Club History

East Coast Bays Club operated in the 1950’s as a Children’s-only club. In 1973 North Shore Club was formed as a Senior-only club.  In 1977 their respective presidents (Graeme Avery and Dave Norris) initiated a merger and North Shore Bays Athletics was born. The Club underwent a name change to North Harbour Bays and the athletes compete as Bays Athletics  Because the 300m track at Windsor Park was inadequate for its expanding membership, the Club fundraised, built and maintained the $3 million Sovereign Stadium.

With the building of the Millennium Institute of Sport & Health, the Club generously handed over major assets, including the stadium to the Institute, to form part of the Sovereign Sports Super Centre.

The Institute features state of the art sporting facilities:

OUTDOOR FACILITIES 

- Eight lane outdoor Rekortan track
- Two horizontal jump pits
- Two high jump fans
- Two shot competition circles
- Two pole vault areas
- A discus and a hammer compeition circle
- Two javelin runways
- Full electronic timing facilities
- Floodlighting for night training/competition

INDOOR FACILITIES 

- Indoor six lane athletics track (60m) with 20m
  deceleration zone Mondo surface with timing
  and force measuring capability
- Horizontal jumping pit (with force plate
  capability)
- Pole vault dome
- High jump fan with force plate capability
- Strength and conditioning equipment and video
  analysis cameras and timing gates

Our People / Club Honours​​​​​​​

Life Members

Gaby Avery, Graeme Avery, Doug Hills, Kevin Hoare, Alma Lorimer, Keith Lorimer, Stan Meek, Eric Mullinger, Dave Norris, Lee Norris, Joanne Roscoe​​​​​​​, Jonathan Wood, John Leydon, Paul Hamblyn, Russ Hoggard, Tony Deleiros, Chris Waring, Elena Brown, Didier Poppe


Key Office Holders

Presidents

1978 -  2011       Graham Avery

2012  - 2018       Dave Norris

2019 -                  John Leydon 


Vice Presidents

1978 - 1987        Dave Norris

1988 - 1990        Kevin Hoare

1991 - 2000        Dave Norris

2001 - 2002        John Leydon

2003 - 2011        Dave Norris

2012 - 2018        John Leydon

2019 -                  Tony Catcyhpole

Chairmans

2005 - 2012        John Leydon

2012 - 2014         Pete Smalberge

r2014 - 2015         Chris Pilone

2015 - 2017         Dave Norris

2017 - 2019         Chris Pilone

2019-                    Tony Catchpole