Tully Showgrounds Pavilion

V19 Regional Council Regional Council Mayor CassowaryCoast John Kremastos Councillor Industry Development Minister forTourism The Hon.KateJones,MP WeLcOmE

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WeLcOmE ARF President Cameron Blackley IRF President Joseph Willis Jones WeLcOmE We hopeyouwillallenjoythesportingandsocialside of thisveryspecialevent. We ‘paddlesalute’thesefineathletesandwishthemthe bestofluck. bringing thisincredibleeventtogether. to takethisopportunitypersonallythankthemallfor doing anoutstandingjobat This eventhasbeenorganisedbyanincrediblydedicated team,andIwouldlike to readthefoamingfuryofTullyRiver. The competitionaheadoftheathleteswillchallengetheirgrit,teamwork,andability Tully River,thunderingthroughtheoldestrainforestonplanet. world. Ithasbeenthefortunatefewwhohavediscoveredexcitementof For over35yearstheTullyRiverhasthrilledraftersandvisitorsfromallaround Rafting Championships. It isourhonourandpleasuretoinviteyouTullyparticipateinthe18thWorld I am.Youare.WeareIRF. local commercialactivityortorepresentingtheircountryattheinternationallevel. of theriverfamily,environmentandraftingforeveryonetakingpartwhetherfroma - tocometogether.Let’sallpushforwardinourcommongoalsthebetterment our raftingfraternityacrosstheglobe-irrespectiveofflags,emblems,orallegiance At this,our18thWorldRaftingChampionship,onbehalfoftheIRF,Ireachoutto competitors buttothewholecommunity. excitement, trepidation,thrillsandspillsthatIRFcompetitionsbringnotjusttothe unique biodiversityandwarmwelcomingpeoples.Ilookforwardtosharingthe Site, theCassowaryCoastisashiningexampleofAustralia’srichculturaldiversity, Situated rightintheheartofGreatBarrierReef,aUNESCOWorldHeritage to celebratebeingpartoftheworld’slargestriverfamily. teams fromallcornersoftheglobecometogetherintropicalFarNorthQueensland The InternationalRaftingFederationWorldChampionship2019willseetop 3 WeLcOmE Mt Alto Mossman 2018/19 Mt Lewis C A P Mt Frazer T EDITION A Lighthouse I N Mountain C

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Townsville - North Kurrimine Beach DRIVE TIMES Cassowary Coast FAST FACTS: TownsvilletHe 4810 | Townsville City CaSsOwArYCouncil FAST FACTS: CoAsT Kurrimine Beach 4871 | Regional Council Time HISTORICAL FACT: 1896, 1st Japanese consulate in Australia, 4000 Japanese From To Km’s HISTORICAL FACT: Originally named Murdering Point in reference to the fate (approx.) (approx. sugar cane workers. LOCAL INTERESTS: All sports, rugby league (North minutes) of shipwrecked survivors who were eaten by local Aboriginal people. Queensland Cowboys), sailing, fishing and boating, rodeo, surf LOCAL INTERESTS: Fishing, spearfishing, snorkelling/diving, archery, rifle lifesaving, golf & basketball. FAMOUS FOR: Where the Outback meets the range and horseriding on the beach. FAMOUS FOR: Walk to the Reef and Townsville Crystal Creek 60 45 Coral Sea. (turn off) Tractors - finest collection of old tractors still used to launch fishing boats. EXPLORE AROUND Crystal Ingham 40 25 Creek EXPLORE AROUND Events: V8 Supercars, various music and cultural events. Travelling north: Paluma Push mountain bike challenge, Rollingstone Pineapple Festival. Ingham Wallaman Falls 65 60 Events: Kurrimine Beach Fishing Competition, Classic Car Show, Night Swim Spots: Try the rock pool on The Strand or Riverway. Travelling north: Markets. Swim Spots: Kurrimine Beach (nets in season), Water Park & Rollingstone Creek, Crystal Creek rock slides, Balgal Beach (Nov-May). local waterholes. Taste: Tropical Fruit Wines, freshly caught fish and the Ingham Cardwell 53 45 Taste: Frosty Mango’s for homemade fresh tropical fruit ice cream. famous King Reef Cray.

