2021 Rowing Victoria and Hall of Fame Gala Awards – POSTPONED

Unfortunately, with the ongoing uncertainty regarding the COVID restrictions and their phased easing, we have been forced to postpone this year’s awards evening. We are looking at still meeting face to face in ideally late November/ early December and will update the community accordingly. Those who have purchased tickets those bookings will be transferred and if the new date is unsuitable a full refund will be provided. We encourage you to nominate suitable people for the Volunteer recognition awards. More information about the history of these awards and recipients will be provided shortly.

Celebrating our Victorian Olympians

The Victorian Rowing Community are very proud of all of our Olympians and particularly our Victorian rowing Olympians that have recently competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Over the coming weeks Rowing Victoria will be sharing some insights from our Olympians around their experiences from Tokyo 2020 and some words of wisdom to share with the next generation of rowers.

The questions the athletes will be answering include;

What was your favourite highlight or moment from attending the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
What do you wish you knew before attending the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
What was your motivation to keep you training over the last 18 months?
What words of encouragement would you like to say to the next generation of rowers coming through about pursing their dreams of making the Olympics?

Keep a look out on our social media channels and our website as we publish these articles.

RV Annual Award Nominations

Nominations for the 2021 RV Annual Awards are now open!

Nominations for the following awards can be made HERE

- Club Person of the Year

- Coach of the Year

- School Person of the Year

- Regatta of the Year

- The William Waterfield Outstanding Service Award

- The Kath Bennett Community Service Award

- The Bob Duncan Award

- The Susie Palfreyman Award

Going under the Yarra is something we’re sure Lucy didn't anticipate.....

VPP Website Update

The Victorian Pathway Program website has had some updates made with the latest event requirement documents that are currently available listed. More documents to come will be listed here so save this page in your bookmarks and keep a look out for more information.

Clean and Gold: Lucy Stephan and Alex Purnell

Listen to Tokyo 2020 Gold medallists Lucy Stephan and Alex Purnell recall their preparation and Tokyo experiences in the Sport Integrity Australia Clean and Gold Podcast.

https://omny.fm/shows/on-side/cleanandgold-4?t=29m32s

Support for sporting organisations

The Sporting Club Grants Program will provide grants to assist active recreation and sporting clubs that incurred financial loss during the recent lockdowns in Victoria.

Victorian sport and active recreation organisations that were impacted by the recent lockdowns in Victoria can now apply for a funding lifeline courtesy of the Victorian Government’s Sporting Club Grants Program.

Grants of $2,000 for Victorian sport and active recreation organisations with a payroll of up to $3 million, to compensate for irrecoverable costs greater than $2,000 arising directly from the cancellation or postponement of events during lockdowns from 11:59pm on Thursday 15 July to 27 July 2021 and 8pm on Thursday 5 August to 19 August 2021.

This funding is only available to organisations that are not eligible to seek funding from the Business Costs Assistance Program. Please check your eligibility.

150 years young – Yarra Yarra Rowing Club celebrates 150 years of rowing

Please click HERE for the full article. 

Yarra Yarra Rowing Club 150th Anniversary Dinner

The President and Committee of Yarra Yarra Rowing Club have the pleasure of inviting members and friends to be our guests as we celebrate 150 years of rowing on Saturday 9^th October 2021.

Yarra Yarra RC will be hosting a Gala Dinner in honour of Yarra Yarra's formation in 1871.

The evening will toast and cheer our Club's grand history and promises to be an event to remember.

Location: Royal South Yarra Tennis Club

Dress: Cocktail / Lounge Suit / Club Jacket

Cost: $180 pp, all inclusive

Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/bqukk

We look forward to celebrating this milestone with you!

#YYRC150

Australian Henley Regatta – event suggestions sought

The organisers of the Australian Henley Regatta are seeking views of the rowing community on enhancing the regatta’s events and format, which may make this traditional regatta even more appealing to clubs and schools from around Australia. Please forward any comments and enquiries to info@australianhenley.org to discuss any ideas or suggestions – all suggestions are worthy of discussing in the first instance.

This historic and fun regatta will be rowed over the Melbourne Yarra Course for the 108^th time in February 2022 !

Regatta
info - australianhenley.org

Educational Videos for Coaches

Rowing Victoria have made a range of educational videos available for coaches and athletes alike to benefit from. Check out these videos and much more via this link https://www.rowingvictoria.asn.au/high-performance/pathwayseducationandevents/

Want to know what's happening in Ballarat and at Lake Wendouree? 

Interested in attending events in Ballarat and at Lake Wendouree? Keep up to date with the latest by visiting the City of Ballarat Event Calendar website!