TONIC | Club Development notice
HI, Surfers
By Dave Lammin
As summer quickly draws to a close, I am sure everyone is
really looking forward to the possibility of some quality
swell coming into our autumn / winter period. We have
all been pretty ‘surf starved’ these past few months and
itching for a run of nice consistent groundswell to
grace our shores.
The next three years represents an exciting time for Surfing Queensland, with the
organisation’s new strategic period already kicking off from January 1st and carrying
through to the end of 2016. A number of new programs and initiatives across all facets
of the business, including events, surf schools, Boardriders Clubs and training and education will be rolled out over the next three years. Increasing participation in women’s
surfing will be one of Surfing Queensland’s key focuses over this period.
Surfing Queensland’s continued commitment to further develop the sport has been
further bolstered by the appointment of two new staff members, Sean Dyball and Cory
Roberts. Sean has been employed as Surfing Queensland’s Sport Development Officer
and will be assisting with Boardriders Clubs as well as other areas of the business. Cory
has joined the events team as Surfing Queensland’s Events and Communications
Co-ordinator and will provide assistance to both Adam Yates and Benny Whitmore in
the Events Department. Both Sean and Cory bring a new skill set and enthusiasm to the
team and we are all pretty stoked to have them both on board.
A further big welcome goes out to our new Surf Schools and Boardriders Clubs who
have recently affiliated with Surfing Queensland, including Silky Surf, Surfing Mums,
BrisSUP and Cabarita Bodyboard. I also want to extend a big congratulations to Snapper
Rocks Surfriders who were victorious in the recent Be the Influence Boardriders Battle
National Final on the Australia Day weekend. Snapper’s stellar line up of surfers secured
a solid victory for the club against some really tough competition.
In the coming weeks, a few of the Surfing Queensland team will be heading north for
the Agnes Water and Yeppoon Surfing Festivals. SeaQ’ Boardriders celebrates its 10th
year anniversary while we are there, which should be a blast! Continuing to provide
support to our affiliated clubs and their members in the northern regions is paramount
to the future development of our sport.
On behalf of the team at Surfing Queensland, enjoy the last fleeting months in your
boardies / bikinis and start dusting off your steamers for, let’s hope, a great winter of
waves!
Dave Lammin
Sport Development Manager, Surfing Queensland
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