--- title: About --- [Skip to content](https://rowing.mrrc.club/about#main-content) - [+617 5408 5037](tel:+617%205408%205037) - [rowing@mrrc.club](mailto:rowing@mrrc.club) [Follow us on Facebook](https://facebook.com/maroochyriverrowing) [Follow us on instagram](https://instagram.com/maroochyriverrowingclub) [Follow us on whatsapp](https://wa.me/+61450430825) - Menu - [About](https://rowing.mrrc.club/about) - [Our Coaches](https://rowing.mrrc.club/coaches) - [Strategic Plan](https://rva5s.share.hsforms.com/2o8IQpf1bRnCfkTf8TFebHQ) - [About Rowing](https://rowing.mrrc.club/about-rowing) - UniSC BoatClub - [Events](https://www.maroochyriverrowing.com.au/events) - [News](https://rowing.mrrc.club/blog) - [Pathways](https://rowing.mrrc.club/pathways) - Club Kit - [Contact](https://rowing.mrrc.club/contact) - [Support Us](https://rowing.mrrc.club/sponsorship) [![MRRC Logo](https://rowing.mrrc.club/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%202025%20on%20white.png?width=100&height=100&name=Logo%202025%20on%20white.png "MRRC Logo")](https://mrrc.club) [Login Click to view Login](https://www.maroochyriverrowing.com.au/login) Close Click to close - [About](https://rowing.mrrc.club/about) Show submenu for About - [About Rowing](https://rowing.mrrc.club/about-rowing) - [Coaches](https://rowing.mrrc.club/coaches) - [Membership](https://www.maroochyriverrowing.com.au/registration) - [Events](https://www.maroochyriverrowing.com.au/events) - [Support Us](https://rowing.mrrc.club/sponsorship) - [News](https://rowing.mrrc.club/blog) - [Pathways](https://rowing.mrrc.club/pathways) - [Contact](https://rowing.mrrc.club/en-au/contact) - [+617 5408 5037](tel:+617%205408%205037) - [rowing@mrrc.club](mailto:rowing@mrrc.club) [Follow us on Facebook](https://facebook.com/maroochyriverrowing) [Follow us on instagram](https://instagram.com/maroochyriverrowingclub) [Follow us on whatsapp](https://wa.me/+61450430825) - Menu - [About](https://rowing.mrrc.club/about) - [Our Coaches](https://rowing.mrrc.club/coaches) - [Strategic Plan](https://rva5s.share.hsforms.com/2o8IQpf1bRnCfkTf8TFebHQ) - [About Rowing](https://rowing.mrrc.club/about-rowing) - UniSC BoatClub - [Events](https://www.maroochyriverrowing.com.au/events) - [News](https://rowing.mrrc.club/blog) - [Pathways](https://rowing.mrrc.club/pathways) - Club Kit - [Contact](https://rowing.mrrc.club/contact) - [Support Us](https://rowing.mrrc.club/sponsorship) [Login Click to view Login](https://www.maroochyriverrowing.com.au/login) # About Maroochy River Rowing Club The Sunshine Coast's only dedicated youth rowing club — building strong minds, strong bodies, and strong friendships, from your first stroke to state and national selection. ###### 14 Years on the Maroochy Fourteen years of early mornings, hard work, and rowers built from the ground up. ###### Every rower, every ability, welcome From first-timers to national representatives, there's a place in a boat for everyone here. ![mrrc squad](https://rowing.mrrc.club/hs-fs/hubfs/mrrc%20squad.png?width=1896&height=2000&name=mrrc%20squad.png "mrrc squad") ![Generated image 1 (1)](https://rowing.mrrc.club/hubfs/Generated%20image%201%20(1).png "Generated image 1 (1)") who we are ## Welcome to Maroochy River Rowing Club  — the Sunshine Coast's only dedicated youth rowing club. We're about building strong minds, strong bodies, and strong friendships on the water, from your very first stroke through to state and national selection. We're a volunteer-run, not-for-profit club, powered by a committee and a team of accredited coaches who show up every morning because they believe in what rowing gives young people — belonging, resilience, and the confidence that comes from doing something hard alongside people who've got your back. Whether you're brand new to the sport or chasing a state team, there's a place for you here. ###### Strong minds, strong bodies, strong friendships Rowing builds all three — that's not a slogan, it's what a season on the water actually does. ###### Volunteer-run, professionally coached Our committee is made up of local business owners and accredited professionals — many also parents — alongside coaches who are professionally trained in their own right. ###### A place for every rower, at every