Sick of seeing masks, plastic bottles and other rubbish in your waterways? What better opportunity to get your club and community together for a Clean Up Paddle than on Clean Up Australia Day – Sunday March 5th. Clean Up Australia Day is a great way to get people along on a Clean Up Paddle… so…

Paddle Queensland is preparing to assist with the logistics for the up-coming national events.If you are interested in racing the following events:GP2 – PenrithPA Canoe Sprint Championships – PerthOceania & PA Canoe Marathon Championships – GeelongOceania & PA SUP Championships – GeelongPlease register your details: Click here

Entries are now open! 1. Important links Web page Facebook Web page contains all the information about the championships including the first 5 newsletters. Newsletter 1 – Welcome Newsletter 2 – Timetable Newsletter 3 – Registrations. Newsletter 4 – Volunteers Newsletter 5 – Merchandise.

A key question asked by the community, is what services do Paddle Queensland offer.To help answer these questions, the above document was created which outlines the range of services provided to our clubs and their members.To download the Overview please click here.

Paddle Queensland is committed to improving the services and support provided to the Queensland paddle community. To help up-skill the paddle community we have developed the following workshops: The Skills workshop is focused on developing paddle safety and pathway opportunities The Safety workshop is focused on developing paddle preparation and trip planning The Supporter workshop is focused on developing club and…

To help improve the range of events and activities available to the Queensland paddling community the following surveys have been developed: To complete the Member Services Survey please click here. To complete the Event Host Club Survey please click here. To complete the Event Participant Survey please click here.

Following five rounds of racing the 2022 Pacific Coast Virtual Series came to an end in November. 1st place: Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club with 140 points2nd place: Varsity Lakes Paddlers Club with 50 points3rd place: Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club with 30 points Congratulations to all who participated in the series.

Coping with the Christmas countdown Everyone thinks that Christmas Day is the time you can feel stressed, depressed or lonely, but formany people the lead up to Christmas can be just as overwhelming.For a lot of people that means sorting out your plans, who is coming and who isn’t, organise food,buy presents and put up…

Paddle Victoria will host the 2023 Oceania and Paddle Australia Canoe Marathon and SUP Championships in Geelong from April 6th to 10th. The preliminary program and all the event information can now be found on the event website. For members wanting to stay up to date, join the Facebook Group and look out for more…

Paddle Queensland is excited to announce the Canoe Sprint State Team Selection.  This event is open to all paddlers nominating for the Canoe Sprint State Team to travel to the Paddle Australia Canoe Sprint Championships in Perth, March 21st to 25th. All paddlers welcome to attend the event, as it is also a Paddle Queensland…

Unfortunately due to the predicted weather on the Sunshine Coast for Saturday and Sunday, Paddle Queensland has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2022 Canoe Sprint and School Sprint Championships. State TeamFor those who are still interested in the Queensland State Team, Paddle Queensland will conduct a selection event in January. The date for…

The Paddle Queensland Canoe Sprint and Schools Championships will take place at Lake Kawana on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday the 3rd and Sunday the 4th of December. Paddlers from eight to eighty (and beyond) have entered to race two full days of sprint action over 500m and 200m. ScheduleThere is a revised schedule for…

Following the completion of the inaugural 2022 APSU Pacific Coast SUP Series, it is my pleasure to present the results for the 12 km Medium Course. OPEN Male NameClubPositionPaul StumerPaddle Queensland1Jon EasdownBrisSUP2 OPEN Female NameClubPositionTrish WestPaddle Queensland1 50+ Male NameClubPositionJuan CruzNorth GC SUP1Mike CoyneBrisSUP2Dean PhillipsBrisSUP3Andrew IrishBrisSUP4 50+ Female NameClubPositionTracey MouqueBrisSUP1Rewiina MihaereBrisSUP2 60+ Male NameClubPositionPeter KrummenacherBrisSUP1David…

Following the completion of the inaugural 2022 APSU Pacific Coast SUP Series, it is my pleasure to present the results for the 18 km Long Course. OPEN Female NameClubPositionMichelle KennedyBrisSUP1Chloe WalkerdenePaddle WA2 40+ Male NameClubPositionBrett SwannBrisSUP1David PachecoSUSinc2Anthony JohnstonCurrumbin Creek Paddlers Club3 40+ Female NameClubPositionJanelle RichterBrisSUP1Janet BuchanBrisSUP2Julie SmithBrisSUP3

Following the completion of the 2022 Pacific Coast Marathon Series, it is my pleasure to present the results for the 6 km Short Course. Division 1 NameClubPositionWill Stewart-EdwardsCurrumbin Creek Paddlers Club1Thomas Kerkow-HillCurrumbin Creek Paddlers Club2Rick Fullarton Paddle Queensland3Tom KnightBrisbane Paddling Club4Anton Pia Paddle Queensland5Andy ChurchCurrumbin Creek Paddlers Club6Rebecca Timmermann KeirvenNorth Burleigh Surf Club7 Division 2 NameClubPositionPeter LundCurrumbin…

