Neil MacDonald managed the Geelong Region Cross Country team from 2000-2007. During that time, the Geelong Women won premierships in the U14, U16, U18 & Open Division 2 categories. Finally in 2007, the Geelong Region Open Men's team also came to the party by winning the Division 1 Premiership to break a stranglehold Glenhuntly had enjoyed for a decade.

During this time Neil pumped out 59 newsletters to detail everything worth knowing about the team & athletics in general. These newsletters can be found below as well as the many interviews Neil conducted with athletes the world over. Many thanks to Neil for all the time he gave to the team over those years & for allowing us to use his work on the website.

There are also an assortment of photos captured by a number of people over the years. Thanks in particular again to Neil MacDonald & Sue Buckley who supplied the majority - enjoy! If anyone has any other photos they can offer, please pass them to us.

1. Newsletters
2. Interviews
3. Photo Gallery

• #1 Oct 2000
• #2 Feb 2001
• #3 May 2001
• #4 May 2001
• #5 Jun 2001
• #6 Jul 2001
• #7 Jul 2001
• #8 Jul 2001
• #9 Aug 2001
• #10 Sep 2001
• #11 Sep 2001
• #12 Oct 2001
• #13 Apr 2002
• #14 May 2002
• #15 May 2002
• #16 Jun 2002
• #17 Jun 2002
• #18 Jul 2002
• #19 Jul 2002
• #20 Aug 2002

• #21 Aug 2002
• #22 Sep 2002
• #23 Oct 2002
• #24 Nov 2002
• #25 Mar 2003
• #26 May 2003
• #27 May 2003
• #28 Jun 2003
• #29 Jul 2003
• #30 Jul 2003
• #31 Aug 2003
• #32 Sep 2003
• #33 Sep 2003
• #34 Oct 2003
• #35 Mar 2004
• #36 Apr 2004
• #37 May 2004
• #38 Jun 2004
• #39 Jun 2004
• #40 Jul 2004

• #41 Jul 2004
• #42 Aug 2004
• #43 Sep 2004
• #44 Oct 2004
• #45 Mar 2005
• #46 May 2005
• #47 Jun 2005
• #48 Jul 2005
• #49 Sep 2005
• #50 May 2006
• #51 Jun 2006
• #52 Aug 2006
• #53 Sep 2006
• #54 May 2007
• #55 Jun 2007
• #56 Jul 2007
• #57 Aug 2007
• #58 Sep 2007
• #59 Oct 2007

The Women

1. Kerryn McCann
   • Australia's Queen Of The Roads (Jan 2002)
2. Sonia O'Sullivan
• The Pride of Ireland, But A Touch Of Aussie Too (Jan 2003)
3. Benita Johnson (Willis)
• Australia's Rising Star (Jan 2003)
• World Cross - Country Champion (Jan 2004)
4. Eloise Poppett (Wellings)
• Aiming For Athens And Beyond (Dec 2004)
5. Georgie Clarke
• Hey There, Georgie Girl! (Jan 2004)
6. Hayley McGregor (Field)
• She's Back, Bigger And Better And Looking Towards Athens (Jan 2004)
7. Sarah Jamieson
   • Dual Olympian (April 2005)

The Men

1. Craig Mottram
• 'Buster' Unplugged (June 2001)
• How To Run An Australian Record - A Recipe For Success (Mar 2002)
• Buster Reigns In Spain (Nov 2003)
• He's Back, He's Flying And He's Athens Bound (Jan 2004)
• One Special Day (Sep 2004)
• 'The Big Mazungo' (Oct 2007)
2. Lee Troop
• Troopy 'Uncut' (Jun 2001)
• Bouncing Back And Ready For Athens (Sep 2003)
• Troopy Training - Putting In The Hard Yards (Feb 2004)
• Dual Olympian (Oct 2004)
• Pleasure And Pain (Oct 2007)
3. Viktor Rothlin and Jirka Arndt
• "Did I Say That?" / Have Runners - Will Travel (Jan 2002)
4. Mark Fountain
• On The Fast Track To The Top (July 2002)
5. Mark Tucker
• Back On Top Down Under (Jan 2003)
6. Steve Moneghetti
• Still Running Hard After All These Years (Jan 2003)
7. Rod De Highden
• Mr Under - Rated (Jan 2004)
8. Adrian Blincoe
• Kiwi Flyer (Jan 2004)
9. Garry Henry
• Australia's Enigmatic Marathon Man (Jan 2004)
10. Louis Rowan
• Making Up For Lost Time (Jun 2004)

The Coaches

1. Bruce Scriven
• A Bit Of A Chat And A Coffee With 'Scrivo' (Jun 2001)
• Thoughts on Edmonton (Sep 2001)
2. Nic Bideau
• Manager To The Stars (Jan 2002)
• Guiding Our Stars Towards Athens (Jan 2004)
3. Chris Wardlaw
• 'Rab' On The Run (Jan 2002)
4. Dick Telford
   • Taking A Scientific Approach (Jan 2003)

Others

1. Andrew Lambart
• 'Bart' - On The Physio's Couch (Aug 2001)
2. Bruce McAvaney
• Our Part In Four Minute Mile History (2004)