaluation in 2014. The evaluation review identified how the GWA Board performed across key categories of board performance and identifies opportunities for improvement. The GWA Board will be looking at implementing the evaluation plan in 2015.

The GWA Board discussed the implementation of a GWA Board Succession Plan to ensure its continued effective performance, good governance and risk management. The GWA Board completed a Skills Matrix to confirm the skills, knowledge and interests of the GWA Board and discuss what further skill set would enhance the knowledge and skills on the Board and commenced development of a Succession Plan.

Membership ReviewAs part of Gymnastics Australia’s strategic direction, GWA was involved with a review of the sport’s membership model. The objective of the review is to analyse the existing membership model of the sport and provide alternative options that will safeguard the ongoing sustainability of the sport. The review will involve a financial and workforce audit and this work will continue in 2015.

Upskilling the GWA Workforce GWA continued to offer volunteers the opportunity to attend Scoring and Floor Manager courses throughout the year. The Workforce Project Initiative provided the opportunity for selected technical members to attend a Presenter and Assessors course, which will enable GWA to be able to have a pool of presenters for the Coaching Education Framework courses over the coming years.

As part of the DSR Club Talk initiative, GWA was able to offer professional development opportunities in several software programs which allows GWA staff to upskill and further enhance the day to day operations of the organisations. Steve Turpin and Ruth Gibbons were selected to attend the DSR / Australian Institute of Company Directors Advanced Not-for-Profit Governance program.

GWA also planned in 2014 for further professional development opportunities for the Gymsport Technical Committees. This professional development will be rolled out in 2015.

Endure & ExpandState Gymnastics Centre Facility Plan GWA commenced planning the upgrade of equipment within the State Gymnastics Centre. The GWA Board’s decision to invest heavily into upgrade of the State Gymnastics Centre is from feedback from the community to have the “very best” for our athletes, have the opportunity to host international events and be able to showcase gymnastics to the wider community.

The commencement of the plan is for Hall 1 with the primary benefit being for our WAG and MAG community. The upgrade will allow the athletes to have the very best equipment for the best possible change of success at events and allow the growth of participation based events.

The new Hall 1 equipment plan and equipment supplier was implemented after consulting leading industry experts on equipment and design choice. The plan is to be able to conduct the 2015 Go for 2&5 State Championships on the new equipment.

Awards Night The 2014 GWA Awards Night was held in the WA Italian Club on Saturday 21st February 2014. The annual dinner is held to recognise achievements of the gymnastics community in WA for the previous year. With 195 attendees present, the night was well supported from various clubs, officials and GWA staff. Comments such as “the best Awards Night yet” were received from numerous members of the community.

Commonwealth Games RepresentativesLauren Mitchell (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) – 2nd place Team, 2nd place Floor, 6th place BeamOlivia Vivian (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) – 2nd place Team, 5th place All Around, Amy Quinn (Rhythmic Gymnastics) – 5th place Team, 21st place All AroundMartine George (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) - Coach

World Championships RepresentativesOlivia Vivian (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) – 7th place Team, 51st place All AroundAmy Quinn (Rhythmic Gymnastics) – 73rd place All AroundMartine George (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) - CoachHeidi Rose (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) - JudgeKrasimira Yurukova (Rhythmic Gymnastics) - CoachKaryn Murray (Rhythmic Gymnastics) - Judge

Youth Olympic Representatives Abbie Watts (Trampoline Gymnastics) – 6th placeMichelle Yardley (Women’s Artistic Gymnastics) - Judge

Funding Opportunities GWA was successful in achieving three funding opportunities in 2014. GWA received the Organisational Sustainability Program funding for 2014/2015 – 2016/2017 from the Department of Sport and Recreation (DSR) and has accepted an offer for a further two year sponsorship with Healthway for 2015 and 2016.

GWA also received an Annual DSR Grant for a Targeted Marketing and Communication Project which commenced in December 2014. This project will provide;A framework in which GWA can determine current enterprise capacity and capabilities,support GWA in improving member acquisition and retention and further the enterprise professional development of GWA personnel to ensure enterprise strategies are continued following the completion of the project.

Offering opportunities and benefits for Club and Associate membersAs part of GWA’s commitment to offering further opportunities and benefits for members, GWA signed an agreement with HR Plus to provide GWA member clubs with a cost-effective HR professional service tailored to the specific needs of gymnastics clubs. The program assists clubs with human resource facets of running a club. From feedback received from several clubs, the service provided from HR Plus has been valuable and the Board has made a commitment to continue the service in 2015.

GWA provided an opportunity to clubs with over 900+ members to attend the “Elevating and Inspiring Australia’s Leading Gymnastics Clubs” workshop in Victoria with other 900+ clubs from around Australia. StarMites and High Flyers took the opportunity to attend the conference with Gymnastics Business leader Frank Sahlien (Third Level Consulting). The clubs had the opportunity to network and gain valuable insights on offer.

GWA also commenced engagment with Third Level Consulting in regards to the business development tools and resources on offer for all clubs with the view to rolling out the program in 2015 and having Frank Sahlien at the 2015 Conference.


