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QDBF Marketing Workshop

Saturday 17 May 2008
Palms International, Boondall
8.30 for 9.00 am to 5.00 pm

QDBF is hosting a full day marketing workshop designed to develop marketing ideas, materials, and tools for clubs to use to promote the sport and recruit members.
Two members from each club are invited to attend the workshop and brainstorm ideas to take this sport to the next level:

•    How do we attract new and retain members?
•    Do we use different promo materials for different categories?
•    What is our branding and how do we brand the sport?

Please confirm your attendance by sending the registration form to Annette Densham communications@qdbf.com.au by May 1

QDBF Training Sessions

Sunday 18 May 2008 – 8.30 for 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Virginia Palms International
Cnr Sandgate & Zillmere Roads, Boondall
Information
QDBF is hosting three sessions on coaching, insurance, and grants over a full day.
Two members from each club are invited to attend the sessions – they do not have to be the same people at each session.

Session details
9.00am to 11.30am
Coaching – provide information for club coaches on coaching techniques for all categories, and ideas on skill and team development.
Facilitator – Bruce Eckersley – QDBF Technical Director

LUNCH 11.30 to 12.15pm

12.15 to 2.15 pm
Insurance – provide information on QDBF insurance requirements, type of coverage provided, data required, administration of insurance register and other information on the insurance process.
Facilitator: Marie Mann – QDBF Insurance Director

Afternoon Tea 2.15 to 2.30

2.30 to 4.30pm
Grants – An information session on how to write a successful grant application, how to use the grant guides to write the grant and information on available grants
Facilitator – Matt Boevink

Please confirm your attendance by sending the registration form to:
Annette Densham communications@qdbf.com.au by May 5

Brad (badge)

G-day all,

Congratulations to all in Perth.

Hope training is going well. And an enjoyable trip to W.A. was had by all. Was there a good showing in the Drinking Boat Races. A special hidden talent of mine.
Hope to get back along and amongst it all with you soon.
Busy Work and now the Rugby Season.

Lest we forget our Diggers this Friday and have a good w-end.

Regards

Badge

To All,

This is very exciting news for Broadwater Dragons.

We have just been notified that our results at the Perth Nationals qualified Broadwater Dragons for the World Club Crew Championships in Penang this August.

http://www.penangdragonboat.com/ccwc-updates.html

We have qualified for the Premier Mixed category only, and will need to take our strongest Premier Mixed crew possible. Friends, relatives, spectators and supporters are all welcome to travel with the team.

Costs will be approximately ($1200-00), everyone is to purchase their own flights to Penang, and Micah has contacts for cheaper accommodation in Penang.

Competition dates are 1st to 3rd August, 2008.

NOW WE NEED COMMITMENT AND DEFINITE NUMBERS, BUT PLEASE DO NOT BOOK YOUR AIRFARES UNLESS YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO PAUL.

We now have 14 weeks to train hard and prepare mentally and physically for Penang.

PLEASE SEE /EMAIL /PHONE PAUL IF YOU ARE DEFINITELY KEEN TO GO TO PENANG AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Medals at the States, medals at the Nationals, what’s next????????

Paul & Karen

Hi All,

This is becoming more difficult than I thought in trying to find a date.

25,26,27 April- Long weekend- Anzac Day

3,4,5 May- Long weekend- May Day

11 May-Mothers Day

17th May- I am away in Sydney

24th May- Broadwater’s Presentation Night

31st May, 1st June- GIRLS CAMPING WEEKEND

7,8,9 June- Long weekend- Foundation Day

Sorry for the changing of dates. This IS A DEFINITE.

Karen

APRIL 2008
9th-12th: AusDBF National Championships-Perth

20th Sunday: Club Training at Paradise Point- on water at 8 a.m.
“Come and Try Day”- From 9-30 a.m. to 11-00 a.m.

27th – Sunday: BP Ultimate/BRW Corporate Triathlon- Road marshals needed.

