Youth Week was a SPLASH on the Cooloola Coast!
Rainbow Beach Surf lifesavers Vicki Schooth, Emily Simpson, Jake and Don Reid, Jasmin Wintle-Legge and Brad Hethorn showed Splash participants all about lifesaving
by Chappy Ronnie Timperon
Last month around 30 young people turn up to ‘Splash’, a free event organised by the Cooloola Coast Youth Activity Project at Norman Point, to coincide with Gympie Regional Council’s Youth Week.
The young people, some of whom came from as far away as The Palms and Gympie, enjoyed a range of activities provided by the Rainbow Beach Surf Lifesaving Club.
There was stand-up paddleboarding with RND Adventures, sailing with the Tin Can Bay Yacht Club and Sailability, plus fishing on a 6-metre catamaran provided by Coastwide Charters, with rods and expertise provided by the Tin Can Bay Fishing Club, dragonboat paddling with Cooloola Dragonboats, and free entry to the swimming pool, with activities organised by BJ Parton.
A free lunch was provided by Jorrie and Vanessa of Tin Can Bay IGA for participants, volunteers, parents and friends.
Weather conditions were perfect and the stand-up paddleboarders were treated to the company of our local dolphins who hung around all day to be part of the fun.
Everyone who attended had a great time with most of them trying all of the activities provided.
“When can we do this again?” was a common question asked by participants, and representatives of the local organisations who were involved on the day enjoyed interacting with the young people.
A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success, including Ken Ferguson for being our photographer and the Gympie Regional Council for their assistance with photocopying and advertising.
