In 1967, the Williamstown Little Athletics Centre (WLAC) was formed after a committed group of parents took a group of local children to a Little Athletics carnival in Corio. This was the start of centre number 9 (ninth little athletics centre established in Australia) – the Williamstown Little Athletics Centre. Our first season of competition was held at the Newport Football Ground, in Market Street, not far from the Newport train station. During the first season, the WLAC had 13 clubs and a total of 982 children U9 to U12.

 

In 1969, the Altona Little Athletics Centre was formed by a brake away group from our centre. The WLAC was left with 549 children U9 to U12 competing for 7 clubs.

• North State

• Westport

• Sacred Heart

• Williamstown State

• St May’s

• Yarraville West

• Williamstown Youth Centre

 

In 1991 the WLAC moves from our original grass oval in Market Street to the new Newport Park Athletics Track, where we are today, and for the first time our centre now has an all-weather synthetic track.

 

By 1996 the Westport club is the only l club left to retain its original name. This club structure was retained until 2015, when under the advice from Little Athletics Victoria the WLAC decides to fold the clubs and compete as a new one centre for the first time. On October 4, 2022, the WLAC celebrates its 55th birthday!