Skate Park Leagues Loddon Mallee Hume Series comes to Mildura

Published on 27 September 2017

Sunraysia’s scooter, skateboard and BMX riders will pit their skills against the best in the region at next weekend’s The Grind – Skate Park Leagues (SPL) Loddon Mallee Hume Series.

One of at least seven rounds in the Loddon Mallee Hume Series, Mildura’s event, dubbed The Grind, will take place on Saturday, 7 October from 10am to 3pm at the Mildura Skate Park in Hugh King Drive.

Supported by Council’s Youth Services and the Mildura FReeZA Committee, the event is free to enter and will feature SPL competition heats in the following categories and age groups:

Scooter                14 and Under, 15 and Over

BMX                      14 and Under, 15 and Over

Skate                     12 and Under, 14 and Under, Open Male and Open Female

Mildura Rural City Councillor for Community Wellbeing and Services Ali Cupper said Skate Park Leagues were grass-roots, community-based events designed to cater for the growing number of scooter, skateboard and BMX riders in the region.

“These activities are not only a form of popular culture in their own right, they’re sports with global recognition and it’s great to see our young people, and our own Youth Services team, embracing them in our district,” Cr Cupper said.

For those interested in competing, entry is free and can be made by visiting http://skateparkleagues.com/enroll/vic-lmh-series-registration/.

Next Saturday’s event will kick off from 10am with the following registration and competition times:

10.30am               Scooter registration

11am                     Scooter competition

12pm                     BMX registration

12.30pm               BMX competition

1.30pm                 Skate registration

2pm                       Skate competition

For more information contact Council’s Mildura Youth Services team on (03) 5018 8100.

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