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Annual Report 2011/2012

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Front cover photographs sourced from Sharon Swoboda


Table of Contents Office Bearers 2011/2012 5

Acknowledgments 5

Staff 5

Affiliated Clubs 2011/2012 6

Membership for 2011/2012 6

Membership Breakdown 6

High Performance Results 7

Sprint 7

Marathon 8

Slalom 9

Victorian representatives on National Teams 9

Presidents Report 10

Facilities Strategic Plan 10

Budget 10

Paddlepower 10

Disciplines 11

Acknowledgements 11

Last word 11

Finance Report 12

Canoeing Victoria Overview 13

High Performance 13

Membership Review 13

On-line membership 13

Membership services 13

Education, training and safety 13

Come and Try Day’s 14

Marketing and Communications 14

Community Development 14

Youth Participation 15

Competition Development 15

Governance / Advocacy 15

Canoe Polo Report 17

Interclub Series 17

Australian National Championships 17

Oceania Championships 17

Junior Development 18

Supporters 18

Canoe Sprint Report 19

Overview 19

Competitions 19

High Performance 19

Development 19

Finances 20

Acknowledgements 20

Marathon Report 21

Committee Aims 21

2012 events 21

Winter Series 21

Financials 21

Summer Series 21

Initiatives for 2012 21

Acknowledgements 22

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Canoe Slalom 23

Financial Statements 25


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Office Bearers 2011/2012

June 11 – June 12

President Gary Flanigan

Chair Tom Hirrschoff

Interested Director Connie Todaro

Interested Director Vacant

Interested Director Vacant

Independent Director Richard Howard

Independent Director Tony Coventry

Independent Director Laurie Chenoweth

Chair Canoe Polo Mike Wilson

Chair Marathon Joe Alia

Manager Sprint Andrea Boothroyd

Chair Slalom Mike Lau Gooey

Chair Wildwater Chris Wharton

Acknowledgments

Canoeing Victoria would also like to acknowledge

the strong support provided by the following

organisations:

Major Supporters

VicHealth

Department of Community Development (Sport and

Recreational Victoria)

Australian Government (Department of Regional

Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport)

Other Supporters / Sponsors:

Parks Victoria. YMCA

Canoes Plus, Liquid Life

Staff

Executive Officer(s)

Andrea Boothroyd

& Sharon Swoboda

Education Manager Sharon Swoboda

Education Development

Manager

John Moore

Equipment Manager John Shields

Membership Officer Roz Manester /

Cameron Myers

Book Keeper Sandra Reaburn

Project Managers

Governance and

Organisational Development:

Junior Participation:

(Paddlepower)

