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WPC News - August 2026

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Welcome to the August edition of WPC News. This is a bumper edition as

there is so much happening in the club at the moment. Please take the time

to read the key updates and reminders for players, parents, and members as

we move towards our summer season commencement.

Registrations/Team Selection, Play On! Vouchers

Registrations are open and if you are intending to play this season, please REGISTER NOW to ensure inclusion in a team (with the exception of those who are unsure about whether to register for Blasters or Junior Cricket who are best to hold off on registering until you have attended a team selection session and received advice from the people doing the assessments.) Registration links for the competitions

Team Selections

  • Seniors – Selections are being done during the weekly training sessions – 5pm every Wednesday at CJ Greenfields.

  • Junior mixed teams – To be held on Sunday 30 August and Saturday 5 September:

    • Stage 1. 9.00am - 11.am - 10 years & 11 months and younger

    • Stage 2 & 3. 11.00am - 1.00pm - 11 years and older

*If unsure which stage your child belongs to, please come to stage 1 trial first and coaches will assess.

* Special guest - Former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Suranga Lakmal will also be dropping in.

  • Girls – Girls Cricket Ignite sessions are on Saturdays 9-11 am at CJ Greenfields.

(Bring full cricket gear if you do have it, otherwise WPC will have spare kits available for use, Water bottle, sunscreen, and a hat.)

Play On! Sports Vouchers – Applications are now open, with up to $200 available to help

Queensland children aged 5–17 participate in sport. Find out more at qld.gov.au/playon

Pre-Season Academy

Dust off the cobwebs and get ready for the summer season with WPC's Pre-Season Academy training sessions. The program consists of 4 x 2-hour sessions with our level 2 Director of Coaching Anu along with some guests. Sessions will run 5:30pm - 7:30pm Fridays at CJ Greenfields on 28 August, 4 September, 11 September, 18 September. $100 for all 4 weeks or $30 per session casual. Link to register: https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/register/f75d52

All enquires – Renee Sharland – academymanager@wpccricket.com.au

Social Smash

We have a new Social Smash series starting on Sunday 30 August 3030-5pm at CJ Greenfields. If you are a junior player and want a bit of extra cricket you might be interested. If you are an adult – a current player, parent, volunteer, supporter, community member who may want to dredge up those cricket skills from your past or have an interest in this fun, new competition you might consider giving this a go. It’s a great opportunity for families to participate in a fun activity together. – for more information see https://www.wpccricket.com.au/social-smash

The registration link is:

Use of WPC Facilities

We have a lot of external groups that approach us for use of our facilities. Sometimes that approach comes to club members. All requests are to be referred to the Ellen secretary@wpccricket.com.au

who will arrange for Management Committee consideration and convey the decision to the

organisation concerned. Please do not tell anyone asking that they can use any of our facilities.

BMC Team Selection – U17 Challenge

Congratulations to the two WPC teams for being selected to the Qld Cricket hosted Brisbane Metropolitan Competition (BMC) in Div 1 and Div 2 respectfully. We wish them luck as they are about to commence their competition on 6 September.

Child Safety

WPC Cricket is committed to providing a safe environment for all of our children to thrive in. It is our goal to have all children and young people feel safe, empowered and included. Accordingly, WPC has endorsed and fully adopted Cricket Australia’s guidelines and policies including Policy for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Looking after our Kids and Code of Behaviour and Statement of Commitment to Child Safety.

Additionally, there are a number of relevant club policies accessible via https://www.wpccricket.com.au/policies-1/child-safety

Ellen Ferris secretary@wpccricket.com.au or phone: 0414 871 461 is the Child Safe Officer/Member Protection Officer. Any enquiries or concerns are to be referred to her.

Coach Development - Coach 360

We’ve got some exciting news about Coach Development for the upcoming Summer season! You can read all about it here.

Coach360 is now live. It’s the new shape of Coach Development for Australian Cricket, with modern content built around the environment each specific coach is in, not ‘one-size-fits-all' courses.

What does this mean for you and WPC Cricket:

  • Coaches pick a pathway for where they coach: Blast, Junior, or Senior

  • Engage in on-demand learning; short modules, podcasts, in-person workshops

  • Opportunity to browse an open library of content, or engage in structured certification pathways

  • Prior learning is recognised and valued in the new system

Coach Development @ WPC

A Coach Development program Silver will be run for junior Coaches on 19 October from 5.30-7.30 pm at CJ Greenfield. This is the equivalent of the former Level1 Coach accreditation. More details will be available soon.

Blaster Coach Upskill

An upskill session for Blaster Coaches will be run on Friday 11 September at CJ Greenfields. More details will be available soon.

