http://www.kickstart.com.au/news KickstartCQ is a Rockhampton Regional Council program to encourage the local community to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/77 Australian Olympic star Libby Trickett graced Rockhampton swimmers with her presence this morning when she did her daily 4.8km swim. Libby was in town for BEEF 2012 and with the Olympics fast approaching, took the chance to swim in our new FINA compliant pool. She was very happy with the facility and was excited with what the finished product will do for the Region. Libby swam with around 30 locals at the pool and was more than happy to have her photo taken and chat with the pool users. It is great to see someone of her calibre use the pool and have only positive things to say about it, we were glad to have her and will welcome her back should she choose to return. Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/77 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/78 Tennis Rockhampton were very happy with the number of players in the Town & Country Tournament that was held at the Rockhampton Tennis Centre over the May long weekend. There was some great fixtures played and everyone enjoyed themselves with positive reports being heard from all around. Keep an eye out for more great Tennis tournaments in the future! Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/78 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/75 Capricorn Coast Bicycle Users Group (BUG) challenges you to get on your bike and go… Anywhere. To school, the shops, to work, just for a spin. Add up your kilometres and send them to us. We’ll compare how far all participants have ridden during June and then July Each month you’ll be in the running for some fabulous prizes, not to mention the fun of getting together for a meal at the prize draw each month. And if you want to take part in our Gold N Beach ride from Mount Morgan to Yeppoon in August, it’s a great way to start training No matter your age or fitness level, it’s great to give it a go. Contact Jan on 0434 396179 Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/75 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/76 You are invited to bring your new puppy along for a four-week basic education, control and socialisation course. Classes are held for puppies 8 to 18 weeks of age and run for approximately 1 to 1½ hours per week. Well-known Dog Therapists run the classes from Who Ya Gonna Call Bark Busters and it is a puppy and owner education class aimed at giving you more understanding and control of your puppy and giving your puppy the best start in life. The course will cover topics such as understanding your dog and learning to communicate effectively, socialising puppies, toilet training, lead training, basic education, coming on command, diet, and many other things. For more information, or to make a booking call 1800 067 710. Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/76 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/73 Pool Usage Surveys are available at the World War II Memorial pool from the Kiosk. It is a simple survey which will help Council in making decisions on the opening hours of the pool over the winter period. All interested members of the public should complete a survey and return it to the pool operator. For more information please call 1300 22 55 77. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/73 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/74 Several of this Region’s swimmers have returned home with sore necks from the weight of multiple medals won at swim meets over the past month. Most recent of which are Alanna Bowles, Mikaela Bass, Crystal Thwaite and Karleigh Banks. The girls performed extremely well at the National Age Championships with all 4 posting ‘Person Bests’. Alanna came away with a massive haul of 5 gold medals for the 200m Butterfly, 200m IM, 400m IM, 400m Freestyle and 800m Freestyle. Coach Shane Kingston was very proud of the girl’s efforts and believes they have bright futures in the sport. 11 year old Height's College swim star Ty Hartwell is also carrying extra weight around his neck returning last month from the Queensland Primary School Championships where he placed in four of his events. Ty returned with two gold, one silver and one bronze medal from the seven events he competed in. He wasn’t only a medallist in four of his events, he was also the runner-up in his age division and coach Shane Kingston explained the young swimmer is sure to be one of Rockhampton's biggest success stories. Josh McErlean has also been making waves collecting 6 medals from his visit to the Queensland Secondary School trials. He placed in the 50m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly and 50m Breaststroke, as well as the 200m IM and 200m Freestyle. Josh competed superbly swimming in the event for people with a disability. Well done to all our local champions, keep up the great work! Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/74 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/68 Applications for the NAB Schools First Awards are now open!!! NAB Schools First recognises that the education of our young people rests on the shoulders of the entire community, which is why the awards component of the program supports Australian schools working in partnership with their communities to help young people realise their potential. The NAB Schools First is a national awards program that provides: Financial recognition of success in establishing effective school-community partnerships; and Financial support to build stronger school-community partnerships. There are three types of awards: Impact Awards, Seed Funding Awards and the new Student Award. More information on these categories can be found online under the Award Categories section. 2012 Dates to Remember: Thursday 1 March – Online discussion forum open Friday 29 June – applications CLOSE for Impact, Seed Funding and Student Awards Tuesday 7 August – Student Award winners announced Tuesday 28 August – Impact and Seed Funding Award winners announced; State and Territory Award winners announced Find out more, get involved and apply now at www.schoolsfirst.edu.au. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/68 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/72 The SunSmart Grant Scheme is a partnership initiative developed by Cancer Council Queensland and Queensland Health to assist organisations who have limited funds to work towards sun safety. The scheme provides grants to Queensland community organisations whose primary focus group is children aged 0-12 years to help them improve sun protection measures and promote sun safe behaviour. The scheme aims to support skin cancer prevention and encourage all organisations to adopt a SunSmart policy. Through the SunSmart Grant Scheme, Cancer Council Queensland and Queensland Health have provided funding to over 350 Queensland organisations to enable them to enhance sun protection for the children in their care. For more information go to http://www.cancerqld.org.au/page/prevention/skin_cancer/. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/72 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/71 Sport Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Women, provides women with opportunities to undertake training to reach their leadership potential within the industry as coaches, officials and administrators. Grants of up to $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organisations, and scholarships of up to $10,000 per annum, are available. Grants and scholarships are available in the following categories: -Coaching -Officiating -Governance -Management and Administration -Communications, Media and Marketing. The Sport Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Women program is an initiative of the Australian Government that is managed by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) in partnership with the Australian Government Office for Women. For more Information head to http://www.ausport.gov.au/participating/women/get_involved/grants_and_scholarships. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/71 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/67 Australians, particularly young Australians, to be more active and play sport. The Australian Government, in partnership with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) has initiated the Prime Minister’s Olympic Challenge and Prime Minister’s Paralympic Challenge. These two individual sporting Challenges are aimed at encouraging primary school-aged children to participate in sport from 28 May 2012 until the conclusion of the Olympics and Paralympics respectively. The Challenges will aim to encourage and inspire Australian primary school-aged children to get active, have fun and earn rewards. Schools, after-school care centres, sporting organisations and individual children will have the opportunity to participate in the Prime Minister’s Olympic or Paralympic Challenges. The Prime Minister’s Olympic Challenge is a sporting challenge, based on accumulated time and the number of sports children undertake. The Paralympic Challenge will expand on the existing Paralympic Education Program and will encourage children to be active and inclusive of others. It will also teach them about some of the unique Paralympic sports and athletes. All participating children will be able to earn a gold, silver, bronze or participation certificate. Plus, they may even get the chance to meet one of their sporting heroes or win prizes along their sporting journey. The Challenges will also provide Olympic and Paralympic sports with the opportunity to profile themselves and their athletes while highlighting their place in the Olympic and Paralympic Games For more information please contact Brett on 4926 9744 or brett.parker@ausport.gov.au Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.kickstartcq.com.au/news/item/67