M. Purves - Fairfield Canoe Club

August 9, 2023

HamishE

Question: What does a barrow hold? Answer: The making of a club! Perusal of the FCC records reveals that many, many cubic metres (yards even) of materials have been shifted within and from without 9 The Esplanade. A veritable mountain of earth moving with the trusty wheelbarrow. Right from th...

July 16, 2023

FCC Annual General Meeting 2023

Rowan Doyle

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FCC Annual General Meeting 2023 The Annual General Meeting of the Fairfield Canoe Club Co-operative Ltd was held on Sunday 27th August at 4pm in "hybrid" format - in person and online via Zoom to enable as many of our members as possible to attend. The Agenda for the AGM, reports from Directors an...

April 20, 2023

Vale - Jim Smith

HamishE

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Vale Robert James ‘Jim’ Smith 18/5/1938 – 13/3/2023 Jim Smith was a long-time member and friend of Fairfield Canoe Club. He was a mate of Jonathan Mayne from the Church of England Boys Society days in the early ‘50s. Later they joined the Fairfield Canoe Club and became great supporte...

February 23, 2023

“Some reflections on our Barefoot Bowling Fundraiser”

HamishE

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History Snippet: - “Some reflections on our Barefoot Bowling Fundraiser” ‘Barefoot Bowling’ might be a ‘first’ as a fundraiser but there is a long tradition of events to raise funds for our club paddlers endeavouring to attend representative events. Back in 1920 the brand...

February 16, 2023

FCC Barefoot Bowling - Friday 24 February

Rowan Doyle

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FCC Social and Fundraising Event Barefoot Bowls at the Fairfield Bowls Club on Friday 24 Feb from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Plenty of yummy finger food provided. It's a social event and fundraiser to help support our sprint athletes attending the Perth Nationals in March. ALL welcome - bring friends...

December 15, 2022

History Snippet - "A Visit to Meet the Princess"

Rowan Doyle

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Several weeks ago, Tony Payne and I travelled to the Mornington Peninsula to meet “Princess”. So what, you might ask? In fact, this was a multi-generational trip across our club’s history, that starts with our iconic ‘origin photograph’ hanging in the clubhouse. Alf Lucke was an important ...

December 1, 2022

Platypus News and Views - No 90

Rowan Doyle

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In this edition you can read about: Research by the Conservancy and Arthur Rylah Institute to learn more about how platypus and native fish cope with bushfire-related disturbance. Results from a platypus eDNA survey along the Lower Goulburn River using a back-pack water sampler. A new citizen scienc...

November 5, 2022

An Incident on the Yarra - Be Prepared

Rowan Doyle

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I have always joked with my bike friends, that when I come out of the boat at least I have a soft landing. But one of them came back to me after my ‘incident’ on the Yarra, that after he came off his bike, worked out that he was ok, he knew where his bike […]...

October 20, 2022

The Yarra is in Flood Again

Rowan Doyle

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The ‘ups-and-downs’ of our beloved Yarra have created a variety of problems and opportunities over the years. 2022 sees us hurriedly lifting the tinnie and canoe polo boats to higher ground for safe keeping. This practice of “raising the boats” has been undertaken on many occasions over our ...

September 25, 2022

Marathon Camp at Bairnsdale - September 2022

Rowan Doyle

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According to self-help theory, one way to a adopt good habits is to join a group with a culture you hope to emulate, where doing the right thing is normal behaviour. What better reason could there be for attending the Bairnsdale Marathon Paddling camp. Kayaking on the beautiful rivers of Gippsla...

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