Indigenous Community

Canoeing

Sharon Swoboda

Andrea Boothroyd

Andrea Boothroyd


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Affiliated Clubs 2011/2012

Ballarat Amateur Canoe Club

Bendigo Canoe Club

Canoe Factory Club

Canoes Plus Racing Team

Cobram-Barooga Canoe Club

Echuca-Moama Club

Eltham College Canoe Club

Essendon Canoe Club

Fairfield Canoe Club

Footscray Amateur Canoe

Geelong Canoe Club

Gippsland Kayak Club

Ivanhoe-Northcote Canoe Club

Kananook Creek Canoe Club

Kirinari Kayak Klub

Mercantile Kayak Club

Melbourne University Mountaineering Club

Mildura District Canoe Club

Mitta Mitta Canoe Club

Melbourne Canoe Club

Patterson Lakes Canoe.Club

Shepparton Canoe Club

Sherbrook Knox Canoe Club

Swan Hill Canoe Club

Tarwin River Canoe Club

Templestowe Canoe Club

Victorian Canoe Club

Warrnambool Kayak Club

Whitehorse Canoe Club

Yarrawonga Mulwala Canoe Club

Membership for 2011/2012

Membership Breakdown

2011/2012 2010/2011

Adult 936 725

Junior 117 244

Life 11 6

Lifetime 1 1

Rec Adult 584 651

Rec Junior 37 56

School 80 89

Social Adults 100 1

Social Juniors 0 78

Volunteers 5 3

Total 1871 1854


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High Performance Results

Sprint

Sprint National Results

Madeleine Batters, Bendigo Canoe Club

3rd - Womens U18 K4 1000m Final

Rebecca Mann, Bendigo Canoe Club

1st - Womens U18 K2 200m Final





2nd - Womens U18 K2 1000m Final

3rd - Womens U18 K1 1000m A Final



Marlena Ahrens, Fairfield Canoe Club




Jennifer Stevens, Fairfield Canoe Club

1st - Womens Open K4 1000m Final

George Bradilovic, Footscray Canoe Club

1st - Mens Over 35 K2 1000m Final









Ellie Bews, Geelong Canoe Club





Emily Bews, Geelong Canoe Club


3rd - Womens Open K4 500m A Final

3rd - womens Open K4 200m Final

Eliza St Hill, Ivanhoe Northcote Canoe Club

2nd - Womens U23 500m Final

Amy Peters, Mitta Mitta Canoe Club


2nd Womens Open K2 1000m A Final

3rd - Womens Open K4 200m Final



Nicholas Byrne, Patterson Lakes Canoe Club

2nd - Mens Open K2 5000m Final

Jarrad Campbell, Patterson Lakes Canoe Club

1st - Mens U18 K4 200m Final

1st - Mens U18 K4 500m A Final

2nd - Mens U18 K2 200m A Final

2nd - Mens U18 K4 1000m Final

Kieren Carson, Patterson Lakes Canoe Club



2nd - Mens U18 K2 200m A Final


3rd - Mens U18 K1 200m A Final

Reid Coutts, Patterson Lakes Canoe Club

2nd - Mens Open K2 5000m Final

Catherine McArthur, Patterson Lakes Canoe Club

1st - Womens Open K4 500m A Final

1st - Womens U23 K1 500m A Final

3rd - Womens Open K4 200m Final

Chris Martin, Patterson Lakes Canoe Club




Mitchell Pope, Patterson Lakes Canoe Club




Jessica Silvester, Patterson Lakes Canoe Club


Samantha Silvester, Patterson Lakes Canoe Club


Kirra Solterbeck, Patterson Lakes Canoe Club



Steven Vegh, Patterson Lakes Canoe Club

1st - Mens Open C1 5000m Final

Nathalie Walkington, Patterson Lakes Canoe Club







Kayla Whinray, Yarrawonga Mulwala Canoe Club



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Marathon

National Marathon Vic Results

Open Men K1

1st Michael Leverett Mitta,

2nd David Cole PLCC,

3rd Trevor Murray, PLCC

Under 23 Men K1

3rd

James Campbell FCC

Under 18 Men K1

2nd Tom Hedditch Mercantile

Veteran 45 Men K1

1st Cameron McGill, PLCC

Veteran 50 Men K1,

1st George Bradilovic ,FACC

2nd

Peter Currie, GCC

3rd John Young INCC

Veteran 60 Men K1

1st Terry Poole GCC

Under 14 Boys K1

2nd Callum Gosbell INCC

Under 16 Boys K1

2nd

Edward Lovick INCC

Open Women K1

1st Tegan Fraser Bendigo,

2nd

Amy Peters Mitta Mitta

Under 23 Women K1

1st Marlena Ahrens FCC

Under 18 Women K1

1st Nell Cuthbertson INCC,

2nd Penny Young INCC

Veteran 35 Women K1

2nd

Emma Croser FACC

Veteran 50 Women K1

3rd Sally Miller INCC

Veteran 55 Women K1

1st Suzanne Lipe INCC,

2nd Debbie Bennett INCC,

3rd Adele Walker FACC

Veteran 60 Women K1

1st Maggie Vegh PLCC,

2nd Gayle Burke FACC,

3rd

Terri Hynes, FACC

Under 14 Girls K1

1st Stephanie Langley INCC,

2nd

Sally Ng INCC

Under 16 Girls K1

2nd Kayla Whinray YMACC,

3rd Chloe De Highden INCC

Open Men K2

1st

Michael Leverett Mitta/ Angus Campbell FCC

2nd Daniel Ryan PLCC / David Cole PLCC,

Under 18 Men K2

2nd Tom Hedditch Mercantile / Tim Arnold

Mercantile

3rd

Christopher Grundy / Christopher Smith , FCC

Veteran 35 K2

1st Peter Currie GCC / Tanya Beacham GCC

Veteran 40 Men K2

1st

George Bradilovic FACC / Cameron McGill PLCC

Veteran 50 K2

2nd Chris Alger / Steven Vegh PLCC

Veteran 60 Men K2

1st

Terry Poole GCC

Under 16 Boys K2

1st Ed Lovick INCC / Alexander Neilson INCC,

2nd

Hamish Young FCC / Peter O'Leary FCC

Open Women K2

1st Catherine McArthur PLCC / Amy Peters Mitta

2nd

Tegan Fraser Bendigo

Under 18 Women K2

1st Penny Young INCC / Nell Cuthbertson INCC

Under 14 Girls K2

1st

Stephanie Langley INCC / Sally Ng INCC

Under 16 Girls K2

1st Kayla Whinray YMACC / Kelly Ng INCC

2nd

Chloe De Highden INCC / Maddy Sloan INCC

3rd

Isabella Jenzen INCC / Monika Tencic INCC

Veteran 40 Men TK1

3rd Andrew De Highden, INCC

Veteran 50 Men TK1

3rd Rodney Gange GCC

Veteran 60 Men TK1

3rd

Tony McElroy GCC

‘Veteran 45 Men TK2

3rd Gregory Parker / Rodney Gange GCC

Veteran 60 TK2

1st

Tony McElroy GCC / John Lidstone GCC

Veteran 50 Women K2

3rd Maggie Vegh PLCC


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Slalom

Slalom National Vic Results 2012

Warwick Draper MCC

1st Mens C1 Open

Jaxon Merritt MCC

1st Mens K1 23yrs

2nd Mens C1 - 23yrs

2nd MC2-Open (Tim Hobbs)

Tim Hobbs, MCC

2nd Mens C2-Open (Jaxon Merritt)

2nd Mens K1 23yrs

Alastair Anderson - ECC

3rd

Mens K1 23yrs

3rd Mens C1 - 23yrs

Timothy Anderson -ECC

2nd Mens K1 18yrs

Chris Fegan -MCC

2nd Mens K1 16yrs

Tristan Carter

1st Mens K1 14yrs

1st Mens C1 - 14yrs

Ashley Hobbs

2nd Mens K1 14yrs

2nd Mens C1 - 14yrs

Benjamin Marriott

3rd Mens C1 - 18yrs

Sarah Grant MCC

1st Womens K1 - Open

Dita Pahl - CPRT

3rd Womens C1 - Open

Maggie Webster - MCC

2nd Womens C1 - 18yrs

2nd Womens K1 -18yrs

Eliza Singleton - Bendigo

2nd Womens C1 - 16yrs

2nd Womens K1 -16yrs

Chris Wharton - FCC

3rd MK1 – Grand Masters

Victorian representatives on National

Teams

Australian Slalom Senior / Under 23 Team

Warwick Draper K1 Sarah Grant K1

Leanne Guinea C1 Jaxon Merritt K1 (

2011 Australian Marathon Team

Amy Peters Tegan Fraser

James Campbell Michael Leverett

Angus Campbell Trevor Murray

Robert Aardoom

2011/12 Australian Canoe Polo Team

Matthew Moore Jay Burgess

Steve Porter Rebecca Jennings

Brooke Honeyman Lori Mills

Megan Bishop Adele

Mike Wilson Dave Pillikers

Andrew Shearer Matt Farrington

John Moore Liam Farrington

Hamish Dugdale

2012 Australian U22 Canoe Sprint Team

Amy Peters Catherine McArthur

Emily Bews

2012 Australian Junior Canoe Sprint Team

Rebecca Mann Kieren Carson

2012 Australian Junior Olympic Hopes Canoe

Sprint Team

Kieren Carson Jarrad Campbell

Rebecca Mann Madeleine Batters

Nathalie Walkington

VIS Scholarship holders

Warwick Draper

Sarah Grant

Leanne Guinea


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Presidents Report Life is always interesting! The office is busy, busy,

busy, administering Canoeing Victoria for the good

of our expanding membership and taking advantage

of the great support from the State and Federal

governments who via funding enable us to achieve

aims and objectives beyond our basic membership

income.

