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Posted on Friday 13th of June, 2014,
Hot on the heels of the highly successful BMX Nationals in April, Greater Shepparton City Council is pleased to announce Shepparton will be the host city for the 2015 BMX State Championships.
The three day event will be held in November 2015 and is one of the biggest participation BMX events in the country. It will see participants from all over Victoria and some from interstate converge on Shepparton to participate in what is the Victorian official qualifier for the Australian National BMX Championships in 2016.
Greater Shepparton City Council Manager Arts, Events & Tourism, Carrie Donaldson, said that securing the State Championships was largely based on Shepparton's recent performance as the host city for the BMX Nationals held in April.
"Securing the State Championships a fabulous testament to our capability to attract state, national and world class sporting events," said Ms Donaldson. "The State Championships traditionally attracts around 1000 participants and given our central location and easy access from most population centres, regional Victoria and New South Wales, we would expect similar numbers," she said.
"BMX is a very family friendly sport and encourages participation from all ages so it's a great fit for Shepparton. The timing will contribute to what is expected to be a bumper November for the region with the Victorian Bowls, Challenge Triathlon already secured and now the BMX contributing to our local economy with accommodation and hospitality providers benefitting along with the flow on effect to other businesses in the area."
Steve Hunter, BMX Victoria President said "we are excited to again work with the Greater Shepparton Council and Shepparton BMX as hosts of the BMX Victoria State Championships."
"The Shepparton BMX Club facility provided the best possible infrastructure and Council support to deliver a world-class event," said Mr Hunter. "As the largest State Championship in Australia we look forward to delivering another fantastic championship in Shepparton."
Shepparton BMX Club President Ash Robertson said the club was really looking forward to hosting the prestigious Victorian State Championships. "It gives us the ability to showcase our facilities and the sport to the Greater Shepparton community and is also a good opportunity for the club to develop capacity and earn funds to put back into developments of the facility."
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