2019 Highlights
Some of our highlights from 2019
The inaugural QRowunion Lunch had an unashamedly Queensland flavour.Held at the RNA Showgrounds with Queensland food and wine and 620 guests from the Queensland rowing community and our greatest Queensland representatives (Sally Kehoe, Duncan Free & Hannah Every Hall) as guest speakers. On the day 620 people (65% men 402 / 35% women 218) attended the function, providing overwhelmingly positive feedback.
We had Olympic medallists, a couple of current world champions, many national representatives, a lot of proud Queensland representatives, and an army of people who identified as rowers or supporters, some outstanding administrators and Boat race officials – what united us was a love of rowingand on this occasion we worked together to raise the profile of the sport.
One by-product of the function was that the raffle raised funds for a camp to support the Queensland Team competing for the Rowing Australia Cup. This was a positive enthusiastic function to promote rowing – it allowed guests torelive old memories, celebrate the camaraderie of our great sport and remind everyone what a great sport rowing is!
2019 Speakers
Ray Ebert
“The Voice of Rowing” & RA Life Member
Duncan Free
Queensland’s most capped representative – 20 appearances
Hannah Every Hall
RA Board Member & Chair of Athletes Commission
Sally Kehoe
Queensland’s most capped woman – 16 appearances
Past Table Captains
- Baskerville, Deb
- Beech, Chris
- Bliss, John
- Brett, Jonathon
- Brown, Emma
- Brown, Suzanne (Coghlan)
- Buchanan, Rob
- Carpenter, Sidonie
- Cook, Jo
- Coomber, David
- Cruickshank, Ralph
- Dixon, Penny
- Doughan, Neville
- Ebert, Ray
- Elliot, Marion
- Evans, Sue
- Ford, Toby
- Free, Duncan
- Funnnell, Sydney
- Giles, Rob
- Greenland, Bruce
- Hogan, Michael
- Hobart, Craig
- Holzberger, Ian
- Howard, Peter
- Hutchinson, Jack
- Huggett, Peter
- Huxley, Chris
- Jowett, Michael
- Keily, Gavin
- Kininmonth, Rachael
- Kolbe, Graham
- Lang, Rob
- Malakellis, Michael
- Martin, Peter
- Martin, Randall
- McGrath, Brendan
- Merritt, Gary
- Moharich, David
- Morton, Di
- Ower, Helen (Hesse)
- Parr, Nick
- Purcell, Darryn
- Quayle, Sally
- Ralston, Liz
- Raven, Clare
- Ruffin, Wade
- Sparksman, Michael
- Talbot, Courtney
- Taylor, Christine
- Walker, Brad
- Wilson, Steve
- Wruck, Darcy
