NEWS ITEMS

Return to shooting – date still to be announced - Due to the higher level of COVID lockdown in Victoria, Archery Victoria is as yet unable to advise of any date for competition to resume. This includes any previously scheduled State Championships or WA registered events until further notice. Once...

Clubs receive Government COVID-19 funding - The Victorian Government – through Sport and Recreation Victoria – recently offered some short-term survival funding for sporting clubs. The following AV Member Clubs have been successful in gaining a first round grant of $1,000 to assist in the recovery...

Operational & Strategic Roles within Archery Victoria - Over the last several months the Board of Archery Victoria has been reviewing our Strategic Objectives and how we do business.   As you know  Archery Victoria is a volunteer organisation – as are all positions within our 28 Member Clubs.  ...

Active Club Grant goes to Archers of Warrnambool - Archery Victoria would like to congratulate Archers Of Warrnambool on receiving a grant from the latest round of Active Club Grant funding from VicHealth. VicHealth’s Active Club Grants make a significant contribution to the Victorian community by improving the health...

National volunteer week – show some love! - National Volunteer Week (NVW) is the annual celebration to acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers. At this uncertain time we feel that it is more important than ever to recognise and acknowledge Australia’s volunteers. Volunteers are the very life...

Updated release on ‘Return to play’ requirements - Please find attached the much-anticipated release from AV in relation to Return to Play. For most of you, AV is not the only player in this space. Many of you are on property leased from your Local Government Authority, and...

Return to Play – Archery in Victoria post COVID-19 lock down - The Board of Archery Victoria has been working with VICSPORT, Sport and Recreation Victoria, Archery Australia and other bodies on what club environments need to look like in order for a Return to Play to come into effect.   Whilst there...

AV announce modified state team selection process - Archery Victoria Policy 0491 – State Team Guidelines – and its appendices outline the requirements, timings, and conditions for selection to all Victorian State Teams.     AV has a State Team Selection Committee in place who run this process, and...

All events now deferred until after 31/8/20 - In our previous COVID-19 Information releases, we advised that all tournaments and events on the Archery Victoria calendar would be suspended until late May 2020. We now advise that this period has been extended, and all tournaments and events on...

AV to provide Clubs with online meeting facilities - Archery Victoria is making available Zoom online meeting facilities for all Member Clubs. This is to assist with the conducting of Committee meetings during this period of concern due to the Covid-19 virus pandemic. Each Club needs to advise the...