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As most people are aware, Little Athletics began in Geelong in 1964. It began due to a desire by young children to participate in Athletics. Unfortunately, the senior bodies were unable to allow these children to compete, and the children were told they were too young.
Trevor Billingham, a High School teacher and athlete from Corio, recognised a need and due to Trevor’s enthusiasm, and interest shown by children on the first Saturday of October, 1964 Little Athletics was born. It was nothing very grand – simply organising kids into events.
Trevor, along with Alan Triscott, began spreading the word around the State. They visited such places as Geelong, Bendigo, Traralgon, Sandringham, Coburg and Warrnambool. In an attempt to establish Little Athletics Centres, the news started to spread.
They established an Interim Committee and early in 1966 set about getting a constitution and rules together so that a State wide organisation could be a possibility. It took approximately twelve months of hard work, but on 10th March 1967, the Interim Committee and seven Centres met at the Victorian Egg Board offices in Port Melbourne and there the V. L. A.
A. was officially formed. Coburg was one of these original seven Centres.