RV Office Announcement 

The Rowing Victoria Office will be moving to reduced hours during September. 

We would like to thank you for your patience during this time. To view our full official announcement please click on the link provided below.

RV Office Announcement .PDF

Rowing Victoria's Weekly Local Legend     -   Josh Booth 

Introducing this weeks Local Legend Josh Booth, member of The Australian Rowing Team and fellow Victorian High Performing Athlete.

Josh is one of the most accomplished oarsmen in the land. Not only has he achieved so much on the water, he has managed the near impossible to finish his medical degree as well as pursue a PhD whilst rowing. His is a superb story of determination and diligence. 

Josh Booth first appeared in the Australian Rowing Team in 2010 at Karapiro, New Zealand in the Men's Coxless Four alongside Fergus Pragnell, Bryn Coudraye and John Linke. Booth was later selected to compete for Australia in the London 2012 Olympic Games in the Men's Coxed Eight who finished sixth overall.  After placing his Medical studies on hold for two years Booth was named in the Men's Four and went on to win an Olympic silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

In 2017/18, Booth relocated to Canberra to join the Reinhold Batschi Men's NTC and was selected into the Men's Eight for the World Rowing Cups 2 and 3. He won a silver medal at the World Rowing Cup 3 in Lucerne and was selected to represent Australia in the same boat class at the World Rowing Championships in 2018.

He was also part of the Australian Men's Eight that won the Grand Challenge Cup at the 2018 Henley Royal Regatta. The Victorian recently completed his medical studies. 

To read more please click on the link here. 

Do you know somebody who is a local rowing legend?

Provide us with their name and story for a chance to be featured in Rowing Victoria's weekly featured athlete via email at: 

memberservices@rowingvictoria.asn.au 

RV Active Minutes Challenge Update

Thank you to everyone for participating in the active minutes challenge so far.

The Active Minutes Challenge aims to build community connection.

It’s not too late to join! If youre up for the challenge you can back date your Active Minutes to Saturday August 15^th from 12:00!

Check out our events page here for more information, live results and to submit your active minutes!

To follow our daily updates please visit our social media pages:

Instagram- rowing_victoria                  Facebook- Rowing Victoria

Here are the results as of Thursday 3rd September:

Total Active Minutes in the challenge so far:  451,062 minutes 

Average minutes per participant so far:  47 minutes

Rowing Victoria New CEO Announcement

Rowing Victoria is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Jickell as our new CEO commencing in October 2020.

Please find below the announcement which provides more detail on Ian's Career to date.

CEO Official Announcement

Head of the Yarra officially cancelled.

We regret to inform the rowing community that the Head of the Yarra, scheduled to take place Saturday November 28th 2020 has been cancelled.

We look forward to 2021 and once again hosting the rowing community, our supporters and sponsors in a best-ever event on Saturday November 27th 2021. Stay safe and save the date.

Click here for more information.

VPP News Update - September HP Time Trial

Nominations have closed for the Rowing Australia Senior A Team and they will close on Friday 11^th September for the Under 23 team. The September Time Trial scheduled for Saturday 26^th of September at Carrum is a requirement in both age groups Event Requirements. Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions and without further information from the State Government it is both unknown and unlikely that this event could take place in its usual format. Optimistically Rowing Victoria will wait until advised at the end of this lockdown before determining whether the event could take place as it only relates to a smaller proportion of the Victorian rowing community. Rowing Australia are aware and supportive of any decision that is made in Victoria.

Further information will be published when known.

Olympic and Paralympic contention athletes granted an exemption to return to rowing at the NWSC

The VIS Rowing Program comprising 10 athletes in contention for Olympic / Paralympic selection have been granted an exemption to return to rowing under the State Government’s “High Performance and Professional Sport Guidance Note” (HPPSGN). 

We are extremely grateful to all those involved who have worked hard in gaining this special exemption. With Victoria at a disadvantage for on water training compared to our interstate counterparts, due to the Stage 4 Melbourne lock down, we hope this will allow our Victorian Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls an opportunity to continue their development as they strive for success. 

To enable this, a detailed Risk Management Strategy has been approved by the VIS Taskforce and athletes have been provided with Work Permits. The agreement for the program to operate was that it is based at the National Water Sports Centre (Carrum). Parks Victoria have approved the use of the facility at planned times under the HPPSGN.