To reiterate however, before we apply for any

particular government grant, it is always tested

against our ‘stated strategic objectives’ to ensure

that, whilst all grants will bring a level of perceived

distraction to our executives’ and staff time, all

grants must align with our objective to increase

participation in our sport and to increase club

membership.

Our projected budget for 2012/2013 assumes, with

respect to our income in general and from

government Grants in particular, that we will enjoy

the same if not higher grant income in the current

year as compared to 2011/2012. In 2011/2012

some 50% odd percent of our total income came

from government grants. This is attributed to both

the excellent submissions that Andrea puts together

as well as a high regard for Canoeing Victoria and

the ability to deliver from the government

departments.

For those new to the reality of government support,

provided by way government grants, all the

government money must, and I say again, ‘must’ be

spent only on achieving those contractually agreed

KPI’s for which the grant is designed to support. We

have no discretion or flexibility to use the funds

provided in any one grant to ‘cross subsidize’ any

other activity other than what has been agreed.

Facilities Strategic Plan

One of our more recent successful grant discussions

is aimed at developing a facilities strategic plan with

a major emphasis on the development of the river

area at Westerfolds Park into a combined Canoe

Polo, Sprint and Slalom facility. There is much yet to

be done before any funds for construction of the

facility might become available but, we are now in

the final stages of securing funding (quite

considerable really) to engage a consultant for the

preparation of the plan and recommendations.

To complement this activity, a combined partnership

between Canoeing Victoria, Parks Victoria and

Melbourne Water will see a feasibility study

completed in the new financial year for the

development of the slalom course at Westerfolds

Park. This study will feed directly into the facilities

strategic plan and if necessary be implemented in

parallel with the broader objectives within the park.

The Affiliation Fee issue with Australian Canoeing

has finally been resolved. This is a great result but,

in truth, the outcome had little to do with any

objections or protests that CV made to AC albeit

contributing to the growing unrest by all the states

to revisit the status quo. The result was achieved by

an AC Board member designing a ‘funding model’

that ‘seems to achieve the desired results’. From me

personally, well done AC!

Budget

As always it is no mean achievement to balancing

the budget but an action that gives all a great sense

of comfort none the less. As budgeted, we again

made a slight profit. Our changed financial situation

is due, in no small part to the abundance of water

and the related increase in membership numbers.

Another reason for our improved finances was the

effort by Board members to run various fundraising

events and I thank those members who had the time

and energy, to actively assist with those events.

Canoe Polo, on the day of the AGM, staffing a

Bunnings stall sausage sizzle with the purpose of

raising funds for the Polo discipline in general but,

more specifically, to offer some financial assists to

our international competitors, to attend

international competitions.

Paddlepower

Speaking of becoming financially self sufficient, CV

have, as was reported last year, acquired a program

– Paddle Power - from the UK equivalent of AC. This

program, which is designed to increase participation

by young persons, is being trailed up at Mildura but,

it needs additional staffing support to expand the

spread and penetration. Only time will tell whether

it lives up to expectations but, we have high hopes

for the program.


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Disciplines

Andrea will once again be managing the Sprint

Discipline in the forthcoming year. It is a high

priority for the Board that the Sprint discipline is

developed, becomes a strong and viable discipline

and one that has pathways from grassroots through

to the elite. While it is only one discipline of many

and constitutes small membership numbers, it is a

high profile discipline to which we need to both

provide the opportunities for as well as leverage off

the high profile.

Other disciplines seem to be operating well but we

would, of course, very much like to be able to offer

funding to assist with their activities. We do provide

administrative support to the disciplines but our

ability to provide direct financial support is and will

remain limited, until (if ever) we are able to create

some profitable income producing activities.

Acknowledgements

Speaking on behalf of the Board, I again express our

combined thank you to our excellent support staff

(Sandra, Roz and Cameron), our Education Officer

(John Moore) our Joint CEO’s (Andrea and Sharon),

plus our many members who make up the various

Discipline Committees, the many coaches who give

of their time to run our courses and the ‘come and

trys’, and finally, the members of the CV Board.

I would also on behalf of the Board, like to thank

outgoing independent board member Ric Howard

who served on the Board for nearly 7 years bringing

financial expertise to the meetings. His inputs into

discussions were always with vigor and passion and

his contribution to the office was immeasurable.

My heartfelt thanks to all our members - who

collectively make-up Canoeing Victoria – for simply

being members of CV, and to those others who

actively run the clubs and infrastructure, for their

time, their devotion to our association, their

knowledge and their collective experience; thank

you all.

Last word

Finally, the period of my tenure as President of CV is

drawing to a close. Last year I indicated that I would

not be standing for the President’s role this year but

have agreed to remain for one more year. If I am

reappointed at the 2012 AGM – 2012/2013 will be

my last year on the CV Board.

Keep paddling and may we all have a great and

prosperous time over the balance of the year.

Gary Flanigan

President Canoeing Victoria


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Finance Report As a not for profit organization, the aim is not to

make money, nor be in a position to invest except in

infrastructure and programs that will benefit the

members and paddling community.

With that in mind, the organsiation has posted a

surplus across the board of a mere $1474. While

concerning considering last years’ surplus of $37000

a number of infrastructure investments have been

implemented during the year.

One of the significant practices changed during the

year was moving from a diminishing deprecation

method to a straightline method. All disciplines

accounts and the administration therefore showed

an unusual increase in depreciation during the year

as adjustments were made. This had a significant

impact on the profit and loss raising the overall

deprecation from $9000 to $22000.

Slalom finally realized the repairs on the Goulburn

river slalom site which amounted to over $11,000

which attributed to the loss of $8000 overall. With

the Nationals being hosted in 2013 on the Goulburn

it was timely the repairs were finally completed. In

addition, any significant surplus the discipline might

be holding will be reinvested into the sport in

renewing old infrastructure such as bibs and timing

systems that also will be required for the up and

coming Nationals. Hosting the likes of the Nationals

and investing in future infrastructure is exactly what

the disciplines need to do and the Board fully

supports this type of investment as long as it

planned and budgeted for.

