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 Clout of the Varsity Lakes Paddlers Club (Canoe Marathon)
Junior Paddler of the Year Awards:
Thomas Kerkow-Hill of the Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club (Canoe Sprint)
Claudia Bailey of the Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club (Canoe Sprint)
Will Stewart-Edwards of the Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club (Canoe Marathon)
Natasha Parkinson of the Varsity Lakes Paddlers Club (Canoe Marathon)
Rhys Campbell of the Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club (Ocean Racing)
Jasmine Rayward of the Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club (Ocean Racing)
Club Coach of the Year Award
Chris Hurley of the Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club (Canoe Sprint), (Canoe Marathon)
Natasha Parkinson of the Varsity Lakes Paddlers Club (Canoe Marathon)
Nicky Donaldson of the Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club (Canoe Marathon)
Instructor/Guide of the Year Award:
Allana Bold of the Sandgate Paddling Club
Volunteer of the Year Award:
Jason Keating of the Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club
John Simpson of the Wynnum Redlands Canoe Club
Chris and Brenda Hurley of the Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club
Club of the Year Award:
Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club
Varsity Lakes Paddlers Club
Event of the Year:
Chris Hurley of the Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club for the John Newton Team Boat Challenge
Photo of the Year:
Natasha Parkinson of the Varsity Lakes Paddlers Club for ‘Off and Racing’
Dr Beth Brook of the Wynnum Redlands Canoe Club for ‘Early morning Tingalpa Creek’
Video of the Year:
Youngmin Kim of the Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club for the ‘John Newton Team Boat Challenge’
Award winners will be announced at the 2022 Paddle Queensland Annual Awards presentation on Saturday, 22nd October at the
SYC Oxenford Watersports Centre from 1:00pm.
To purchase tickets to the Annual Awards presentation and enjoy a Gourmet Roast Lunch please click here.
Again, congratulations to all Finalists on your outstanding achievements this year!
Yours in paddling,
Scott Sharples
Executive Officer