🌸🦩 Pink Paddle Power 2025: A Flamingo-Filled Festival of Strength & Sisterhood 🛶💖 Posted on: 04 November 2025
12–15 September 2025 | Gold Coast, QLD
The Gold Coast was awash with a brilliant sea of pink, paddles, and feathers from Friday 12 to Monday 15 September 2025 as over 300 paddlers from Townsville, Perth, and everywhere in between flocked to the Gold Coast for Pink Paddle Power (PPP) 2025 — one of Dragons Abreast Australia’s most anticipated and uplifting annual events.
This year’s theme was “Everything Flamingoes” — representing beauty, balance, and standing strong together (usually on one leg 😉). And just like our flamingo mascot, the PPP spirit stood tall.
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👫 Friday 12 September
Meet & Greet – Twin Towns Services Club
PPP kicked off in fabulous flamingo fashion with a warm and joyful Meet & Greet at Twin Towns. It was the perfect chance for paddlers to reconnect, don their brightest pink, and prepare for a flamingo-fueled weekend of fun, strength, and community.
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🚣♀️ Saturday 13 September
200m Sprint Racing – Currumbin Creek
Race day at Currumbin Creek was a sight to behold as pink and feathered crews burst onto the water for a day of thrilling 200m BCS and Supporter racing. With stunning surrounds and clear spring skies, it was racing at its finest.
• BCS teams brought determination, power and HEART
• Support crew and clubs showed up in fabulous flamingo flair
• Volunteers and officials kept the day flowing beautifully
Plus: the scenery, smiles, and spirit made it a day to remember.
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🌿 Sunday 14 September
Long Paddle – Wollumbin, Tweed River
Crews returned to the water for a relaxing and scenic long paddle along the Tweed River at Wollumbin. With lush hinterland views and calm reflections, this soulful paddle was a chance to savour the beauty of nature — and the bond we find in paddling together.
Pink Paddle Dinner – Twin Towns Services Club
The flamingo feathers came out in style for an unforgettable Pink Paddle Dinner at Twin Towns. Themed outfits, laughs, prizes, and pink everything made it a joyous celebration of survivorship and connection. Special moments were shared, and memories made to last a lifetime.
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🎤 Monday 15 September
PPP Convention – Twin Towns
The weekend wrapped up with the annual PPP Convention, where paddlers and supporters took part in connection, learning, and shared empowerment. Insights, stories, and inspiration flowed as we reflected on the joy and purpose of paddling for life.
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💐 Flowers on the Water
A poignant and beautiful Flowers on the Water ceremony took place on Saturday at Currumbin. Petals drifted gently across the creek, symbolising remembrance, gratitude, and the unending strength of our dragon boat community.
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💖 Thank You to Our Flamingo Family
• Our fierce and fabulous paddlers
• Each club, coach, and volunteer
• Twin Towns, Currumbin Creek, and Wollumbin communities
• Friends, families and supporters who keep our spirits lifted
Together, you made PPP 2025 a weekend of strength, fun, and flamingo magic.
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Until next time… keep paddling, keep connecting and keep those flamingo feathers flying high 🦩💗