Men’s Gymnastics“As chair of the committee I wish to thank all of the committee members for their time and effort in supporting men’s gymnastics in our State.”

InitiativesThe committee’s current aims are to encourage increased participation in all aspects of the sport, including athletes, coaching, judging and other volunteers.

From a coaching perspective, Mark Kural attended Australian championships as National Levels Head Coach for the first time. This demonstrates that our younger generation of coaches are willing and able to step up to the next level to lead our State Team.

Also, the Technical Committee was able to provide some funding for three Western Australian judges to attend Australian championships in 2014. This is in contrast to the position in recent years where just one or two judges have been funded from the judge’s budget. The committee hopes that it can continue to support increased numbers of judges attending Australian championships as it provides valuable experience to judges and also supports our athletes through the increased presence of WA judges at the event.

Further, the Technical Committee has strongly supported an option for coaches and judges to be able to undertake dual roles at Australian National Championships (as coach and judge) where circumstances permit, in order to provide those people with the best opportunity to develop their skills on the national stage for the benefit of our State.

Key EventsIn 2014, the Technical Committee ran the Judges’ Team Invitational competition. This was the first time the team competition has been run by the committee and despite some small hiccups with the scoring, the competition was a success in terms of both raising much needed funds for the judge’s assembly and also in providing a quality team competition for the levels gymnasts to participate in.

Technical CommitteeTechnical Director: John Carroll Coaching Coordinator: Darren HicksEvent Coordinator: Jordan WestJudging Coordinator: Michael Williams / Matt LeanElite Liaison: Igor Bespalov General Member: Huia McFarland General Member: Tristan TreebyCommunication & Promotion: Michelle McDermott

The Technical Committee continued it’s progress after being re-formed in 2013, despite the busy schedules of all of its volunteer members.


2014 started off marvelously, with significant travel and success for our

Junior International athletes, included in numerous National Tours in the first

half of the year.

Women’s Gymnastics

OverviewWA continued to have strong representation in benchmark event national teams, with Lauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian included in both the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and Nanning World Championship teams. Nationally, our state teams produced great results snagging numerous gold and silver medals, and our competitive numbers continue to show positive growth at all levels of our state competitions.

The year started with a full committee and full judging sub-committee being elected at the WAG Forum. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Committee(s) for all their time and effort throughout the year and I look forward to working with them again in 2015. Special mention goes to outgoing technical committee member Devon Philips, whose contributions to the WAG TC over the year assisted the committee achieving its goals, especially those related to the adoption of GA’s Australian Levels Program (ALP).

The Year finished on a high, with Emily Little returning to International competition in style, coming second in the All Around and second on Vault at the Mexican Gymnastics Open held in Acapulco in December (her first competition since the 2012 Olympics). Emily competed the first double twisting Yurchenko for an Australian internationally since the 2012 Olympic Games which was fantastic to see!

InitiativesThe WAG Technical Committee proposed a number of new initiatives in 2011, with many of them initially actioned in 2012 and 2013. These initiatives all aim to encourage athletes to continue in WAG and increase their skill and quality level; by giving them additional opportunities and incentives. These initiatives have continued to be run and each were further developed in 2014. These initiatives are:• Additional national levels tour (National Levels 6-10) An additional team to our State Team to Nationals was chosen to compete in

Tasmania at the Trans-Bass competition against teams from Victoria and Tasmania.

• National Levels 4-6 Talent Squad A squad of athletes from Levels 4-6 were chosen from state championships, to train with our state team coaches and WAIS expert coaches at the WAIS Training gym at HBF Stadium.

All of the WAG TC initiatives have been very well received and will again be implemented in 2015/2016, along with other initiatives still in planning.

Key Events

National ChampionshipsWA fielded a small but quality team to National Championships, with two Teams medalling. The Junior International and National Level 9 Team’s both finishing with silver medals. Individually, Paige James took the coveted Junior International floor gold medal from a high quality field. Floor was a standout apparatus for WA at Australian Championships, with a total of seven floor medal’s taken home by the team.

Georgia Thomas (National Level 9) performed outstandingly to take out the Silver Medals in the all-around competitions, a highlight for the entire team.

Commonwealth GamesLauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian were included in the five man squad who travelled to Glasgow, Scotland. The team competed well to finish in second place, behind an impressive English team. Lauren Mitchell added to her remarkable Commonwealth Games medal tally taking home Silver medal on the Floor.

2014 started off marvelously, with significant travel and success for our Junior International athletes, included in numerous National Tours in the first half of the year.

World ChampionshipsLauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian formed part of the seven man squad who travelled to Nanning, China for the Artistic World Championships in October. With Nanning being the first qualifier for the Rio 2016 Olympics, 38 teams entered. Lauren unfortunately rolled both ankles doing a tumbling pass during floor in training prior to the first round of competition and was unable to compete; but despite this set-back the Australia team qualified for finals and placed seventh in the Team Final which is a fantastic result.

