Volleyball ACT Newsletter 

January 2023

Welcome to the Volleyball ACT monthly newsletter. Stay up to date with news, events and projects in and around Canberra and the ACT.

Happy New Year!

We would like to wish all of our members a Happy New Year! We hope that you enjoyed the break and we are looking forward to a big 2023; both on and off the court.

Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships

On 26th & 27th January, Lyneham Beach Facility will play host to the first round of the Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships. Come down and support ACT's best U19 & U21 athletes as they battle it out. Entry is free. 

Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected to represent the ACT:

Ruby Archer & Jacinta Tattersall (U19)

Emily Benson & Jemma Males (U19)

Sienna Biksi & Princess Kisakye (U19)

Siobhan Dawson & Ava Boyle (U19)

Dan Carter & Markus Zarak (U19)

Jay Tregeagle & Charlie Beard (U19)

Holly Uren & Amanda Uren (U21)

Allana Benson & Lucia Zarak (U21)

2023 Youth & Junior Coaching EOI - Now Open

Volleyball ACT is now taking expressions of interests for coaching and management positions for our 2023 Youth and Junior Indoor teams. 

Our Youth (U14 - U18) teams will compete at the Australia Youth Volleyball Championships in Bendigo from 18th - 22nd September. 

Our Junior (U19 & U23) teams will compete at the Australian Junior Volleyball Championships in Sydney from 7th - 9th July. 

To express your interest, please click HERE.

For more information, please contact the VACT office.

Upcoming Events

Date                             Event                                       Location                  

26-27 January             AJBVC - Canberra                    Lyneham Beach Facility    

27-29 January             ABVT - Canberra                      Lyneham Beach Facility

4 February                  ACT Beach Series Round 4     Lyneham Beach Facility

11-12 February          ACT Beach Series Round 5      Lyneham Beach Facility

4-5 March                   ACT Open                                   Lyneham Beach Facility              

18 March                    ACT Youth Open                        Lyneham Beach Facility   

Australian Volleyball Schools Cup

At the completion of the AVL Finals, the 2022 Australia Volleyball Schools Cup kicked off the Gold Coast. AVSC is the largest sport participation event in the country with over 130 schools and 3500 participants. Three ACT schools, Lake Ginninderra College, Merici College and Brindabella Christian College, travelled up to Queensland to take part. 

Lake Ginninderra took out top spot in the Open Honours Division after defeating South Australian volleyball powerhouse, Brighton Secondary School. 

Congratulations to all involved!