Canoe polo made a modest surplus during the year

with an increase in income with expenses in-line

with the budget and last year.

Although Marathon posted a loss this year, it was

mainly due to the unusual increase in depreciation

and unexpected trailer repairs that made the

difference. The discipline as a whole is still

financially secure and was able to contribute $250 to

each Victorian on the Nationals Marathon team to

assist with expenses.

The sprint committee continues to be supported by

the administration as it posted a loss of $2,428. This

will be covered by the administration this year as

well as a required investment in the new financial

year. While the Board fully supports the investment

into the sprint discipline, this is not a sustainable

model into the future.

The Administration revenue was again up from last

years $302k to $370k. This was due to the

substantial support received from VicHealth and we

thank them for their ongoing support for our

Indigenous initiatives as well as all the other funders.

Membership income remained constant but we saw

a decrease in education income. The president once

again did a sterling job in raising untied funding from

Bunnings BBQ’s increasing his contribution from

$4000 last year to $12000 this year. This is not a

repeatable income for future years however, but the

result of exceptional circumstances that led to a

number of extra opportunities.

In general the organization still remains in the

position of heavily relying on funding from State and

Federal governments to meet our strategic goals and

objectives. As long as the organization and the

funders continue to have mutual objectives, funding

may still be available in the future, but we are

mindful that should circumstances at the

government level change, it will have a dramatic

affect on what can be delivered by the organization.

In saying so however, the state and federal funders

have realized the perilous position they put the likes

of state sporting associations when they fund for

only 12 months at a time, hence they have changed

their funding models to be the likes of 2 or 3 years of

committed funding. This allows the state bodies to

plan for the future and future programs and attract

and employ the right staff for right projects.

In summary, the organization still remains strong

and viable. Growth is required in all sectors both in

membership numbers and income and each year

brings its own new challenges.

Thank you to Sandra Reaburn who has taken on the

management of the accounts for almost all the

disciplines which enables easier reporting and

auditing at the end of the year.

Thank you also to Ric Howard who has been the

Board member analyzing the accounts and

recommending changes and improvements.

Sharon Swoboda


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Canoeing Victoria Overview Members Members Members. That has been the

chant in the office all year. After forums with

members and clubs to discuss the strategic

direction, membership services and in particular the

recreational pathway, the office has had a clear

direction that if there is no benefit for the member,

question why was it being done.

High Performance

Heading into an Olympic year there was much focus

on selection races, national teams and tours.. Peter

Gargiulo continued on with the NEPD Sprint program

which moved into the next phase this year.

Membership Review

To ensure that the organizational membership

structure is best practice, in line with other sports

and meets both the needs of the membership and

the organization, a membership review was

completed during the year comparing canoeing

against other like sports and other membership

models. One major recommendation was to address

the junior membership decline and reduce the

financial barrier to our under 18 members and

students to promote growth in the area. As a result,

a youth membership with limited competition will

be introduced and the age of full competition

students raised to provide a cheaper option for the

university age students. In addition, both the youth

and a recreational adult membership will be

available direct from Canoeing Victoria to capture

those new paddlers who have yet to determine the

club that’s right for them. It will however be limited

to their first year.

In general the conclusion was our membership

model was in-line and accepted as the model to

move forward with.

On-line membership

The Australian Canoeing database which manages

the membership for all states and clubs has an on-

line membership feature that was introduced to all

clubs this year after Essendon Canoe Club piloted

the system last year. The system is designed to

reduced the overheads and administration of the

membership at the club level and streamline the

process for renewing members and reduce the

barriers for new members joining.

Membership services

Membership Trends

While we started to see a trend in adult members

moving from competition to the recreational

category, this trend seems to have not come to

fruition this year with adult members increasing

from 725 to 936. Without any major nationals

championships being held in Victoria during the

year, which is usually the reason for the spike, we

are pleased with this reverse in trend. More

concerning however, is the decline in junior

membership down from 244 to 117. We have

definitely seen a move away from schools

participating in a kayaking activity which has also

been verified by the reduction of schools

participating in the murray marathon.

It appears from our limited analysis that the schools

that have participated in the past are losing their “in-

school champions” to drive the school into the sport

of kayaking. All the best equipment and programs in

the world won’t overcome a complacent attitude

within the school. The future challenge is how to get

schools back on board.

Education, training and safety

Education and the delivery of the ACAS system still

remains a significant priority for the organization.

With over 70 programs again delivered by the

organization the major challenge is finding suitable

instructors and coaches to assist in the delivery.

Safety will become a major issue into the future, as

sit on tops and even the new whitewater sit on tops,

lower the entry level for the general public to get

involved. Our role as educators and state body is to

promote and ensure that all Victorians have the

opportunity to learn the skills and be educated in

being safe on the water, no matter what the craft.

Paddlepower will also become a key program within

the education area as we use it to both skill and

recognize the junior participants and provide them

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Come and Try Day’s

One major initiative this year was to get rid of the

paid come and try sessions at Westerfolds park and

make it a free open season session. Two days were

held outside the Canoeing Victoria Education centre

within the park, one in November and one in

February. Both days attracted over 150 participants

each ranging from small children to adventurous

adults heading to Alaska or other exotic areas

paddling. We had a great conversion rate to Basic

Skills which is where the paddlers were really going

to get the education they needed to be safe on the

water, however the come and try day’s emphasized

the importance of being prepared and skilled so

hopefully they won’t just go out and buy a sit on top

and think all will be well. It was a great exercise for

the staff and instructors to undertake and the

processes and paperwork will be the basis of running

more of these mass participation community days

and broaden the exposure of a paddling activity.

Marketing and Communications

The main form of communication with members and

the paddling community still remains the web site

and digital media. The Administration has embarked

on the social media, however like all forms of

marketing and communication, a structured and

consistent approach is required. The new financial

year will have a clear focus on this communication

and reaching new and diverse markets.

