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The win was particularly sweet after Cudgen finished runner-up at the same event last year.<\/p>\n
“It was nice to get that one back \u2013 we were pretty keen to get it this year,” Mills said.<\/p>\n
“Our seniors were winning everything. It was really satisfying as a club to take it home again.”<\/p>\n
Mills said the club was in a strong position to retain its talented athletes, despite opportunities to compete with larger Queensland clubs.<\/p>\n
Cudgen operates employment and fundraising programs that allow competitors to earn credits to help cover carnival costs such as buying new boards and entry fees.<\/p>\n
“We’re starting to get a healthy crop of kids who are doing well at state and Australian level,” Mills said.<\/p>\n
“Last year we had a really strong under-15 group who are now in their first year of the two-year under-17 bracket and still performing strongly.<\/p>\n
“We’re not losing as many of them to bigger clubs in Queensland because they’re competing well here and achieving the same goals as they would if they went over the border.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CUDGEN has stepped up its training campaign as competitors set their sights on gold medals at the NSW Surf Life Saving Championships at Swansea-Belmont next month. The club will send a strong representative team across multiple age divisions, with the championships running from February 19 to March 1. Preparation has been intense, with Cudgen’s main […]<\/p>\n