Cardwell Kennedy 11 10 Ingham Canecutter Way FAST FACTS: Ingham 4850 | Hinchinbrook Shire Council Kennedy Tully 32 30 FAST FACTS: 6 Villages | 52 kilometres | Beach - Hinterland

HISTORICAL FACT: Lucinda Sugar Jetty, at nearly 6km long is the longest in Tully El Arish 16 15 HISTORICAL FACT: Old Bruce Highway and popular respite stop for American the southern hemisphere. LOCAL INTERESTS: Rugby league, soccer, squash, and Aussie troops in World War 2. LOCAL INTERESTS: Live music, bush poetry, fishing & golf are some popular interests. FAMOUS FOR: Wallaman Falls, at local markets, horse sports, mountain hiking and biking, camping & Tully Mission Beach 28 25 268m, is the highest single drop waterfall in Australia. waterfall picnics. FAMOUS FOR: Known as the Greatest Detour in the North. José Paronella – building his dream in the Rainforest. EXPLORE AROUND El Arish Mission Beach 16 15 EXPLORE AROUND Events: Australian Italian Festival, Sugar City Rodeo, Maraka Festival, El Arish Silkwood 8 10 Events: Feast of the Three Saints Silkwood. Bush Poets Breakfast Mena Hinchinbrook Fishing Classic, Herbert River Show, Car Show & Shine. Creek, Community Night Markets 3rd Friday of the month Kurrimine Swim Spots: Town swimming pool. Lucinda, Taylors Beach & Forrest Beach Beach. Swim Spots: Kurrimine Beach and Etty Bay. Taste: Local Wines and all have stinger resistant nets. Swimming holes in the region’s national Silkwood Kurrimine Beach 10 10 Liquors, Chocolate & Honey. parks. Taste: Indulge in Italian fare from local delicatessens. Authentic local pasta. Try a local steak or fresh seafood. Silkwood Mena Creek 24 30

Cardwell Mena Creek Innisfail 18 25 Innisfail FAST FACTS: Cardwell 4849 | Cassowary Coast Regional Council FAST FACTS: Innisfail 4860 | Cassowary Coast Regional Council Silkwood Mourilyan 20 15 HISTORICAL FACT: Est 1864, originally named Port Hinchinbrook. LOCAL HISTORICAL FACT: Est 1879 originally named Geraldton, Innisfail was renamed at a public meeting in 1910 after a ship confused towns and travelled to INTERESTS: Fishing, golf, mountain biking, bowls, swimming holes, hiking Mourilyan Innisfail 7 10 trails, 4.7km waterfront walkway, Historical Precinct, plus Hinchinbrook Geraldton WA. LOCAL INTERESTS: A famous rugby league town, soccer, tennis, Island transfers & day tours. FAMOUS FOR: Australia’s largest Island National golf, swimming, Josephine Falls, Ella Bay, cricket, skydiving, fishing, Park, Hinchinbrook Island & Thorsborne Trail. Innisfail Flying Fish Point 8 10 hunting, outrigger canoeing, horse racing. FAMOUS FOR: Art deco buildings, built after the cyclone in 1918 which destroyed almost every building in town. EXPLORE AROUND Innisfail Babinda 29 25 EXPLORE AROUND Feast of the senses (Mar), Innisfail Billfish Tournament (Sep), Horse Events: Barra Bonanza (Oct), various golf, bowls, biking & other fishing Events: Racing - Annuals (Oct), Innisfail Show, Concerts & Major Art competitions. events. UFO Festival in May & Sacred Moon Festival in August. Swim Babinda Bramston Beach 24 20 Town Pool, Warrina Lakes pool, Polly’s Creek (north of town), Spots: Town pool complex; Forest drive spa pool & creeks; Five Mile Creek Swim Spots: Henrietta Creek (Palmerston Highway), Etty Bay. Taste: Tropical fruits from swimming hole. Taste: Mud crab sandwiches, Cardwell pies & local Crystal Babinda Gordonvale 35 30 Bay prawns. shops and road side stalls. You must have a local banana! Local fresh caught seafood. Local vanilla and local coffee. Gordonvale Cairns 24 30 Tully Babinda FAST FACTS: Tully 4854 | Cassowary Coast Regional Council FAST FACTS: Babinda 4861 | Cairns Regional Council HISTORICAL FACT: In 1935, a hydro electric power station was built in the Tully Gorge which is a major provider of electricity for the cities of Cairns and HISTORICAL FACT: Officially Australia’s wettest town. LOCAL INTERESTS: Fishing, Townsville. LOCAL INTERESTS: Rugby League (home of the Tully Tigers), golf, VISITOR INFORMATION golf, lawn bowls, touch football, kayaking, hunting, paintballing, junior bowls, fishing, horse and trail bike riding, white water rafting, kayaking, rugby league & swimming. FAMOUS FOR: The only hotel in Queensland ever Aboriginal Culture. FAMOUS FOR: The Giant Golden Gumboot, a monument Ingham 4776-4792 Mission Beach 4068-7099 (1917) constructed by the State Government. to the record breaking rains of 1950, when 7.9 metres of rainfall made it Tyto Centre Wet Tropics Centre the wettest town in Australia, Tully Mill Tours. Bruce Hwy Sth. Porter Promenade EXPLORE AROUND EXPLORE AROUND Cardwell 4066-2412 Innisfail 0428 228 962 Events: The Babinda Harvest Festival & The Feast of Saint Rita. Swim Events: Tully Show - the best little show in Qld. Camp Drafting, Rodeo, Heritage Centre I-van Spots: Town pool, The Boulders, Babinda Creek, Howard Kennedy Drive, Christmas Street party, Skydiving, Rafting, Biking & Golf events. Swim Spots: Bruce Hwy Nth. Bruce Hwy Nth Bramston Beach, Josephine Falls & Harvey Creek (Hwy North). Taste: An Town Pool. Locals swim at Alligators Nest (no wild animals!) & Tully Gorge. icy cold beer from a government-built hotel! Taste: 90 per cent of Australia’s bananas are produced in the Tully/Innisfail Tully 4068-2288 Babinda 4067-1008 area. Also watermelons and papaws and other exotic tropical fruits. Heritage Centre Bruce Hwy Bruce Hwy Sth. Mission Beach Cairns - South FAST FACTS: Mission Beach 4852 | Cassowary Coast Regional Council FAST FACTS: Cairns 4870 | Cairns City Council

