Canberra rowers who will be representing the ACT at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, January 19 21 in Sydney, will be presented with their ACT racing zooties and team uniform at the Boathouse Restaurant at 8:30am this Thursday 11th January. The presentation will be made by the Minister for Sport and Recreation and representatives from the Australian Olympic Council. Media will also be in attendance. We encourage all members of the ACT rowing community to come along to the presentation ceremony to show support to our young rowers at this important stage of their rowing development as they make the transition into representative competition. All members of the team are committed club members and will be ambassadors for the ACT and their club interstate as they race at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival. Bridge-to-Bridge Race – Australia Day Rowing in the ACT for 2007 is going to start off with a bang and a lot of fun on Australia Day Friday 26th January. This year the Bridge to Bridge race will be held in front of 50,000 people as the final event in the lake users parade before the fireworks begin. The race will start at 7:15pm and will be professionally commentated. It is an excellent opportunity to show case our sport. The National Capital Authority is proudly supporting the event and has committed financial sponsorship. We need all clubs to boat all their eights to make the B2B the best yet. Mixed crews, novelty crews, dress up crews are all encouraged and wed love to see as many of you as possible on the water. Club need to inform ACTRA the approximate number of crews by the end of this week with final crews due on the 23rd January. Numbers are needed for the event organizers. Lake Burley Griffin Closure – 26, 27 and 28 January The National Capital Authority has notified that:

1. Central Basin is closed (other than for the Bridge to Bridge race) 0600-0000hrs on Friday 26 January for Australia Day events.
2. Central Basin is closed 1400-1900hrs on Saturday 27 January for the Triathlon Festival.
3. Central basin near ANZAC Parade red gravel is closed 0600-0830hrs on Sunday 28 January for the Triathlon Festival.

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