Fraser Miscamble awarded the University of Melbourne’s Jopling Family Rowing Scholarship

U21 Australian Rowing Team member and Bachelor of Biomedicine student Fraser Miscamble has been awarded the University of Melbourne’s second Jopling Family Rowing Scholarship.

The scholarship is Australia’s preeminent university rowing scholarship, providing an annual financial award of $25,000 and in-kind service support from the University’s Elite Athlete Program for up to three years.

Miscamble, a special invitee to Australian Senior Rowing Team Trials in December 2020 and member of this year’s Australian Under 21 team, is a current member of the Melbourne University Boat Club. He has excelled at International, Australian and Victorian Championships in recent years, most recently winning gold medals in the U21 Coxed Four and Interstate Youth Eight events at the Australian Championships in Tasmania.

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National Volunteers Week.

A huge thank you to the officials, the coaches, the club administrators, the egg and bacon roll makers, the boat holders, the bow number teams and all of the hundreds of volunteers that make rowing in Victoria possible, we couldn't do it without you!

Be sure to show your appreciation to all volunteers this National Volunteers Week.

2021 Competition Forums 

Rowing Victoria would like to invite members to join us for the 2021 Competition Forums.

- School Forum (1/6/2021)

- Club Forum (3/6/2021)

Please RSVP HERE  

South Australia Cross Border Travel Registration

A friendly reminder to all those who are traveling to the 2021 Austrlain Masters Rowing Championship that all travellers coming to South Australia must first complete a Cross Border Travel Registration, irrespective of where they are travelling from.

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Rowing Clubs and QR Codes

As a friendly reminder, all rowing clubs/ venues in Victoria are required to have in place a check in system for all visitors/ members that is automatically linked to Services Victoria. Record keeping continues to be an important tool for helping Victoria stay safe and stay open. The need for fast and accurate contact information for anyone who has been at a listed COVID-19 public exposure site is vital.

Therefore, Clubs are able to use either the free Victorian Government QR Code Service or Victorian Government Application Programming Interface linked digital record keeping system.

Details on how to set up your free code can be found here (https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/register-to-use-vic-gov-qr-code-service)

River Safety - Bow and Stern lights

With the dark mornings now upon us it is crucial that all rowers who are on the water (and coaches on bikes and in powerboats) between sunset and sunrise have adequate lighting for your safety and the safety of others. 

Rowing boats, in restricted visibility and between sunset and sunrise, are required to exhibit;

• Two all-round white lights, one attached to the boat at or near the forward or bow end, and one attached to the boat at or near the stern end.
• Bow light - A continuous white light is considered acceptable if it is visible in clear conditions from a distance of 1 kilometre.
• Stern light - A flashing white light is considered acceptable if it flashes at least once per second and is visible in clear conditions from a distance of 1 kilometre.
• Not withstanding the above, it is considered acceptable for a light to be masked so as not to interfere with the vision of the vessel’s occupants, provided at least one light is visible from any direction (see diagram below)