HISTORICAL FACT: Australia’s first tea plantation was developed at Bingil For more information visit: HISTORICAL FACT: Set up as a port to service the northern gold rush. LOCAL Bay. LOCAL INTERESTS: Tennis, cricket, futsul, golf at El Arish & Tully, fishing, INTERESTS: A modern city, all sports and a diversity of leisure interests are sailing, surf lifesaving, cycling, pentangue, outrigger canoeing, kayaking tropicalcoasttourism.com.au catered for. FAMOUS FOR: International Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, & blokarts. FAMOUS FOR: Dunk Island, Saving the Great Barrier Reef, and The Great Green Way. Skydiving with beach landings, and the endangered southern cassowary /tropicalcoastqueensland – Australia’s largest rainforest bird. EXPLORE AROUND EXPLORE AROUND @tropicalcoastqueensland Events: Cairns Ironman & Adventure Festival, RRR and Croc Trophy Events: Banana Festival, Ona Mission Multisport Adventure weekend, Mountain Bike races, Pyramid race, Cairns Show & Cairns Amateurs - Beach Run Half Marathon, Surf Carnival, Sailing Regatta. Swim Spots: @tropical_coast Horseracing Carnival. Swim Spots: Harvey Creek at Bellenden Ker, Aloomba Beaches and swim nets at South and North Mission beaches in season. (Behana Creek ), Mulgrave River at Goldsborough Valley, The Esplanade Lacey Creek on road to El Arish. Local Spanish mackerel, local Taste: Lagoon- Cairns. Taste: Seafood fresh from the Coral Sea. Bingil Bay Beef, local exotic fruits. #tropicalcoastqueensland5 WhY yOu wIlL lOvE tHe CaSsOwArY CoAsT

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Agriculturally rich and proud historic town on two mighty Wet Tropics rivers

Important agricultural area, surrounded by wild rivers and misty mountains.

A seaside location that boasts world class landscapes and experiences.

WRC2019 Local Champions welcome you to the Cassowary Coast for the best service in town. See the full Local Champions directory at www.tropicalcoasttourism.com.au/wrc2019/

6 ELLIS BEACH, TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND

BEAUTIFUL ONE DAY, PERFECT THE NEXT

DISCOVER REGION’S MUST DOS Strap on your mask and snorkel and rub Discover the abundant flavours of TROPICAL NORTH shoulders with sea turtles, minke whales the tropics throughout the Atherton QUEENSLAND and a dazzling variety of tropical fish on Tableland region. Get your caffeine fix at the world-famous Great Barrier Reef. a coffee plantation, sample the wares of Whether you crave action and local chocolatiers and cheesemakers or adventure or peace and solitude, Make a night of it and rest your head pick exotic fruit fresh from the orchard. there’s no place quite like Tropical on your very own live aboard boat or Raise a glass at a wine distillery or North Queensland - where spectacular experience the barefoot luxury of an wet your whistle at one of the region’s coral reef meets wet tropics rainforest island escape. growing number of microbreweries. and ancient Indigenous culture meets Get a bird’s eye view of the Great Barrier Take a stroll along Palm Cove’s untouched wilderness. Reef and explore sandy cays and azure picturesque waterfront, peppered Swim with minke whales and dive oceans by helicopter or seaplane. with laid back cafes, sophisticated fine among shimmering shoals of tropical Uncover the ancient secrets of the dining experiences and beachfront fish on the Great Barrier Reef, brave Daintree Rainforest. Explore picturesque bars. Dine under a blanket of stars as white water rapids and skydive walking trails or zipline through the you listen to the soothing soundtrack over the Daintree jungle, or venture treetops on a jungle surfing tour. of the Coral Sea. west to explore the remote, rolling landscapes and cultural sites of the Take the scenic 7.5 km journey through Walk in the footsteps of Aboriginal Savannah country. Stretching from pristine tropical rainforest on the Skyrail ancestors at Mossman Gorge. Take Cardwell and laidback Cairns up to Rainforest Cableway. a dreamtime gorge walk with a local rugged Cape York and the Torres Make an epic pilgrimage to the guide, participate in a traditional Strait Islands, the tropical north northernmost tip of Australia. Hire a smoking ceremony, then cool off with a is filled with unique, life-affirming 4WD and explore remote wilderness of refreshing dip in a waterhole. experiences you’ll never forget. the Cape York Peninsula.

