Two teams have been selected to represent Australia at this years Asia Pacific Unicycle Championships in Canberra. The teams were chosen by a selection panel. The teams, whose names are still to be revealed are;

Charles Allum - NBUC
Ashley Curtis - Revesby
Luke Hilderbraat - Revesby
Tom Lambert - Canberra
Jamey Mossengren - NBUC
Nic Vevers - Canberra

Cris Bailiff - Sydney
Nic Ballantyne - Revesby
Cameron Blight - Revesby
Ryan Chadwick - Sydney
Luke Machon - NBUC
Shane Machon - NBUC
Matt Price - Sydney

Congratulations to all of the above mentioned people. In the case of unavailability, please notify us, and a replacement will be selected.

You will be contacted in regards to training details shortly.

Regards,
Ashley Curtis

If you are a Newcastle rider, there's a new unicyclist in town by the name of Chris. He would like to meet up with other riders. If you want to connect, please email the AUS newsletter editor at: aus_newsletter@unicycling.org.au

UniNats 2013, hosting the 4th Asia Pacific Unicycle Championships (APUC) 2013 - will be held in Canberra ACT from the 12-16th December, brought to you by the AUS and the ACT Unicycle Riders Society.

The detailed event timetable is available on the ACTURS Uninats + APUC website

Samuel Johnson, well known the Australian actor, is setting off on February 15th on a marathon 15,000 KM unicycle ride around Australia, to raise $1 Million for breast cancer.

Samuel has contacted the AUS to invite all Australian unicyclists to join in and help out with this mammoth ride, which is going to take him a year to complete!

Here's what Samuel has to say to all unicycle riders:

Hello!

My name is Samuel Johnson. My sister has terminal breast cancer.

She is the mother of two beaut boys and as such is keen for me to help her remind every mum in the land to be breast aware.

How? Well, starting on the 15th of February, 2013 I will ride my unicycle around the entire country, hitting up hundreds of communities and every capital city.

We are officially attempting to break the Guinness world-record for longest distance traveled on a one-wheeler (15,000 kms) and are proud of our lofty aim to raise $1 million for the Garvan Research Foundation.

Extreme unicyclist, Kris Holm, recently spoke about the sport at FEAT (Fascinating Expedition & Adventure Talks), an annual evening of presentations by adventure sportspeople. Check out what he had to say: http://www.featcanada.ca/2013/07/kris-holm-mountains-and-unicycles/

US unicyclists recently held their North American Unicycling Convention and Championships. There are loads of videos circulating on YouTube about the event. Here's one compilation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9djGzZuXZY
but also check out the high jump (highest jump cleared 125 cm!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZCgPKSI7Bc

For Aussies needing a prelude to Uninats in December - the NZ Unicycle Nationals are happening in October, in Dargaville. There'll be high jump, long jump, muni, street rides, hockey games and more. Find more info on the Facebook Event Page http://www.facebook.com/events/153656898139295/

When: 25 Oct 2013 to 28 Oct 2013

Read the best advice I've heard on packing a uni for travel from an expert. Ken Looi posted this advice on his Adventure Unicyclist site: http://www.adventureunicyclist.com/articles2/unitouring/packing-unicycl…

UniNats 2013 with the Asia Pacific Unicycle Championships (APUC) 2013 - will be held in Canberra ACT from the 12-16th December, hosted by the ACT Unicycle Riders Society.

For more details see the ACTURS Uninats 2013 website.

Chris Wallace has organised the AUS Street & Flat 2013 to be held at Waterloo skatepark, Sydney - 20th and the 21st of April. Be ready to ride by 10.00am on Saturday 20th!

The entry price for competitors is $20, and you will need to be a current AUS member to cover insurance ($10 to join on the day if you're not currently a member).

It is free for spectators! The prizes are a medal and certificate.

They are awarded to first, second and third place in the following events:

• Street expert
• Street intermediate
  
• Flat expert
  
• Flat intermediate
  
• High jump
  
• Long jump
  
  If you would like to be a judge for the Street and Flatland comps then please contact Chris via the Facebook page or  by email ChrisW1096@gmail.com ASAP. Judges very much wanted!