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NEWSLETTER # 1
GYMNASTICS
QUEENSLAND
INFORMATION
CHAMPIONSHIP
INFORMATION
WAG
OPTIONAL
LEOTARDS
TRAVELLING
AS A TEAM
2015
UNIFORMS
2015 Australian Gymnastics Championships
ONLINE STATE
TEAM FORMS
BEING PART OF
A TEAM
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COMPETITION VENUE
Hisense Arena
Melbourne & Olympic Parks
Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne
COMPETITION RULES
TRAVEL & EVENT DATES
MAG (L7, L8 & L9)
MAG (L10 & SNR INT)
17 – 23 May
17 – 24 May
WAG (IL10, JNR & SNR INT) 17 May
Return TBA
WAG (IL8 & IL9)
22 May
Return TBA
WAG (National Levels)
17 – 24 May
RG (Individual)
RG (Groups Only)
25 – 31 May
28 – 31 May
TRP (All Team Members)
25 – 31 May
ACR (All Team Members)
27 – 31 May
All dates above include the following:
Travel Dates
Arrival & Departure Dates
Podium Training
NEW EVENT WEBSITE
For all information regarding Tickets,
Merchandise, Photos, Schedules and
Results visit the official Gymnastics
Australia Event Website.
ausgymnasticschamps.com.au
Competition is run in accordance with the
rules and regulations outlined in the
current National Technical Regulations Part
B. This is accessible via the GA Website
www.gymnastics.org.au
EVENT MEDICAL PERSONNEL
During competition and training, a
Gymnastics Australia appointed doctor
and/or physiotherapist will be in
attendance. For further medical assistance
outside of competition & training times,
the GA medical team will seek & facilitate
medical appointments at an appropriate
medical centre. If you have a competing
athlete under 18, your Team Manager may
contact you if there are any concerns if
medical attention is required.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Gymnastics Australia has partnered with
WinkiPoP Media who will be at Hisense
Arena for the duration of the event.
Gymnastics Australia is working closely
with WinkiPoP Media to capture every
moment of the event. WinkiPoP Media
have a range of products available to
gymnastics teams, athletes and parents.
The National Office are mindful of our duty
of care to our members and the
Photography Policy will be implemented. If
you have any queries regarding this, please
direct them to GQ CEO Kym Dowdell at
kdowdell@gymqld.org.au
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ACCEPTANCE OF
STATE TEAM POSITION
To accept a position on the QLD State Team
athletes must action the following:
 Complete & Sign State Team Position of
Acceptance Form
 Pay Deposit of $800.00
 Complete all QLD State Team Forms
Online and upload all documents by
1:00pm on Tuesday 14th April.
GYMNASTICS QUEENSLAND
INFORMATION
QLD OFFICE CONTACT
Your QLD State Team Contact is Denise Rookwood
Email: drookwood@gymqld.org.au
Phone: 07 3036 5600 or Mobile: 0405 112 609
All enquiries regarding Australian Championships
should be directed through the State Office.
Once each team is selected , members will be given
their Team Managers contact details.
QLD PERSONNEL
All GQ State Team Athletes travel with the
following personnel! HOD, Team Manager,
Head Coach, Team Coaches, Chaperones.
Some Judges and additional personnel
also travel with various teams.
STATE TEAM POLICIES & BY LAWS
All State Team Members are expected to read and
abide by the following State Team Polices & By
Laws:
 Athlete Selection Policy as per 2015 Gymsport
Regulations for each discipline
 Officials Selection Policy as per 2015 Gymsport
Regulations for each discipline
 Grievance By Law
 Discipline & Appeals By Law
 MPP Appendix B - Roles Specific Codes of Conduct GQPOL01
 Social Media Acceptable Use Policy - GQPOL06
 Drug & Alcohol Management Policy - GQPOL15
 State Team Alcohol Agreement – STP01
Policies are available via GQ Website State Team Page
www.gymqld.org.au
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STRAPPING TAPE
All athletes MUST bring their own supply of
medical strapping tape. State team medical
personnel only carry emergency supplies.
NO TAPE - NO STRAPPING
QLD PHYSIO TEAM
All QLD State Teams travel to Australian
Championships with access to Physio
support. Athletes benefit from having a
dedicated medical professional as a member
of the travelling team to manage athlete
requirements that occur as a result of
competition and training at the event.
STATE TEAM MEETINGS
COMPULSORY State Team Meetings will be
held after each State Team Announcement.
All team members including officials MUST
attend these meetings. If athletes are U18
years a parent must be in attendance with
the athlete at these meetings.
Dates & Times are published on Page 5 of
this Newsletter.
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ONLINE TEAM FORMS & UNIFORMS
All QLD State Team Members including officials seeking
State Team Selection MUST complete all forms Online
At www.gymqld.org.au. Gymsports State Team Page.