FIND YOUR PERFECT NEXT TROPICAL ESCAPE AT7 QUEENSLAND.COM the BiG 5

whitewater dash 1 YOU will be Rafting on the major top sections of the Mighty Tully River, in between WRC races. Rub ‘rubber’ with the World’s best Rafters 1.5 hours of “what the hell just happened?” White water with $89 white knuckles, soak up the fun.

thrills & spills 2 Grade 2-3 rapids - suitable for the mellow mooders $49 or for family bonding. $159 (2 Adults + 2 Children) rapid boarders 3 Something a little different??? Check out the awesome sport of River Boarding, face first down the Might Tully. Get immersed around the Basecamp for WRC2019. $49

scenic heli Flight 4 A. Rainforest - 30 mins of spectacular green beauty, fly slightly above World Heritage Rainforest of our beautiful backyard... Ahhh the serenity... B. Reef & Islands - B-Line straight from our base at $299 Tully to the Great Barrier Reef and it’s gorgeous islands, dodge some skydivers on beautiful Mission Beach. Be one oF those lucky skydivers

5 200 km / hr from a perfectly good airplane - onto most perfectly located landing pad ever... $254 the big 5 are only available from 13 - 20 may 2019 www.goexp.co/wrc 8 IrF HiStOrY

Since 1997, the International Rafting Federation (IRF) is recognised as the world governing body for Rafting. We are a non-profit, democratic, global affiliation of sporting entities and personalities, responsible for fostering fair, credible and legitimate international rafting competition at all levels. The IRF organises the World Rafting Championship (WRC), the top tier competition between the most recognised and celebrated rafting athletes in the world who gather together once a year to represent their respective nations. The IRF also organises or oversees a tremendous variety of continental, regional and local rafting competitions and championships.

Our purpose in sport is to promote Olympic values (called Olympism) in order to place sport at the service of humanity for a better world. IRF competitions closely follow the Olympic model and International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommendations, while remaining true to the traditions and history of our sport. The IRF supports the fight against doping and any other forms of cheating in sport, and is fully committed to a strong code of ethics, transparency, good governance and accountability.

Recognised as the world body which oversees the certification and training of professional river rafting guides, the IRF works closely with national organisations and government bodies by offering the only rafting guide certification program accepted worldwide. Through our various courses and certifications, we ensure a global standard of guides while continually evolving raft techniques to keep everyone safer on rafting excursions. HiStOrY

9 IrF HiStOrY

We recognise that humans are not the owners of our planet, but instead are its caretakers and stewards. We believe free flowing rivers are necessary for a healthy world, and we strive to protect them from senseless destruction. Our intimate connection with rivers and the natural environment places us in a key role dedicated towards educating others to ensure that future generations enjoy sustainable access to clean water and free flowing rivers.

The IRF is about bringing the world of rafting together so we can all benefit from our interaction. This interaction may involve anything from competing at the world championship level to being part of a local grassroots event in your home town. Or it could be that once- in-a-lifetime experience of going on a commercial raft trip locally or around the world, whether it be for 1 hour or multiple days.

Rafting is a sport and recreational pursuit that is accessible to the general public through commercial tourism operators, sport and recreation clubs. Rafting is a low environmental impact activity that creates awareness of conservation and environmental appreciation while show-casing the skill elements involved in the sport. The IRF, the trustee of the rafting tradition, maintains and promotes the conditions which encourages the practice and the development of rafting at all competition, commercial and recreational levels. HiStOrY

10 FIND YOUR PERFECT NEXT EVENT

REEF TO REEF | 8 – 11 AUG

Beautiful places, amazing people and experiences — that’s what you can expect throughout Queensland, with Australia’s best live events to fill your calendar, lift your spirits and make your heart sing. Find your perfect next event and start planning a break around it, where life’s beautiful one day and perfect the next.

