Rowing Victoria Virtual Regatta Series

Virtual Regatta – Round 2 

The Rowing Victoria Virtual Regatta is back this Saturday for round 2!

The RVVR is a free online regatta that will be run fortnightly at 9am on the Saturdays listed below using the Program RowPro. All ages and abilities are welcome!

25th April - Round 1 - 1000m - Completed

9th May - Round 2 - 1500m (Entries now open)

23rd May - Round 3 - TBC

Click here to sign up – Entries close Friday 5pm

Rowing Australia Life Members

Rowing Victoria would like to congratulate the newly awarded Rowing Australia Life Members. It is wonderful to see so many Victorians being acknowledged for their successes.

Life Membership of RA is the sport’s highest honour. It is reserved for those who have demonstrated significant, sustained and high quality service that enhances the reputation and future of rowing by virtue of their considerable contribution to rowing nationally.

Nick Green OAM, (Victoria)

Noel Donaldson OAM, (Victoria, Current Victorian Head Rowing Coach)

Katherine Bennett. (Victoria)
Doug Donoghue AM (NSW)

The full article can be found here

Rowing Australia Board appointments

Congratulations to the newly appointed and elected Rowing Australia Board Members.

Georgia Beattie (Victoria)

Ben Dodwell (NSW/Victoria)

Sarah Cook (NSW)

The full list can be found here

Roger Wilson Nomination for Judy Patching award

Rowing Victoria would like to congratulate Roger Wilson on being announced as a runner up in the 2019 Julius L. Patching Official of the Year Award at the Victorian Olympic Council AGM.

“The voice of rowing” - Roger started his lifelong interest in rowing whilst at Brighton Grammar School.

He started his rowing at Brighton at the end of 1957 and finished in 1962 – including rowing in the school’s first two head of the river crews in 1961 and 1962.

Roger then joined Mercantile Rowing Club in 1963 and raced until 1967. His highest win was the national junior eights title at the first National Regatta at Ballarat in May 1966 in what Roger regarded as freezing conditions. No one will argue with you on that one.

Roger has been a long serving Vice-President at the Club and coached at Club crews in the seventies.

However Roger is perhaps best known for his coaching at Brighton Grammar from 1964 until 1979 with the last five years as Head of the River first eight coach. His crews did very well including the first final appearance by BGS in the Head of the River in 1976 finishing third behind the two Geelong schools on the Barwon!

Roger’s fame to the sport was to come through his course commentating. He started at Yarrawonga in 1966 and is still going strong over 50 years at most major rowing regattas in Victoria.

Rowing Australia 2020-21 Eligibility Requirements

Rowing Australia has updated the 2020-21 Eligibility Requirements, 2020-21 NTC Invitation Guidelines and Event Requirements (Olympic).

For more information please click here.

Introducing the Launch of - VPP Rowing Science Hub

There is a new hub in town for all of your training and coaching needs! Rowing Victoria and the Victorian Pathway Program have launched a new webpage called, “VPP Rowing Science”.

This will be the home of all rowing related training and coaching resources and information with access to material developed by our Victorian Institute of Sport experts!

Click here to launch into the VPP Rowing Science Hub

What’s new this week?

Take a look at:

• Nutrition Tips for Isolation: Developed by the VIS Nutrition Department
• Home Isolation Strength and Conditioning Resources: Developed by our VIS Rowing Strength and Conditioning expert, Farhan Juhari
• Weekly Workout Poster: Developed by our VIS Rowing Strength and Conditioning expert, Farhan Juhari

What do you want to see more of?

Jump on the VPP Rowing Science page and tell us what resources and educational topics you would like to see more of in our feedback form.

RA Board Director - Georgia Beattie

Rowing Victoria proudly congratulates Georgia Beattie being appointed as a Director on the Board of Rowing Australia.

Georgia is CEO of Bulla Park, Australia’s largest organic mushroom farm.

She is a modern farmer embracing the use of technology to achieve fast growth, she specialises as a turnaround CEO in agriculture, manufacturing and FMCG businesses.

She began her career in the startup space Founding wine packaging business Lupé Wines in 2010. The company created innovative IP to manufacture a single serve glass of wine and raised venture capital to expand quickly into events, hotel minibars and airlines across Australia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong. The company was acquired in 2016.

Georgia spent a period in the tech industry as CEO of Realestate.com’s new venture Spacely as well as CEO of Startup Victoria before moving into agriculture. She has now fulfilled long time aspiration to get into farming as CEO of Australia’s largest organic mushroom farm Bulla Park.

Georgia also contributes a significant amount of pro bono time on boards; Second Bite, Law Squared and the Australian Federal Government Accelerating Commercialisation Programme.

Child Safe Review Survey for Clubs and Schools

Vicsport, along with People, Integrity and Culture Consulting, has released a survey for Victorian clubs, leagues and associations to provide feedback on the challenges of child safeguarding in grassroots sport. All committee members, staff, coaches, volunteers, parents or officials involved in local sport are encouraged to complete a 10 minute survey by Friday 22 May. Click Below to complete the Survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T9JVLM

Nominations for the 2019/20 Rowing Victoria Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2019/20 Rowing Victoria Annual Awards.

Please following this link to make your nomination.

Dredging and Metro Tunnel Works 

The dredging at the VRA landing is scheduled to start on the 18^th of May and will be completed by the 10^th of June. The start date is dependent on the processing time of a work permit for the works. To ensure the safety of the public and the river users, and to ensure that any Princes Bridge based rowers can access the river (this is subject to COVID-19 restrictions, with latest information available https://www.rowingvictoria.asn.au/news/20420-rowing-victoria-update-covid-19/)

Metro Tunnel Cross Passage Works

Works on the Peppercorn Lawn adjacent to Princes Bridge are due to start on the 5th May and will run for approximately 12 months, although all major works will be completed by February 2021. These works are required to create a cross passage between the two metro tunnels for emergency services and safety reasons.

Peppercorn Lawn Upgrades - Click here for more information.

The attached overview shows the revised work area and the haulage route. All access will be behind the sheds, and there should be no change to parking arrangements. Working hours will be 7:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday, and 7:00am to 1:00pm Saturday.

Metro Tunnel and Dredging - Click here for more information.

UPDATED: STAGE 3 Restrictions Rowing Clubs advised to suspend operations.

For Rowing Victoria's recommendations for Covid- 19 Link here.

Rowing Victoria have been informed that the Ministers Office and the Premiers office have supported the recent comments by the Victorian Chief Health Officer in relation to the use of paddle craft as a legitimate form of ‘exercise’.

This is a great first step towards getting back on the water however we acknowledge that at present, the Victoria Chief Health Officer has also continued to advise that both indoor and outdoor recreational facilities must continue not to operate. The directive remains to stay home, not to travel for exercise and that exercise is to be for a limited time, not hours. Full list of restrictions can be found on our website linked below.

We would also like to remind the members of our community and clubs to support the Covid 19 App.

To register now click here!

Recreational Boating on the Yarra

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on the 8th April 2020 TSV (and MSV) closed all ramps and other boating assets to recreational boating and fishing activities, which includes human-powered vessels as referred to in the following from the Better Boating website.

Please be aware that enforcement activities will be carried out by Victoria Police and any breaches may result in an infringement. 

For more information please refer to the Better Boating Website by clicking here.

First Aid Training 

Life Saving Victoria offers first aid training to Clubs and Schools including in regional centres.  Additional information is available here.

Travel Hygiene

The VIS has issued a brief note covering basic hygiene when travelling.