By David Griffin   Professional athletics, like most of the sporting world, took a while to catch on. Female sport is a hot topic. With the new AFL women’s league, Women’s Big Bash cricket and a revamped national netball competition grabbing prime time TV coverage, female s...

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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 2018-19 SEASON Registrations for the 2018-19 season are now officially open. Athletes that have competed with the VAL previously must login and register as a Renewing Athlete. If you have forgotten your login details, you can find them here:   SEA...

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Welcome to the October newsletter. As the season starts and we have more news and updates to tell you - the monthly email newsletter may become fortnightly and as always, we will update you of important information and news via social media. ...

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John Henry – The Arthur Daly of Professional Athletics. By Angela Wilson and David Griffin   John Henry was once referred to as the Arthur Daly of professional athletics. An affectionate reference to the 80s English TV show “Minder” and the entrepreneurial, charisma...

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From the Warrnambool Gift Committee... The Warrnambool Gift meeting is changing in a number of ways this year with the Gift to be held at the Friendly Societies Park [South Warrnambool Football/Netball ground]. A group of Warrnambool people involved in the VAL are running the event for the fir...

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