The VIS Rowing Program have implemented stringent procedures around using Carrum. Athletes and Coaches have undertaken additional education prior to the approval of the plan. 

Rowing Australia’s Anti-Doping Policy Updates:

Rowing Australia’s Anti-Doping Policy has been amended and is effective 10 August 2020.

The changes bring our sport in line with the establishment of Sport Integrity Australia which will replace the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) as the National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) in Australia from 1 July 2020.

For more details on the changes, please click here.

COVID-19 UPDATES:

• Rowing Communities in Metropolitan Melbourne have unfortunately seen an increase in COVID-19, and the move to stage 4 has limited the potential to row in Melbourne.  Rowing Victoria’s full statement can be found HERE
• Regional Victoria have now also seen State Government restriction levels increase to stage 3. Rowing Victoria’s full statement and Guidelines for Regional Victoria can be found HERE

General Meeting Updates

Rowing Victoria’s next general meeting will be held on the 15/9/2020. For more details and to register please visit the Rowing Victoria Event page HERE.

Annual Awards Nominations have reopened :

Due to the postponement of this year Rowing Victoria Annual Awards until the AGM, we have decided to reopen the nominations! If you know of an outstanding:

• Club Person
• Coach
• School Person
• Umpire
• Regatta

Make sure their outstanding contribution is recognised by nominating them HERE

The Active Kids Grant - The Australian Sports Foundation

We are delighted to inform you first up of a new grant opportunity open today by the Australian Sports Foundation, The Active Kids Grant. 

The application process is open from today until the end of September 2020. We urge you to apply if your club meets the criteria. Click through the link below for all further information.

https://grants.sportsfoundation.org.au/prog/active_kids_grant/

Vic Health - Reimagining Health Grants program.

VicHealth, through it’s Reimagining Health Grants program, has a new round of grants opening on the 16^th September 2020 and closing on the 30^th September 2020.

Grants are targeting Social Connection, Physical Activity and Food Security with the funded ideas being delivered between November 2020 and November 2021. 

More information available https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/funding/reimagining-health-grants

Community Sport Sector Short Term Survival Package 2

This initiative is part of the Victorian Government’s Experience Economy Survival Package providing urgent support to help a range of key attractions, organisations and associations ride out the economic impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and help them reboot, rebound and recover.

Grants of up to $2,000 are available for associations and leagues and grants of up to $1,000 are available for individual clubs and community sporting and active recreation organisations.

A top-up grant of $1,000 for associations and leagues and $500 for clubs and community sporting and active recreation organisations will be provided automatically to organisations who received a grant through the first funding round of this program – you will not need to re-apply to receive this funding (open until 5pm Friday 16 October 2020)

With more information here.

If your Club didn’t apply for the first round of grants, then you will need to apply through the link below.  Where you applied during the first round, you will not need to re-apply, as you will automatically be included in the second round.

Please Click here to view the application link.

Volunteering Victoria - 2020 Supplementary Volunteer Grants

Volunteering Victoria, on behalf of the Australian Government, is pleased to offer 2020 Supplementary Volunteer Grants to volunteer involving organisations across Victoria to support the efforts of volunteers in building stronger, more resilient communities.

Grants of between $1,000 to $5,000 can be used by volunteer involving organisations and community groups to support the efforts of their volunteers and encourage and increase participation in volunteering.

For more information please visit Volunteering Victoria website.

Applications are now open and close 20th of September.

Sport and Recreation Victoria Grants

Sport and Recreation Victoria is providing grants to assist with the purchase of sports uniforms and equipment, and to improve the capacity and accessibility of clubs and other community sporting organisations, and improve the skills of their coaches, officials and managers. Closing 29^th September 2020. Click here to find out more!

Please note that clubs can still apply if they have received recent Covid-19 Short Term Survival funding.

Expanded Business Support Fund

With the stage 3 and 4 restrictions in parts of Victoria, the State Government has introduced additional business support that some Club's may be eligible for.

Clubs can apply if they:

• are operating in a postcode that is affected by the return to Stage 3 restrictions (not necessarily their registered address); and
• are an employing business; and
• are currently registered to pay GST; and
• have a payroll of less than $3 million per annum; and
• hold an Australian Business Number (ABN) and have held that ABN at 16 March 2020 (date of the State of Emergency declaration); and
• have been engaged in carrying out the operation of the business in Victoria on 16 March 2020.

Applications can be made up until 14th of September via this link here.