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17 Mar 2010	VIS Individual Athlete Scholarship Applications now open
17 Mar 2010	Victorian Performances at Sprint National Championships - Final Results
19 Dec 2009	Newsom Bridge works - Maribynong River

VIS Individual Athlete Scholarship Applications now open Andrea Boothroyd, Wednesday, 17 March 2010 The Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) is inviting applications for Individual Athlete Scholarships from Victorian Athletes with outstanding performance records at national and/or international level in sports that are current no a VIS Tier 1 Program.  (Canoeing is not currently a Tier 1 program). Applications are also invited from athletes with a disability with an outstanding record in any sport and with potential to succeed at the high performance level. Scholarships provide assistance with specialist coaching, sport science, sports medicine, physical preparation and education & career development services as well as trainng & competition expenses. Applications forms and guidelines are available from Victorian Institute of Sport. The closing date for applications is 16th April 2010.

Victorian Performances at Sprint National Championships - Final Results Andrea Boothroyd, Wednesday, 17 March 2010 Congratulations to our Victorian athetes competing at the Canoe Sprint National Championships at the Sydney International Regatta Centre.  After 5 days of competition they have achieved some outstanding performances including: 1st Tegan Fraser and Peta Wait WK4 1000 Open final 1st Tegan Fraser and Peta Wait WK2 5000 Open final 1st Eliza St Hill and Nat Salih WK4 1000 U18 final 1st Jennifer Stevens WK1 5000 U23 final 1st David Ceddia K1 5000 final 1st David Ceddia K1 1000 U18 B final 1st David Ceddia K1 500 U18 B final 1st Amy Peters WK1 1000 Open B final 2nd Tegan Fraser and Peta Wait WK2 1000 Open final 2nd Jennifer Stevens WK1 1000 U23 final 2nd Jennifer Stevens WK2 5000 Open final 2nd Tegan Fraser and Peta Wait WK2 500 Open B final 3rd David Ceddia and Gavin Davies K2 5000 U18 final 3rd Nat Salih and Eliza St Hill WK2 500 U18 final 3rd Tegan Fraser and Peta Wait WK4 200 Open final 3rd Rebecca Mann WK1 1000 U16 B final 3rd Tegan Fraser WK1 200 Open B final 3rd Rebecca Mann WK1 200 U16 B final 3rd Rebecca Mann WK1 500 U16 B final For detailed results visit the Canoe Sprint National Championships website. Individual Victorian athlete performances include: Madeleine Batters: 5th WK2 200 U16 final 6th WK4 200 U16 final 7th WK2 500 U16 final 8th WK1 2500 U16 final 8th WK1 500 U16 semifinal 8th WK1 200 U16 semifinal David Ceddia: 1st K1 5000 U18 final 1st K1 1000m U18 B final 1st K1 500 U18 B final 3rd K2 5000 U18 final 6th K4 200 U18 final 6th K4 1000 U18 final 7th K4 500 U18 final 8th K2 200 U18 final 8th K1 200 U18 B final 7th K2 500 U18 heat Gavin Davies 3rd K2 5000 U18 final 4th K4 500 U18 final 5th K4 1000 U18 final 6th K4 200 U18 final 8th K2 200 U18 heat 6th K1 500 U18 heat 7th K2 500 U18 heat Tegan Fraser 1st WK4 1000 Open final 1st WK2 5000 Open final 2nd WK2 1000 Open final 2nd WK2 500 Open B final 3rd WK4 200 Open final 3rd WK1 1000 Open B final 3rd WK1 200 Open B final 4th WK4 500 Open final 6th WK1 500 Open B final 7th WK2 200 Open final Rebecca Mann 3rd WK1 1000 U16 B final 3rd WK1 500 U16 B final 3rd WK1 200 U16 B final 5th WK2 200 U16 final 6th WK1 2500 U16 final 6th WK4 200 U16 final 7th WK2 500 U16 final Amy Peters 1st WK1 1000 Open B final 8th WK1 500 Open B final 6th WK2 500 Open final Nat Salih 1st WK4 1000 U18 final 3rd WK2 500 U18 final 4th WK4 500 U18 final 5th WK2 1000 U18 final 5th WK4 200 U18 final 5th WK1 200 U18 B final 6th WK1 500 U18 heat 7th WK1 1000 U18 heat Eliza St Hill 1st WK4 1000 U18 final 3rd WK2 500 U18 final 4th WK4 500 U18 final 5th WK2 1000 U18 final 5th WK4 200 U18 final 6th WK1 1000 U18 final 7th WK1 200 U18 final 5th WK1 500 U18 heat Jennifer Stevens 1st WK1 5000 U23 final 2nd WK1 1000 U23 final 2nd WK2 5000 Open final 7th WK2 500 Open B final 8th WK2 1000m Open final 8th WK4 500 Open final 9th WK1 200 Open semifinal 1st WK2 200 Open heat 7th WK1 500 Open heat Liam Trigg 6th K1 200 U18 heat 7th K2 200 U18 heat 8th K1 1000 U18 heat 8th K1 500 U18 heat 9th K2 1000 U18 heat Peta Wait 1st WK4 1000 Open final 1st WK2 5000 Open final 2nd WK2 1000 Open final 2nd WK2 500 Open B final 3rd WK4 200 Open final 4th WK4 500  Open final 7th WK2 200 Open final 9th WK1 1000 Open B final 9th WK1 500 Open semifinal 7th WK1 200 Open heat

Newsom Bridge works - Maribynong River Sharon Swoboda, Saturday, 19 December 2009 16th Dec - 27th March NOTICE TO RIVER USERS  NEWSOM STREET PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE WORKS 16th December 2009 to 27th March 2010 Parks Victoria advises that rehabilitation and cladding works will be conducted on Newsom Street Pedestrian Bridge over the Maribynong River at Ascot Vale. Works to include strengthening and tightening of all structural components of the bridge. Water communication buoys are in place indicating the closed sections of the River. The navigable River width has been reduced to 30 meters between the delineated areas. All buoys will have lights to ensure their visibility at night. The river will remain open to all river users. River users are advised to ensure that they avoid travelling too close to these works and that wake is kept to a minimum.   For further information contact Parks Victoria on 13 1963. Official Notification