March 2014 Vol 16 Issue 3
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Reel in the “Glamour days on the water!” prizes at
“In a spot of bother”
Women celebrate Rainbow’s in Cooloola
Fishing Classic!
Annually on March 8, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. Through rallies, conferences, markets, theatre and fashion, local activities connect women across the globe. HE RAINBOW BEACH Family Fishing Three events are scheduled the Cooloola Coast - a Classic, one ofon South East Queensland’s Lioness Lunchmost celebrating in theannual Defence Forces, iconic Women and largest events is a Surf Girl lunch community in itsand 28th year andexpo. it is one of the few tournaments on and the Originally remaining set up tofishing challenge oppression eastern seaboard. inequality of women, last century saw more women in The eight-day festival this year will be held the boardroom, greater equality in rights, more role from Friday, July 4 to Saturday, July 12 over models in every aspectholidays. of life, one could think that ‘all the school the battles haveThe been won women’. Rainbowfor Beach Family Fishing Classic
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is proudly as awomen familyare andstill community The unfortunate fact run is that not paid event andmale is aimed at all ages and all levels of equally to that of their counterparts, women still are Our emphasis onpolitics, enjoyment not present inexperience. equal numbers in businessis or and of the education, great outdoors andand to showcase our globally women’s health the violence to competitors as well as the general against themregion is worse than that of men. public nationally. Only recently, women in Australian armed forces Held at beautiful Rainbow Beach,have the been grantedevent rightsattracts around breastfeeding policies. in excess of 750 local and interstate competitors and Surf theirLifesaving families It wasn’t until 1980 that all Queensland each year. It is estimated that about one Clubs welcomed female active members. quarter of participants are women, with a Rainbow Beach Glenys Kidd said, “RBSLSC specialclubbie, Ladies Day just for them. began in 1965/66 when roles of men and women were 31 different to today. The club house was for Continued the boys.page Girls were not allowed in the building.” Women met outside the clubhouse and actively fundraised. Glenys remembers, as a girlfriend, “I wasn’t allowed in the club - I used to sleep outside in the ute - whilst on pg 4 my husband slept Piginside.” racing on thecontinued Long
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bright start! • Local people, local businesses, local stories • “The Badging”, page 20
a trophy red,of the whatBay skipper says is facebook a sensational sh and to highly More photos to BayGreg are onPearce the RBCCCN page,fithanks Lynn and Julie from TCB Camera Club). addictive! All our charter captains agree February has been a great month for fishing.