Community Development

Murray Marathon

The Murray marathon continues to be a major

priority for the board as it recognizes that the event

is the entry level for many in the community that

have never paddled before or been exposed to the

diverse opportunities to participate. With this in

mind, the organization is represented on the

Management Committee as a key partner with a

major focus on developing the opportunities to

participate.

Once again they are suffering the effects of the

schools reducing their interest in the sport and event

as a whole which has a major impact on participants.

With a number of initiatives underway such as

inclusion into a National Ultra Marathon Series and

an ICF series, an extensive campaign to raise the

profile is underway.

Indigenous Canoeing Program:

Canoeing Victoria’s activities to develop locally

managed, safe and sustainable opportunities for

Indigenous communities to participate in canoeing

continued with five Victorian communities involved

in the program. Six participants have been upskilled

to Flatwater Guide level (five are now members of

the Mildura Canoe Club) and are already running

canoeing programs for two local communities, with

several more participants in training. To date, more

than 40 participants across the five communities

have achieved their Australian Canoeing Basic Skills

Award. The partnerships Canoeing Victoria has

formed with several support agencies and

particularly with the Mildura Canoe Club have

contributed to the strong growth and achievements

of the program to date. We look forward to

continuing the program during 2012/13.

Canoeing Victoria thanks VicHealth (through the

State Sporting Association Participation Program)

and the Australian Government (through the

Indigenous Sport and Recreation Program of the

Office for Sport) for funding support to deliver these

programs.


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Youth Participation

Increasing junior participation is one of the six

strategic goals of Canoeing Victoria. Our research

over the previous year identified that a youth

focused participation program and award scheme

suitable for all types of canoeing is a significant gap

in our product offering. After an international

search for a suitable product, Canoeing Victoria

purchased the rights to develop and introduce the

British Canoe Union’s “Paddlepower” scheme to the

Australian market. Paddlepower is aimed at

attracting 8-14 year olds to come into and to stay in

paddlesports (and has a very successful 15 year track

record in Britain to demonstrate this).

In preparation for the launch of Paddlepower

Australia in 2013, this year we have been focused on

tailoring Paddlepower to suit the Australian market,

and on identifying the resources, infrastructure and

pathways that will be required to support the

product and a significant increase in youth paddling

members. This has included introducing a cost-

effective introductory youth membership category,

as well as developing an informal but strong

relationship with the ASC Active After-school

Communities (AASC) program, and piloting a AASC

canoeing program (as a potential introduction-to-

Paddlepower) partnering with Mildura Canoe Club.

Thank you Sport and Recreation Victoria for funding

support to deliver this initiative.

Competition Development

Discipline Vic

Champs

2011

Vic

Champs

2010

Vic

Champs

2009

Canoe Slalom 72 75 77

Wildwater N/A 12 DNR*

Marathon 106 145 152

Sprint 109 59 88

Canoe Polo 100 100 100

*Did not run due to water levels and race volunteers

** Approx based on 20 teams with 5 in each team

Participation Numbers: Schools events (Vic Champs)

Discipline 2011 2010 2009

Canoe Slalom 134 103 111

Wildwater 111 87 112

Marathon 148 125 163

Sprint 138 74 125

Canoe Polo Not Run Not Run Not Run

Governance / Advocacy

Outdoor Recreation Centre / Outdoors

Victoria

As a member of the Outdoor Recreation Centre,

Canoeing Victoria has been involved in a review of

the organisation and has watched with interest as to

the result and to the future of the organisation. The

conclusion is that a new representative body will

rise from the ashes of both the Outdoor Recreation

Centre and the Victorian Outdoors Education

Association with a different board structure and

mission statement. This new body will take on an

active representative role for all those involved in

the outdoor and recreational sector. Canoeing

Victoria look forward to partnering with such an

organisation to enhance conditions, access and

information for those recreational paddlers.

Water Safety Council

Canoeing Victoria was invited to participate in the

informal Water Safety Council, a group of water

based interested bodies that are keen to reduce the

water based incidents in Victoria. Hosted by Life

Saving Victoria, Canoeing Victoria has been included

especially with the perceived increase in canoeing

fatalities in recent times.

The Victorian Water Safety Master Plan (VWSMP)

was been developed by key aquatic industry

stakeholders in consultation with related

government departments to provide an overarching

approach to water safety and drowning prevention

in Victoria. The document sets out a four-year

blueprint for preventing accidental deaths and

injuries for all participants in water-related activities.

As a working document, Canoeing Victoria will

continue to be involved with the council and the

developments to improve water safety into the

future.


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State Office Staffing.

Amazing that such a small staffed organization has

attracted such long serving staff. Sandra Reaburn

has diligently managed the accounts for 11 years

and has successfully taken on all the discipline

accounts except for Slalom as well. This means the

accounts are streamlined for the audit and

consistent making reporting and understanding of

the financial situation of the organization simple at

any point of time.

Roz Manester has settled into the organization

brilliantly taking on the Education Service Delivery

role, membership as well as project tasks. John

Moore and John Shields manage the instructors and

the equipment respectively and with new programs,

and a greater demand for instructors plus more and

more equipment needed to be housed and

maintained, the two John’s do a great job.

Both Executive Officers, Andrea and Sharon have

also clocked up 10 years with the organization. Both

having started as project managers and while many

things have changed over 10 years, the challenges

never seem to cease.

Board Members

This year the Board welcomed Catherine Gardner-

Gaskin to the table who brings with her marketing

experience and a background in Scouts Victoria.

Both backgrounds will serve the organization well.

The Board have embraced the new strategic plan

and projects that have been undertaken and with

Vicsport’s assistance in the new year, the Board will

undergo a review of roles and purpose to continue

the development and growth of the Board and good

governance.

The association cannot work without a board but,

the association cannot grow or develop without a

good board. Andrea and Sharon would like to

extend their thanks for the support and dedication

to those that have served on the Board this year and

given up precious time in doing so.

Members and Clubs

Last but not least, the Executive Officers would like

to extend their thanks to the 1871 members and the

30 Clubs that support the Association and the

objectives.

Andrea Boothroyd and Sharon Swoboda.


