Farewell Carey Gym Club

Kathy Townley, Carey Gymnastics Club President

Established in 1982, the Carey Gymnastics Club provided an activity for girls in the early years of coeducation at Carey. From that time, the Gymnastics Club flourished, and over the next 40 years the club offered classes in rhythmic gymnastics at Kew, Donvale and Bulleen, and gymnasts participated from recreational to senior competition levels. For some of that time the gym club also held classes for boys’ artistic gymnastics.

Carey gymnasts were exemplary representatives of their school, their state and their country, with many achieving positions on state and national teams over many years. In addition to individual performances, the gymnastics club was honoured with invitations to attend prestigious global events including the World Gymnaestrada in Switzerland in 2011and the Japan Osaka Festival in 2012.

In 2021, the gymnastics club wound up their program, having shared a love for gymnastics with hundreds of students over the years. The Carey community has always supported the gymnastics club and it was only fitting that the club was able to donate a half scholarship for a Year 12 student to enable them to continue at Carey while training for their elite level competition.

To acknowledge the Carey Gymnastics Club, the School has installed a plaque in the foyer of the Bulleen gymnasium, commemorating the impact it had on the many student members over the 40 years of the club. We will also be holding one last class in mid-2022 to see out the end of this era – well, it will be more of a party, really!

Thank you to everyone involved in supporting the Carey Gymnastics Club.