Echuca Moama Cycling Club runs a summer season from October to March.
Although the football netball season may be winding down, Echuca-Moama won’t be lacking for sporting options to watch or play during summer.
Swimming
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Although the club swims year-round, the warmer months are the perfect opportunity to get involved with the Echuca Swim Club.
Club members practise regularly at the Echuca War Memorial Aquatic Centre, with the club catering to fitness or competitively minded swimmers.
Part of Swimming Victoria’s District 15, the club takes part in swim meets around the Central Victorian region and will host its major meet for the year on October 19.
At the track
Several major race meets come to Echuca over the spring and summer.
Punters can celebrate Melbourne Cup Day at Echuca Racing Club, with a local day of racing corresponding with the race that stops the nation.
The club also holds a New Year’s Eve meet, while Echuca Harness Racing Club gets in on the action on New Year’s Day.
Trots fans can then catch the club’s main meet, the Easter Cup, on Easter Sunday, April 5.
Echuca Racing Club has major meets on Melbourne Cup Day and New Year’s Eve.
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Oliver Shedden
Gun club
Although it is part of a year-round sport, Echuca Clay Target Club holds some of its biggest meets in the coming months.
The highlight will be the Victorian Clay Target Association State Trap Carnival, which is set to run from Thursday, November 6 to Sunday, November 9.
Northwards of 300 top-quality shooters are set to hit Echuca-Moama to compete in men’s, women’s, junior and veteran categories, with last year’s field including three Olympians.
Cycling
Echuca Moama Cycling Club runs events throughout the year.
The club’s summer crit series is held from October to March, with around 20 events.
The club caters to riders of different levels, and races are either separated into grades or handicapped.
Pickleball
Echuca-Moama now has an affiliated pickleball club for those looking to get involved in one of the fastest growing sports in the world.
The club meets on Thursdays from 10.30am to noon and Fridays from 6pm to 7.30pm at the Echuca Basketball Stadium.
Non-members are welcome to give the sport a try at one of the sessions, and all equipment is provided.
Table tennis
Echuca Table Tennis Association’s new competition kicks off on Wednesday, August 20.
Doors open at the Moama Sporting Complex, next to Goodstart Early Learning, from 6.30pm, with competition beginning at 7pm.
Spare tables are available for those looking for a social hit or to give the sport a try.
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