Technical CommitteeMay 2015 be another fantastic year for Women’s Gymnastics in WA.Technical Director: Heidi RoseCoaching Coordinator: Amanda DeurlooEvent Coordinator: Ben BarnardJudging Coordinator: Tracy HolmesElite Liaison: Regan MolyneauxGeneral Member: Donna GrocottGeneral Member: Devon PhilipsCommunication & Promotion: Colleen Ballantyne


OverviewThe RG Technical Committee noted that the 2014 State Team was one of the smallest sent to Australian Championships in some time. It was however an exciting time with our Senior International State Champion Amy Quinn securing her place in the 2014 Commonwealth Games Team in Glasgow. Not only did Amy make her Commonwealth Games debut she was also been selected to represent Australia at the World Championships later in the year in Izmir, Turkey. At just 16, Amy was the youngest athlete representing Australia in gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games.

RG Technical Committee had outstanding results at Australian Championships with our current state champion senior athlete, Amy Quinn receiving the overall silver medal with silver individual medals for hoop and ball and bronze individual medals for clubs and ribbon.

Both the sub junior and open groups also had fantastic success bringing home gold medals.

InitiativesThe RG Technical Committee has reviewed and provided feedback to Gymnastics Australia on the new pathways diagram for RG. This diagram provides a simple representation of how athletes progress through the competitions two streams and the age limits that apply.

At the RG Qualifying Competition #2 and Judges Invitational we were fortunate to have Gillam of Nikki Gillam Photography donate her time and provided a photographic service to athletes and their families. This provided much needed additional funds for the RG Judges Assembly.

Key EventsThe RG Technical Committee successfully ran the qualifying competition #2 on 29-30 March. This competition and the judges Invitation were the two major fundraising activities of the technical committee.

Official AcknowledgementsI would like to acknowledge what an important contribution volunteers make to the RG community. We have many people involved from the Technical Committee and Judging Committee to all of our volunteers who give of their time and efforts to support our gymnasts at events and in the state teams.

Every event relies on a large amount of volunteers including Floor Managers, Marshals, Judges and Announcers. Without these volunteers it would not be possible to run state events.

Technical CommitteeCoaching Coordinator: Nikki Gillam Event Coordinator: Carol Worth Judging Coordinator: Conor Bush Elite Liaison: Krasi Yurukova Publicity: Viktor MarkovGeneral Member: Karen Gilgallon Communications & Promotion: Jessica Vati (- June)

Rhythmic Gymnastics


Aerobic Gymnastics

Overview2014 was a challenging year for the Aerobic Gymnastics Technical Committee, with many of its members having to redirect their efforts to other gymsports or to the support of our Australian gymnastics clubs. WA had a successful national championships, winning many events, and we had four gymnasts represent Australia. They were Thoma O’Sullivan and Cairo Leicester at the Suzuki World Cup in April, Giveney How at the 6th World Age Group Competition in Mexico in June and Zoe Tisdale at ANAC in July.

InitiativesThis year we promoted, to the aerobics gymnastics community, the necessity for greater involvement in providing support at AER events and taking on roles in, or in support, of the TC. My thanks to those who committed their time and effort throughout the year.

Key EventsAccessibility to Aerobics Gymnastics has increased, in recent years, from one to three clubs now running Aerobics Gymnastics courses in WA. A need to increase the number of qualified coaches and judges in order to strengthen and prepare for the expansion of these club programs was identified and so additional beginners and intermediate judging courses and workshops where run throughout 2014 thanks to Debbs van Hagen and Kieran Gorman.

At this year’s National Championships, WA fielded a small contingent of 15 athlete’s aged from nine to 24, who brought home three gold medals and achieved a clean sweep - gold, silver and bronze, in the International Female 18+ age division, with most athletes achieving notable placements. The WA state team athletes and staff displayed cohesion and team spirit that was duly noted at the championship by other officials at the event.

Official AcknowledgementsMy sincere thanks go to:- Paula Osborne, Samantha Elkington and Guy Osborne for engaging with the committee as observers and assisting elected members of the TC with various initiatives. - Melissa Read, our TC liaison officer, who provided a high level of support and flexibility.- Debbs Van Hagen and Karon Williams for their support for AER including the time they dedicated at state competitions as AER judges and mentors.- Janine Morrison for the time she dedicated to fundraising for the GWA AER Judges Assembly as well as the time she dedicated to producing a 2014 GWA AER montage to be shown at the 2015 GWA Awards Night.

Technical CommitteeTechnical Director: Kieran GormanJudging Co-ordinator: Debbs van Hagen (- July)Coaching Co-ordinator: Pam Pryce Event Co-ordinator: Leona Campbell General Member: Catriona CowdenGeneral Member : Mitch Leicester

Trampoline Sports Report

Overview2014 commenced with Susan Watts welcoming all to the trampoline forum on the 19th of January, were the agenda for the year was set. The changes to the technical regulation were tabled which, as detailed in the GWA event handbook for 2014, brought WA in line with the changes at the national level. The work was focused on ensuring a consistent competition experience for all our athletes with clarity around judging and qualifying criteria.

Over the year the challenges of building capacity with respect to judging was recognised. The dedicated few continue to work hard to share their enthusiasm and provide education for the newcomers. The specific challenges facing the country clubs were recognised and as we progress into 2015 we will explore strategies to support trampoline across all WA.