Following the completion of the 2022 Pacific Coast Marathon Series, it is my pleasure to present the results for the 12 km Short Course. Division 1 NameClubPositionGrant CookCurrumbin Creek Paddlers Club1Matthew IngermanWynnum Redlands Canoe Club2Richard ZillmanBrisbane Paddling Club3Mark GreerSandgate Paddling Club4Stellar DiCurrumbin Creek Paddlers Club5Julian Norton-SmithBrisbane Paddling Club6David MaritzCurrumbin Creek Paddlers Club7Graeme and Jake HudsonSunshine…

Following the completion of the 2022 Pacific Coast Marathon Series, it is my pleasure to present the results for the 18 km Short Course. Division 1 Name ClubPositionJason KeatingSunshine Coast Paddlesports Club1Vance MurphyKarana Waters Canoe Club2Rick FinchCurrumbin Creek Paddlers Club3Llewellyn BassettVarsity Lakes Paddlers Club4Barry HaydenCurrumbin Creek Paddlers Club5Justin WrightSunshine Coast Paddlesports Club6Daniel MoleWynnum Redlands Canoe…

We had an amazing Saturday afternoon reflecting on the year that was at today’s Annual Awards. I would like to thank everyone in attendance for a great time and make special mention of our Life Members in attendance Jerry Dunn and Chris Hurley. The Awards were catered by Spits ‘N’ Pieces who supplied the perfect…

It is my great pleasure to advise the Judging Panel has selected the below Finalists for the 2022 Paddle Queensland Annual Awards. Open Paddler of the Year Awards:                                                                             Ben Manning of the Varsity Lakes Paddlers Club (Canoe Sprint), (Canoe Marathon)Aly Bull of the Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club (Canoe Sprint) Master Paddler of the Year Awards:                                                                Lisa…

It is my pleasure to provide the above report on the following events held at Coomera Lake over the weekend of the 8th and 9th of October.With windy and overcast conditions three championships were run: 2022 Canoe Marathon State Championships2022 Canoe Marathon School Championships2022 APSU SUP Long Distance Championships The Championships would not be possible…

Its almost time to celebrate! On Saturday the 22nd October, Paddle Queensland will host the 2022 Annual Awards recognising and celebrating the outstanding achievements of the community and provide an opportunity to reflect on the year that was. It is my pleasure to confirm this year’s entrants. Open Paddler of the Year:Aly Bull and Ben…

The inaugural 2022 Paddle Queensland APSU SUP Distance Championships will be held at Coomera this Saturday, the 8th of October. The SUP paddlers will take to the water at 11am. For full details on the event, please click here for the event booklet. Due to the number of entries for racing the schedule has been…

The 2022 Paddle Queensland Canoe Marathon Championships will be held at Coomera this weekend, the 8th and 9th of October.Paddlers from eight to eighty (and beyond) are competing in this great weekend of paddling with events ranging from 5 km for our Under 10s, to 20 km for our Open and Master 35s.Saturday morning will…

The 2022 Paddle Queensland Schools Marathon Championships will be held at Coomera this weekend, the 8th and 9th of October. School paddlers will enjoy a fun weekend of marathon racing over distances from 2.5 km to 10 km.Saturday morning will start with the Standard Course double events for our Under 10, 12s, 14s, 16s and…

The Paddle Queensland State Championships for Marathon, SUP distance, Ocean Racing, Sprint SUP Sprint and SUP technical are all coming up in the next couple of months. The delivery of the Championships relies on the generous time of volunteers. Paddle Queensland is encouraging supporters of the upcoming events to get on board and help out,…

PCMS Race 5 and APSU PCSS Race 3 Currumbin Capers coming up on the 25th of September will be the final races of the 2022 PCMS and APSU PCSS. Entries are open and all Marathon and SUP paddlers are encouraged to enter this wonderful event on Currumbin Creek. Many paddlers are still in with a…

Surf Life Saving Queensland are inviting non-members to enter the 2022 Queensland Endurance Championships. This is a fantastic opportunity for Paddle Queensland members who paddle a spec ski or ocean ski to enjoy another ocean race off Tugun on September 17th. Click here for the event website.

Photo Credit: Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club On the 21st of August, Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club successfully hosted the Maroochy River Paddle. Approximately 140 paddlers representing 15 clubs met at Dunethin Rock Lagoon for the start of the race to Eudlo Creek, Maroochydore. Craft varied from recreation to skis, double skis, kayaks, V1’s, OC1’s and OC6’s…

Three rounds of the Canoe Polo Winter Challenge now completed with the next round on Friday the 9th of September and the final round on Sunday the 25th of September.Current leaders of the combined teams is the Orcas followed by Seals and Turtles. Dugongs have the lead over the Dolphins in the Emerging Players. For…