OUTBACK GOLD COAST QUEENSLAND BRISBANE Unisport Nationals Mount Isa UCI Track World Cup 8 – 11 Jul Mines Rodeo 13 – 15 Dec 28 Sep – 3 Oct 8 – 11 Aug

SUNSHINE COAST International OUTBACK Va’a Federation QUEENSLAND World Distance Birdsville Races Championships 6 – 7 Sep 9 – 17 Aug

#thisisqueensland 11 QUEENSLAND.COM/EVENTS 12 Kareeya Hydro

About the power station Kareeya Hydro, near Tully in Far North Queensland, has been providing clean, green electricity to Queenslanders since 1957. It has a capacity of 88 megawatts (MW) produced by four generators, which provide power to the National Electricity Market. Taking its name from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘big water’, the Kareeya Hydro project originally comprised construction of Koombooloomba Dam, the Tully Falls Weir and Kareeya Hydro. It is Kareeya Hydro’s ability to quickly start extra generators that is important in ensuring a secure, reliable power supply for distribution to consumers. about stanwell A $30 million upgrade of the station between 2005 and 2008 extended the life of the power station by 25 years to 2050 and increased capacity, generation, efficiency and reliability. Stanwell Corporation Limited (Stanwell) is a diversiﬁed energy company. We own coal, gas and water assets which we use to generate Water supply electricity for the National Electricity Market The catchment area of the Tully River spans approximately 260 square (NEM), we sell electricity directly to industry kilometres across one of Australia’s wettest regions. customers and we trade in gas and coal. Some of this rainfall finds its way to Koombooloomba Dam, which has a With a generation capacity of more than 4000 capacity of 180,000 megalitres and can hold an extra 25,000 megalitres using megawatts, Stanwell is the largest electricity a water-inflated rubberised tube. generator in Queensland. The business is able to Water is released into the Tully River from the Koombooloomba Dam and flows help supply Queensland’s energy needs through 13 kilometres to the Tully Falls Weir, which is a regulating pond for Kareeya coal, gas and hydro-electric generation at seven Hydro. geographically dispersed sites. statistics The water used to generate electricity at Kareeya Capacity 88 MW Hydro is released back into the Tully River, Greenhouse gas 540,000 tonnes savings per year providing the water-power used for rafting!

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Commissioned 1957 Environment Hydro-electric power generation using the energy of moving water to drive generators is one of the cleanest and most efficient methods of producing electricity. Kareeya Hydro does not emit any greenhouse gases and is an accredited green generator. It returns all the water it uses for generation back to the Tully River in exactly the same pristine condition in which it entered the power station. The power station is in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area and must meet strict environmental standards. Community Stanwell takes an active role in the local community, supporting initiatives that promote regional development and education.

FACT SHEET | APRIL 2019 freecall 1800 300 351 | stanwell.com

13 rAfT rAcE DiScIpLiNeS

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The Sprint is a hard, fast, short burst of speed for the teams. It is ideally over a fairly short distance and is about two to three minutes of hard paddling for 10% off the overall points. It is always done first, cannot be on a Class 5 rapid and teams are set off one by one, hence racing the clock and not each other. H2H

The H2H is without doubt the most visually exciting discipline as it is pitting two teams together in a fast paced sprint for the finish line. It is ideally over a shortish distance but must be through a rapid, normally taking teams about two to three minutes to run the course. The two teams are set off together with the team having the best time in the Sprint being given lane choice. They have to negotiate one left hand buoy and one right hand buoy from a minimum two buoys on each side. This leads to tactics being played and so is not all down to strength and speed. It counts for 20% of the total points and is an elimination. The winner of each heat proceeds to the next round and eventually just two teams will remain for the Final. SlAlOm

The Slalom is the most technically challenging event and counts for 35% of the total points. This event demands a high level of technique and teamwork to negotiate the rafts through a series of downriver and upriver gates in powerful rapids. Touching, failing to pass or intentionally moving a gate results in a penalty. Each team runs the course twice and their best time is used to determine the results.

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The Downriver is the star event and is worth 35% of the total score. The race is close to an hour of racing along of a section of continuous and powerful rapids. Technical ability and endurance are essential elements to ensuring a good position in this event which is crucial for the teams that aspire to win the Championship. The points earned by the teams in the previous events determine their position in the starting line-up in groups up to five rafts.

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17 18 19 20 21 Putting local knowledge into reef action

Farmers in the Tully region are trialling ways to reduce nitrogen, sediment and pesticide run-off to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon. New and retrofitted technologies like bioreactors, high efficiency sediment basins and man-made wetlands are being tested to see how effective they are at improving the quality of water entering local waterways.

This major reef water quality project is funded by the Queensland Government, but designed locally. It is responding to community demand for relevant, local information about water quality, and solutions that are informed by landscape conditions and local knowledge. It’s part of the effort being made by the broader agricultural network, that is working toward enduring and sustainable landscapes that benefit the local community.

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Sunday 12th May 2019 Registration -

Registration opens at 12:00pm closes at 18:00pm at the Tully Showgrounds Pavilion. It’s open to all teams that have arrived early.

Note : Open & Master teams who have pre - registered, signed in, provided necessary paperwork and paid etc. Teams will be offered and allowed to get on river on MONDAY for their Sprint / H2H course. Registration will remain open Monday or until all teams have checked in. U / 19 and U / 23 divisions will be allowed to have riverside site inspections (walking the course), but no rafting on Monday 13th.