Initiatives2014 saw the growth of the sport in WA such that the tradition of competing at the national level as part of UTA was abandoned and for the first time WA stood as its own entity at the Australian national championships.

There was also a lot more cohesiveness between members of the Technical Committee and extra meetings were scheduled on top of those rostered to look at various initiatives such as:• The opportunities for building capacity in the area of special needs athletes • Organising training camps where coaches and athletes can upskill themselves• Tumbling with a particular aim of having state team representatives in 2015• The formation of an alliance especially focused on the high performance trampoline and the development of high performance athletes

Key EventsIn 2014, the state saw a significant growth in the number of trampoline gymnasts. This was especially noticeable at the TC Judges Invitational which had more competitors than any previous years.

It is also worth mentioning that WA had five Trampoline coaches attend the FIG level 3 course in Canberra. These coaches were able to upskill themselves and further increase the knowledge and expertise in our state. In addition to this Elliot Stratton became a member of the National Technical Commission, it is great to have WA represented.With respect to competitions, 2014 was a large year for our state with many regional, national and international events. Congratulations and thanks to all athletes, coaches, volunteers and parents who helped for them all to happen.

Official AcknowledgementsI would like to thank all members of the 2014 Technical Committee, we recognise and respect the selfless giving of their time in ensuring the strengthening of Trampoline Gymnastics for all in WA. I would also like to thank all those in Gymnastics WA who facilitate all gym sports to the highest level. Thank you to all members of the TC, GWA staff and the wider trampoline community, 2014 has been a positive year. We have even bigger aspirations moving forward into 2015 and beyond!

Technical CommitteeTechnical Director : Susan Watts Coaching Coordinator: Leo Kimble Event Coordinator: Elliot StrattonJudging Coordinator: Laurie Zagari Committee: Tony BurtonCommittee: Aarron WakeCommunications & Promotion: Pam Walker


Acrobatic Gymnastics

Overview2014 has seen an increase in participation in the lower end of Acrobatic Gymnastics and we also saw interest from more clubs in Perth to take up the gymsport. Our athletes that travelled to national events performed well.

InitiativesA music and announcing software system trialled successfully at Judges invitational includes scripts and music controlled through a single source. This reduces the need for volunteers at competitions. Further work is continuing to provide support to judges scoring and remote control access to the music

Key Events• Spring State Championships saw an increase in numbers across all levels.• Judges Invitational is becoming important as a trial event for those wishing to

participate in National Club competition• The committee also ran two judging courses resulting in four more judges in the

community (one advanced and three beginners)• Coaching workshop in Esperance and we now have a regional club onboard

doing Acro• Coaching course WA four new intermediate coaches.

Official AcknowledgementsThanks to James Robertson for further development of various software used at the competitions. Thanks also to Kath Arendt for the organisation of the Judges for the past five years.

Technical CommitteeTechnical Director: Debbs Van Hagen Communications: Kate Ryan Coaching Coordinator: Jaclyn Rhodes Events Coordinator: James Robertson Judging Coordinator: Kath Arendt General Member: Alyse Kendell General Member: Fiona Harling

WAIS Women’s Gymnastics ProgramOverview2014 was a good year for the WAIS Women’s Gymnastics Program; with Lauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian contributing to strong national performances at benchmark events and 2012 Olympian Emily Little returning to Senior International level competition for the first time since the London Olympics.

The WAIS Junior International level gymnasts stepped out on some of their first National Teams. Yasmin Collier, Aya Meggs and Darcy Norman were all selected to compete at the Nadia Comaneci International Invitational (USA), the Trofeo Citta De Jesolo (ITA) and Pacific Rim Championships (CAN).

WAIS gymnasts were selected for all levels of national camps, including Team Future, Team Future Advance and Junior/Senior. The Team Future program saw WAIS continue its trend of producing team future high achievers and gymnasts who rank in the top 25% for their age in the National IDEAL testing results.

In partnership with Gymnastics WA, WAIS sought to expand the training facilities available to the Women’s program. Through an agreement with Venues West, we have been able to secure the placement of a floor area in Arena 2 at HBF Stadium, as well as the remainder of half the arena space for other gymnastics equipment.

2014 Commonwealth Games – Glasgow, ScotlandLauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian contributed to Australia’s second placed Women’s Team performance. Lauren also secured the silver medal on floor.

2014 World Championships – Nanning, ChinaLauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian were part of the Australian team for the 2014 World Championships. Lauren, who was looking in great form, unfortunately sustained an ankle injury during training which rendered her unable to compete. The team rallied to still place seventh overall in team finals. This seventh place finish saw Australia qualify for the World Championships in 2015; which is the first qualification event for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

2014 Australian Championships – Melbourne – Individual podium placesSenior – Lauren Mitchell 1st Floor, 3rd Beam; Olivia Vivian 2nd Bars, 3rd FloorJunior – Yasmin Collier 3rd Beam; Paige James 1st Floor, 3rd Vault; Aya Meggs 3rd Bars; Darcy Norman 1st Bars, 2nd Beam, 3rd AAIDP Level 8 – Sophie Mahoney 3rd Beam; Sophie Prince 3rd BarsIDP Level 6 – Eleanor Griffith 3rd Vault

The Fliers Gymnastics Program, which is the combination of the WAIS Gymnastics Program and the GWA Development and TID Programs, remains one of the strongest in Australia. Led by Martine George, the coaching and administrative staff comprise: WAIS Head Coach: Martine George WAIS Senior Coach: Nikolai Lapchine WAIS Specialist Coach: Tatiana Lapchina WAIS Coaches: Joshua Fabian, Alexey Korovin, Regan Molyneaux, Anastasia Umeh GWA Development Coaches: Prue Bowman, Caroline Wright, Heidi Rose WAIS Performance Team Director: Michael Broadbridge WAIS Gymnastics Program Coordinator: Michelle Yardley

Photographer: Nadia Boyce


WA Men’s Gymnastics High Performance Program (MAGHPC)OverviewIn 2014, the WA Men’s Gymnastics High Performance Program (MAGHPC) experienced a year of highs and lows. The year started off on a positive note, with two athletes selected to represent Australia on a national junior team, but ended with the MAGHPC closing in September after more than 15 years in operation. It was a very sad moment for the program to have to close its doors after so much competitive success, but the program has since relocated to become a club-based / GA recognised High Performance Program and will continue to strive to place athletes on the Australian team.

Key EventsHaving both Gabriel O’Sullivan and Joshua Di Nucci selected onto the Australian Junior Team for the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships in Canada was a fantastic achievement for both athletes, as well as coach Oleg Tarkov. The boys competed well, with the Australian team placing fifth. Individually, Joshua placed 9th AA and Gabriel placing 10th AA and making finals on both Pommel and Rings.

The MAGHPC program sent a smaller team to Australian Championships in 2014, but still managed to achieve excellent results. Notable achievements at the event were Jeremy Choong’s 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze in the L7 U12 competition, Joshua Di Nucci’s gold and bronze in L9 U17 and Maximilian Woloszyn qualifying for two apparatus finals less than one year after his ACL reconstruction.

Official Acknowledgements

Athletes- Senior International athlete Mitchell Nylander retired in February 2014 after being a part of the MAGPC Program for 10 years. - Senior International athlete Maximilian Woloszyn was accepted into the MAG National Centre of Excellence in Canberra and commenced his training in this program in January 2015.Coaches- Tristan Treeby – finished coaching with the MAGHPC in April 2014 after being with the program for four years.- Oleg Tarkov – reached his 10 year milestone with the MAGHPC and represented the program at National Camps and Australian Championships. Oleg was won the MAG international levels coach of the year award.

2014- Elena Bespalova – 15 years coaching with the MAGHPC Program- Igor Bespalov – Head Coach of the MAGHPC Program for over 15 years.


Regional AssociationsNorth West Regional Gymnastic Association (NWRGA)Overview2014 was a successful year for the North West Regional Gymnastic Association (NWRGA). Many clubs had an increase in numbers, we saw record numbers attending our events and we had the opportunity to offer three education courses.

InitiativesThe NWRGA conducted the first regional MAG Beginner judging course which was held in Broome and produced five new MAG judges. This is testament to the growth in the MAG discipline in the North West (NW) and resulted in double panels at the NW Invitational competition.

The NWRGA in conjunction with GWA facilitated two coaching courses; a beginner coaching course in Karratha and the first ever WAG intermediate coaching course run in Broome. These courses were run by a regional presenter and assessor, Krystal Cilia. Krystal’s ability to run these courses enables the NWRGA to offer courses within the region and reduces the associated financial costs for both the NWRGA and GWA.

2014 saw the first year of the NWRGA Board working under the new constitution. This board successfully conducted regular Skype meetings and three face to face meetings. Thanks to the work of Rachel Beadle, Helen Westley, Krystal Cilia, Janet Nicholson, Amanda Rintoul, Michelle Fitzgerald and Beth Hudson the Region created a new Operation Plan which is now up to date and in line with the GWA Strategic plan. This and the formation of a full active board the NWRGA was successful in receiving funding from Department of Sports Recreation for the 2014/2015 year.

Key EventsThe NWRGA ran three key events over 2014. NW Badge Testing which consisted of one judge travelling and three clubs video badge testing. The Go for 2 & 5 North West Regional Gymnastic Championships in Karratha; involved a Beginner Coaching course, a two day competition with 160 gymnasts and a day of clinics run by metropolitan and regional coaches. The NWRGA NW Invitational was held in Broome; involving a WAG intermediate coaching course with eight participants, MAG beginner judging course with six candidates, two days of competition with 146 gymnasts which included Kalijos Gymnastics Club and two days of clinics.

All of these events were great successes and were greatly enjoyed by all who were involved.

Official AcknowledgementsThe NWRGA would like to acknowledge the ongoing support of the Department of Sport and Recreation, in particular Brendan Cullinan for the support, guidance and funding provided, GWA in particular Paula Dick, Healthways (Go for 2 and 5) and BHP Billiton for their financial support. The North West is also appreciative of the continued coaching and judging support provided by Tracy Holmes and Matthew Lean and the MAG and WAG TC’s.

