Queensland E-News September 2004

Welcome to the brand new Yachting Queensland E-News.  This E-News is distributed State wide for information to clubs, classes and their members. If you would like to contribute to future editions of YQ E-News please send articles and photos to office@qldyachting.org.au.

Yachting Queensland Website

Yachting Queensland has unveiled our new website at www.qld.yachting.org.au  This website is very user friendly with interactive searches and links to all affiliated Queensland Clubs and Classes and Yachting Australia.  You can search for a local training centre or catch up on the latest news around the state.  All clubs and classes are invited to send any news articles on their recent events to office@qldyachting.org.au. These articles will be added to the site on a daily basis.  Also we would like to have all Notice of Races from around the state available for interested participants to download.

Come and See Our New Home

Yachting Queensland has been busy setting up the new (and improved) Yachting Queensland Headquarters at Manly.  We would love for you to come and visit. 

Please note that our contact details have also changed.

Postal Address

PO Box 5462, Manly  Qld  4179

Site Address

578 Royal Esplanade, Manly  Qld  4179

Phone: (07) 3393 6788

Facsimile: (07) 3393 6799

Yachting Queensland Award Nominations

The Annual Yachting Queensland Awards have been launched this week with nomination forms and information being posted to Clubs and Class Assocations yesterday.  It is your chance to nominate those you feel have excelled and contributed to sailing and boating in Queensland, so please get involved.  An electronic copy of the nomination forms are available from our new website, it is listed under Latest News. Nominations close Friday 15th October 2004  The criteria has been streamlined to ensure a clear and consciece nomination process. If you would like an electronic copy emailed to you please email office@qldyachting.org.au with Nomination Form Request as the title.

Government Funding For QLD Clubs

In 2004 19 clubs affiliated to Yachting Queensland recieved government funding grants totalling $174 000.

The clubs that received this money did not simply receive it by putting in an application. The application needs to be supported by Yachting Queensland, however more imporatant is the fact that Yachting Queensland are continually working to keep sailing and boating in front of the government.

This is a continual and imporant role that Yachting Queensland undertakes. We speak regulary with a number of government departments about our sport. In these high level discussions we contunally demonstrate to various departments within the government that by them assisting us we are able to drive the sport of boating. This is achieved in a variety of ways, whether through marine studies students and power boating in schools through to courses at yacht clubs or governance issues within thr national framework.

To maintain the ability for the sport to be able to attract funding we must continue to be seen as continuously developing as a front-runner in sport administration in this state.

If you have any questions in regard to this information please contact our office.