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BIG V GAME DAY PROGRAM YOUTH LEAGUE ROUND 1 2025 SEASON

WELCOME

The wait is over basketball is back, and we are thrilled to welcome you to the 2025 Big V Youth League season at Altona Sports Centre! The energy, passion, and competitive fire of our young athletes are set to make this season one to remember, and we can't wait to have you along for the journey.

Today marks an exciting start, with two massive matchups on our home court:

�� Victoria Youth Championship Women

�� Sunday, March 16 ⏰ 12:30 PM

Altona Gators �� Nunawading Spectres

�� Youth League 2 Men

�� Sunday, March 16 ⏰ 2:30 PM

Altona Gators �� Craigieburn Eagles

Our teams have been training hard, and they are ready to put on a show. We encourage all Gators fans to bring the energy, wear your colors proudly, and make some noise as we kick off the season in true Altona style!

A huge thank you to our sponsors, volunteers, families, and supporters—your passion and commitment fuel this club and help our athletes thrive.

Let’s make this a season to remember. Go Gators! ��

Accelerating Concrete Sawing continue to accelerate the success of our Victorian Youth Championship Women for the 2025 Big V Season, as their platinum sponsor.

Based in Altona North, Accelerated Concrete Sawing service the Commercial and Industrial Construction and Maintenance Industries in Victoria including undertaking Road Sawing, Electrical Road Sawing, Floor Grinding, Hand Sawing, Ring Sawing, Core Drilling, Scanning of concrete slabs, Wall and Wire Sawing and Cut and removal works. As the only Sawing Company in Melbourne that also holds an unlimited Demolition license, they have capacity to work on high level projects.

As a locally run and operated business, Accelerated Concrete Sawing understand the importance of contributing to the local community and are proud to support our Youth League Women’s team as they strive to have a successful season.

The Altona Gators are committed to promoting local business and strongly encourage, our members to reach out to Accelerated Concrete Sawing for your Concrete Sawing needs. There details are as follows:

Website: https://www.acceleratedconcretesawing.com.au

Email: nicholasc@acsawing.com.au

Phone: 0428 207 082

Location: Unit 53, 42-50 McArthurs Road, Altona North, VIC 3025

The Altona Gators would like to thank Adrian, Nicholas, Peter, Toula and the entire team at Accelerated Concrete Sawing for their valuable contribution to our program. We look forward to a long and prosperous partnership throughout 2025 and beyond.

MARNONG ESTATE

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We would like to thank Marnong Estate for returning as a platinum sponsor for the 2025 Big V Season, partnering with our Youth League Men.

Located in Mickleham, Marnong Estate provides a myriad of dining experiences from casual bites to intimate dining, a cellar door, functions, accommodation and business and social events.

Marnong Estate provides the Gator’s family with a wonderful destination for lunch with family and friends, a weekend away or for convenience, you can order online for delivery to your door.

For further information, follow their socials or visit their website: Facebook: Marnong Estate

Website: www.marnongestate.com.au

Phone: 9216 3300

Address: 2335 Mickleham Road, Mickleham Vic

We are very grateful to the entire team at Marnong Estate for their invaluable support.

PLATINUM SPONSOR

We would love to welcome Vamp Cranes as our platinum sponsor of the Senior Program for the 2025 Big V Season.

Their practice spans from general lifts to environmental retrofits of existing buildings and beyond, With our extensive range of mobile crane hire and highly trained staff we strive to achieve a continued excellence in quality, Taking on jobs of all sizes throughout Melbourne and its extended regions, With well over 50 years of combined experience our staff is ready to tackle any and all jobs big or small.

Located in Coburg, they look forward to taking on your next job.

Website: https://vampcranes.com/

Email: operations@vampcranes com au

Phone: 0403-631-650

Location: 14 Gaffney St, Coburg, 3058

The Altona Gators would like to thank the entire team at Vamp Cranes for their valuable contribution to our program. We look forward to a long and prosperous partnership throughout 2025 and beyond.

A heavy haulage transport company in service for over 25 years. We are now conveniently located in the North, South-east and western suburbs of Melbourne.

We operate a wide range of trucks and are prepared to assist with the transport of oversized vehicles or equipment. Patlin Heavy Haulage shift vehicles and equipment with large weight, height or width.

Learn more: www.patlintransport.com.au/

SouthPoint Garden Supplies is a trusted provider of soil, mulch, and quarry products, supplying both commercial and residential projects. From large-scale landscaping and construction to DIY home improvements, they offer over 250 quality products with reliable delivery across Melbourne, regional Victoria, and beyond

With strong industry connections and a commitment to excellence, SouthPoint Garden Supplies is proud to support the Altona Gators and our local community �� Learn more: https://southpt.com.au/

2024 BIG V AWARDS

YVE continue to support our Senior Women’s Team for 2025. YVE is one of Victoria’s largest and trusted water and sewer infrastructure businesses in the construction industry servicing residential land development and large infrastructure sectors. With over 30 years’ experience working on projects in the residential, industrial, commercial and infrastructure sectors, they understand infrastructure and are highly experienced and qualified to assist on projects throughout the state.

YVE value trust, honesty, responsibility, commitment of quality and measured decisions, making them a perfect partner for our senior Gators teams who strive also to uphold these important values. YVE are committed to many community partnerships making invaluable assistance to important causes.

The Altona Gators are committed to promoting local business and strongly encourage, our members to reach out to YVE.

Their details are as follows:

Website: www.yve.net.au

Email: info@vyvegroup.com.au

Phone:03 9358 7702

Location: Unit 6, 10-30 West Circuit. Sunshine West, Victoria 3020

The Altona Gators would like to thank Lee and the entire team at YVE for their valuable and ongoing contribution to our program. We look forward to continuing our successful partnership

Australian Shoring Company (ASC) are continuing their invaluable support of our Senior Men’s Team for 2025, as a platinum sponsor.

ASC are a family owned and operated company dedicated to excellence providing safe, high quality and purpose built trench shoring solutions. Their team of industry experts are committed to finding solutions to suit their clients’ specific needs. Based in Keilor East and Glen Waverly Victoria, Longanholme Queensland, and Hurstville, New South Wales, they are well placed to assist you with your shoring needs.

We greatly appreciate the ongoing support provided by ASC Shoring. We encourage members of our gator’s family to reach out to ASC Shoring:

Website: aus-shore.com.au

Phone: 1300 SHORE

Email: sales@aus-shore.com.au

Address: Building 1 and 2 Ely Court, Keilor East Vic 3033

Thank you to the entire team at ASC Shoring for their invaluable and ongoing support.

ASCEND YOUR DEVELOPMENT

Gator's Family! Ascend is back for Term 1.

Join our Director of Coaching and Basketball Victoria High Performance Hub Lead Coach Randy Shanklin to further your development through an ageappropriate system of basketball development. For athletes who play representative basketball U12-U20’s looking to improve their skill level, knowledge of the game and focus on building a strong work ethic.

The program covers many different components including Ball Handling & Dribbling, Footwork & Body Control, Passing & Receiving, Rebounding, Screening, Shooting, Individual/Team Defensive Concepts & Individual/Team Offensive Concepts. Whilst we are committed to long term athlete development this program will challenge and develop our athletes in a way that they may be identified for Basketball Victoria pathways.

The Details:

Where: Altona Sports Center, Court 10

Time: Under 12 & 14s - 5:30-6:30pm Under 16 & Up - 6:30-7:30pm

Each Wednesday from 19 February until the end of term

$38.50 per session

3 session pack $110

Term pack $360