Brimbank parkrun

01/05/2026

Good morning,
We will have a delay with results this morning.
We expect them to be ready by about lunchtime.
Thank you for understanding

01/05/2026

Will we see you at Brimbank parkrun today?

7.50am - First Timers Welcome
7.55am - Run Director Briefing
8am - parkrun!

29/04/2026

Good morning,

We have a few volunteer opportunities for this weekend's edition of parkrun:

😀 Timekeeper
😀 Barcode Scanner x 2
😀 First Timers Welcome (opportunity for a run/walk & volunteer credit)

Can you help with any of these roles? Comment below or email brimbank@parkrun.com

Thank you!

25/04/2026

A special kind of parkrun this morning as we gathered just after ❤️

Lest we forget.

It was a beautiful morning to come together—running, walking, volunteering, and supporting one another. Whether you were chasing a PB, taking it easy, or simply soaking up the atmosphere, it felt like a meaningful way to start the day.

We had 117 people join us this morning, and we are grateful you chose to attend Brimbank parkrun. We had 21 people achieve a PB this morning, 🎊; we also had 34 people who joined us at Brimbank parkrun for the first time, we hope to see you again.

Huge thanks to our amazing volunteers who made the event possible, and to everyone who showed up with respect and community spirit.

🦺Thank you so much to Natasha Piner, Lisa Peplow, Jesse Brandt-Amaya, Merril Lockhart, Robyn Doig, Candice Farrugia and Morne Honiball.

If you would like to join the volunteer team at Brimbank, please feel free to have a chat to us at the event, or drop us an email at Brimbank@parkrun.com.

See you all next week 👟

24/04/2026

Good afternoon,

We are looking for a second barcode scanner. This can be someone who can finish the course within 27 minutes. If you can help out please comment below or send us an email - brimbank@parkrun.com

We do kindly ask tomorrow that during the Run Director's briefing, you do remain respectful as we will be acknowledging ANZAC Day at Brimbank parkrun.

20/04/2026

Wanted! Run Directors

Brimbank parkrun are currently on the look out for a few new Run Directors to join our team.

We are currently a very small team of Run Directors and as the weather starts to cool down, commitments such as children's sports, travel & our own running & walking goals do mean we need to be able to spread the load out of Run Directing among more people.

If we are not able to recruit some new Run Directors, we may need to cancel some of our events in the future as we will not be able to fill every Saturday with a Run Director. Sadly, it is starting to become unsustainable to have this role filled in every week with only 3 regular Run Directors.

We are hoping if we are able to recruit 4 new Run Directors who are willing to make a commitment to Run Direct once every 8-10 (so 5 times a year) weeks, this would be an amazing result!

Ideally, if you were interested in becoming a Run Director, you would be welcomed to shadow myself (Candice) or Amanda or a Saturday morning to see what we do as Run Director. Then we would flip it around and have you Run Direct with one of us shadowing until you are comfortable doing it on your own.

Some of the key tasks we do on a Saturday morning:

- Be at parkrun by 7.30 to introduce yourself to volunteers and anyone arriving at parkrun.
- Ensure the First Timer's Welcome goes ahead by 7.55am
- Complete the run director's briefing. We have scripts available for this and honestly every Run Director has their own way of doing it.
-Between the start & finish of parkrun, be the first point of call if there is an issue on course or at the finish line.
- Upload the results to parkrun ems (this is a 2 minute task - super easy!)

In most cases there is usually a second and third person around with Run Director experience. Even if we are doing the course on the day, our phone is always available if something is happening that you are not sure how to handle.

The biggest pain point we believe to recruiting Run Director's is that people struggle with public speaking. If the public speaking bit is not for you, that is ok. We are more than happy to step in and do that part whilst you look after the logistics of the event and results upload.

We are also happy to have people work in pairs and be co-Run Directors

As a Run Director, you are only responsible for the Saturday running of the event. The Event Directors (Candice & Amanda) will look after e-mails, Facebook posts and the filling of the volunteer roster. You will not be required to do any admin work aside from the result upload.

