About Rowing ACT

Australian Capital Territory Rowing Association Incorporated

Patron: Senator The Honourable Margret Reid

|Location|The current location is Sports House, Hackett. However, consideration is still being given to a longer-term office. Please do not send any mail to this address.| |Postal Address| PO Box 8366 ANU ACT 6200| |Administrative Officer| James Hammond| |Contact:| 0406 376 666 Email|



The ACT Rowing Association is the peak rowing body for the Australian Capital Territory and South East New South Wales.

The Association’s primary functions are to foster the sport in the region, and to control regattas within the region. All rowing clubs in the region that wish to take part in races within Australia must be affiliated with the Association.

A committee runs the Association and is elected annually. The Committee meets monthly.

ACTRA is an incorporated association under its own constitution and by-laws.

Office Bearers

RoleDescriptionContact
Administrative OfficerProvide administrative support to RACT operations James Hammond
Anti-Doping OfficerProvide athlete education and advice regarding compliance with ASADA regulations and RA Anti-doping policy adherenceDebbie Styman
Athletes’ Commission ConvenerChair Athletes’ Commission of rowers and represent commission at RACT meetingsSarah Cook
Boat Race Official CoordinatorOrganize roster of BRO’s and provide ongoing training and supportGeoff Northam
 Coordinate accreditation and ongoing education of BRO’sNick Hunter
Coach & Cox DevelopmentConvene and present accredited coach & cox courses in line with RA and ASC accreditation guidelines and deliver ongoing coach education opportunitiesPhilip Winkworth
Facilities OfficerFacilities development in co-ordination with ACT Parks & Gardens manage the process of continuous improvement of facilitiesRic Worboys
 Working with Course maintainers to monitor and repair the Yarramundi Reach facilityJohn Simson & Alex Leitch
High PerformanceAssist EDP Manager appointment of State crew selectors developing and managing selection processesNick Hunter
Member Protection Information OfficerPoint of contact for member concerns regarding discrimination harassment inequity abuse and sport ethics issuesDebbie Styman
Newsletter EditorProduce an on-line magazine throughout rowing seasonVicky Newman
PublicityLiaise with local media regarding RACT issues and activitiesDavid Bagnall
Regatta Sub-committee ChairmanChair meetings of club delegates to plan regatta program and club liaisonDavid Bagnall
Regatta Secretary and RecorderMaintaining and updating the point score Taking accurate minutes at Regatta Sub-committee meetingsSue Davies
Safety OfficerAdjudicate and record safety complaints and incidents assist visiting crews/groups to comply with local lake traffic conventions and regulations coordination and policing of visitor activity with volunteer assistanceVicky Newman
School Regatta ConvenerSchools liaison contact for school rowing club interests and convener schools regattas including ISRA RegattaDafydd Gwynn-Jones
 Youth Development Assisting transition from school to club and university rowing driving events such as the Year 12 barbecue Craig Muller
Web DeveloperDevelop and help manage the RACT websiteCameron Chamberlain
WebmasterManage RACT websiteVincent McMahon

Office Bearers List

Commitee

Committee Membership 2011 – 2012
Patron
PresidentDavid Bagnall
Vice PresidentNick Hunter
TreasurerVince McMahon
SecretaryPatrick Davoren
CommitteeAllan Butorac
 Brian Burbidge
 Daffyd Gwyen-Jones
 Vicky Newman
Associated Roles
Administrative OfficerProvide administrative support to ACTRA operations James Hammond
Athletes’ Commission ConvenerChair Athletes’ Commission of rowers and represent commission at ACTRA meetingsSarah Cook

Contacts

Basics of Rowing

Test

Learn to Row

Lake Tuggeranong Rowing Club has a High School Learn to Row Program and also a Community Learn to Row Program

The other ACT rowing clubs also have various arrangements for those new to rowing.

This list is open to any rowing program offered in the ACT on application. ACTRA reserves the right to accept or reject entries without giving reasons. ACTRA does not charge a fee to list these services here and does not accept a fee for contacts made. ACTRA makes no guarantees as to the suitability of programs listed here and it has no liability for services that may or may not be provided.