Record number of Students step up for North Queensland Schools Challenge More than 19 schools have already registered, with lots of excited kids ready to take on the challenge this July 2nd at Pallarenda, Townsville. “We are so excited about the North Queensland Schools Challenge here...
Adventurethon Kalbarri 2017 kicked off with some great weather. Milder temperatures than those predicted meant that competitors avoided the winter chill, and instead were treated to stunning conditions. [caption id="attachment_11603" align="alignleft" width="300"] Kris on the run leg photo credit Yvonne Mckenzie[/caption] Ultra & Duathlon competitors headed out...
Get ready to "get your paddle on" THIS SUNDAY 4th June in the Murchison Dash at Kalbarri, Western Australia. A 16.5km river paddle from Murchison House Station to Sally’s Tree on the Murchison River Foreshore, Kalbarri. The conditions in Kalbarri at the moment are spectacular, to say the...
Luke Dooley – Athlete Profile We thought we would catch up with an inspirational young chap from a small W.A town (of less than 2000 people), who flew under the radar and took out a major title last year… He’s currently 16 and we asked him...
Who do you know? We all know the defence personnel and emergency services guys are tough. Every day they deal with things that most of the rest of us are thankful we don’t have to. So we love seeing them put that same toughness to...
After a week of wild rainy weather and then cyclone Debbie prep the lead up to Adventurethon Magnetic Island was one we watched with keen interest. As locally we breathed a sigh of relief when she headed further south, we were also sad to see...
Have you ever heard someone say "I'm doing...
Do you ever wonder what the paddlers are up to while they are out on course? Especially those Ultra paddlers who leave at 7am and then sometime over the next hour or more start showing up? Who's in the front...
Wow we didn't expect that ! we had a chat to Adam Smith from Reef Ecologic today and he has told us that the 15 spots for session 1 and 15 for session 2 are all full. Although you may have missed out on this upcoming...
Reef Biologist for a day Would you like to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park at Magnetic Island and be part of a reef research and rehabilitation project?. Dr Adam Smith, a Director of Reef Ecologic is leading a research and stewardship program to increase the health of the coral reefs in the...