Monday 13th Registration / Sprint Training / Viewing

06:45am Registration re - opens. 07:45 am 6 x buses take all pre - registered Teams (Open’s and Masters) teams to Cardstone (Tully River). 08:30am Site induction at Cardstone (Tully River). 09:00am – 13:00pm Training Opens and Masters Divisions. All buses return to Tully Showgrounds to pick up junior athletes. 09:45am 2 x buses pick up U19 / U23 teams and any later registration Senior teams to Card- stone (Tully River). 10:30am Cardstone (Tully River) site induction. 11:00am – 13:00 pm Junior (U / 19 & U / 23) teams / later registration Senior teams can walk the Sprint, H2H and Junior Slalom course. 13:00pm – 13:45pm Lunch. 13:45pm – 14:45pm Welcome to the country at Cardstone (Tully River). 14:45pm 6 x buses return senior athletes to Tully. 3 x Buses return to pick up Junior athletes up river. 14:45pm – 16:00pm Junior teams training in the rafts. 16:00pm 2 x buses return junior teams to Tully Showgrounds. 16:30pm Organizers meeting x 2 days schedules ( Tuesday and Wednesday - look to Teams App for info). 17:30pm Captains meeting x 2 days schedules ( Tuesday and Wednesday - look to Teams App for info).

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Tuesday 14th Training - Slalom Open and Masters; Sprint / H2H / Slalom U19 and U23

07:30am 6 x buses pick up all senior teams and take to the top of the river. 08:30am Walk in to Staircase Rapid,track 13 ( Teams get to practice Slalom & part Downriver). 12:30pm Open and Masters teams must be off river at Track 10. Sprint put in. 12:30pm 6 x buses return Senior athletes to Tully Showgrounds. 3 x buses then return to Card- stone (Tully River) to wait for junior teams. U19 and U23 10:30am 2 x buses return to Tully Showgrounds to pick up junior athletes. 11:30am 2 x buses pick up junior athletes and take to Cardstone (Tully River). 12:30pm Junior training, Sprint, H2H and Slalom. 15:30pm Off river at track 9. 15:30pm 2 x buses return to Tully Showgrounds. Captains Meeting ( to be confirmed). 16:15pm Athletes to begin lining up for opening ceremony. 17:00pm Opening Ceremony from 17:00 – Welcome to Country (2).

Wednesday 15th Downriver Training

08:00am 6 x buses take all Senior teams to Top of Staircase 09:00am On river at top of Staircase rapid. 12:00pm Off river at Rec park ( This gives teams 3 hours on river time which will give them a 3rd look at the Slalom and another look at the Sprint and H2H course on their way down the river). 12:00pm - 12:30pm Off river at Rec Park ( this gives teams 3 hours on river) 11:30am 2 x buses take junior teams to Cardstone. 12:30pm On river. 15:00pm Off river. After buses return Senior teams, 3 x buses need to return to Rec park to pick up Junior teams. All athletes in Tully Showgrounds by 16:00. 16:30pm Organizer Meeting. 17:30pm Captains meeting. 19:00pm IRF Congress.

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Thursday 16th Sprint All Teams (AM); H2H U19 and U23 (PM)

Junior teams to race first as they need more time to recover before their H2H in the afternoon. Early Start. 06:30am 2 x buses take Juniors to Cardstone (Tully River), arrive at 07:15. Buses return to Tully Showgrounds to Pick up Senior teams. 07:45am 6 x buses take all senior teams to Cardstone (Tully River), arrive at 08:30. 09:30am Race starts, U19, U23, Open, Masters at 2 min intervals. 11:30am Race finish. Buses can start returning Senior athletes to Tully and then returning to Card- stone (Tully River). H2H Junior Teams (PM). 12:45pm H2H race starts. 15:00pm Race finish. 15:30pm Buses return with remaining athletes. All athletes in Tully Showgrounds by 16:15. 16:30pm Medal ceremony ( to be confirmed). 17:30pm Organizers meeting. 18:30pm Captains meeting. NOTES Teams - Need to book the returns in afternoon for they may wish to stay to watch Ju- niors H2H, 2 schedules departures times to return. Must stick to this or walk home.

Friday 17th Slalom U19 and U23 (AM); H2H Open and Masters (PM)

07:15am 6 x buses take all Junior teams to Cardstone (Tully River), arrive at 08:00, 3 x buses return to Tully Showgrounds to pick up Senior athletes. 08:00am Athletes allowed to walk the Slalom course. 09:00am Slalom race starts at 3 min intervals - first run. 10:00am 2 x buses pick up Senior athletes and take teams to Cardstone (Tully River). 10:00am Second Run starts. 12:10pm Race Finish. Head to Head Open and Masters (pm) 14:00pm H2H race starts at 3min intervals. 16:30pm Race finish. 18:00pm Medal ceremony ( to be confirmed). 18:30pm Organizers meeting. 19:30pm Captains meeting.

