Recently, journalist Amelia Raines of Honi Soit, Australia’s only weekly student newspaper and an independent voice from the University of Sydney, published an article highlighting the local push for para-rowing initiatives and our journey toward an inclusive clubhouse at Iron Cove. The article captures the collective effort behind this project, underscoring the dedication of community […]
Who was it who said Row, row, row Your Boat, GENTLY down the stream??? The Community Rowing Club’s Learn to Row members are journeying down this river full steam ahead!! Halfway through the season and the energy at the CRC Learn to Row is infectious! Our Learn to Row course is in full swing, and
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What a fantastic day we had today! It was the first open day between Macquarie University and Community Rowing Club, and it was a blast! We had a chance to see some amazing crews rowing on the water, showing off their skills and teamwork. Some of them were current students, some were alumni, and some
Community Rowing Club has made history by winning its first ever rowing state championship and securing a silver medal in the PR3 Mixed Coxed Fours event at the NSW Rowing State Championships on February 13, 2023. The achievement has brought great pride to the club, and has set the stage for the team to compete
Community Rowing Club Sydney has been very busy in preparing our new plans for our proposed boatshed on the foreshore of Iron Cove – the first new club in the area in more than 50 years! We’ve been a bit quiet as we’ve been working behind the scenes, so we thought it would be a
Yesterday, Elly Howse, the local NSW Labor Candidate for the seat of Balmain, visited the historic Callan Park in Leichhardt together with Labor leader Michael Daley to announce that NSW Labor would commit AU$10m towards the establishment of a Callan Park trust and the repair and revitalisation of the grounds. The news is particularly exciting
A dozen Athletes from the Balmain Para Rowing Program travelled to Macquarie University on Sunday 28 October 2018 to compete at the 2018 Australian Indoor Rowing Championships – by the afternoon, they had made their mark with new personal bests, medals, and records! Sam Shalhoub, Stephen Lawler, Nikolai Olding, Kevin Wall, Stephanie Walker, Bronte Marshall,
Wow – could we really fit anything more into one weekend? Last weekend the Para Program raced 9 crews at the Spring Regatta, ‘springing’ into action with 24 premiership points at the first regatta of the season. However, not wanting to rest on our laurels, we also ran a training camp and christened not one,
Congratulations to Ruby Sutherland who has been selected as a Variety Heart Scholar for 2018! At 90 years old, Variety has been assisting thousands of children who live with disadvantage, disability or illness. Variety provides scholarships to children with an existing talent living with disabilities, chronic illness or financial hardship to achieve their full potential
Congratulations to Jack Calderan for being selected as an Emerging Athlete by the prestigious University of Technology, Sydney. As an emerging athlete, Jack has been recognised as having strong potential by his University to progress his rowing career, and will be given valuable support and assistance to achieve his goals in the Sport. We are
