	{"id":82696,"date":"2022-05-17T04:56:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T17:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=82696"},"modified":"2022-05-10T14:06:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T03:06:12","slug":"club-marks-oresome-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/club-marks-oresome-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"Club marks oresome effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BENDIGO Rowing Club is celebrating a major milestone after clocking up one hundred and fifty years on the water.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation was founded as the Sandhurst Rowing Club in 1872 and merged with the Bendigo group in 1928 to form the alliance as it\u2019s known today.<\/p>\n<p>BRC president Lynda Davis said this year members were reflecting on their proud and enduring history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe started to look back and think \u2018well, what wasn\u2019t here 150 years ago?\u2019 and we were. It is a bit mind blowing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s pretty exciting and we\u2019ve had our challenges and a few low points like World War Two when the club shut down because all the men weren\u2019t around, we\u2019ve had droughts where Lake Weeroona has actually dried up, and COVID clearly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that the club keeps bouncing back and is still active and out there is pretty incredible for such a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82698\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82698\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82698\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/05\/BRC1905-300x92.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/05\/BRC1905-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/05\/BRC1905-1024x313.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/05\/BRC1905-768x235.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/05\/BRC1905.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bendigo Rowing Club pictured in 1905.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The volunteer run club currently has about 90 members and trains at Lake Weeroona on a 480-metre course, significantly shorter than major races which can see them row up to two kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven our constraints, I reckon we\u2019ve done pretty well,\u201d Ms Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got members who have been with the club for decades and decades, and I think that\u2019s pretty amazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got juniors who start rowing in year 7 right up to 90 year olds. It\u2019s the kind of sport that is inspiring in that every age group can still get out there and continue to enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the anniversary, the club is hosting a gala dinner on Saturday, 4 June and inviting past members to make an appearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really want people to come back to the club to share their history with us and mingle. We\u2019ve had a bit of interest from people who live interstate who want to come across to join us,\u201d Ms Davis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should be really lovely and we\u2019re hoping that maybe the next day they can all come down to the club, have a look around and maybe jump on the water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Past members can visit <strong>revolutionise.com.au\/bendigorowing <\/strong>for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BENDIGO Rowing Club is celebrating a major milestone after clocking up one hundred and fifty years on the water. 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