Paddle Victoria Members – Don’t forget we will be starting to ask for nominations for our Club/ Discipline Volunteer of the year.  Start thinking about who would be a worthy recipient from your Club! Head to our Volunteer Awards page to read about our worthy Volunteers from the last couple of years and think about […]

This year’s theme: Something for Everyone National Volunteer Week 2024 invites all to discover the power of volunteering with the theme ‘Something for Everyone’. National Volunteer Week (20th – 26th May) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering This year’s theme ’Something for Everyone’ is an invitation to explore the rich diversity of opportunities available […]

YARRA SERIES SLALOM RACE 2 Sunday 5th May 2024 Fitzsimons Lane Bridge, Templestowe The event includes a beginner’s race along with the traditional Yarra Series Slalom. Event Program Saturday 4th March: 2:30pm – Course set up. Please come and help, the event wont happen without it 4:00pm – Free Practice – Clubs/Individuals to provide own […]

Results from Yarra Series 1 race at Fitzsimmons Lane. Thanks to everyone who participated and all the volunteers and paddlers who made this event happen with set up, compiling, start, finish, rescue, and judging.  Great course design by Ben Ross. Excellent new paddler participation and the willingness of parents new to the sport to step […]

YARRA SERIES SLALOM RACE 1 Sunday 24th March 2024 Fitzsimons Lane Bridge, Templestowe The event includes a beginner’s race along with the traditional Yarra Series Slalom. Event Program Saturday 23rd March: 2:30pm – Course set up. Please come and help, the event wont happen without it 4:00pm – Free Practice – Clubs/Individuals to provide own […]

Paddle Australia and our six State Paddle Associations are gearing up for the 2024/25 paddling season, with membership renewals for a vast number of members due to kickoff from 1 June 2024. As a member of a Paddle Club, you are part of a united paddling community, supported by your State Paddle Association and Paddle […]

Paddle Australia is pleased to announce the canoe slalom athletes selected in the 2024 National Development Squad (NDS). Designed to identify young paddlers with the potential to reach current and future national teams, the NDS provides opportunities for paddlers to learn and develop. After a thorough process involving performance reviews from events such as the […]

Paddle Australia is pleased to confirm the Junior and U23 Australian Canoe Sprint teams for the 2024 World Championships. The 2024 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships will take place in Plodiv, Bulgaria from 17-21 July. Congratulations to all the athletes selected. Junior Kynan Burke – Illawarra, NSW Aiden Carberry – West Lakes, […]

Paddle Australia was thrilled to today to share in the announcement of the first members of the para canoe athletes who have booked their tickets to the Paris Paralympic Games. Triple Paralympians Curtis McGrath, Dylan Littlehales and Susan Seipel were officially presented with their Qantas boarding passes today at the National Training Centre – Canoe […]

Hosted at Encounter Lakes in South Australia, the 2024 Paddle Australia Canoe Marathon and SUP Championships saw more than 200 paddlers take part from April 5-7. The hugely successful event saw winners crowned in a range of race, age and classification categories. Three-time Open Champion from the event, Rebecca Mann was thrilled to race in […]