Unique Selling Points
Riverside Oaks - RedBull Cliff Diving
The jaw-dropping spectacle that is the Red
Bull Cliff Diving World Series returned to
Australia in 2012, with the Riverside Oaks
Golf Resort hosting the qualifying round
on Saturday 4th February. What a great
and unique venue to hold with golf course
on one side and the river on the other.
With new competitors attempting breathtaking dives from 27 metres, the event
- which was open and free to the public
- wowed punters against the stunning
backdrop of the Hawkesbury River.
Fifteen international divers travelled to
Australia to compete in the qualifiers,
performing gravity-defying, three-second
flights and hitting the water at up to 85kph.
The four qualifying divers from the event
earned a prestigious spot amongst the
world’s best in the Red Bull Cliff Diving
World Series.
all began, and only those who shined on
the Hawkesbury River gained the right to
compete for the high-diving crown!
A great example of a cross promotion to
utilise an international recognised brand to
promote your golf facility.
www.redbullcliffdiving.com to view video.
The 2012 Red Bull Cliff Diving World
Series pushed the world’s high diving
elite to their limits. Australia is where it
Nullarbor Links – “The World’s Longest Golf Course”
The Nullarbor Links concept is unique
and gained worldwide coverage when it
was first launched in . The 18-hole par 72
golf course spans 1,365 kilometres with
one hole in each participating town or
roadhouse along the Eyre Highway, from
Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to Ceduna
in South Australia. Each hole includes
a green and tee and somewhat rugged
outback-style natural terrain fairway. The
course provides a quintessential Australian
experience and a much-needed activity/
attraction for travellers along the renowned
desolate highway.
The idea for the course came from Alf
Caputo and Bob Bongiorno, both active in
the Eyre Highway Operators Association,
over a bottle of red wine at the Balladonia
Roadhouse.(Source Wikipedia)
The Nullarbor Links concept was
developed to complement and enhance
the tourism industry along the Highway,
by providing travellers with an additional
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attraction and hence a reason to spend
more time and money in the region. The
project marries tourism, the world’s largest
industry, with golf, one of the world’s most
popular sports.
The course provides a much needed
attraction/activity along the Highway. It
slows traffic down and encourages visitors
to stay longer, and hence spend more time
and money in the region. The course has
the potential to place the region in the
travel spotlight, and attract increased traffic
flow. Golfing tourists spend more money,
and stay longer than an average tourist,
making golf tourism a lucrative market.
The Nullarbor Links has a “flow-on” e