Thank you to Jo Bulsing, Tracy Holmes, Colleen Ballantyne, Donna Grocott, Michelle Yardley, Penny James, Matthew Lean and Jason Doust for attending the NWRGA events. A special thank you goes to the Board for taking on their roles and assisting with the running of the North West. Helen Westley must be acknowledged for always going beyond her role of the administrator, Helen’s work is instrumental to the success of the NWRGA. The North West would like to say thank you to the whole NWRGA community for their ongoing support.

Southern Regional Gymnastics Association (SRGA)Overview2014 was another successful year for the Southern Regional Gymnastics Association. The SRGA ran two highly successful events being the Regional Congress and the Go for 2&5 SRGA Regional Championships. The southern region athletes experienced a successful 2014 with an athlete making the State team in trampolining, two State Champions in their levels for trampolining and success for many athletes across several clubs at the 2014 Go for 2&5 club state levels championships.

The SRGA continued to focus on educating and developing our coaches, both at grassroots level and competition. Several coaches from the region have now registered to upgrade their coaching to advanced.

InitiativesThe SRGA is supporting two local coaches in becoming State Presenters, with the long term goal of working with the state to facilitate coaching courses in the Region. With the introduction of the new coaching courses and requirements, the SRGA is initiating a six monthly rotation of coaching courses to assist and facilitate the growth of coaching in the region. It is hoped that over time we will be able to also include judging courses in the region.

While being a long-time supporter of the Artistic gymsports, the SRGA is looking to promote other gymsports, with the goal of adding Trampolining to our Regional Championships. Unfortunately in 2014 we found that this event clashed with the Spring State Championships. We will try again in 2015. With two trampoline clubs now in the region, this is more viable.

Key EventsOur first event of the year, the 2014 Regional Congress was held in Katanning and was presented by Josh Fabian. It was well attended by all coaches and Josh did a fantastic job inspiring, motivating and mentoring athletes and coaches.

Athlete and Coach clinics were very well attended and all that attended valued the experience, having gained further knowledge and skill development. A fantastic time was had by all. We thank the Dumbleyung Gymnastics Club for bringing their air mat in for the event.

In September our annual Go for 2&5 SRGA regional championships was also held in Katanning, and was attended by seven gymnastics clubs from across the region, with 142 athletes. This is our highest number in the last several years. It was fantastic to see such a wide range of athletes competing, and to see level 4 boys for the first time in many years.

Thank you to Krystal Cilia from the NWRGA for travelling down from Broome to co-present a Beginner Coaching Course the day before the competition and to judge at the event. It was fantastic to see so many new coaches on the competition floor the next day, being able to gain immediate competition experience as a result of attending the accreditation course the day before.

We also thank Colleen Ballantyne, Jo Bulsing, Tracy Holmes, Matt Lean and Nadia De Vries. Without these fantastic judges, our competition cannot run.

Official AcknowledgementsThe SRGA would like to thank Heidi Rose for continuing to support and work with the members of the SRGA as the SRGA Mentor and Liaison. Thank you once again to the MAG and WAG technical committees for their support of the SRGA and their events.

We would like to thank both the Department of Sport and Recreation, and Healthways for their continued support of our events as well as GWA.

As a region we would also like to acknowledge Sue Virtue, a long-time coach for the Katanning Gymnastics Club. After many years of involvement and support, Sue left Katanning during 2014, Sue did a fantastic job with the Katanning Gymnastics Club and the athletes during her time at the club. Sue also was a great supporter of the SRGA.

On a personal note, 2014 was my last year as Chairperson for the SRGA. I would like to thank my committee; Amanda Nenke and Paula Raworth. I would also like to thank our Administrator Helen Westley. Thank you all for putting up with me! And I wish Amanda Nenke, our new Chairperson all the best for 2015.


2014 State ChampionshipResultsMAG State ChampionsLevel 4 Rio Bowling Spirit/MAGHPCLevel 5 Matthew Roberts Spirit/MAGHPCLevel 6 Oliver Radotic Spirit/MAGHPCLevel 7 U12 Jeremy Choong West Coast/MAGHPCLevel 7 Open Laine Mulvay NDGCLevel 8 U14 Kalam Thomson Swan Districts/MAGHPCLevel 8 Open Benjamin Hamilton ActiveLevel 9 U16 Joshua Di Nucci Vital/MAGHPCLevel 9 Open Jake Thompson NDGC

WAG State ChampionsNDP 4 Charlize Mennell West CoastNDP 5 Deone Du Plooy College ParkNDP 6 Amanda Edwards High FlyersNLP 7 Charlotte Mitchell NDGCNLP 8 Lucy Mahoney NDGCNLP 9 Georgia Thomas NDGCNLP 10 Nicole Smith NDGCIDP 5 Zoe Thair Star-Mites/WAISIDP 6 Eleanor Griffith Spirit/WAISIDP 8 Sarah Stacey Spirit/WAISIDP 10 Lily Gresele Spirit/WAIS