MAY
3rd & 4th -Sat/Sun: “GIRLS ONLY” CAMPING WEEKEND AWAY TO CLIMB MT WARNING

11th –Sunday: Mother’s Day

24TH -Saturday: BROADWATER DRAGONS’ PRESENTATION NIGHT (Details to be confirmed)

JUNE
8th -Saturday- FUNDRAISER- Sausage Sizzle- Bunnings- Southport

15 – Sunday- Paradise Pt to Sanctuary Cove-Charity Event- Prostate Challenge

29th – Sunday- “Head of the Tweed” 21 km Race- for all rowing craft
(Visit www.community.better.net.au/rowing/)

JULY
18th , 19th, 20th- Cooloola Dragon Boat Regatta-Tin Can Bay
Fri, Sat, Sun Accom-Sleepy Lagoon Cabins- $30 per night per head Aces Caravan Park- 4 cabins booked

AUGUST
17th- Sunday- Tewaka’s Regatta- Varsity Lakes

SEPTEMBER
20th –Saturday- Currumbin Dragons Regatta- Currumbin Creek

OCTOBER
5th – Sunday- Paradise Point Dragon Boat Festival- Corporate Regatta

12th – Sunday- Gold Coast Chinese Club Regatta- Pacific Fair Waterways

NOVEMBER
7th, 8th- Friday, Saturday- Pan Pacific Masters Games- Venue- TBA

DECEMBER
14th – Sunday- Sunshine Coast Dragon Boat Club Regatta-Caloundra- Lake Kawana

FEBRUARY 2009
?????????-Sunday- depending on tides- CORPORATE CHALLENGE- PARADISE POINT

MARCH
29th – Sunday- QDBF State Championships-Caloundra- Lake Kawana

APRIL 2009
22nd to 25th – Wed to Sat- AusDBF National Championships- Caloundra-Lake Kawana

Hi and Congratulations to ALL Broadwater paddlers.

Broadwater won Gold and 2 Bronze medals at the State Championships in March, 2008.
Now Broadwater has won 2 Bronze medals at the Nationals 2008- in the 1000m and 500m Premier Mixed.
Our first ever Nationals medals ever, with Broadwater competing at 5 Nationals since 2001.

This is for all Broadwater paddlers. If it wasn’t for all paddlers pushing each other, we would not have been as successful as we were.

RESULTS & TIMES

QLD STATE TEAM-500M-

Five Broadwater paddlers won Gold in the QLD State team-Premier Mixed – 500m State vs State- Brett, Jono, Madelon, Paul, Beau.

Premier Open- won Silver in Qld State team- Dion, Jono, Pat, Corey, Ayron,Archer, Beau, Brett, Paul.
Premier Women – won Silver in Qld State Team- Karen J, Karen M, Ebony, Madelon, Sylvia, Jayne.
Qld Masters Mixed- won Silver- Paul, Micah, John, Irene, Narelle.
Qld Masters Women- won Bronze- Joan, Narelle, Irene, Jayne, Karen

Times for our Bronze medals-

1000m- 1st- BRD- 4.04.14
2nd- Sloths- 4.05.01
3rd- BROADWATER- 4.06.08

500m- 1st -BRD- 2.01.27
2nd -Melbourne Flames- 2.03.28
3rd- BROADWATER- 2.03.96

200m- 1st- City Dragons (Sydney)- 48.24
2nd- BRD- 48.62
3rd- Sloths- 49.06
4th- BROADWATER-49.22
5th-Melbourne Flames- 49.42
NOTE- First 4 boats finished within 1 second.

See www.winningsportsphotos.com <http://www.winningsportsphotos.com>
for photos taken on Wednesday (State day) and Saturday (200m).

Special thanks to Micah for putting a DVD together of our time in Perth. We will have a BBQ and “movie” night for all to see.

A Huge thank you to all for making this an outstanding success for Broadwater Dragons.

Paul & Karen

Hi All,We have finally had a very positive answer from Cr Young- Div 5- for our Equipment trailer grant application being approved.  The Club now has $3,500 to spend on an equipment trailer for all out tents, heads, tails, drums, spare paddles, etc, etc, etc.A quote was obtained from Paradise Trailers for one similar to Gold Coast Dragons for $5,500-00.  Now it is up to Beau and John to see what we get. Thought you would all like to know ASAP.  See below.Karen

If you did not receive the below email from Karen, please contact her for all National’s race schedules

Hi Club and State crews,
Attached is a draft and I mean draft of the race schedule for the Nationals.
Please have a careful look to make sure your State or Club Crews are entered in the correct races.
There have been numerous changes with clubs/states entering races then pulling out then in again.
This is not an opportunity for you to decide to withdraw or enter a new race category.
If I have made a genuine mistake and you can prove to me that you have already notified the organising committee in writing/email of your change then I will amend the race schedule accordingly.
In terms of the order of races, this is modelled on last years Nationals minus the junior crews, because there are no entries.
Regards
Vic Fazakerley