Sunshine Coast Girls Boardriders

Cassa and Tara discuss the origins of the Sunshine Coast Girls Boardriders Club, from its social focus in the 1980s, through to their visions for the future including increasing the number of women’s competitions, starting with the Sunshine Coast. As well as a strong social and surf safety components, the Club’s purpose is to foster women’s surfing in the competitive arena, their presence of which is currently overshadowed in a male dominated sport. Club members range in age from six to 58. This is a Storylines Q150 digital story. This digital story was made by the State Library of Queensland with funding from the Queensland Government. It is a legacy of the Q150 celebrations in 2009.
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