RG State ChampionsLevel 3 Melaina Prunster PeelLevel 4 Rani Pearce VitalLevel 5 Chloe Thexeira MercedesLevel 6 Lavinia Rajan VitalLevel 7 Junior Jordana Shillington VitalLevel 7 Open Janecca Morris VitalLevel 8 Junior Kosara Yovcheva RGALevel 8 Open Linley Worth RGALevel 9 Open Shania Wallace RGASenior International Amy Quinn RGA

Sub-Junior Group Annie Stapleton RGA Alexander Synnerdahl Ayumi Yokote Kosara Yovcheva Open Group Leticia James RGA Mandhakini Krishnan Claudia Lewis Amber McGregor Katie Worth

AER State ChampionsLevel 3 Mini Nicole Trofimczyk NDGCLevel 3 Junior Elissa Campbell NDGCLevel 4 Mini Isabella Turei NDGCLevel 4 Junior Sophie Antoine-Prosper NDGCLevel 4 Intermediate Charlie Singleton SpiritLevel 5 Intermediate Rachael Morrison NDGCLevel 5 Intermediate Pairs Rachael Morrison & Olivia Osborne NDGCLevel 6 Intermediate Eleri John SpiritLevel 7 Intermediate Eden Leicester NDGCNational Development Female Rebecca Osborne NDGCAge Group 1 Female Thoma O’Sullivan NDGCAge Group 2 Female Giveney How SpiritSenior International Female Zoe Tisdale Spirit TRP State ChampionsTRP Level 1 Male Chace Campbell KA GymsportsTRP Level 1 Female Ava Jeans High FlyersTRP Level 2 Male Jayden Tocock Southern StarTRP Level 2 Female Lucy Hagon PeakTRP Level 3 Male Patrick Friend High FlyersTRP Level 3 Female Tayler Coyle High FlyersTRP Level 4 Male Nathan Moore FlipzoneTRP Level 4 Female Amelia Rondoni PeakTRP Level 5 Male Andrew Sumner High Flyers


TRP Level 5 Male Andrew Sumner High FlyersTRP Level 5 Female Alice Warner PeakTRP Under 11 Male Lachlan Robertson High FlyersTRP Under 11 Female Lara Reeves Southern StarTRP Under 13 Male Ryan Boultbee High FlyersTRP Under 13 Female Elise Rechichi High FlyersTRP Under 15 Male Cian Breathnach High FlyersTRP Under 15 Female Jasmine Pearson PeakTRP Under 17 Male Samuel Fitzgerald High FlyersTRP Under 17 Female Amelia Ikin PeakTRP 17+ Male Damien Draper High FlyersTRP 17+ Female Odette Sproston PeakTRP Youth Male Avi Margolis High FlyersTRP Youth Female Leilani Golding Southern StarTRP Junior Male Jack Petrie High FlyersTRP Junior Female Abbie Watts PeakTRP Senior Male Elliot Stratton High FlyersDMT Level 1 Male Beau Stroud High FlyersDMT Level 1 Female Donnay Brown Southern StarDMT Level 2 Male James Crawford PeakDMT Level 2 Female Lucy Hagon PeakDMT Level 3 Male Lachlan Shellabear PeakDMT Level 3 Female Montanna Campbell KA GymsportsDMT Level 4 Male Christopher Burnett High FlyersDMT Level 4 Female Nina Brown Southern StarDMT Level 5 Male Owen Crofts PeakDMT Level 5 Female Teigan Woollard High FlyersDMT Level 6 Male Andrew Sumner High FlyersDMT Under 11 Male Lachlan Robertson High FlyersDMT Under 11 Female Alyssa Gowrea High FlyersDMT Under 13 Male Isaac Ricketts High FlyersDMT Under 15 Male Cian Breathnach High FlyersDMT Under 15 Female Sarah Jones High FlyersDMT Under 17 Male Samuel Fitzgerald High FlyersDMT Under 17 Female Kayla Nel High FlyersDMT 17+ Male Damien Draper High FlyersDMT Youth Male Liam Jeans High FlyersDMT Youth Female Leilani Golding Southern StarDMT Junior Male Curtis Booth High FlyersDMT Junior Female Jayden Cooney High FlyersDMT Senior Male Elliot Stratton High Flyers

ACR State ChampionsLevel 1 Pairs Holly Davison & Sienna Dragovic NDGCLevel 1 Trio Madeline Blackwell, Ava Harris & Ashleigh Paramor NDGCLevel 2 Pair Bella Little & Bethany Wee SpiritLevel 3 Pair Hannah Reynolds & Phoeby Torrijos SpiritLevel 3 Trio Ellyarn Granland, Olivia Sharman & Aimee Tinsley JednorogLevel 4 Women’s Pair Imogen Robertson & Celeste Travaglini NDGCLevel 4 Women’s Trio Grace Crocombe, Lily Crocombe & Hannah Currell NDGCLevel 5 Women’s Pair Jessica Barnden & Indie-Lee Mulvay NDGCLevel 5 Women’s Trio Rebecca Jobson, Mina Ryan & Erin Woodthorpe SpiritLevel 7 Women’s Trio Kate Langton, Maddison Twyman & Alika Woollons Spirit

