Archive for 2019

Dragons Abreast Penrith has really shown the true spirit of Christmas by collecting the contents and packing up 56 pamper for the Ladies of the Land to the Local Land Services offices in Penrith. The boxes are on the way to Moss Vale on Friday to be distributed to very deserving bush sisters this Christmas.

Dragons Abreast Brisbane recognised the outstanding contribution of Janelle Gamble to both their group and to BCS paddling in Australia and across the globe by presenting her with the very first DAB life membership. Janelle’s  contribution has been so significant that we all BCS paddlers in Australia walk in the foot prints or ripples that she forged…

Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin was host to Dragons Abreast Canberra’s 20th birthday dragon boat regatta and celebrations on the weekend of 9 and 10 November 2019. The weekend festivities, with the corporate and social regatta as the centrepiece, was a super success thanks to the enthusiastic participants, and the brilliant organisation and passion of Dragons…

Our DAA members are a talented mob, none moreso than Linda, the artiste extraordinaire behind Pinkoala. Linda has produced Pinkoala pins – Pinkoala is the bear you wear to show you care – losing her fluffy ears to chemotherapy won’t dampen her pinkoala spirit. She dons her gum leaf cap and fluffy blossoms and lives her best life.…

Check out this amazing footage shot by Breast Cancer Network Australia for their ‘I CAN’ campaign!  

ABC Life profiles Dragons Abreast Penrith’s Sharon Cooper! Sharon Cooper got involved in dragon boat racing after her life was turned upside down. She was diagnosed with breast cancer at 39. Two years later, after finding a flyer for dragon boat racing in the surgery waiting room, she hasn’t looked back. “It’s like the whole…