stage Brand new or chasing a state team — you belong here either way. ## Our Mission ![Building strength, character and champions on and off the water](https://rowing.mrrc.club/hs-fs/hubfs/MRRC%20Mission.png?width=2000&height=165&name=MRRC%20Mission.png "Building strength, character and champions on and off the water") ## Our Vision To lead with purpose — as a club that fosters high-performance athletes, lifelong friendships, and a culture of hard work, fair reward, and true belonging. We're committed to developing outstanding rowers within a genuine, inclusive environment that celebrates effort over ego. Through strong relationships with other clubs, we support our athletes beyond school — guiding their next steps in rowing and helping them stay in the sport wherever life takes them, maintaining strength, health, and fitness for life. ## Our Values ###### Future Champions We exist to **support and empower young rowers**—developing them not just as athletes, but as confident, capable people. ###### Effort over Ego We reward **commitment, resilience, and hard work**. True success is built on **consistency—not exclusivity**—and we **lead with humility**, always looking for ways to **support and serve others** within our club and community. ###### Community & Connection We’re stronger together. Our club is built on **genuine friendships, family involvement, and strong relationships**—with other clubs, schools, and the wider community, both within rowing and beyond. ###### Inclusive by Nature Rowing belongs to everyone. We remove the barriers that keep young people out of sport — of ability, background, family circumstance, or culture — and build a club where every rower feels safe, respected, and genuinely valued for who they are. ###### Strength for Life We champion long term health, wellbeing, and a lifelong love of rowing. Our goal is to keep young people moving, growing, and connected—throughout their school years, and throughout their life. ###### Stewardship & Sustainability We are committed to growing responsibly—caring for our environment, managing our resources wisely, and ensuring a thriving future for the next generation. [Request a copy of our 2025-2030 Strategic Plan](https://rva5s.share.hsforms.com/2o8IQpf1bRnCfkTf8TFebHQ) our coaches ## Meet Our Expert Coaches Behind every squad is a coach who's earned their qualifications and their place on the riverbank. From Learn to Row through to Pathways, our coaches bring real accreditation, real experience, and a genuine investment in every rower they work with — on the water and off it. ![Screenshot 2025-04-12 at 4.11.17 pm-1](https://rowing.mrrc.club/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-04-12%20at%204.11.17%20pm-1.png?width=2000&name=Screenshot%202025-04-12%20at%204.11.17%20pm-1.png) ###### Hamish Parry Pathways Coach Rowing Australia Level 3 Qualified | Strength &... ![coaches headshot](https://rowing.mrrc.club/hs-fs/hubfs/coaches%20headshot.png?width=173&height=173&name=coaches%20headshot.png) ###### Uwe Lassen Learn to Row & Novice Coach Development & Pathways Squad Assist. German National Coach... ![bec](https://rowing.mrrc.club/hs-fs/hubfs/bec.png?width=173&height=173&name=bec.png) ###### Bec Biddle Development Squad Coach Rowing Australia Level 1 Qualified | Strength &... ![amanda](https://rowing.mrrc.club/hs-fs/hubfs/amanda.png?width=173&height=173&name=amanda.png) ###### Amanda Rukuwai Stoneman Uni Squad Coach Rowing Australia Level 2 Qualified [Our Expert Coaches](https://rowing.mrrc.club/coaches?hsLang=en) ## Want to be a part of our story? Fourteen years in, the next chapter is waiting to be written by rowers who haven't picked up an oar yet. Come find out where you fit. [Enquire today Click to Enquire today](https://rowing.mrrc.club/contact?hsLang=en) # Our History ![Joint Christening With Peter Wellington MP 20 July 2013](https://rowing.mrrc.club/hs-fs/hubfs/Joint%20Christening%20With%20Peter%20Wellington%20MP%2020%20July%202013.jpg?width=1922&height=1282&name=Joint%20Christening%20With%20Peter%20Wellington%20MP%2020%20July%202013.jpg) ##### In the beginning ![IMG\_2363](https://rowing.mrrc.club/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_2363.jpeg?width=2000&name=IMG_2363.jpeg) ##### In the middle... ## Where