WELCOME TO RV ENEWS

Despite some wet and windy weather, we had a terrific turn out for both days of the RV State Championships at Lake Wendouree. A massive thank you to all who contributed to the regatta and brought plenty of smiles regardless of the conditions! We would love to hear your feedback, submit this via the feedback button below.

We saw some impressive performances from a number of clubs and schools, stay tuned next week for the updated Premiership Standings!

This edition also includes a great community story and the 2022 Victorian Interstate Team announcement, check them out below!

We hope everybody enjoys their long weekend and we look forward to seeing you refreshed and ready to go at next weeks regattas!

Stay Safe, Stay Rowing!

        UPCOMING REGATTAS

2022 VICTORIAN INTERSTATE TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT

The Rowing Victoria board congratulates the following State Members for selection in 2022.

We look forward to cheering you on and are confident you will make Victoria proud! 💙

#VICtorious

VICTORIAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA

Despite some wet and windy weather, we had a terrific turn out for both days of the RV State Championships at Lake Wendouree. Unfortunately a number of events had to be abandoned due to poor conditions, and we thank all affected for their understanding.

Congratulations to all winners, some pictured below, and thank you to all who participated and supported across the weekend! 💙

Full results available below:

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

This week Rowing Victoria celebrated International Women’s Day!

We are so proud to have such a strong representation of women within our sport, including our athletes, coaches, volunteers, umpires, supporters, and all who contribute to our community.

We acknowledge and thank you all, our sport would not be the same without you!

Read about some of our Women Local Legends. 

#BreakTheBias 💜

ST. MARY'S HOUSE OF WELCOME DONATION - ST. KEVIN'S COLLEGE

Schoolboy rowers with support from their schools and families regularly volunteer to support charitable organisations in their region. St Kevin’s College (SKC) also have long-standing connections with numerous charitable organisations.

Following the cancellation of the RV Junior Boys State Championships, the hosting school (St. Kevin's College) was left with a large amount of perishable food. The parent rowing community volunteered to transport store/refrigerate these items and then during the early hours of this morning delivered this food to the St Mary’s House of Welcome kitchen to be repurposed into meals for the homeless of Melbourne.

St Mary’s House of Welcome confirmed their ability to receive this food and wished to pass on their appreciation and thanks to the rowing community of Victoria.

Well done St. Kevin's, a wonderful result and a reminder of the impact our contributions can make for those in need!

GET ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS PROGRAM

Round 4 of the Get Active Kids Voucher Program is NOW OPEN!

Do your children love sport and getting active? Does your family or child have a concession card? You may be eligible for up to $200 to put towards the cost of your child’s participation in sport and active recreation activities.

The Get Active Kids Voucher Program helps eligible families get their kids involved in organised sport and active recreation activities by providing financial support for the cost of membership and registration fees. Eligible children may be able to receive up to $200 each.

Special consideration also applies for children residing in care services as well as temporary or provisional visa holders, undocumented migrants or international students.

To find out if you are eligible, how to apply, what costs are covered and more, visit:

FREE CLUBMAP WEBINARS

CLUBMAP's free webinar series continues on March 14th with Webinar 6 - REVENUE: FUNDRAISING AND FUND SAVING!

Simplified fund saving goals for success. Hard work fundraisers are a thing of the past. Everything is moving online and your club's fundraising should be the same. We'll show you how.

COVID MANAGEMENT

All Clubs have been provided with updated posters to remind us all of the current requirements re: vaccinations. As a gentle reminder, don’t forget that:

• Proof of vaccination (or a medical exemption) needs to be shown by all people above the age of 18 who are accessing the rowing shed for any activity other than rowing, e.g. accessing the gym/ergo room or social rooms/bar.
• At the moment, U18s do not need to show proof of vaccination to access gyms/social rooms.
• Check-ins are still required by all.

It’s vital that we continue to follow all the Gov’t guidelines so we stay safe and can continue rowing. These guidelines are as follows:

• If you are feeling unwell with COVID like symptoms, stay away from your Club, get tested and isolate until you receive a negative test result.
• Those in attendance at a rowing club social room, gym or ergo room MUST be fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption. NO VACCINATION, NO ENTRY.
• Vaccination status must be checked (and enforced for entry) to enable access to the above environments.
• QR codes must be used every time a club member enters the club to either use the above facilities, enter the toilets/ changerooms and/or row.
• Please disinfect shared equipment between use.
• Please ensure hand sanitiser is available.
• If you cannot socially distance, please wear masks.

Let's all play our part to ensure we can enjoy an uninterrupted regatta season and Stay Safe (and Stay Rowing!) together. 

WATERWAY ACCESS & INCIDENT REPORTING

With lockdowns lifted and access to the waterways now open to all, our rivers and lakes are becoming increasingly congested. Could all waterway users please reacquaint themselves with their local rules; traffic direction, turning points, stationary obstacles etc.

It's more than likely that the increased water traffic will also lead to an increase in the number of incidents. So that RV, Maritime Safety Victoria and now, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority can support the community in providing safe waterways, please register all incidents via the RV Report an Incident tile on the home page of the RV website. A consistent management of reporting will assist us in ensuring we are kept safe on the water and the chances of equipment damage is mitigated.

BIKE USAGE ALONG THE YARRA RIVER

With the great number of coaches coaching from bicycles along the Yarra River it is important to ensure that this is always done in a safe and considerate manner to all other pathway users.

A friendly reminder:

• Helmets must be worn
• When stopping, pull completely off the path
• Do not block the path
• Do not use mobile phones while riding