Congradulations to Ed Fernon and Charlotte Curnow in winning the mens and womens Australian Winter Championships respectively. Both are competing at the World Junior Championships in July. We wish them well.

Congradulations to Angie Darby and Charlotte Curnow in comming 10th and 12th respectively at the Asian Championships.
Angie's 10th place means that she has qualified to compete at the World Championships in London. While Charlotte is competing in the World Junior Championships in July.

Congradulations to Dee Whithead who has been awarded a scholarship by the Rotary Club and the City of Stirling in Western Australia to assit her with Modern Pentathlon competition expenses.

MPA AGM was conducted on 5 April 2009. The elected Office Bearers were as follows:
President:Jason Pennell
Vice Presidents: Kate Thompson & John Fernon
Treasurer:Beverley Rodan
Secretary: Cathy Whitehead
Athlete’s Representative: Scott Peterson
Minutes in the General section of the Forum.

The Bellarine Equathon was held 24 May 2009, in conjuction with the Drysdale Leopold Pony Club at Lake Lorne, Drysdale, with swimming at the Ocean Grove pool. Results and commentary of the event are in the Results area of the Forum.

MODERN PENTATHLON – VICTORIA invites you to participate in the
DRYSDALE LEOPOLD PONY CLUB EQUATHON to be held at Drysdale Leopold Pony Club on Sunday 24th May 2009.

The compeition will be conduced by Modern Pentathlon‐Victoria, in conjunction with Drysdale‐Leopold Pony Club, at the Drysdale‐Leopold Pony Club Grounds, Lake Lorne, Drysdale.

The Equathon event has been devised as a development sport for the Modern Pentathlon, which includes the sports of swiming running and show jumping plus 10m Air Pistol Shooting and Epee (fencing). National and international championships in Equathon are now conductged for all age groups.

Please contact Beverley Darby, Modern Pentathlon Victoria.
bevrodan@iinet.net.au or by phone on 0410 547 391 after 7pm

Australian Championships will be conducted in Melbourne on 20-21 June 2009.
Please contact Kate Thompson for entries on kthomo@netspace.com.au.

Modern Pentathlon NSW conducted its AGM on 17 March 2009
The new elected positions of MPNSW are:
Chairman of the Board.........John Fernon
Vice Chairman (1)................ Roy Cornell
Vice Chairman (2)................Robert Barrie
Secretary.............................Vacant
Treasurer.............................Lorraine Esposito
Delegate to Olympic Council (1)....Robert Barrie
Delegate to Olympic Council (2)....Di Nash
Delegate to MPA.................Akos Godfrey
Delegate to MPA.................FG Esposito
Development officer............Daniel Esposito.