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Ted Hale 1x for Sale

Ted Hale 1x. Suit up to 85kg. Just back from being fully refurbished to as-new condition by Ted Hale. Honeycomb Carbon Fibre construction.

In weight specification. $3500 Stored at CRC. Contact Geoff Brown 0419 429 607

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Photos from the CGGS Regatta

Peter Williams, photographer and parent of a Canberra Girls Grammar Rowing Club rower, has taken some very high quality photos at Regatta 4 of 5 Februrary. They are posted on his website. If you would like copy of any of the images you can drop him a note via the webpage.

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Bridge to Bridge Race

Download the “Flyer”:file_download/21

WEDNESDAY 26th JANUARY 2011
7.10pm Marshalling for 7.30pm Start

The Bridge to Bridge race is held annually as part of the Australia Day festivities in the National Capital.

The event is for mixed eights (4 men & 4 women) and runs through Central Basin. Fancy dress is encouraged!

While formal entries are not required, please advise your expected club entries to actra@rowingact.org.au by 6 PM Monday 24 January for BRO control and safety purposes.

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Lake Burley Griffin Update

LAKE BURLEY GRIFFIN OPEN TO WATER CRAFT

The National Capital Authority (NCA) advises that Lake Burley Griffin will be opened to secondary contact recreation today (Dec 18th), but remains closed to primary contact recreation until further notice.

Primary contact recreation means recreation that involves whole-body water contact or submersion of the head. Examples include swimming, diving and windsurfing.

Secondary contact recreation, such as rowing, fishing, boating and canoeing, will still be permitted although persons engaged in secondary contact recreation should be careful to limit any water exposure.

NCA Chief Executive, Gary Rake advises secondary contact users to take extra care […]

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Lake Burley Griffin Closed

Message from the NCA:

Lake Burley Griffin is closed to all sporting and recreational uses following a breach at the sewage works in Queanbeyan.
The National Capital Authority was advised today that sewage has entered Queanbeyan River which flows into Lake Burley Griffin.

Based on advice from ACT Health, it is unsafe to use the lake for any activities that involve contact with the water such as swimming, canoeing, recreational boating, rowing or fishing.

Water features and irrigation systems that rely on water from Lake Burley Griffin have been stopped. The Captain Cook Memorial Jet, Central Reflection Pond and […]

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Strategic Review of Recreational Facilities

You can now download the “*Strategic Review of Recreational Facilities*”:http://www.rowingact.org.au/files/Strategic_Review_of_Recreational_Facilites_around_Lake_Burley_Griffin.pdf

The report was prepared by CBRE on behalf of Rowing ACT with funding provided by Sport and Recreation Services.

The report focuses on those recreational user groups directly using Lake Burley Griffin and its foreshore as a recreational resource.

Consultation was directed at identified peak organisations and the general public. Whilst a number of individual clubs were consulted in order to gain a broader appreciation of the issues being faced by recreational users, the scope of the brief did not facilitate consultation with all clubs known to use the Lake […]