Overall AA Award Club Levels State ChampionsMAG Club Level 4 Alexander Rusiti ActiveMAG Club Level 5 Zachary Reid DenmarkWAG Club Level 4 Emily Bishop BataviaWAG Club Level 5 Kate Morris VitalWAG Club Level 6 Monet Farrugia VitalWAG Club Level 7 Georgia Webb BataviaWAG Club Level 8 Elizabeth Robbins VitalWAG Club Level 10 Katie Lintott T.J.’s

MAG Australian ChampionshipsLevel 7 U12Jeremy Choong : 3rd AA, 1st Vault, 2nd Floor, 2nd Pommel

Level 8 OpenDaniel Kural : 1st RingsElija Meegun -Trans Buss Team : 1st Place

Level 9 U16WA: 1st TeamGabriel O’Sullivan : 3rd Rings, 2nd AA, 1st Pommel, 3rd VaultJoshua Di Nucci : 1st High Bar

Level 9 OpenJake Thompson : 3rd Rings, 1st Floor, 1st Vault, 1st High Bar, 2nd AA

WAG Australian ChampionshipsNational Levels:Level 7Charlotte Mitchell : 2nd FloorEmma Carbon : 3rd Floor

Level 9WA : 2nd TeamGeorgia Thomas : 2nd AA , 1st Vault, 2nd FloorAlisha Bates : 2nd Beam

Level 10Nicole Smith : 3rd Floor

International LevelsIDP Level 6Eleanor Griffith : 3rd Vault

IDP Level 8Sophie Prince: 3rd Uneven BarsSophie Mahoney: 3rd Beam

Junior InternationalWA : 2nd TeamDarcy Norman : 3rd AA , 1st Uneven Bars, 2nd Beam Paige James : 1st Floor, 3rd VaultAya Meggs : 3rd Uneven BarsYasmin Collier – 3rd Beam

Senior InternationalOlivia Vivian : 2nd Uneven Bars, 3rd FloorLauren Mitchell : 1st Floor, 3rd Beam

RG Australian ChampionshipsSenior InternationalAmy Quinn : 2nd AA, 2nd Hoop, 2nd Ball, 3rd Clubs, 3rd Ribbon

Sub-Junior GroupWA : 1st

Open GroupWA : 1st

AER Australian ChampionshipsLevel 3Elissa Campbell : 3rd (Junior)

National Development FemaleRebecca Osborne: 1st

International Age Group 1 FemaleThoma O’Sullivan : 1st

International Age Group 2 FemaleGiveney How : 5thInternational 18+ FemaleZoe Tisdale : 1st Cairo Leicester : 2nd Catriona Cowden : 3rd

2014 Australian ChampionshipResults


TRP Australian ChampionshipsUnder 11 MaleLachlan Robertson : 2nd DMT, 3rd SYN

Under 15 MaleCian Breathnach & Connor Scotland : 3rd SYN

Under 15 FemaleJasmine Pearson : 3rd SYN

Under 17 MaleSamuel Fitzgerald: 2nd TRP, 2nd DMT

17+ MaleDamian Draper: 3rd TRPDamian Draper and Samuel Fitzgerald: 2nd SYN

17+ FemaleOdette Sproston : 3rd TRP, 1st SYN

Junior MaleCurtis Booth: 1st TRPJack Petrie : 3rd DMT

Junior FemaleAbbie Watts: 2nd TRPJayden Cooney : 3rd TRP, 3rd DMTJayden Cooney & Abbie Watts: 1st SYN

GA National SquadMAGMaximilian Woloszyn (NDGC/MAGHPC) : SeniorJoshua Di Nucci (Vital/MAGHPC) : JuniorGabriel O’Sullivan (NDGC) : Junior

WAGLauren Mitchell (College Park/WAIS) : SeniorPaige James (Jednorog/WAIS) : JuniorDarcy Norman (Spirit/WAIS): JuniorOlivia Vivian (College Park / WAIS)Aya Meggs (College Park / WAIS)Yasmin Collier (Star Mites / WAIS)

RGAmy Quinn (RGA/WAIS) : Senior

AERZoe Tisdale (Spirit) : SeniorCatriona Cowden (Spirit) : SeniorKarissa Marshall (Spirit) : SeniorCairo Leicester (NDGC) : SeniorGiveney How (Spirit) : Age Group 2Thoma O’Sullivan (NDGC) : Age Group 1Rebecca Osborne (NDGC) : National DevelopmentKaila Bogdanov (NDGC) : National Development

TRPCurtis Booth (High Flyers) : TRP Senior Transitional MaleJayden Cooney (High Flyers) : TRP & DMT Senior Transitional FemaleAbbie Watts (Peak / WAIS) : TRP Senior Transitional FemaleLeilani Golding (Southern Star) : TRP Junior Transitional FemaleCleo Thornett (High Flyers) : TRP Junior Transitional FemaleJack Petrie (High Flyers) : DMT Senior Transitional Male

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