By-Law -Membership Matrix

A by-law presented in the form of a membership matrix and underpinning the Wolston Park

Centenary Cricket Club Inc. Constitution Section 3 by providing details for each membership category has been finalised. You can find it here

Clothing Update and Thank You

All players, except Blasters whose clothing is included in their sign-on pack, will receive a playing and training uniform included in their registration fees supported by sponsorship. Hats and caps are available for purchase.

Orders have gone in and we expect the new clothing to be available just before the season starts. For those people who did not provide sizes some additional clothing has been ordered. We’d like to say a huge thank you to Abhay Dhir for the initial organisation, Lucinda Pettit who has taken on the Merchandising role at the time of the new clothing range and put considerable effort into the sizing and ordering process supported by Peter Davies.

Sponsors

Weare very grateful for the supportof our sponsorswhich has enabled us to provide the playing and training uniforms to all players, significantly reduce the impact of rising costs on our registration fees, and enable us to undertake much needed field maintenance works. Please join us in thanking these sponsors and support their businesses and as you do that tell them you are from WPC Cricket. This ’re very excited to advise that we have

established valuable partnerships with the following sponsors.

  • Centenary Landscape Supplies – Platinum naming sponsor

  • Movalist – Gold sponsor

  • Ray White Acacia Ridge – Rocky Bhullar

  • Dhir Associates

  • Brooklyn Café

  • Cosmos Café

  • Dash Building Services

  • Evergreen Solutions

  • Flawless Financial Services

  • Mint Constructions

  • Place – Kangaroo Point

  • Ray White - Kamar Bal

  • Stellarossa Forest Lake

  • White LiesRestaurant

  • Specialist Underwriting Agencies (SUA)

AGM

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at the Wolston Park Clubhouse from 6.30pm on Tuesday 2 November.

Winter Presentation Celebration

The winter presentation function will be held from 10 am – 12 noon on Saturday 12 September at CJ Greenfields. If you are attending, please RSVP NOW via WPC Winter Presentation RSVP & Dietary Requirements 2026 – Fill out form

Rising Stars Tapeball Smash Tournament

Qld Cricket is hosting a Tapeball Smash Tournament for 10-15 year olds at CJ Greenfields on Saturday 12 September from 8.30 am for a 9.00 am start - 4.30 pm. The format is 8-a-side 12 overs. More details will be available soon.

Bunnings BBQs -Springfield Central 4 October, Oxley 1 November

The Bunnings BBQs are significant fundraisers for the club, helping us to minimise costs borne by members and we need your help to make them a success. We have the following coming up:

  • Springfield Central - 4 October and

  • Oxley - 1 November.

Abhay Dhir is the Springfield Central BBQ Captain and Liesel Chiverton is the Oxley BBQ Captain. We need at least 6 people to help at all times throughout the day in addition to the lead up work. Please let Abhay president@wpccricket.com.au and Liesel wpc-committee1@wpccricket.com.au know if you can help.

Trivia Night – Grill’d 7 November

A club social event and fund raiser is to be held at Grill’d (supplier of our junior player of the day awards) on Saturday 7 November. Please mark your calendar. More details will be available soon.

Update from Management Committee

The Management Committee has been very busy with a multitude of activities supporting the start-up of the forthcoming summer season.

Volunteers – Vacancy

We still have the following position vacant - Equipment Officer and First Aid Contact.

We urgently need someone to put up their hand to take on this role. The Task Sheet for the role can be found here https://www.wpccricket.com.au/volunteerroles If you are interested in the role, please contact Ellen Ferris secretary@wpccricket.com.au

Upcoming Meetings and Events – See Calendar on Website

  • Junior/Mixed Teams Team Selections – 9 am Sunday 30 August and Saturday 5 September

  • BMC season start – 6 September

  • Seniors QSDCA Summer season start – 19 September

  • Junior Coach and Manager meeting – 7 October 6.30 pm

  • Juniors Summer season start – 9 October

  • General Meeting – Friday 16 October 6.45 pm

  • Bunnings BBQs

    • Springfield 4 October 7am–3pm

    • Oxley 1 November 7am–3pm

  • AGM 2 November 6.30pm

  • Trivia Night – Grill’d Mt Ommaney – 7 November 6pm

Staying Informed

For the latest updates, please follow our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/wpccricket),

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wpc.cricket/#), and visit our website

(https://www.wpccricket.com.au/), where you will also find the club calendar and further information about our programs and community.

Questions or Feedback

For any questions or feedback, please contact Ellen Ferris at secretary@wpccricket.com.au

 
 
 

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