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SAAL MEMBER SURVEY
We have been hard at work getting ready for next season and we would love your input!
Help us shape SAAL’s future and fill out our short survey here.
We are always open to polite and constructive feedback so you can also drop us an email at admin@saal.org.au.
The survey will be open until Sunday 10th of May.
STAWELL GIFT
Huge congratulations to SAAL Athlete Olufemi Komolafe and coach Paul Young for the recent win in the Powercor Stawell Gift. The prestigious Herb Hedemann Invitational Mile was won by South Australian Arron Nitschke, coached by uncle, Michael Nitschke.
It was great to see so many South Australians competing at such an exceptionally good event. We would encourage all athletes to plan to race at Stawell as part of their Pro Running experience, here is nothing quite like it!
We have been advised that there are still a number of athletes who have not claimed their prizemoney for Stawell this year to do so please fill out and return the following form.
2026 Powercor Stawell Gift Prizemoney Registration Form – Fill out form
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The 2026 Annual General Meeting for the South Australian Athletic League will be held at Club Marion on Tuesday July 7th at 7pm.
COMMITTEE POSITIONS
NOMINATIONS DUE 23RD JUNE 7PM
Are you passionate about Pro Running and want to contribute? We encourage you to consider nominating for the Management Committee.
We ask you to forward you nomination with a short description as to why you wish to be elected via email to admin@saal.org.au
Nominations will be sent out to all members for consideration before the AGM.
You can download a nomination form here: https://saal.org.au/essential-documents/
The following positions will become vacant:
President 2 years
Committee Member 2 years 3 positions available
Application must be signed by two current or life members of the South Australian Athletic League
LIFE MEMBERSHIP NOMINATIONS – NOMINATIONS DUE TOMORROW!
Do you know someone that you think is worthy of a SAAL Life Membership nomination? We would love to hear from you.
Nominations must be received by the SAAL Office admin@saal.org.au before 4pm 30th April.
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS 2026/2027
If you love athletics and want to be more involved, consider volunteering with SAAL! There are plenty of ways to help out, and you can pick which meets work for your schedule. Parents, fans, and retired or injured athletes are all welcome.
BENEFITS:
We’ll start you off with simple tasks and offer training—plus, you’ll work alongside experienced officials so you can find a role that matches your skills
Some useful skills for the League include:
For more information, call 0400 353 506 during office hours or email admin@saal.org.au.
HANDICAPPING POSITIONS 2026/2027
Applications are sought from interested individuals who would like to join our handicapping panel for the 2026/27 season.
This role involves handicapping all events within an assigned portfolio for up to 15 carnivals between October and March.
THE ROLE
The SAAL provides a sophisticated handicapping system which provides you with detailed data sets and individual MPS rates for athletes including predicted times based on past performances.
Your role will be to use this system, the SAAL handicapping guidelines and your discretion to allocate handicaps for all meets. You will receive training and support in the role.
The SAAL would prefer applications from individuals who have no conflict of interest however, in the event that this is not possible, the SAAL will look at candidates and place them in portfolios where no or minimal conflict exists and put in place visible governance structures to ensure fairness and equity are maintained.
A stipend is available for the position.
Applications due by 15th May 2026
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS
Did you know you can support the SAAL when you purchase your Entertainment Book through our link? Purchase here
