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WPC News - July 2026
- Jul 28
- 5 min read
Welcome to the July edition of WPC News, with some very exciting NEWS, key updates and reminders for players, parents, and members.
Sign On/Open Day, Registrations/Team Selection, Play On! Vouchers
Sign On/Open Day – The countdown to the 2026/27 summer season is on. We’d love to welcome players, families, supporters, and anyone interested in joining WPC Cricket to our Sign On & Open Day this Sunday 2 August, 10:00am–2:00pm, at Eddie Gilbert Memorial Field, Orford Drive, Wolston Park, Wacol.
Come along to:
Reconnect with teammates and meet new players
Try on the new club clothing range so we can collect player sizes and order accurately. This is important for all players except Blasters, whose clothing is included in their sign-on pack.
Take part in junior and senior net sessions
Have a go at tape-ball and Social Smash activities
Try the Queensland Cricket inflatable bowling challenge
Enjoy a FREE sausage sizzle, with drinks available to purchase
Register for the season through PlayHQ
Whether you’re returning, new to cricket, or simply keen to learn more about WPC, this is a great chance to get involved. Please invite friends and other families—the bigger the turnout, the better the day!
Registrations are expected to open from 1 August. Links for the various PlayHQ programs will be shared separately once available, or you can use the Register button on our website homepage https://www.wpccricket.com.au/. Please register as soon as possible to help volunteers set up teams before the QSDCA and MSW nomination deadline.
Team Selections
Seniors – Last season’s Senior Captains are contacting interested players to confirm availability and determine how many teams to nominate. If you are interested, please get in touch with them.
Junior mixed teams – Team selections/trials will be held from 9:00am–1:00pm on Sunday 30 August and Saturday 5 September.
Girls – Andrew Rhule, Girls Cricket Manager, will coordinate team selections.
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 https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/playon?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=24002104975&gbraid=0AAAAA92sDPHjZuktVj9A6ugpfMmGsKK-v&gclid=Cj0KCQjwg5zTBhCLARIsAP2AFU7O_hCfKHjuenBa9sj1p8wo4YtD063YknQJBEEgzU8VExh_RYEwSLkaApaNEALw_wcB
New Clothing Range
Over recent months, Abhay Dhir has put significant work into designing and sourcing WPC’s new clothing range. We’re pleased to confirm it will be available for the summer season and will include sponsor recognition. All players, except Blasters whose clothing is included in their sign-on pack, will receive a playing uniform and training kit included in their registration fees. We look forward to seeing WPC players take the field in a fresh new look. Please see images below (please note the blue colour will be darker than pictured):
Summer playing uniform - Juniors and Seniors (Plus Pants)
BMC and Girls Uniform (Plus Pants)
Training Kit (plus shorts)
Sponsorship
We’re very excited to advise that we have established valuable partnerships with the following sponsors.
Centenary Landscape Supplies – Platinum naming sponsor
Dhir Associates
Brooklyn Café
Cosmos Café
Dash Building Services
Evergreen Solutions
Flawless Financial Services
Mint Constructions
Kamar Bal
Stellarossa Forest Lake
White Lies
Specialist Underwriting Agencies (SUA)
We’d like to welcome these companies to the WPC Family as we appreciate their support which has enabled us to provide the playing uniforms and training kits to all players, significantly reduce the impact of rising costs on our registration fees, and 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.
Winter Pop Up Blaster Program
The 5-week winter Blaster program commenced on 24 July with 18 enthusiastic youngsters and their families. It was great to see returning participants and welcome new people to the club.
Winter Presentation Celebration
The winter presentation function will be held on Saturday 12 September. The venue, format and other details are yet to be decided. We need people involved in winter cricket to take on the planning and delivery of this event. Every team has been asked to nominate one person to do this. Please let Ellen Ferris seretary@wpccricket.com.au know if you can help.
Bunnings BBQs - Springfield Central 9 August & 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 9 August and Oxley 1 November. Abhay Dhir is the Springfield Central BBQ Captain and Liesel Chiverton for Oxley. We need at least 6 people to help 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.
Wolston Park – Eddie Gilbert Memorial Field - Rejuvenation
Rejuvenation work is underway on the wicket block and surrounds at Eddie Gilbert Memorial Field meaning that the field is not available for play. Minor rejuvenation will also occur at Ducie St Park and CJ Greenfields. We thank Centenary Landscaping for their generous donation of material to support these works and the volunteers – Peter Davies, Shane King and Shail Parikh who have been instrumental in supervising and getting this work underway.
Update from Management Committee
The Management Committee has been very busy and activities have included focussing on getting things ready for the start of the summer season – planning for the sign on/open day, working with others in the club to set key dates for the summer season, advertising and marketing, new clothing, sponsorship, field rejuvenation activities, setting the club budget and fee structure and senior fees payment process and finalising the By-Law - Membership Matrix.
Affiliation Representation
We wish to congratulate Peter Davies on his appointment as a Committee Member for Queensland Sub-Districts Cricket Association (QSDCA). This association coordinates the Senior competition which comprises of over 1500 players across South East Queensland Cricket Clubs.
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
Volunteers – Appointments, Vacancy
The next few months are peak workload times for our volunteers, so please be ready to support them, and lend a hand where you can. We are pleased to welcome the following people to the WPC volunteer team. Please support them in their new roles.
Brett Whitmee has taken up the Junior Cricket Manager role.
Lucinda Pettit has taken up the Merchandising Officer role.
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
Sign On/Open Day – 10 am Sunday 2 August @ Wolston Park
Junior/Mixed Teams Team Selections – 9 am Sunday 30 August and Saturday 5 September
BMC season start – 6 September
Seniors Summer season start – 19 September
Junior Coach and Manager meeting – 6.30 pm 7 October
Juniors Summer season start – 9 October
General Meeting – 6.45 pm Friday 16 October
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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