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Saturday 18th Slalom Open and Masters (U19 and U23 day off)

07:00am 6 x buses take all senior teams to Staircase arrive at 07:50. 08:00am Teams can walk the course. 09:30am Start First run at 3 min intervals Open Men. 11:30am Second run for Open Men. 13:00pm Master Men, Women and Open Women first run. 14:30pm Second Run for Master Men, Women and Open Women. 16:00pm All teams to walk out of Staircase. 16:00pm 6 x buses return athletes to Tully Showgrounds. 16:30pm Stop Briefly at Cardstone (Tully River) to grab gear. 16:45pm Leave Cardstone (Tully River) for Tully Showgrounds. 17:30pm Arrive Tully Medal ceremony. 18:00pm Medal Ceremony. 18:30pm Organizers meeting. 19:00pm Captains meeting.

Sunday 19th Downriver

07:30am 6 x buses take all senior teams to top of river, arrive at 08:15 3 x buses then return to Tully to pick up junior athletes. 08:30am Walk in to Staircase rapid. Teams to paddle the rafts down from bottom of Staircase rapid to start of the Downriver (Killer falls rapid) arrive at 08:55. 10:00am Open and Masters race start. 12:00pm Race finished at Rec Park. 10:45am 2 x buses take junior teams to Cardstone (Tully River), arrive at 11:30. Then buses go to Rec park to pick up some Senior teams and return them to Tully Showgrounds, Buses then return to Rec park to pick up remaining athletes after race finish. 13:00pm Junior race start. 14:30pm Race finished at Rec Park. 15:00pm Buses return all Athletes to Tully Showgrounds.

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Monday 20th Fun Day / Recovery /Contingency Day

No competition on this day. This day is all to be confirmed.

Tuesday 21st May 2019

09:00am Buses depart from 9 am from Tully to Cairns. Due to the natural environment we live in, this program is always subject to change.

27 Our Local Industry The Tully Sugar Industry started in 1924 and now 220 growers farm 35,000 ha and each year supply crops of 2.4—2.9m tonnes of sugar cane to Tully mill. 32 modern harvesting groups cut the cane from June to December. Most of the cane is hauled to the mill on narrow gauge cane railway and some is transported by road. Tully Sugar mill crushes the cane and the 320—380,000 tonnes of raw sugar produced each year is transported to Mourilyan Harbour for export. Our Corporate Vision To ensure a secure and profitable future for Tully cane growers. Our Mission CANEGROWERS provides representation, leadership and services, and promotes unity the interests of its members. Our Environmental Vision To share responsibility for the long-term protection of our natural environment, alongside government, the community and other industries.

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Tully Cane Growers Ltd Phone: 07 4068 4900 59 Butler Street, Tully QLD 4854 Fax: 07 4068 2351 PO Box 514, TULLY QLD 4854 E-mail: [email protected] 28 29 30 31 Downriver

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Tully Showgrounds Tully Showgrounds • 05:30am – 08:30am - Breakfast with Rotary Club, • 05:30am – 08:30am - Breakfast with Rotary Club, coffee van open. coffee van open. • 08:00am - 16:30pm - Event Information Van. • 08:00am - 16:30pm - Event Information Van. • 08:15am - First Spectator Bus to depart. • 08:15am - First Spectator Bus to depart. • 09:45am - Second Spectator Bus to depart. • 09:45am - Second Spectator Bus to depart. • 17:00pm - Food vendors and bar open. • 17:00pm - Food vendors and bar open. • 18:00pm - 21:00pm - DJ. • 18:00pm - 21:00pm - DJ. Tully Live Site (Tully River) Tully Live Site (Tully River) • 07:45am - 16:00pm -Training Day: Sprint / • 07:30am - Coffee van. Registration / Viewing. • 07:30am - 15:30pm -Training Day: Downriver. • 10am - 15:00pm - Food vendor. • 08:00am -15:00pm - Food vendors. • 10am - 15:00pm - Coffee van • 10am - 12:00pm - Aboriginal Guided Walking • 10am - 12:00pm - Aboriginal Guided Walking Tours. Tours. • 14:00pm - Welcome to country. TuEsDaY 14tH ThUrSdAy 16tH

