Calendar - Events
CALENDAR
Calendars of events for Sailability Shorncliffe.
​Events include Sailing Days, Public Holidays, School Holidays, Training Days, Maintenance Days and Special Events.
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To download a copy of the Sailability Shorncliffe Calendar 2025 CLICK HERE
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Monday 28th April - First sail day for Term 2
Monday 19th May - Client Sailing Race
​Tuesday 27th May - Management Meeting for volunteers​​
RECENT EVENTS​
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TRAINING DAY 7th April 2025
It was wonderful have 38 volunteers attended our first training day of 2025. Great turnout .Various team leaders shared information to do with the many aspects of our operations. Then at around 11.30 we consumed 12 kilos of assorted prawns, accompanied by fresh bread, lemon and seafood sauce. Yummy. A couple of pizzas were available to those that couldn't eat the prawns. Peter Kearney shared our results for the 1st term ,which has been very successful from every KPI and viewpoint. Peter Tyrrell also spoke about the direction of the club.
Thanks to everyone that made the day the success that it was.
VOLUNTEER CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON 12th December 2024
A wonderful opportunity for volunteers and their partners to get together to reflect on and celebrate another very successful year at Sailability Shorncliffe.
Thank you to all volunteers and their supporters for all your efforts during the year, especially that of the those on the committee and in leadership positions.
It was a lovely festive lunch held at The Sands who are also great supporters of Sailability Shorncliffe.
Merry Christmas to all.
PAST EVENTS​
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LAST SAIL DAY 2024 and CHRISTMAS PARTY 9th December 2024
A prefect day of sailing, song and celebrations. Thank you to all volunteers, clients, carers and special guests - Bracken Ridge Uniting Church Choir singing Christmas carols and Santa Claus visiting with Rudolph on the Safety Boat. Merry Christmas and look forward to sailing with you next year.
FIRST AID and CPR COURSE 4th December 2024
Congratulations and thank you to the volunteers who undertook the SLSQ First Aid and CPR Course to support and keep safe Sailability Shorncliffe operations.
CORPORATE SUPPORTERS DAY 26th November 2024
What a great success this day was. About 20 supporters attended our inaugural corporate supporters day along with 23 volunteers who enabled the day to operate smoothly. Guest speaker was Carolyn Vincent from the Ubuntu Foundation followed by the handover of safety and personal protection sailing equipment funded by Energex. Our President Peter Tyrrell spoke about the dedicated volunteer group and thanked the generosity of all supporters. Off to our shed for a quick tour then the sailing and pontoon rides began. This was the highlight of the day as it gave our supporters the same experience that our clients have each Monday. They all had a great day and committed to support us in future years.
LINK to Corporate Supporters Day Invitation
TRAINING DAY 16th September 2024
A very successful training day. Review of current procedures and equipment, including some fabulous demonstrations by our volunteers.
From here some procedures will be updated and additional ones developed to be uploaded to our website for all to view.
A few maintenance issues were addressed, we met our new Treasurer, Tamara Edmonds and her lovely family and finished up the day with pizza.
Thanks to all those who came and gave their time.
VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON / EXCURSION 8th August 2024
Thank you to the Ubuntu Foundation for funding our 21 volunteers who enjoyed a ride on the City Cat from the Northshore Hamilton to Howard Smith Wharf.
Some volunteers brought their partners who paid their own way, so a total of 27 enjoyed a pleasant meal at the Felons Brewing Company restaurant, which is situated under the iconic Story Bridge.
Thank you to Peter Tyrrell for organising the day which was enjoyed by all who attended.
WORKING BEE 1st July 2024
Our working bee in the shed was a great success. With the addition of the new tractor it was a great opportunity clean up, reconfigure and improve our shed facility. We moved some of the cupboards and the fridge; rebuilt and improved the workbench and tool boards; marked on the floor where to park the boats and of coarse gave it a spit and polish. Now with all the boats in the shed you can move all around the shed and it looks great.
Thanks to all those who came and gave their time.
OUR NEW TRACTOR NAMING DAY 4th June 2024
A lovely sunny winters day that was a great occasion in which to showcase our operations with 46 special guests. Peter Mulchay was the MC for day with words from Geoff Grace (Sailability Qld President), David Hamilton (QCYC Commodore), Stirling Hinchliffe (MP) and Peter Tyrrell (Sailability Shorncliffe President). It was Nancy Garden and Peter Carole who revealed the tractor number plates 4GARDENS, acknowledging the enormous contribution the Gardens have made over the last 17 years as volunteers with Sailability Shorncliffe. With the official start of the tractor the ceremony was concluded and all were able to enjoy lunch and a few rides on the Pontoon boat.​
