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Group of paddlers in life jackets with three sit-on-top kayaks and a collection of rubbish

Clean Up Australia Day Success

A huge thank you to our seven clubs who participated in Clean Up Australia Day on or around the 7th of March. See reports...

GP2 Replacement Regatta

After it was decided to cancel the GP2 regatta in Sydney, 20th Feb, Paddle NSW and NSWIS joined forces to create an opportunity for...

Paddling in 2021 and beyond…

Hello Members and paddling enthusiasts, The uncertainty and frustration of 2020 is behind us, and thankfully we are fully into paddling mode in 2021. A...
Paddlers in lifejackets crouched around bags of rubbish collected from local river

SSCC Cleans 40kg Rubbish at Bonnet Bay

A crew from Sutherland Shire Canoe Club kayaked over to a beach opposite the Bonnett Bay boat ramp to do a clean-up on Sunday...
Woman in yellow jacket passing rescued pelican to Police rescue personnel.

Seabird Rescue

Yvette Graf from Southside Paddlers also volunteers for Australian Seabird Rescue. Here she is pictured receiving an injured pelican last month. The pelican had...

Sprint State Champs Wrap Up

We were lucky to be able to hold our Sprint State Championships on the 16 and 17th Jan, as the COVID19 lockdown kept many...
Young paddler in red helmet and blue boat excited to be navigating through whitewater.

75 Paddlers at BRCC Whitewater Weekend!

After years of drought it is refreshing to see much beautiful water in the NNSW rivers! BRCC members have been making the most of...
Paddlers sitting and standing in a group, having just finished a picnic.

RCC Forster Kayak Trip

We set out for a weekend trip with the club early February to Tuncurry/Forster- about 3-4 hours north of Sydney. Thursday night after Melissa fixed...
Satellite map showing wind direction and steps of a paddling rescue undertaken offshore of Gowllard Bombora

RCC to the Rescue at Bombora

(This incident is a great example of clubs having skilled, well-equipped paddlers, and looking after less-aware members of the public who paddle, and we...
View of results board at Sydney International Regatta Centre, with paddler and boat in the foreground.

A New Paddler’s Perspective – State Champs

I’m Harrison and I paddle for the Avoca Kayaking Club on the Central Coast. I have been kayaking for one year and I have...