All QLD State Team Members including officials MUST
submit uniform orders Online with payment once
selected in the QLD Team:
 QLD Team Uniform Order Online from
KUKRI Link: http://www.kukrisports.com.au/
 GK LEOTARDS: Competition Uniform
Form must be downloaded from the GQ Website,
completed and returned to GK Leotards by due date.
TRAVEL POLICY
Teams travelling on Policy A: The team travel,
accommodation and food are arranged entirely
through the GQ office.
Please do NOT book flights.
Teams travelling on Policy A are:
MAG Team
WAG Team RG Team
Teams travelling on Policy B:
The GQ Office arranges your accommodation
and food. The team commences at the
accommodation at a designated time TBA.
Teams travelling on Policy B are:
TRP Teams ACR Team
MEALS
All team meals are arranged through the GQ
office. Athletes with special requirements are
asked to complete their details on the State
Team Forms. All meals will be catered &
prepared by the QLD Catering Team.
TRAVELLING &
STAYING AS A TEAM
ACCOMMODATION
All QLD State Team Members for
MAG, WAG, RG, TRP & ACR will stay
together at the team accommodation
as below:
Adina Apartment Hotel Melbourne
189 Queen Street, Melbourne
Judges will be accommodated with
the Team is required
Please note that whilst families are
encouraged to come and support
the athletes, they are not permitted
to stay at the same accommodation.
INDICATIVE COSTS
All Indicative costs have been estimated
from the Provisional Numbers entered into
this Event.
Once the QLD Team has been selected & all
athletes & officials have accepted their
positions by completing State Team
Paperwork & paying the Deposit of $800.00,
the costs will be updated.
MAG L7, L8 & L9 (6 nights)
MAG L10 & SNR INT (7 nights)
WAG IL10, JNR & SNR INT
One Way Flight (8 nights)
WAG IL 8 & IL9
One Way Flight (3 nights)
WAG National Levels (7 nights)
RG Individual (6 nights)
RG Groups Only (3 nights)
TRP (6 nights) –No Flights
ACR (4 nights) –No Flights
$ 1900.00
$ 2060.00
$ 2060.00
$ 1100.00
$ 2060.00
$ 1945.00
$ 1295.00
$ 1555.00
$ 1175.00
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UNIFORM REQUIRMENTS
All state Team Members are required to
wear the correct Queensland Uniform
during travel to, from and whilst at the
championships.
Lycra Competition & Training Uniforms
are supplied by GK Leotards and must be
ordered by completing form and emailing to
QLD Team Uniform is supplied by KUKRI and
listed below are the compulsory items for
team members:
All Athletes:
Retro Tracksuit Jacket
Retro Tracksuit Pants
Polo Shirt
Training T-Shirt
Hoodie with Full Zip
Team Laptop Backpack
MAG & TRP Male Athletes:
Training Singlet
Training Shorts
All Coaches & Team Managers:
Retro Tracksuit Jacket
Retro Tracksuit Pants
Polo Shirt
Hoodie with Full Zip
Team Laptop Backpack
Training T-Shirt (Optional)
Chaperones & Catering Team:
Polo Shirt
Hoodie with Full Zip
Judges: (No compulsory team uniform)
Polo & Hoodie are available to purchase
Uniforms must be tried on for correct sizing
at State Team Meetings.
All Uniforms MUST be ordered Online with
payment at time of order.
Online Shop will open on 30th March.
Password will be given to QLD Team
Members once named in the State Team.
STATE TEAM MEETINGS
MAG, WAG & ACR meetings will be held at Chandler.
GK Leotards and KUKRI uniforms will be available to try on
for correct sizing's at these meetings. Date & Times below:
RG Trial 1 Splitz
TRP States Ormiston
TRP States Ormiston
ACR Team Trial-All
MAG L7O
MAG L7U, L8U, L8O
MAG L9U, L9O, L10, SNR INT
WAG L8
WAG L9, IL8, IL9
WAG L10
WAG IL10, JNR & SNR INT
WAG L7
21 & 22 March
28 March
29March
11 April
11 April
12 April
12 April
12 April
12 April
12 April
12 April
13 April
5:00pm
6:30pm
12:30pm
8:00pm
4:00pm
4:00pm
8:15pm
11:45am
4:00pm
8:15pm
8:15pm
6:00pm
KEY POINTS FOR ONLINE ORDERING
Use Google Chrome for best website use.
In Confirm Address – Addressee, enter as
athletes name – discipline as examples below:
George Jones - MAG , Jenny Dixon – WAG,
Bella Ball – RG, Tom Times – TRP, Ben Bones – ACR.
Uniforms if being delivered will be to the address
provided by you, so make sure it is correct. If
collecting from the store you will contacted by
KUKRI when your order is ready for collection so
make sure you include a phone number that you can
be contacted on during working hours to make the
process easy.
KUKRI is not a shop so fittings are not available in
store. Please do not turn up expecting to try and fit
items to make sure they still fit before collecting, as
you will be disappointed when told this is not an
option.