Tully Showgrounds • 05:30am – 08:30am - Breakfast with Rotary Club, Tully Showgrounds coffee van open. • 05:30am – 08:30am - Breakfast with Rotary Club, coffee van open. • 08:00am - 16:30pm - Event Information Van. • 08:00am - 16:30pm - Event Information Van. • 08:15am - First Spectator Bus to depart. • 08:15am - First Spectator Bus to depart. • 09:45am - Second Spectator Bus to depart. • 09:45am - Second Spectator Bus to depart. • Opening ceremony. • 17:00pm - Food vendors and bar open. 16:15pm - Begin assembling for parade in Mitchell Park (Bryant Street). • 18:00 - 21:00pm - DJ. 17:00pm – MC Begin and music in background. Tully Live Site (Tully River) • 07:30-15:00 - Coffee van. 17:00pm – Kids activities at showgrounds begin. Food vendors and bar open. • 07:00-16:00 - 3 x Food vendors 17:15pm - Begin march along Bryant Street & • 09:30am - 11:30am -Competition Day 1: Sprint Butler Street towards Tully Showgrounds. (All Teams). 18:00pm - 18:15pm – Athletes enter showgrounds • 10am - 12:00pm - Aboriginal Guided Walking and head towards stage. Tours. 18:15pm -18:30pm - Speakers- IRF, ARF, MC etc. • 12:45pm - 15:00am -Competition Day 1: H2H U19 & U23. 18:30pm – Traditional land owner dance – TBC. 18:40 - 21:00pm- DJ. Tully Live Site (Tully River) • 07:30am - Coffee van. • 07:30am - 15:30pm -Training Day: Slalom (Open & Masters) / Sprint / H2H / Slalom U19 &U23. • 08:00am-16:00pm - Food vendors. • 10am - 12:00pm - Aboriginal Guided Walking Tours. 36 EnTeRtAiNmEnT SuBjEcT sChEdUlE To ChAnGe FrIdAy 17tH SuNdAy 19tH

Tully Showgrounds Tully Showgrounds • 05:30am – 08:30am - Breakfast with Rotary Club, • 05:30am – 08:30am - Breakfast with Rotary Club, coffee van open. coffee van open. • 08:00am - 16:30pm - Event Information Van. • 08:00am - 16:30pm - Event Information Van. • 08:15am - First Spectator Bus to depart. • 08:15am - First Spectator Bus to depart. • 09:45am - Second Spectator Bus to depart. • 09:45am - Second Spectator Bus to depart. • 17:00pm - Food vendors and bar open. • 17:00pm - Food vendors and bar open. • 17:00pm - 21:00pm - Kids carnival. • 18:00pm - 21:00pm - DJ. • 18:00pm - 21:00pm - DJ. • 18:00pm - Closing Ceremony. Tully Live Site (Tully River) Tully Live Site (Tully River) • 08:00am - Coffee van. • 09:30am - Coffee van. • 07:00am -16:00pm - 3 x Food vendors. • 09:30am -15:00pm - 3 x Food vendors. • 09:00am -12:10pm -Competition Day 2: Slalom • 10:00am -15:00pm -Competition Day 4: U19 & U23. Downriver. • 10am - 12:00pm - Aboriginal Guided Walking • 10am - 12:00pm - Aboriginal Guided Walking Tours. Tours. • 02:00pm -16:13pm -Competition Day 2: H2H Open & Masters.

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Tully Showgrounds Tully Showgrounds • 05:30am – 08:30am - Breakfast with Rotary Club, • 05:30am – 08:30am - Breakfast with Rotary Club, coffee van open. coffee van open. • 08:00am - 16:30pm - Event Information Van. • 08:00am - 12:00pm - Event Information Van. • 08:15am - First Spectator Bus to depart. • Fun Day at Mission Beach / Recovery Day / • 09:45am - Second Spectator Bus to depart. Contingency Day. • 17:00pm - Food vendors and bar open. • No competition on this day. This day is all to be confirmed. • 17:00pm - 21:00 pm - Kids carnival. • 18:00pm - 20:00pm - Band / Live music. • 20:00pm - 22:00pm - DJ. Tully Live Site (Tully River) • 08:00am - Coffee van. • 08:00am -15:00pm - 3 x Food vendors. • 09:00am -12:10pm -Competition Day 3: Slalom Open & Masters. • 10am - 12:00pm - Aboriginal Guided Walking Tours.

37 LIONS CLUB of Tully Inc BREAKFAST MENU ‐ Rafters and Public welcome 5.30 to 8.30 am ‐ Tully Showgrounds ‐ Rotary BBQ Facility include a cutlery pack comprising ALL BREAKFASTS Knife / Fork / Spoon / Serviette INCLUDED AND $10 ‐ CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AVAILABLE AT TOASTER STATION Cereal ‐ choose 2 from the following  Bread ‐ Just Right, Weet Bix, Muesli White or Grain 1 cup of milk  Butter 1 cup of juice (100% orange, apple or pineapple)  Honey Fruit in season ‐ banana and papaya  Jam Cutlery pack, bowl and plate included.  Vegemite   Sugar

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42 Everyone Welcome! Movie Pre-sale $12 family of 4 $2 extra child $4 single On night $15 family of 4 Night $3 extra child $5 single ticket PRE-SALE TICKETS available at Tully Raycare Family Pharmacy

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