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Canoe Polo Report

The 2011-2012 year has been another solid year for

Canoe Polo in Victoria. We have seen a slight growth

in both our Melbourne competition and in regional

Geelong. This growth can be directly attributed to

the hard work and dedication of Dave Pilllikers and

Megan Bishop in Melbourne and John Yacoub and

Ian Neville in Geelong. Without people like them our

great sport would be suffering a distinct decline.

The year began with the continuation of the Spring

Competition that reached its conclusion with the

finals in September. This season was shortly followed

by a “Come and try night” at Richmond Recreation

Centre. Over the last few seasons these nights have

been the main way we have obtained new players

for our Melbourne competition. Once these people

have been given a taste at the come and try they are

invited to take part in the informal Cocktail Summer

Competition as a lower cost and less intimidating

option to get them involved in our competitions.

This competition was very successful. This year saw

the addition of Tuesday nights to the Cocktail

Competition where A & B grade players were teamed

with some up and coming C grade players to try to

improve the overall standard of our competition

while also having lots of fun. The first half of 2012

saw the Autumn season run and won, once more

being the mains basis of Canoe Polo in Melbourne.

Interclub Series

During the summer months the Victorian Inter-club

Series (VICS) was run again. This year it consisted of

6 single day competitions between October 2011

and April 2012. The focus this year was in

developing groups of people within each club that

were capable enough to organise and run one of

these events. Assistance was provided by VCP to

develop the resources within the clubs with the aim

that in future years the clubs would be able to run

the events independently. These events also provide

an income stream for the clubs that hopefully will

mainly be directed back into canoe polo in some

way. At the very least it will improve the profile of

the polo section in each of the clubs. This series is

definitely having an effect on the canoe polo

community as there is more emphasis being placed

on belonging to and being part of a club and not just

being a paddler. There is still a lot of interaction

between members of the different clubs but they

seem to identify with their own club more often.

This series is still in its infancy and I hope that over

the next few years it will become a larger and more

significant part of our competition structure as the

clubs vie to produce the best event of the calendar.

They will also hopefully act as a stepping stone for

players wanting to take teams to the Australian

Summer Series events. Another sign of this

continued development was Canoes Plus Racing

Team organising the “ Cold Water Cup” which was a

5 round series played at their home venue at Yarra

Bend during the winter months. Apart from having

to change venues a couple of time due to excessive

water levels this new competition was quite

successful and I hope it will be run again in the

future.

Australian National Championships

At the National Level the Australian National

Championships were held at Penrith in Sydney over

the Easter holiday period. Victoria was well

represented with 6 teams competing (see team lists

below). We also had several teams that competed in

the Australian Summer series, travelling to Canberra,

Sydney and Adelaide and then playing in the

Melbourne Invitational (which was again hosted by

Essendon Canoe Club). All of these events were

selection events for the Oceania Championships or

the World championships

Oceania Championships

The Oceania championships were held in Palmerston

North in New Zealand during December 2011.

Victoria was represented by the following people:

Mens A : Matt Moore , placed 1st

Mens B : Jay Burgess, Steve Porter, placed 3rd

Womens A: Rebecca Jennings, Brooke Honeyman,

placed 1st

Womens B : Lori Mills, Megan Bishop, Adele placed

5th

Veterans 35+ A : Mike Wilson placed 2nd

Veterans 35+ B : Dave Pillikers, Andrew Shearer, Matt

Farrington, placed 4th

Masters 45+ : John Moore placed 2nd

U21 Men : Liam Farrington, placed 2nd.

NZ Veterans 35+ A : Hamish Dugdale placed 1st

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Congratulations to all those who competed. The

National Championships was the final Selection

event for the teams to compete at the 2012 World

Championships being held at Poznan, Poland in

September. Nathan Moore (VC) and Matt Moore

were selected into the men's team and Rebecca

Jennings was selected into the Women's team. I wish

them all the best for the up coming event.

Junior Development

Junior Development has proceeded mainly at two

locations during the year. Firstly a group

coordinated by Matt and Louise Farrington along

with Andy Waters have been training at Yarra Bend

where we now have the ability to suspend goals for

training and competition. The second group is being

developed by Geelong Canoe Club via its contacts at

a couple of schools in their local area. Both of these

groups supplied junior teams to compete in the VICS.

As expected, these groups flourished during the

summer months and diminished as winter

approached due to cold weather and the reduction

of daylight hours. It is however anticipated that

these groups will become larger and more focused

when the warmer weather returns later in 2012.

Supporters

Victorian Canoe polo is pleased to acknowledge the

contributions of the following organisations:

Richmond Recreation Centre

Essendon Canoe Club

Canoes Plus Racing Team

Parks Victoria.

Finally I would like to give a huge thanks to all of the

volunteers that have made this year of Canoe Polo

possible. We are a totally amateur sport that

depends on it members providing their valuable

spate time to keep our sport alive, without them it

would not exist. This is a fact that far to few people

appreciate or acknowledge. So I will say it again,

thank you one and all for your efforts.

Mike Wilson

Chairperson

Canoeing Victoria – Canoe Polo Technical Committee


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Canoe Sprint Report

Overview

An exciting year for Victorian sprint racing!

Participation and performance is on the increase at

all levels. The highlights included:

• 138 participants registered for Victorian School

Sprint Championships (up from 74 in 2010/11).

• 109 individuals entered Victorian Sprint

Championship events (65 in 2010/11)

• 33 Victorians raced in final events at the

Australian Sprint Championships (13 in

2010/11).

• 9 Victorian sprint athletes selected to Australian

Canoeing’s National Elite Development Program

squads.

• 8 Victorian sprint athletes selected to represent

Australia on the world stage.

Competitions

Sprint racing began this year in September 2011 with

the Bendigo Canoe Club’s Bendigo Cup regatta, and

was followed by a season of five Canoeing Victoria

regattas including the state and school

championships.

• 5&10km Championships, Patterson Lakes,

30/10/11, 53 participants.

• Sprint Regatta 1 (200&1000m), Nagambie,

27/11/12, 30 participants.

• Victorian Sprint Championships (200m),

Essendon, 21/1/12, 78 participants.

• Victorian Sprint Championships (500&100m),

Carrum, 19/2/12, 78 participants.

• Victorian School Sprint Championships (200m),

Essendon, 24/3/12, 138 participants.

