WELCOME
to the 8th Annual Creek & Outer Reef
Fishing & Spearfishing Competition

ONLINE NOMINATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED

September 20th to 22nd, Taifalos Park, Kurrimine Beach
Tractor Times: Sat 22nd: 5.00am – 8.00am, 3.30pm – 5.30pm Sun 23rd: 5.00am – 8.00am, 11.30am – 1.30pm
ONLINE NOMINATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY 13th SEPTEMBER AT 4.00PM

Nominations will be accepted Friday 20th September from 4.30pm to 7pm at the official briefing at Taifalos Park. Please see our drop down 2019 INFO button for competition rules, site map and our 2019 sponsors.

The 2019 Competition Committee is pleased to announce nominations are currently open for our family friendly ﬁshing & spearﬁshing competition. Planning is well under way and with over $80,000 in sponsorship and prizes, this year’s event will be one not to miss! Please click on the ‘NOMINATION FORM’ button to download your form, or ﬁll it out online. If you wish to order competition shirts, please review the Shirt Size Guide from the ‘2019 Info’ drop down button.

CREEK TO COAST

It is also with much excitement the team from ‘Creek to Coast’ – Queensland’s ultimate outdoor adventure show, will be attending and ﬁlming at our event this year! Thanks to assistance from Cassowary Coast Regional Council Partnering with Community funding, Scottie Hillier and the crew will be attending and ﬁlming our competition for a future episode. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our region so be sure to say hello to the team at the event!

BOAT PACKAGES & PRIZES

The Major Adult Prize Giveaway is a $32,000 (approximate) boat package consisting of a 4.6 metre Quintrex Renegade side console, 60HP 4 Stroke Yamaha outboard motor with controls and digital guage on a Quintrex alloy trailer. The package also includes a Garmin Echomap Plus 65CV sounder unit & Garmin apparel pack, standard smooth water safety gear and 1 year registration on boat and trailer. The Major Junior Prize Giveaway is a $6,500 (approximate) boat package consisting of a 3.6 metre Quintrex Wanderer tinnie, 6HP 4 stroke Evinrude motor and alloy trailer, Garmin Handheld GPSMap 78 and Garmin apparel pack. The package also includes standard smooth water safety gear and 1 year registration on boat and trailer. Of course, we will have fantastic prizes for nominated ﬁsh & spearﬁshing categories, and junior anglers have a great chance at prizes with mystery weight divisions. Each night, generous prize giveaways will also be drawn to lucky nominated entries. Remember, you do not have to catch a fish to win the Major Giveaways, a fully paid nomination entry automatically enters you into the draw but you MUST be present with your angler card!

FAMILY FUN

Children will be able to jump for FREE the entire weekend at the comp! Make sure the little ones visit the jumping castle to enjoy this free fun! The Tully Support Centre will be hosting fun games with prizes for the kids on Sunday from 12pm and we have a professional face painter ready to work some magic on the children’s faces from 12pm – 4pm. Be sure you bring the family and enjoy these free activities! GBRMPA (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority) and Fisheries QLD will be on-site beside the Weigh-in Station to answer any questions and assist in demonstrating the use of BTTT Tools. Zoning Maps will also be available from their station so drop by and say hello to the friendly team, they truly are experts in their ﬁelds. Maritime Safety Queensland will have an education trailer on site with some practical demonstrations on safety equipment and information on general boating safety. The team is passionate about getting marine safety messages out to the boating public so please visit their display….they will also have some giveaways for the kids!

RESPONSIBLE REEF PRACTICES

The Kurrimine Beach Fishing Club promotes ﬁshing sustainability and responsible reef practices. We all love spending a day out of the Reef ﬁshing and having a great time with our friends and family. To help us all ensure that we will be able to enjoy this for many years to come, please click on the button ‘Responsible Reef Practices’ to view a few tips that we can all adopt to keep the reef healthy and the ﬁsh plentiful.

COMP RULES & SITE MAP

Please go to the drop down button ‘2019 INFO’ for Comp Rules. Note: species list will not be made public until Friday 20th September 2019. Check out our Site Map for locations of stalls and displays, where to collect your nomination packs on Friday and also entry location when weighing in ﬁsh. 2019 SPONSORS The 2019 Creek & Outer Reef Fishing & Spearﬁshing Competition is proudly supported by the following businesses: