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Upcoming Event: Junior Tasmanian Championships

January 1st 2026

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• Clarence
Gymsports

Contact
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Address

400 Cambridge Rd, Mornington TAS 7018

Open Hours

Monday-Friday 9am–7:30pm
Saturday 9am-12:30pm
Sunday Closed

Gymsports programs available at Clarence

Learn Through Play - For Toddlers

Kindergym Ages 1-4

Development - For kids new to gymnastics

Wrigglers Ages 3.5-5

Fungym Ages 5-6

Gymskills Ages 7-11

Club Badges - For skill development

Girls Club Badges

Tumbling Club Badges

Team - Competition

Girls Team

Clarence Gymnastics Association

The Clarence Gymnastics Association Inc is a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to promote quality gymnastics and related programs for the good and benefit of the residents of Clarence and the wider Tasmanian community.

Clarence Gymnastics Association Management Structure

  • Current Committee Members

    • President – Chris Morgan
    • Vice President – Rose Bowerman
    • Treasurer – Karen French
    • Secretary – Bond Larkin
    • General Member – Raquel Andrews
    • General Member – Sam Crean
    • General Member – Jo Penny

  • Role of the Clarence Gymnastics Association

    • Manage the finances
    • Set the strategic direction
    • Approve fundraising activities for equipment
    • Allocate funding for new equipment
    • Have committee meeting as required
    • Attract and retain sponsors
    • Assist gymnast in attending interstate competitions
    • Assist with the running of development programs
    • Appoint contractor to run gymnastics programs and monitor usage
    • Assist with grant applications

  • Clarence Gymnastics Associations Code of Conduct

    We are committed to creating and maintaining an environment that promotes the safety of all children and young people. This includes encouraging a culture where the prevention and reporting of abuse is supported and encouraged. All CGA volunteers are responsible for promoting the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

    This Code of Conduct sets expectations for how adults should behave around children. This is important to help prevent children from being harmed. Child abuse takes many forms and can include physical, sexual and psychological abuse, ill-treatment and neglect.

    This Code of Conduct identifies positive child safe behaviours that we encourage all adults to support. It also identifies behaviours that we consider unacceptable. Engaging in unacceptable behaviour is a breach of this Code of Conduct and may result in cessation of volunteer opportunities and reporting to police and/or the Office of the Independent Regulator via the Reportable Conduct Scheme.

    I will:

    • Treat all children and young people with respect.
    • Actively promote cultural safety and inclusion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
      and those from other diverse communities.
    • Listen to children and respond to them appropriately.
    • Adhere to all relevant Australian and Tasmanian legislation.
    • Participate in any required training.
    • Take all reasonable steps to protect children from abuse.
    • Believe any child or young person if they disclose harm or abuse and help them to access
      support.
    • Uphold the rights of all children/ young people and always prioritise their needs.
    • Report and act on any concerns or observed breaches of this Code of Conduct.

    I will not:

    • Condone or participate in illegal, unsafe or abusive behaviour towards children, including physical, sexual or psychological abuse, ill-treatment, neglect or grooming.
    • Use hurtful, discriminatory or offensive behaviour or language with children.
    • Encourage a child to communicate with me in a private setting, including online.
    • Ignore or disregard any concerns, suspicions or disclosures of child abuse.
    • Fail to report if I know a child has been abused.

    All CGA volunteers are encouraged to speak up if they have concerns about the safety of children.

    Any concerns about a breach of this Code of Conduct must be reported. If you believe a young person is at immediate risk of harm you must ensure their safety by calling 000 for medical or police assistance and also complete the attached CGA Reportable Conduct Form (the form).

    If there is no immediate risk of harm, please continue to fill in the form. Please note, the content of this report may be passed onto the Office of the Independent Regulator (OIR) as required by the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Act 2023.

    Office of the Independent Regulator

Clarence Gymnastics Association Inc Documents

Clarence Gymnastics Association Inc Documents

Clarence History

  • Gymnastics on the Eastern Shore was started by Graeme Stowards and Stephanie Burridge who ran Eastside Gymnastics Club and were both present at the inaugural meeting of the Tasmanian Amateur Gymnastics Association (TAGA) on 29th October 1972 at Bellerive Town Hall. Eastside Gymnastics Club later affiliated with TAGA, joining Launceston PCYC and Hobart YMCA as the three affiliated clubs. Eastside Gymnastics Club ceased affiliation with TAGA in 1990.
  • In 1978 a second club opened on the Eastern shore called Lindwood Gym Club run by Gill Chappell and later by Maureen Norris, then Bernie and Diane Noonan. Lindwood was affiliated with TAGA until 1995.
  • Clarence Gymnastics was first registered as Collegiate Gymnastics Club in 1976, under the guidance of Barry and Shirley Jacob who where both teachers at Collegiate at the time.The then Principal of the Collegiate, Helen Woodhouse, became patroness of TAGA and the Woodhouse Trophy was named after her. The Club ran classes from the Collegiate school in Hobart.
  • In 1980, Barry and Shirley Jacob changed the name to South Isle and the club operated out of a small hall located in West Hobart. South Isle operated as a girls only club and had a membership at it’s peak of close to 400 students. South Isle was responsible for introducing gymnastics to many girls in the Hobart community. Today we see many of these people returning to the sport as mothers with their own children.
  • In 1994, Shirley and Barry Jacobson retired and closed South Isle. Their daughter Terryanne continued the club as Sorell Gymnastics operating out of the Sorrell High School gymnasium. Terry moved in 1997, passing the club on to Charles and Jenny Minster, who moved to Tasmania with a wealth of gymnastics experience from their time coaching in South Africa and England.
  • Under Charles and Jenny the club changed its name to Wildcats operating out of the old Warrane High School Gymnasium. The club grew rapidly with Wildcats developing a strong reputation for producing quality gymnasts who went on to win many State Championships. Wildcats where forced to move from Warrane to The YMCA as the TAFE required the gymnasium. From 2003 to 2008 Wildcats called the YMCA in Glenorchy home. In 2009 Wildcats returned to the Eastern Shore when they moved to their small premises at the Citywide Baptist Church.
  • At the end of 2012, Charles and Jenny Minster decided to move to Melbourne to be with their family. Gymsports Managment, who operate the highly regarded Kingborough Gymnastics, were contracted by Wildcats to operate the gymnastics programs.