For the first time in many years, Australian Canoeing

held a national level event in Victoria. AC Sprint

Grand Prix was held March 2012 on the reinstated

racing course on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat. This

provided a fantastic opportunity for Victorian

athletes to participate in a national championship

event. It was heartening to see so many Victorians

volunteering to assist in the on-the-day running of

the event.

The Canoeing Victoria regatta scheduled for Geelong

in March 2012 was cancelled due to a clash of dates

with the AC Grand Prix.

High Performance

Victoria’s representation at the Australian Sprint

Championships boomed this year with 34 athletes

participating in this year’s event (up from 28 in

2010/11) and 33 racing in final events (13 in

2010/11).

On the international stage, the presence of Victorian

athletes in national teams is strengthening. Amy

Peters, Catherine McArthur and Emily Bews were

selected for the Australian U22 Canoe Sprint Team

2012. Kieren Carson and Rebecca Mann were

selected for the Australian Junior Canoe Sprint

Team, and Kieren Carson, Jarrad Campbell, Rebecca

Mann, Madeleine Batters and Nathalie Walkington

were selected for the Junior Olympic Hopes Canoe

Sprint Team.

Nine Victoria athletes were selected for Australian

Canoeing National Elite Development Program

(NEDP) sprint squads – Catherine McArthur and Amy

Peters to the NEDP Elite Squad, Emily Bews and Eliza

St Hill to the U23 Development Squad, Madelaine

Hurst and Rebecca Mann to the U18 Development

Squad, and Kieren Carson, Madeline Batters and

Nathalie Walkington to the Talent Squad.

Development

The AC NEDP Talent Identification Program

continued at Carrum under Coach Peter Garguilo.

Congratulations to Patterson Lakes Canoe Club who

achieved certification as a Canoeing Victoria Sprint

Certified Training Centre. The certification means

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Canoeing Victoria to deliver quality coaching and

training sessions to sprint athletes.

The certification brings a club focus to sprint racing

and encourages the development of athletes,

coaches and officials as well as improved safety risk

management of coaching & training activities.

The Goulburn Murray Kayak Instruction and

Development Squad (GMKIDs), an initiative of the

Yarrawonga Mulwala Canoe Club to bring together

our clubs in northern Victoria for coaching and

training sessions, is showing some great results.

While initially established to focus on marathon

racing, this year the squad branched out to include

sprint racing. As part of the squad, paddlers from

Yarrawonga Mulwala, Cobram Barooga, Mitta Mitta,

Bendigo and Mildura Canoe Clubs participated in

several sprint regattas.

Finances

This year the sprint discipline has made a significant

loss that has been covered by Canoeing Victoria

State Office. There have been three main influences

on this financial result. The discipline continues to

be managed in part by a paid administrator which

has increased overhead expenses; and the cancelling

of the Geelong regatta and the splitting of revenue

from the 5&10km Championships with event hosts

Marathon and Patterson Lakes Canoe Club have

decreased potential income.

The Canoeing Victoria Board recognises the

importance of providing opportunities at all levels to

our sprint racing members, and therefore continued

to support sprint at this time of rebuilding. The

highlights above demonstrate the very positive

results of the Board’s current strategy. The focus

and challenge over the next year will be on

establishing financial sustainability for sprint while

continuing to offer a wide range of sprint

opportunities to members.

Acknowledgements

It takes more than 20 volunteers to effectively host a

sprint regatta and I thank the many people who

volunteered to help with the running of this year’s

sprint regattas. In particular, thank you to Eric Alger,

Sharyn Alger, Joe Alia, Predrag Bradilovic, Gary

Flanigan, Terri Hynes, Kevin Johnson and Connie

Todaro who volunteered at all (or almost all)

regattas this season. A special thank you to our first

aid team of Glenn Cullen, Scott Mansfield, Kim

Trotter, Leo Worley and Vicki Worley; to Chris Alger

for managing the website; and to Jenny O’Shea and

Matthew Mann for managing the Victorian Team at

national regattas.

Andrea Boothroyd

Manager, Canoeing Victoria Sprint


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Marathon Report

Committee Aims

The aim of the CV Marathon Committee has been to

provide a series of marathon events over the whole

year. We do this by via our winter series race races

which culminate in the Victorian Marathon

Championships. We aim to provide a standard of

competition that caters for all levels from elite to

novice paddlers and junior paddlers.

Prior to the start of the winter series we endorse a

summer series of race which are run by clubs.

2012 events

The premier event held by Canoeing Victoria

Marathon Racing Technical Committee in 2012 was

the the Victorian Marathon Championships held at

Geelong on the Barwon River. This event was the

last state event held prior to the Australian

Marathon Team’s departure for the World marathon

Championships held In Rome.

Winter Series

This year eight races we held four of which were

held in regional areas; namely Warnambool,

Yarrawonga, Ballarat and Geelong.

Participation in the winter series this year has

increased slightly from last season but we need to

do more work in trying to increase participation

numbers throughout the year. The race calendar

this year made better provision for accommodating

school holidays but we still need to do more as most

schools do not travel to country areas for logistical

reasons.

This year Ballarat Canoe Club held it’s first winter

series race and has applied for a race in 2013 and

the Victorian Championship in 2013

Financials

The committee is still in the black and for detailed

financials refer to the treasurer’s report.

This year will be the last year that a printed

Marathon Diary will be produced but an online

version will be produce and available free of charge

to all members.

The advertisers will be given online advertising and

naming rights to individual races as an incentive to

continue advertising with us .

I would to express my thanks to the editorial

committee of Chris, Sharon and Tom.

Summer Series

In the summer months we will sanction a 4 race

series known as the Summer Series or Grand Pix

races that are held by clubs throughout Victoria

which culminate with the Summer Finale. This is the

selection race for the Victorian state team the will

represent the state at the Australian Championships.

This event will be held at the Footscray Canoe Club

in 2013

Initiatives for 2012

� We will continue to promote a wider usage of

the on line entry system and online payment.

Our online entries are now up to 40% of all

entries

� Publish the events calendar 12 months in

advance on the CV website.

� Review our current ranking system of paddlers

with a view of making it more relevant to

paddler’s needs and expectations.

