Welcome to Tinaroo Canoe Club, home of the Barron River Challenge
Mareeba Shire’s 11th Barron River Challenge was held on 28-29 May 2022 with visitors claiming both the 20km and 50km section races. Steve McLay from the Sunshine Coast claimed honours in the BRC20 with a time of 1 hour 55 mins 30 secs, while Brett McDonald of Perth won the BRC50 in a solo record time of 3 hours 52 min 46 secs, shaving almost 3 minutes off the previous time set in 2014 by John van Ryt.
The 12th Barron River Challenge will be held on 27-28 May 2023. The challenge is an open river race, a 20km, 30km or 50km paddle down the Barron River from Mareeba to Kuranda. Like us on facebook for updates.
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- Clean Up Australia Day Jan 30, 2023Sick 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 … Clean Up Australia Day […]
- Up-coming National Events Jan 19, 2023Paddle 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 – Geelong Please register your details: Click here The post Up-coming National Events first […]
- 2023 Oceania & Paddle Australia Canoe Marathon & SUP Championships Jan 17, 2023Entries 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. The post 2023 Oceania & Paddle Australia Canoe Marathon & SUP […]
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- Masters enjoy getting back on the water at the 2023 PWA Canoe Sprint Championships Feb 3, 2023The recent 2023 PWA Canoe Sprint Championships were a roaring success, catering to young, old and everyone in between. The Championships were a good opportunity for locals to warm up for the 2023 PA Canoe Sprint Championships which will be held at Champion Lakes, WA from the 21-25th of March. There has always been an […]
- Mental health increasing priority for Australian athletes Jan 31, 2023The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has welcomed new research revealing more Australian high performance athletes are prioritising their mental health. The AIS Mental Health Audit, run by mental health research institute Orygen, showed 50 per cent of the 305 athletes who took part in the survey sought treatment in 2022, compared to just 39 per cent of […]
- Paddle Australia commences Learning and Development project Jan 30, 2023The Paddle Australia (PA) Learning and Development (L&D) project aims to develop a culture of continued engagement and belonging. PA believes Learning and Development to be a key component in promoting these values and allowing our clubs, paddlers and sport to learn and grow. Through stakeholder engagement, PA has identified a series of key subject […]