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WSBA will host the Veterans Tournament on July 14th & 15th at the Altona Badminton Centre and the Maribyrnong Sports Academy.

This will give us 18 courts, ie we can host 36 teams in the best facilities in Victoria.

If we have more than 36 teams, we will look at hiring local school halls to accommodate the extra teams.

The results will be on Tournament Software - League Planner.

All WSBA players who wish to participate in these tournaments should contact Ron on

 +613 9391 0880 , or wsba@bigpond.com

All Players must be 35+ years of age

Western Suburbs will host a Veterans Event in July, the first for many years. Please let Ron know if you can help with this event.

Geelong Veterans - 25th & 26th February

South Australian Veterans (Lockleys) - 10th & 11th March

Ballarat Veterans - 14th & 15th April

Latrobe Valley Veterans (Traralgon)  - 26th & 27th May

Swan Hill Veterans - 23rd & 24th June

Western Suburbs Veterans (Altona) - 14th & 15th July

Bendigo Gold Country Classics Veterans (Eaglehawk) - 11th & 12th August

Victorian Championships Veterans (Kilsyth) - 22nd & 23rd September

Australian Veterans Carnival (Albury) - 3rd & 4th November

The VBVA Inc. website can be found at www.insports.com.au/vbva 

To be eligible to enter in VBVA Inc. accredited tournaments, all players must pay the $5.00 Annual Player Registration Fee through their Registered Association. Due by February each year.

WSBA subsidises WSBA team entries for WSBA registered players

 

 

All WSBA players who wish to participate in these tournaments should contact Ron on +613 9391 0880, or wsba@bigpond.com

Players need to be aged 35+

February 26 - 27 Geelong Veterans

March 12 - 13 SA Veterans

April 16 - 17 Ballarat Veterans

May 28 - 29 La Trobe Valley Veterans

June 25 - 26 Swan Hill Veterans

August 13 - 14 Eaglehawk/Bendigo Veterans

September 24 - 25 Kilsyth Veterans

October 29 - 30 Albury/Wodonga Veterans

 The VBVA Inc. website can be found at www.insports.com.au/vbva

To be eligible to enter in VBVA Inc. accredited tournaments, all players must pay the $5.00 Annual Player Registration Fee through their  Registered Association. Due by February each year

WSBA subsidises WSBA team entries for WSBA registered players

At a Special General Meeting of the Victorian Badminton Veterans Association held on Saturday 31st October 2009 at Albury/Wodonga, it was moved that there would be a 12 month trial of having the minimum age for Veterans Events reduced to 35. This will be reviewed at the  Annual General Meeting in April 2011.

VBVA Inc. 2010 Calendar

* = Accredited Tournaments

February   13th & 14th     Geelong Teams *                       Corio             

Contact     Greg Smith                0414 306 844

March        6th & 7th         South Australian Teams            Lockleys       

Contact     Jeannette Brown      08 8353 0935    

April           10th & 11th     Ballarat Teams *                         Ballarat        

Contact     Rhonda Cator           03 5339 4601

May             22nd & 23rd   Latrobe Valley Teams *            Traralgon      

Contact    Yvette Bentley             03 5174 2771

June          19th & 20th    Swan Hill Teams *                      Swan Hill      

Contact     Marg Smith                03 5037 6430

July            17th & 18th    South East Teams *                   Springvale     

Contact     Bev Higgins              03 9580 7875

August       14th & 15th    E'hawk/Bendigo Teams *         Eaglehawk    

Contact     Charlie Kleehammer  03 5446 1523

October     2nd & 3rd       Vic. Vets Teams C'ship *           Kilsyth            

Contact     Kerryn Hawkey (MDBA)    9722 2455

October     30th & 31st    Albury/Wodonga Teams *         Albury             

Contact      Betty Toleman            02 6024 3055

To be eligible to enter into VBVA Inc. accredited tournaments, all players must pay the $5.00 annual Player Registration Fee through their Financial Regustered Association. Due by February each year.

The VBVA Inc. website can be found at www.insports.com.au/vbva

All WSBA Inc. players interested in playing should contact Ron on 9391 0880, or Dorothy McDowell on 9391 0711.

 

 

 

WSBA subsidises WSBA team entries for WSBA registered players

Western Suburbs Shuttle Busters competed in the Adelaide Veterans Tournament on the 7th & 8th March.

The Shuttle Busters competed in A Grade, playing the reverse doubles format.

South Australia's Black Rats were the winners, and in a close fought competition, the Shuttle Busters defeated Werribee Peckers and went down to 2nd placegetters, South Australia's Smashers by five aces.

Left - Right Jackie Ireland (SA), Anne Jennings, Eion Jennings, Wendy Veerhuis,

Steve Perry, Ruth Hardman, Tim Morgan (Tas.), Alan Bel

Steve Perry reports that this was the 25 year anniversary of thr Adelaide Veterans Tournament and was well supported by teams from Victoria and South Australia.

Cleve Warring reports from the Master Games held in Geelong.

Our team won silver in the teams event 35+ Div 2

 

The players are

Ian Johnson, Peter Furness, Cleve Warring, Carol O’Brien at the rear right & Lyn Lougoon front left (vets players from Wangaratta and Bendigo) and Jenny Hajncl at front right.

 

A great week of badminton was had by all.