If you think you may be interested, please speak to Candice or Amanda. We really would appreciate any help we can get :)

19/04/2026

Brimbank parkrun & ANZAC day

"Anzac Day carries profound significance for members of the Australian and New Zealand defence community. There is a shared understanding that people observe this day in their own unique ways, reflecting personal connections and preferences. Commemoration may take the form of attending services, participating in marches, spending time with family, engaging in quiet reflection, or connecting with others through activities such as parkrun."

We will be holding parkrun this Saturday (ANZAC Day) at Brimbank parkrun. parkrun Australia have consulted with the Invictus Australia Veteran Engagement Team and they feel it is appropriate to hold an event so long it does not disturb services that may be happening in the area.

We encourage individuals to do what feels right for them and if parkrun does form part of this, we look forward top seeing you on Saturday.

We kindly do ask, as this is a day of sombre reflection, we may take a moment to reflect on what this day means and therefore please ask you respect this during the briefings before parkrun.

You can read more here -

parkruns around Australia continue to be a place where many in the defence community feel welcome, supported and connected. Every weekend, current and former serving veterans and their families join their local parkrun communities across the country to walk, run and volunteer. They contribute as tim...

18/04/2026

126 wonderful people helped us complete event #382 at Brimbank. It was great seeing you all. We hope the rest of your weekend is fantastic.

We had 22 people achieve PB's this morning, and 23 people join us at Brimbank for the first time - we hope to see you again soon.

Congratulations to Shirley Romanyk on achieving 100 parkruns! 🎊.

A massive thank you to our wonderful volunteers for helping our event go ahead. Thank you so much to : Caroline Stanley-Smith, Jesse Brandt-Amaya, Vesna Petrovski, Paul Crossley, Madina Sagidullina, Candice Farrugia and Janelle Lilley-Gawne. 🦺❤️

If anyone wishes to join our volunteer team, please don't hesitate to speak to us at the event, or drop us an email at Brimbank@parkrun.com.

We are also looking for more people to help out with Run Director duties, if you are interested please speak to Candice or myself (Amanda). It isn't as hard as you think - managing the event, and uploading results. There is always someone who can help as well. Also, we can accommodate if you aren't ready to speak infront of a crowd - we understand.

14/04/2026

Good morning,

We are still looking to fill some volunteer roles for this weekend
😀 Timekeeper (Essential Role)
😀 First Timer's Welcome (Chance to volunteer and earn a run/walk credit as well)
😀 Second Barcode Scanner (can be someone who is able to run the course in around 27 minutes)

If you can help with any of these roles, please let us know or email - brimbank@parkrun.com

Send a message to learn more

10/04/2026

Good morning,

We are still after someone tomorrow to hand out finish tokens.

Can be a faster runner too (25 mins or less)

Thanks!

07/04/2026

Our volunteer roster is looking a bit empty for this weekend

Roles that are essential & need to get filled to hold an event:
⭐️ Timekeeper [Filled]
⭐️ Finish Tokens
⭐️ Barcode Scanner [Filled]

Roles that are not essential but nice to have:
⭐️ Second barcode scanner (can be someone who can run the course in under 27 mins) [Filled]
⭐️ Token Sorter (can be someone who can complete the course in 40 mins or less)

If you are able to assist woth any of these Roles you can comment below or send an email brimbank@parkrun.com

04/04/2026

What a brisk, but beautiful morning for parkrun!

We had 130 people join us for parkrun this morning, and it was fantastic seeing everyone.

Congratulations to Caleb Hill and Susan Tamer on achieving 50 parkruns; and Congratulations to Salvio Basile on achieving 10 parkruns! Well done 🎊

Today we had 11 people achieve PB's 🙌, and we had 27 people join us for the first time at Brimbank parkrun - We hope to see you again.

A massive thank you to our wonderful volunteers, without them we couldn't run our event ❤️🦺. Thank you : Colin Gadsden, Tara Curry, Teagan Phua, Tung Tran, Robyn Doig, Danielle Lockhart, Merril Lockhart, and Ruan Lyle-De Klerk.

If you are interested in volunteering, please feel free to speak to us at the event, or drop us an email at Brimbank@parkrun.com.

Hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend.