Cross Country winter season 2026 begins on 3rd May 2026. A copy of the schedule can be accessed here.

The Cross Country season runs over winter, from April to August (generally avoiding public holiday weekends). The cost of running Cross Country is included in your summer fee, we do not require additional registering for Cross Country if you have already paid for the preceding summer season.

Doncaster LAC competes against athletes within the Eastern 7 group, which includes Box Hill, Camberwell/Malvern, Nunawading, Ringwood, Kew and Collingwood.   Races are held on Sunday mornings, at various locations around the Eastern suburbs, from 9.30am and we’re usually finished around 11am.

Uniforms

Athletes must compete in the Doncaster Uniform and must wear their official athlete patch (provided upon registration). Uniforms will be available at the venues from 9am for the first few weeks of the cross-country season, after that by arrangement with the cross country co-ordinators.

Registration information

Summer Registered Athletes

Cross-country registration is included as part of your Track & Field Registration.

New Registrations

For those athletes not registered for the 2025-26 Track & Field Season, cross-country must complete a New member’s registration (price $80).

  1. Go to the LAVic website and register as new members
  2. Select Doncaster Little Athletics Centre as your Centre
  3. You will be required to provide proof of age (eg. birth certificate, passport, or immunisation certificate) to complete your registration. This can be sighted in person or emailed to the registrar: registrar@doncasterlac.org.au
  4. Registration need to be completed by 5pm on the Thursday prior to competition to have athlete bibs printed. Otherwise, you will need to run as a trial athlete and be fully registered by the following week.

Training

Training sessions are Mondays and Wednesdays during the season from 4.30pm-6.30pm, meeting at 4.30pm at the Tom Kelly Track. First training of the season is on 20th April 2026.

Note that Training will go ahead in almost ALL WEATHER unless there is lightning or flooding – the sunny Autumn days won’t last forever!

More information

For more information please contact your friendly Cross Country Co-Ordinator email: crosscountry@doncasterlac.org.au