Maroochy River Paddle: Entries for the Maroochy River Paddle on 18 August, 2024 are open in Webscorer. As always the assistance of volunteers is critical to the success and safety of this event. Please let us know if you can help in any way.
July Time Trial: This month’s time trial will be on 20 July at 7am. A high tide of 1.3m is expected in Eudlo Creek at around 8am.
Xmas in July: I hope your creativity is running high for our fun get together on 20 July from 5pm. Bring some food to share and you your drinks. Sit around the fire and be entertained! You can always send an item by email, voice mail or transcript if you are away.
Power Outage: Energex have advised there will be a power outage at the club house on Friday 19 July from 8am to 3:30pm.
Coaching Clinic: thanks to Sharlene and Nicky for running our coaching clinic on 22 June. It was well attended and participants obtained useful information and shared strategies for ensuring club coaches are all ‘on the same page’.
Officials Course: just a reminder that Sue O’Rourke from Victoria is running some online PA Marathon Officials Workshops (3 x 2 hour online sessions) on Monday evenings during July early August. Please contact Sue if you are interested 0418 34 138. The full process for accreditation is detailed on the PA website: https://paddle.org.au/education/officiating-handbook/ under the Marathon tab.
Marathon Training Camp: Don’t forget to let Brett Greenwood (0414 666 484) know if you are intending to participate in the marathon training camp to be held on at Tallebudgera Creek, Palm Beach QLD. From 27th July to August the 4th. (Ocean Beaches Ski race is on the 3rd ).
Upcoming Races: It’s marathon season! Starting with the Tweed 30 on July 21;– which good practise for the Maroochy River Paddle on August 18; followed by the Clarence 100 over October 11, 12, 13; Paddle Queensland marathon championships are scheduled for October 19 & 20; Hawkesbury Canoe Classic starting October 26 overnight to October 27; and then finish with the Massive Murray Marathon November 18 to 22.
I’m sure we will all be watching the Olympics and cheering on our talented athletes, in particular our club members Ally Bull, Alyce Wood and Alexandra Clarke. Wishing them all the best for successful racing.
Sponsors
Our ongoing club sponsors provide services to the club. Please consider using these companies should you need their services.
| Sunshine Coast 4WD Centre | Office Works Maroochydore | Accurate Pest Management |
| Westaway Electrical | Woolworths |
The 2024 Maroochy River Paddle Sponsors are:
| Ord Minnett | Paddles (formerly the Paddle Shop), Warana | Alexandra Headland SLSC |
| North Coast Frozen Foods | Perren & Penny, Civil & Plumbing Contractors | Future Plus Environmental |
| Viking Trucks | Carruthers Contracting | More Smiles Dental Practice |
| Caloundra Skin Cancer Centre | Buderim Guardian Pharmacy | Heads in the Cloud Salon |
We are also grateful to be the recipient of grants from the following local, state and federal governments:
| Sunshine Coast Council | Qld Government, Dept of Sport & Rec | Australian Government, Dept of Business & Industry |
Please don’t hesitate to contact us with your ideas, concerns, or suggestions anytime. You can find my phone number on our Facebook page, and we are always responsive to club emails.
You are invited to send your stories for our Facebook page.
Warm regards
| Delia West, President | Paul Shipton, Secretary | Doug Brennan, Treasurer |
| Matt Ramke-Meyer, Media | Nicky Donaldson, Head Coach | |
| General Committee Members | ||
| Lach Kent | Justin Wright | Deb Wright |