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The South Australian Water Ski Federation Tournament Division cordially invites you to attend the

2015 WaterSki National Championships

To be held at the Max Kirwin Lakes , NSW

Thursday 2nd April to Monday 6th April 2015

Entry forms to ski at the National Championships will be distributed by your state in the next few weeks. Your completed form & fees must be returned to your States Team Manager

Event Correspondence/Secretary: Stacey Hitch [email protected] Event Finance: Andrew Morris [email protected] Event Committee: Dave Wallent [email protected] Jamie Mitchell [email protected] John McMurray [email protected]

The site

The Tournament site consists of two purpose built ski lakes, a short 7km drive from the Mulwala Township & adjoining Yarrawonga. One lake will be utilised as a jump & trick lake while the other lake will be used exclusively for slalom The lakes & infrastructure are of world class standard & have previously hosted world title events.

Lake Address: Mulwala to Barooga Road, Mulwala, NSW

Travel Options

Mulwala is a comfortable road trip for most east coast & southern based skiers & their families. If you choose to travel by air, the best option is to fly to International Airport. You will need to hire a vehicle from Melbourne & drive 273 kms to Mulwala which will take around 3 ½ hours. If you are unfamiliar with the Melbourne road network, we recommend that you remember to include a GPS within your rental vehicle reservations. Alternatively you may consider flying to the nearby regional airport at . You will also need to hire a vehicle from Albury for the short drive of 97 kms to Mulwala which will take around 1 & 1/4 hours. Remember to ensure that your airline has the capability to transport your 3 event bags particularly if you’re using the smaller regional airlines.

Accommodation

The Easter holiday period is a particularly busy one for the Murray Region around Mulwala & Yarrawonga. The popularity of this region & the resultant ongoing annual accommodation reservations has left limited vacancies for water-skiers & their families, particularly those that wish to stay together as a large group. The nearby towns of Bundalong, , Barooga, & Berrigan which are a very short drive have also provided accommodation to skiers & their families in the past. The South Australian Nationals Committee hope that the information that we have provided will assist you to plan your trip to Mulwala for the 2015 National Championships. Unfortunately due to the limited accommodation vacancies in any one establishment, we are unable to provide recommendations. Please give consideration to spending a few extra days to enjoy the wonderful sights and attractions of the Murray Region, you will not be disappointed.

Mulwala Weather

Historically, Mulwala has a March average maximum temperature of around 28 degrees & an April average of 24 degrees. March overnight minimums average 12 degrees & 9 degrees in April. March & April are historically the lowest rainfall months of the year. Nationals are scheduled in early April, so we should expect mild to warm conditions with little rain. As an indication the weather pattern for 2014 during the same eight day period as nationals included no rain & a maximum daytime temperature ranging between 22 & 33 degrees & a night time low ranging between 13 & 23 degrees..

Save the Date Comprehensive details to follow in Bulletin 2 (out shortly)

 Pre-familiarisation – Monday 23rd March to Sunday 29th March 2015  Familiarisation – Monday 30th March to Wednesday 1st April 2015  Welcome Night – Wednesday 1st April at the Mulwala Waterski Club. Evening includes full dinner & entertainment.  Fish Night – Friday 3rd April at the Yarrawonga Football Club. It is hoped that all states will support this evening as their state dinner. Featuring gourmet seafood BBQ with chicken, pasta & vegetarian options. This evening includes a fun trivia night & will be run in conjunction with the TWSA Worlds fundraising committee. Proceeds to our future World teams so let’s all support this worthy cause.  Nationals – Thursday 2nd April to Monday 6th April 2015  Envi-motion Presentation Gala Evening – Monday 6th April at the Yarrawonga Golf Club. Includes quality dining & entertainment.

Sponsorship

Opportunities are still available to companies & organisations who wish to sponsor this event & to show their support for our sport of waterskiing, whist receiving the benefit of the high level of exposure generated by the National Championships.

For as little as $250 your business or organisation can purchase an advertisement in our Events Program which will be circulated to all competitors and spectators as well as the broader community. Exposure will also be included in our Nationals Bulletin which is being distributed to all TWSA members in the lead up to Nationals as well as appearing on the AWWF website.

We also have event naming rights sponsorship available. $250 will give you naming rights to one event & $500 will give you naming rights to an entire division. If you wish to sponsor the U10 division which has only 2 events, the naming rights will cost $350 for the entire division. You may even want to consider one of the few remaining advertising positions on our bibs which will be worn by the anticipated 240 competitors for the duration of the 5 day nationals, a site banner or even a custom sponsorship package that is tailored to your requirements.

To express you interest, & receive our Sponsorship Prospectus please email your details to [email protected] or [email protected]

Mastercraft continues as Corporate Sponsors of Australian Waterski Championships

‘MasterCraft the Boat of Choice’ Continued commitment to a 5 year TWSA contract will see Mastercraft once again provide two 6 litre boats to be used as the National Championships tournament boats

SA secures Mountain Trail Campers as Principle Event Sponsor

South is proud to announce Mountain Trail Campers as our principle event sponsor. This sponsorship package will give Mountain Trail Campers extensive promotion & also the naming rights to the nationals. The event will be recognised as MOUNTAIN TRAIL CAMPERS 2015 AUSTRALIAN WATERSKI CHAMPIONSHIPS www.mountaintrailcampers.com.au Catch up with the Mountain Trail Campers crew at their onsite display at the nationals. Manufacturers of quality off-road soft & hard floor camper trailers

South Australia acknowledges Sponsors

We are extremely appreciative of the many sponsors that have already committed to support South Australia & more importantly our sport to ensure that the 2015 Mountain Trail Campers Australian Waterski Championships is a complete success. Their support has allowed us to offer so much more to the skiers & their supporters, as well as creating a premier event that will stand strong in everyone’s memories for many years. We acknowledge & appreciate the support & generosity of our sponsors listed below for their contributions. Our sponsors will be recognised in more depth within future bulletins

Corporate Sponsor Mastercraft Australia

Principle Event Sponsor Mountain Trail Campers

Major Event Sponsor TWSA Envi-motion Electric Bicycles

Gold Sponsors Glyn Morris & Co Mulwala Waterski Club Redback Mobile BBQ & catering Williams Australia RBR Party Hire

Silver Sponsors Three Watersports Omega Orchards Jobe Australia New World Marine Yarrawonga Chronicle

Bronze Sponsors Lake Fellmongery Waterski Club Goldsworthy & Associates BSM Weld Kinky Lizard Yarrawonga Golf Club Goldacres

Platinum Sponsors Flinders Spraying Service Rob Hughes Agencies Cinema & Symphony P Weston & Sons Pty Ltd Clare Quarry The Standing Family Kenny Watersports Motel Sully’s Fuel Yalandra Fine Foods Expresso Mobile Cafe

Nationals Stall Sites

If your company or organisation wishes to conduct business, sales, service or promotion at the championships please contact us regarding the purchase of a site.

Please note. We trust that you will understand that to protect our paying customers/site holders, our policy is that sales, service or promotion of any kind will be prohibited unless you have purchased a stall site from the SAWWF-TD

A second updated Bulletin will be released soon with relevant information & booking details concerning the Event & functions including Welcome, Presentation & Fish Evenings, Pre-familiarisation (the week before), Familiarisation, sponsors, on site catering details and much more! You will be able to find this bulletin & future editions on the AWWF / TWSA website, click on TWSA Documents and scroll down to 2015 Nationals.