Queensland News

Spring / Summer Training times

Day: Saturday mornings 1 hour session

Time: 7.00 am (on water so please arrive 6.30 for warm-ups).

Followed by breakfast at a local café.

Venue: boat ramp behind the Queensland Hockey Centre, 400 Lytton Road, Morningside (turn into the hockey centre down Col Gardner Drive).

New Paddlers:
It is recommended that NEW paddlers come to the Come and Try session that we hold on the first Saturday of each month.

Time: 7.00am (we ask new paddlers to arrive 30 minutes earlier)

This session is followed by Brekky in the Park at Colmslie Beach Reserve (Colmslie Road, Murrarrie) so bring your coffee/tea and something to eat. BBQs are available at the park is you would like to have a cook up.

What to bring:
Wear clothes you don't mind getting wet (shorts, t shirt)
Hat
Sunscreen
Water
$20 for your introduction sessions - 3 sessions.

Brisbane
PO Box 1427
Carindale QLD 4152

General Contact
tel: 1300 889 566 or
queensland@dragonsabreast.com.au
(Regional Representative)
and brisbane@dragonsabreast.com.au

Latest newsletter: Titti Tattler December 2010

What‟s in this Issue?

Christmas Brekky in the Park 1
BRD Sports Regatta 1
Coles Petrie Tce Awareness 2
Hello Gary 2
Coordinator's Comments 3
Dear Diary 4
Pan Pacs 4
Matthew's Creative Installation Open Day 5
Contact Information 6
Pan Pacs photos 7

In 1999, Janelle Gamble met Michelle Hanton at the Cancer We Care Conference and was convinced by her to join the first Australian breast cancer survivor crew to paddle at the Australian National Titles in 2000. Returning to Brisbane, Janelle contacted the Brisbane River Dragons and convinced other survivors to join her to form Dragons Abreast Queensland. As the Dragons Abreast movement expanded, other teams formed in Queensland and the team within Brisbane River Dragons changed its name to Dragons Abreast Brisbane.

The team name Missabittatitti grew from the “survivor” party celebrating the end of treatment for one of our members. Once the name was suggested for the survivor guests at the party, it was an instant winner and was enthusiastically adopted by the whole team.

Dragons Abreast Brisbane train weekly with the Brisbane River Dragons (BRD) and a number of our paddlers have gone on to compete with BRD at national and international regattas.

December newsletter