Orders will be packed in the order that they are
placed online. Deliveries will be posted and orders to
be collected will be contacted once they are ready.
PLEASE WAIT FOR THE PHONE CALL TO SAY YOUR
UNIFORM IS READY, DO NOT TURN UP JUST
BECAUSE YOU ARE IN THE AREA.
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KUKRI
SAME LOOK AS 2014
PRODUCT PRICING INCLUDES GST
 Retro Tracksuit Jacket
 Retro Tracksuit Pants
 Polo Shirt
 Hoodie with Full Zip
 Training T-Shirt
 Laptop Back Pack
 MAG & TRP Men’s Training Singlet
 MAG & TRP Men’s Training Shorts
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
60.00
55.00
35.00
65.00
35.00
70.00
33.00
33.00
PLEASE NOTE: Postage Charges will apply as per table below
for orders to be delivered to your home OR
Uniforms may be collected from the KUKRI Office at Milton at No Charge
Spend on
Orders
Delivery Fee
(Inc GST)
Up to
$100
Postage
$16.50
$100.01 to
$150
Postage
$19.80
$150.01
to $200
Postage
$23.10
$200.01
to $300
Postage
$27.50
$300.01
to $500
Postage
$33.00
$500.01 to
$1000
Postage
$55.00
$1000.01
plus
Postage
$99.00
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WAG
OPTIONAL LEOTARDS
OPTIONAL LEOTARDS FOR QLD WAG TEAM
Must be a GK Leotard
It is a requirement that the Optional Leotards worn by all Queensland WAG gymnasts at Australian
Championships are GK Leotards. In order to meet a short time frame for production and supply of
individually customised leotards, GK have put together the following process. This process will
need to be followed by all gymnasts who are intending to wear optional leotards on Day Two (2) of
competition at Australian Championships.
 There should be a Pre-Order placed with GK PRIOR to State Championships – as per the below
requests. The Pre-Order will not be a commitment to purchase or require any payment.
 All orders then MUST be confirmed, finalised and paid to GK by 5pm Tuesday 14th April. This is
the day after State Championships/Selection Trial. Orders for Australian Championships will not
be accepted by GK after this date.
 Wherever possible, supply as much information as possible to GK in the Pre-Order so they can
prepare materials, jewels etc and have them on the production line without delay.
 It is recommended that all gymnasts, whether they qualify or not, start to select their style,
using the US website www.gkelite.com and go into the "Design Studio" section. There you will
be able to work on colours, jewels etc and establish what your options are. The site will indicate
the price for each of their options in US dollars, before jewelling, and then a total, when jewels
are added as these are selected.
 However this is NOT the final price. As GK is a sponsor of Gymnastics Qld the leotards ordered
by Qld State Team gymnasts will be subsidised to an extent, as part of the overall sponsorship.
 Once the design is selected through the website, the gymnasts will then need to call BRENDA at
GK on 02 99705189. Brenda will work through their selection and provide a final price. Brenda
will advise them individually whether they will require further documentation such as an order
form with all the details applicable to their selection.
 At this point GK will hold these details as a Pre-Order until the gymnasts is selected or
otherwise.
 Upon selection, confirmation and payment of the Pre-Order is required by Tuesday 14th April
and GK will then advise the factory to commence manufacturing.
 Gymnasts must know their size. Sizing and fittings can be arranged with Denise Rookwood by
appointment. A full set of fit sample sizes are available to try on. Contact Denise at the GQ
Office on 3036 5600 or email drookwood@gymqld.org.au.
 GK also have special order catalogues which can be forwarded to clubs if requested.
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TEAM BUILDING IDEAS
WINNING TEAM
We don’t just mean medals here!
We are talking about having a winning
attitude, standing tall and being proud
of your achievements.
Represent yourself and Queensland
with great sportsmanship and show all
the other states why
If you have any fantastic Team Building Ideas let us
know at GQ Headquarters
Email all ideas to drookwood@gymqld.org.au
STATE TEAM BANNER
If you have any ideas please send
through to Denise Rookwood at
GQ Headquarters
“Queensland Leads the Way”
FACEBOOK
CHEER
Cheer your team mates
from the stands. Be loud
and enthusiastic, and this
means parents too!
Keep an eye on Facebook in the lead-up to and during
Australian Championships. Join our event and upload
your favourite Australian Gymnastics Championship
Instagram photos to our Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/GYM QLD
ONE TEAM
QUEENSLANDA PANDA
GETTING SET FOR “RIO”
At the 2015 Australian Gymnastics
Championships, Queensland will be
represented in the following disciplines,
MAG, WAG, RG, TRP and ACR.
The Queenslanda Panda is once again working
out at GQ Headquarters improving his skills to
WOW the crowd at the Championships.
He is receiving a makeover with a RIO look!!
Remember we are all Queenslanders
and we are one team.
Support your team mates in every
discipline at every opportunity you can!
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