Australian Indoor Rowing Championships 2020

The #AIRC20 is just around the corner. This year the competition includes events to allow everyone can get involved!  No matter your age, ability or location, you can enter the #AIRC20 this year!
So put yourself and some mates up for the test, and enter into the #AIRC20.
Click below to enter now!
https://rowingaustralia.com.au/about-ev…/airc-entry-details/

144th Annual General Meeting of Rowing Victoria 2020

Notice is given of the 144th Annual General Meeting (2020) to be held at 10am Sunday 25th October 2020 Online via Zoom.

Please click here to register your attendance and read more infomation regarding the event.

2020 Nominations for Rowing Victoria Board Positions

There are two positions open for Rowing Victoria Board Nominations. In accordance with the Rowing Victoria Constitution, we ask that nominees please complete the below nomination form accompanied by a one page supporting word document and email both to Joseph Joyce, Rowing Victoria Acting CEO president@rowingvictoria.asn.au by Sunday 4th October 2020.

For more information please click here
 

Head of the Charles Remote Regatta

Have you ever wanted to compete in the Head of the Charles Regatta?

Well now you can! From the comfort of your own home!

The Head Of The Charles Regatta Board of Directors announced that the Head Of The Charles will not be held as an on-water two-day event on the Charles River this October as it has for 55 years, but instead will be run as a global remote event.

Registration and results submission deadline for the participatory on-your-own water and erg components: Friday, October 16th on RegattaCentral.

Click here for more information 

Click here to register now! 

Rowing Victoria COVID-19 Info Hub 

For all COVID related updates and resources please visit the Rowing Victoria  Rowing Victoria COVID-19 Hub

The return of crew boats for all ages

Rowing Victoria is incredibly pleased to announce that after much discussion with Sports and Recreation Victoria and VicSport, the Guidance list of community sport prepared by Sport and Recreation Victoria has classified rowing as a non-contact sport. As such from the ‘Third Step’ of Victorian COVID-19 restrictions we are approved to return to training in crew boats for all ages.  

Therefore, effective immediately rowers in Regional Victoria may return to crew rowing and Metropolitan Melbourne will be expected to join them later in October.

Adults will however still be limited to a maximum of 10 participants per club at one time, indoor training facilities will need to remain closed and equipment must be appropriately washed after use. Full Guidelines can be found HERE

This great win will see rowing clubs across Victoria returning to a degree of normality earlier than anticipated!

For more details and to follow the latest Rowing Victoria updates including the Return to Rowing Roadmap please CLICK HERE.

Please note that the Rowing Victoria Roadmaps and Guidelines will be regularly updated as restriction change and as more information becomes available. 

State Team Selectors 2021 Nominations

Rowing Victoria is calling for nominations for selectors to assist in the selection of Victorian teams to represent Victoria.

Please note: Nominations will be reviewed and processed upon receipt.

For more information please contact the State Pathway Coordinator, Cerise on cerise@rowingvictoria.asn.au. 

To view the outline of the Roles and for further information please head to our website.

Rowing Victoria's Weekly Local Legend - Josh Dunkley-Smith

This weeks local legend is Victoria's Josh Dunkley-Smith. Not only a Local Legend, but an international one too! 

Josh's rowing career started when he was 15 rowing for school at The Geelong College. He then followed on to Club Rowing at Mercantile. Olympic inspiration started as young boy for Josh, he had grown up watching his own mother train and compete as an Olympic Sailer. 

Josh made his first National Team Debut in 2009 at the Under 23 World Championships as the stoke of the Eight. From then on Josh's potential as a olympic athlete was undeniable. His First Olympic Games Debut was at London in 2012, as the Stroke of the Men's Four alongside Drew Ginn, they lead the crew to a Silver Medal. Dunkley-Smith was back again as the two seat in the Men's Four at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016. The crew also won a Silver Medal. 

Josh is also well known for his incredible Ergo Scores. On Saturday, March 10, he broke the Men’s Heavyweight 2000 meter record at the 2018 Senior Australian Rowing Team Trials. The new fastest 2000 meter time on a Concept2 Indoor Rower is 5:35.8. 

After setting the world record, Dunkley-Smith made the suprising announcement that week that he will no longer be pursuing selection for the 2018 Australian Rowing Team. “I am unsure if I am going to retire, that is a big decision to make” he explains. For now, his focus is on his family. His name now in history Josh Dunkley-Smith will always be known as a truly remarkable athlete.

For more information on Josh Dunkley-Smith's Rowing Career:

- Concept 2

- World Rowing 

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 

Jopling Family Rowing Scholarship

Applications for 2021 are now open and close at 5 pm on 14th October 2020.

Successful scholarship applicants will have demonstrated community leadership, be strong academically and be highly talented rowers.

To find out more information and how to apply please click here

Third round of Business Support Fund Grants

The Victorian Government has announced a third round of the Business Support Fund to provide direct financial support to businesses impacted by restrictions in Victoria.

Grants from this program will help businesses in these sectors survive the extended period of restricted trading.

Grant applications open on Friday 18 September 2020.

Please click here for more information.

Bunnings Power Pass - VicSport Partnership

Vicsport has developed an exciting partnership with Bunnings. All Vicsport members as well as their affiliate clubs, associations and staff can now access a Bunnings PowerPass card, provided you have your own ABN.

Take advantage on a wide range of products including build and fit-out assistance, security and maintenance services, cleaning and garden supplies as well as advice and assistance on construction projects and installation solutions.

Fill out the form on the Vicsport webpage and Bunnings will contact you within 14 days to finalise the process of setting up your PowerPass access.

For more information on this offer and all Vicsport member benefits, click here.

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 27th October 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

Closing at 5:00pm on Friday 16 October 2020.

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.

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.