Jaymee Naughton Selected To Walk The Kokoda Track Leadership Challenge

16 year old Jaymee Naughton from Belmont has been selected to lead the kokoda track challenge. Jaymee will represent Western Australia in the program that offers young people between the ages of 16 and 22 the opportunity to walk the Kokoda Track over ten days between 26^th September and the 7^th October 2011.

Jaymee is an outstanding, passionate young student who currently volunteers for the Good Samaritans and also for her local kayaking club. She is also a part of the Perth Young Christian Students Social Justice Group. Jaymee says “We promote awareness in the community about current issues such as fair trade, bullying, immigrants and racial discrimination”.

Jaymee  says that her main reasons for wanting to go to kokoda is to “experience the journey of the Australian soldiers” She also explains that she loves history and has learnt a lot from her pop who collected and restored military vehicles to transport diggers of the Royal marines that could no longer march in the ANZAC Day parade. “Walking the kokoda track would be the ultimate tribute to the soldiers that lost their lives” Jaymee says.

The intention of the Kokoda Youth Leadership Challenge is to identify young people within the Western Australian community who are potential leaders, and who have an ability to both inspire and educate other young people within their local communities.

 Clubs WA will provide flights, accommodation, meals, camping equipment, hiking boots and track permits and wishes Jaymee all the best for the Kokoda Track Leadership  Challenge .

Kokoda Youth Leadership Clubs Challenge

The Kokoda Youth Leadership Challenge is an annual program administered by ClubsAustralia and Clubs WA which offers young people between the age of 16 and 22 the opportunity to walk the Kokoda Track.

The program was originally developed by the NSW RSL & Services Clubs Association 5 years ago, and involved NSW RSL clubs sending a young person from their local community to walk the Track.

Expenses covered by Clubs WA include the cost of flying to Kokoda, as well as accommodation, food, camping equipment, boots and track permits. The intention of the Kokoda Youth Leadership Challenge is to identify young people within the West Australian community who are potential leaders, and who have an ability to both inspire and educate other young people within their local communities. The program has now been adopted nationally, with state club associations in NSW, Victoria, the ACT and South Australia all funding the cost of at least one young person to walk the Kokoda Track.

Candidates are expected to walk the entire Kokoda Track, which at 155km is 59kms longer than the more popular eco-tourist track. Clubs WA believes that by walking the entire wartime track, young people have an opportunity to gain a greater understanding about a campaign that is rarely discussed in the classroom. More than 2,000 Australian soldiers are buried at the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. Each group visits the cemetery at the conclusion of their ten day trip, an experience that is as emotionally draining as the walk is physically.

Clubs WA have chosen 6 successful candidates, who will be interviewed over the coming weeks.

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LESMURDIE AND ROYAL PERTH WIN BIG AT INDUSTRY AWARDS NIGHT!

The Lesmurdie Club and Royal Perth Yacht Club have both won WA ‘Club of the Year’ at the 5^th Annual ClubsWA Awards for Excellence held at Burswood on Sunday 8^th May, 2011.

Lesmurdie Club took out the title for small/medium clubs and Royal Perth Yacht Club won the ‘Club of the Year’ large club category.

The Club of the Year Award, sponsored by Burswood Entertainment Complex recognises a club that has excelled in the club industry through consistent and strong performance and leadership.

Executive Director of Clubs WA Peter Seaman said clubs play an integral role in local communities and congratulated the club on their prestigious win and achieving the 100 year milestone.

“These awards have been designed to showcase those clubs that have excelled over the past year and we heartily congratulate all clubs for their deserved win” Mr. Seaman said.

Albany Club Inc took out the title of ‘Best Club Function Facility in the small/medium category and South of Perth Yacht Club won the same title in the larger club category. The University Club of Western Australia won the ‘Best Club Dinning Award’ as well as ‘Best Social/Cultural Club Award’, Inaloo sportsman club won the award for ‘Best Club TAB’, Melville Glades Golf Club took out the ‘Best Golf Club Award’,  whilst Dudley Park Bowling Club won the ‘Best Bowling Club Award’.

Subiaco Football Club won the “Best Football Club’ Award, Hillarys Yacht club took out the title for ‘ Best Aquatic Club’ and the winners of the ‘Best Sporting/Recreational Club Award’ went to Dunsborough Districts Country Club.

The Award for ‘Club Manger/Director of the Year’ was awarded to Danny Rechichi from Hillarys Yacht club, The ‘Employee of the Year Award’ was won by Anthony O’Dea from Marmion Angling & Aquatic Club, Basil Fuller from Subiaco Football Club took out the title of ‘Volunteer Club legend’, Royal Perth Yacht club won the ‘Outstanding Community Service Award’ and Moora Club Inc won the ‘Spirit of the Outback Award’

In addition to the Awards for Excellence presentations, Clubs WA also honoured those clubs that made the 100 Year Milestone.

The One Hundred Year Milestone Award recognises clubs that have been operating for 100 years or more and the milestones they have achieved during this period.

The awards night paid special tribute to 100 years of the Club Movement and celebrated the achievements of clubs throughout the state who have excelled in various areas including club management and community service.

Executive Director of Clubs WA Peter Seaman said clubs play an integral role in local communities and congratulated the club on achieving the 100 year milestone.

“Clubs have been the heart of the community since their inception and it is both pleasing and commendable that after 100 years of operation, we still have clubs continuing to play a vital role for the economic and social well being of Western Australia” Mr. Seaman said.

The Clubs WA Awards for Excellence, now in its fifth year, celebrated 100 Years of the Club Movement in the Astral Ballroom at the Burswood Entertainment Complex on Sunday, 8^th May 2011, with 315 in attendance. Hosted by media personality Karen Tighe with entertainment by All That Jazz Dance Studio and talented WAAPA student Saffron Sharp, the event was certainly the industry night of nights! 

Special guests included The Honorable Terry Waldron, The Minister for Racing, Gaming and Liquor; Ken Pride, CEO of Bowling WA; Mal Gammon, Future Now CEO; Mr. Michael Murray MLA, Shadow Minister for Racing and Gaming; and Peter Newell OAM, President of Clubs Australia.

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Clubs WA 2011 Awards for Excellence

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