� Encourage a higher participation from all levels

of paddler competency by promoting marathon

racing at the club and school level.


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Acknowledgements

The Marathon Committee welcomes John Young as

Treasurer. John has already instigated major

changes in that department. We now have a central

payment system for our invoice done though CV.

This year saw the inclusion of CV first aid volunteers

that are now available to CV for use at CV endorsed

events. The First aid people have become members

of CV led by Leo Wortly and responsible to Alan Opie

marathon safety officer in charge.

I would also like to announce that Victoria has been

awarded the 2014 National Championships to be

held at Ballarat

In conclusion I would like to thank all the people that

have competed in our event and I hope that they will

return in 2013 for more fun and competition.

I would like to express on behalf of the marathon

committee a very special thank you to all the people

that helped in staging the events in 2012.

Last but not least, a personal thanks to my

committee with a special mention to Alan Opie,

Michael Baird, Tom Hirrschoff and Connie Todaro for

her patience.

Joe Alia, Chair CV Marathon


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Canoe Slalom

Highlights

2011/12 proved to be a wet year with good paddling

conditions for much of the Yarra Series and Country

Series. Other STC highlights for 2011/12 included a

period of low flows below Eildon Pondage which

allowed much needed river works at the slalom site,

and a new Melbourne Canoe Club training initiative

to challenge and support our junior paddlers as the

Rapid Recruits program finished. Both of these are

foundational activities for Victoria’s hosting of the

nationals in January 2013.

Thanks to Sharon Swoboda CV Co-Executive Officer

who acted as chair of Slalom Technical Committee

for most of 2011/12.

The STC would like to thank the many volunteers,

both parents and paddlers, for their efforts in

supporting and delivering events to an excellent

standard.

Yarra Series

As usual the clubs were key contributors to

delivering a successful race program, This includes

Melbourne Canoe Club, Canoes Plus Racing Team,

and Eltham College Canoe Club. The 2011 race

program (falling into the 2011/12 reporting period)

saw three successful races at Griffith Park Reserve,

Warrandyte and Finns Reserve. These races

averaged 77 entries across all classes and included

teams races at Griffiths. The 2011 series results were

announced at the 2011 Victorian Championships.

Entry numbers have remained constant going into

the beginning of the 2012 Yarra series.

Country Series

Country races were run on the Big River and King

River this year with 28 and 24 entries respectively.

The Canoes Plus Goulburn River race was well

attended with 50 entries. The lower attendances at

the Country Series reflect both the additional travel

and the increased paddler skills requirements. Many

thanks to volunteers and paddlers who support

these races.

State race program

The Victorian Schools Championship was

successfully held at Warrandyte and included a wild

water race before the slalom race. The slalom race

had 117 entries across all classes, plus teams races.

Ivanhoe Grammar School continues to field strong

teams and is supported by a very active parent

support group. Many volunteer hours go into

running this event for which STC is grateful, thanks

in particular to Ordette Webster for her leadership

role in coordinating this event.

The Victorian Championships were well attended

with 88 entries across all classes plus teams racing.

As always, this race marks the end of the local

season with presentations for the year’s Yarra Series

and as a selection race for the Victorian team.

National Championships

In January 2012, Victoria was well represented in

Tasmania at both the Australian Schools

Championships held on the Forth River and the

Australian Championship held on the Mersey River.

Congratulations to the Melbourne Canoe Club who

retained the "Amateur Canoe Association of

Western Australia (ACAWA) trophy" for the club

winning the most gold medals. The first place

winners being: Sarah Grant WK1 – Open, Warwick

Draper MC1 – Open, T Hobbs / J Merritt MC2 –

Open, Jaxon Merritt M K1 - 23 years, Tristan Carter

MK1 - 14 years, and Tristan Carter MC1 - 14 years

Many other fine performances by Victorian paddlers

contributed to Victoria winning three trophies: the

“Canoes Plus State Trophy”, the “Whitebrook State

Team Trophy”, and the “Galloway, Linden,

Woodward Junior State Team Trophy”.

High Performance

3 Athletes were awarded VIS Scholarships this year,

Warwick Draper, Sarah Grant and Leanne Guinea.

All performed well at their international competition

with the other members of the National Team.

Excellent paddling performances from Warwick

Draper at the Australian Open and Oceania saw him

selected to represent Australia in the K1 slalom

event at the London Olympics. This will be Warwick’s

third Olympics after Athens and Beijing.


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Victorian athletes continue to contribute to national

slalom team. The Senior Team included: Leanne

Guinea (WC 1), Sarah Grant (WK 1) and Warwick

Draper (MK 1). The Under 23 Team: Jaxon Merritt

(MK 1). In the Junior Team: Maggie Webster (WK 1

and WC 1), Anton Ivkov and Anton Rajic (MC 2) and

Tim Anderson (MK 1)

The strong National Junior squad includes many

paddlers who started in the Talent ID program run

by Warwick Draper. The third phase (Rapid Recruits)

finishing this year. To challenge and support our

junior paddlers as the Rapid Recruits program

finishes, the Melbourne Canoe Club has started a

training initiative.

Infrastructure

Reduced releases from Eildon Pondage allowed

significant repairs to the Goulburn Slalom course.

This addressed the damage resulting from flooding a

number of years ago. STC thanks the numerous

volunteers who prepared the site prior to the works

and is especially grateful to Roy Farrance who

planned and oversaw the implementation of the

work on the river.

Unfortunately Dights Falls continues to be

unavailable for slalom which is most unfortunate

for the sport. The works to implement a fish ladder

and repairs to the weir are likely to keep slalom from

the site until 2013.

A feasibility study to develop the Westerfolds Park

site as a community whitewater training and event

site continues. Canoeing Victoria and the STC are

working with the relevant stakeholders to develop

the area further.

Slalom Committee

I would like to thank the Slalom Technical

Committee members for their ongoing dedication to

Slalom in Victoria. Chris Wharton (Treasurer),

Graham Hobbs (secretary), Roy Farrance, Andrew

Fegan, Warwick Draper, and Kate Slater,

Mike Lau Gooey and Sharon Swoboda


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