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On behalf of MidCoast Council, I extend a warm welcome to all those who have travelled here for the 2023 Oakberry Acai NSW Country Championships.

This is the second year the Country Championships have been hosted by our region, thanks to the dedication and hard work of Cape Hawke SLSC.

We are pleased to provide sponsorship for this event and welcome participants, spectators and officials to the Barrington Coast. We thank you for your support.

Surf Life Saving is driven by community spirit and a desire to help and protect others.

Like so many other coastal communities, we have many dedicated and passionate volunteer lifesavers who invest their time and energy in keeping our local beaches safe.

I acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all the volunteers in the clubs across the MidCoast, and particularly those members of Cape Hawke SLSC.

We have a wonderful community here, full of people who love the beautiful beaches, coastal vegetation and wildlife. We also have amazing hinterland and mountain areas.

We encourage you to support us in this love and care for our beaches and recreational areas during your stay, by removing your rubbish and respecting our environment.

I know the Country Championships are always a highlight on the calendar for regional athletes, and to all competitors, coaches, officials and support crews, I wish you all the very best for the competition ahead.

Enjoy your time here and we invite you to return and enjoy the beautiful Barrington Coast with your friends and family.

Mayor Claire Pontin MidCoast Council

Oakberry Acai is proud to welcome you to the 2023 Oakberry Acai NSW County Championships, being held at the Cape Hawke Surf Life Saving Club, 27-29 January. As the Naming Rights Sponsor of this prestigious event, Oakberry Acai is proud to express its love of the oceans and the beaches and its commitment to the importance of surf life saving.

Surf life saving not only makes our beaches safe and enjoyable, but it also plays a vital role in educating the wider community about beaches and swimming in the sea. At the core of this is the dedication of the good people, of all ages, who join the surf clubs and volunteer their time each week in order to help this incredibly important movement. Without these tireless volunteers, the surf life saving movement would be impossible and it is something that deserves as much support as possible.

Since opening our first shop in Bondi Beach just over four years ago, Oakberry has now expanded to many other beautiful beach locations around Australia. With 28 açai shops now in operation and another 10 in development, Oakberry is the leading brand of authentic Brazilian acai in the country. Australia is indeed fortunate to have such beautiful beaches, right around the country, but it is also critical that these beaches are safe for everybody to enjoy. By supporting the work of Surf Life Saving NSW, we at Oakberry are helping to ensure that safety and awareness are key considerations for everyone who comes onto the sand and swims in the sea.

Over the three days of competition at Cape Hawke SLSC, clubs and competitors from regional NSW will challenge each other in an amazing range of events, testing the skills and the strength that they have trained for over many months. It is a great credit to all these competitors and to the surf clubs who support them, that they have come together in a celebration of their sport; and it’s a great credit to Surf Life Saving NSW for putting it together so successfully.

Renan Pinto CEO Oakberry Acai Australia

I extend a warm welcome from the members of Cape Hawke SLSC to all competitors, officials and supporters for the 2023 Oakberry Acai NSW Country Surf Life Saving Championships at One Mile Beach in Forster Tuncurry.

I take this opportunity also to pay our respects and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we will be fortunate enough to be enjoying, the Worimi people, and also pay respect to Elders both past and present.

It was pleasing that after some disrupted years NSW country clubs were able to compete fully in their own unique carnival last year and our club is looking forward again to hosting another successful event on our beautiful One Mile Beach. Conditions since the New Year have been ideal and hopefully remain that way through this year’s competition.

Our team of volunteers have been thorough in their preparation and I thank them for their enthusiasm and dedication to our club and the broader lifesaving movement. We have a long history of hosting major carnivals and we are excited to be staging our fifth NSW Country Championships.

We thank again Midcoast Council for supporting the event, Deb Knowles and staff for their valuable assistance, and Jim Pinnington and the SLSNSW Surf Sports team for their skilful and thoughtful planning.

The tragic incidences of drowning in this recent holiday period at unpatrolled beaches highlight the invaluable role the surf life saving movement plays in providing safe places for the public to enjoy an iconic Australian pastime. The individual skills and teamwork required to protect the swimming public between the red and yellow flags will be on show and challenged over the course of these championships. I wish all competitors, officials, families and supporters a successful, safe and enjoyable experience.

Best wishes to all our country friends in achieving your goals.

Gary Curtis Cape Hawke SLSC President