we started ### Our name... our identity Maroochy River Rowing Club was founded in 2012 by life members Russell and Donna Muller, alongside fellow life member Mike Cosgrove. Their goal was simple: give Sunshine Coast teenagers the chance to discover the Olympic sport of rowing. It started with a single boat and a handful of rowers. They worked with the local Indegenous and Sunshine Coast Council to develop the site at Muller Park, Bli Bli — handy to neighbouring Maroochydore and centrally positioned across the Sunshine Coast region. From here they began training on some of the most protected still-water available anywhere in the region, with room to row long distances downstream toward Cotton Tree, with the most beautiful glassy waters found further upstream, through some of the pristine parts of the Maroochy River. Nearly fifteen years on, that handful of rowers has grown into a genuine club — year-round programs, accredited coaching, and rowers competing at state and national level. What hasn't changed is the reason we started: a rowing club has to be more than boats and results. It's belonging, resilience, and the kind of teamwork that only shows up when a crew has to move as one. We honour every volunteer, committee member, and coach who have come before us and helped get us this far — this club exists because they showed up, year after year, long before any of us arrived. Our name carries that history too. Mooroo-kutchi means 'red-bill' — the traditional name for the black swan — and Moorookutchi-dha, 'the place of the black swan.' It's why the black swan sits at the centre of our crest, and why our club colours honour it. And we're not finished. With Brisbane 2032 on the horizon, we're building toward a future our founders could only have imagined from that single boat — a home for Olympic training camps, a pathway that runs from first strokes to national selection, and a clubhouse worthy of everything this community has built. The story so far has been remarkable. What comes next will be too. ![mrrc logo-1](https://rowing.mrrc.club/hs-fs/hubfs/mrrc%20logo-1.png?width=400&height=399&name=mrrc%20logo-1.png "mrrc logo-1") #### Subscribe to the River Current [![MRRC Logo](https://rowing.mrrc.club/hs-fs/hubfs/mrrc%20logo-2.png?width=120&height=120&name=mrrc%20logo-2.png "MRRC Logo")](https://mrrc.club) Maroochy River Rowing Club is the only dedicated youth rowing club on the Sunshine Coast, welcoming rowers from Year 6 through university. We build strength, character and champions — on and off the water. ###### Think Fast - [About](https://rowing.mrrc.club/about) - [About Rowing](https://rowing.mrrc.club/about-rowing) - [Coaches](https://rowing.mrrc.club/coaches) - [Membership](https://www.maroochyriverrowing.com.au/registration) - [Events](https://www.maroochyriverrowing.com.au/events) - [Support Us](https://rowing.mrrc.club/sponsorship) - [News](https://rowing.mrrc.club/blog) - [Pathways](https://rowing.mrrc.club/pathways) - [Contact](https://rowing.mrrc.club/en-au/contact) ###### Policies - [Child Protection & Safety Policy](https://drive.proton.me/u/60/r0RPI934KyQqepMgRNSMSBCW0FymVNCjCkfMR4P1ZMehHb7_wlmj7YIO4ciN6IMBSVqhJvgPZcU-1cjTRjvA9w==/folder/DgNZRcbyCtVu4m3ETYLW9Qocg1XE4YFdgryRwSKPE8ohHdV4xiFooZ0PtmTgVmwNScUi9_XdwXPfsbt_WXXhDA==?r=/shared-with-me) - [Code of Conduct](https://rowing.mrrc.club/MRRC%20Code%20of%20Conduct) - [RA Safeguarding Children Policy](https://rowingaustralia.com.au/hubfs/Safeguarding-Children-and-Young-People-Policy.pdf?hsLang=en) - [Heat and Weather Policy](https://drive.proton.me/urls/2AC0V200F8#rZOHiMmoBIwB) - [Complaint Handling & Escalation Policy](https://drive.proton.me/urls/GS1HZ70F1R#5KFaP2PLEHwB) - [Privacy Policy](https://rowing.mrrc.club/privacy) - [Terms of Use](https://rowing.mrrc.club/terms) ###### Contact Info [20 Muller Park Road Bli Bli 4560](https://maps.app.goo.gl/SQVay72Z3Jnb6ogo8) [+61 7 5408 5037](tel:+61754085037) [rowing@mrrc.club](mailto:rowing@mrrc.club) Mon - Sun [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/maroochyriverrowing) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/maroochyriverrowingclub) [Follow us on Whatsapp](https://wa.me/61450430825) Copyright © 2026 Maroochy River Rowing Club Inc All Rights Reserved.