The Fun Run/Walk was started by local identity Laurie Black in 1997 who was the Event Coordinator for 15 years. This great community event was run from the foreshore reserve at the end of Cutty Sark Rd. In 2008 a change of venue was trialled at the community hall for one year but the event was reverted to the foreshore the following year for reasons unknown. In 2014 the event was once again held at the hall after bad weather almost caused the event to be abandoned in 2013. It's now expected that the event will remain at the hall.
Managing this event has become increasingly difficult over the past few years as its popularity continues to grow. Up until 2011, the system in place to tally the results could only cope with recording just the winner in each of the eight sections on offer and subsequently only one award from each section was given out.
In 2012 a new tallying system was devised which has some added features. These include a more streamline method of tallying the results and the provision for more awards. The end product ensures that every competitor who enters this event receives a placing and a time. Additional awards, other than the winners, are now given out to 2nd and 3rd place in each section. Loads of free spot prizes and/or giveaways are still handed out as in previous years, much to the delight of the participants both young and old.
Another feature of the new system is that it was designed to 'keep it simple stupid', not that there are any stupid people in Coronet Bay that we know of. But the system negates the need for expensive computerised programs that someone has to learn and operate. With participant numbers hovering around the 100 mark, the current system can handle up to 720, though in practical terms around 400 would probably be the time to look at another method to run it. 2012 saw our highest ever number of entries, an impressive 150.
Laurie Black retired from the position of Event Coordinator in 2012 after 14 years of service to his community. I'm sure all the residents of Coronet Bay and the surrounding areas, including the holiday-makers, would like to commend Laurie for a job well done in creating this fantastic and very popular community event which has truly stood the test of time.
David Mildenhall ran the event from 2012 until 2013. Ian Cole was the Event Coordinator in 2014.
So where does the money raised go, you might ask?
a) Grantville & District Community Bank branch of the Bendigo Bank has sponsored us in the past.
b) Contributions in kind enable us to provide additional items such as medallions and prizes.
c) Entry fees and money from other contributors help pay for giveaways and food for the competitors.
d) The balance goes towards improvements to the flora and facilities in and around Coronet Bay.
Managing this event has become increasingly difficult over the past few years as its popularity continues to grow. Up until 2011, the system in place to tally the results could only cope with recording just the winner in each of the eight sections on offer and subsequently only one award from each section was given out.
In 2012 a new tallying system was devised which has some added features. These include a more streamline method of tallying the results and the provision for more awards. The end product ensures that every competitor who enters this event receives a placing and a time. Additional awards, other than the winners, are now given out to 2nd and 3rd place in each section. Loads of free spot prizes and/or giveaways are still handed out as in previous years, much to the delight of the participants both young and old.
Another feature of the new system is that it was designed to 'keep it simple stupid', not that there are any stupid people in Coronet Bay that we know of. But the system negates the need for expensive computerised programs that someone has to learn and operate. With participant numbers hovering around the 100 mark, the current system can handle up to 720, though in practical terms around 400 would probably be the time to look at another method to run it. 2012 saw our highest ever number of entries, an impressive 150.
Laurie Black retired from the position of Event Coordinator in 2012 after 14 years of service to his community. I'm sure all the residents of Coronet Bay and the surrounding areas, including the holiday-makers, would like to commend Laurie for a job well done in creating this fantastic and very popular community event which has truly stood the test of time.
David Mildenhall ran the event from 2012 until 2013. Ian Cole was the Event Coordinator in 2014.
So where does the money raised go, you might ask?
a) Grantville & District Community Bank branch of the Bendigo Bank has sponsored us in the past.
b) Contributions in kind enable us to provide additional items such as medallions and prizes.
c) Entry fees and money from other contributors help pay for giveaways and food for the competitors.
d) The balance goes towards improvements to the flora and facilities in and around Coronet Bay.