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Read more about the article Stand-up paddleboarder makes Avon Descent history

Stand-up paddleboarder makes Avon Descent history

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  • Post published:5 August, 2018
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The West Australian Read Article It’s the whitewater rapids race WA is known for and this year a new piece of Avon Descent history was written. For the first time…

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Read more about the article Day One 2018 Photos

Day One 2018 Photos

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  • Post published:4 August, 2018
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Avon Valley Advocate View photos Spectators lined the Avon River to watch the start of the 2018 Avon Descent. Power boats left Northam at 8am on Saturday 4 August, followed…

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Read more about the article Avon set to take the plunge

Avon set to take the plunge

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  • Post published:2 August, 2018
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Echo News Read Article WITH a new chairman and a new motto, the 46th annual Avon Descent is set to be better than ever with an array of new competitions…

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Read more about the article Avon Descent calls Olympian Ramon Andersson

Avon Descent calls Olympian Ramon Andersson

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  • Post published:22 July, 2018
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PerthNow Read Article DUAL Olympian Ramon Andersson has paddled all over the world but his heart belongs in the Swan Valley. Andersson’s first appearance in more than a decade in…

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Read more about the article Doug Hodson • Sock it to Sarcoma!

Doug Hodson • Sock it to Sarcoma!

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  • Post published:30 June, 2018
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Tell us a little bit about yourself? I am retired from a career in engineering and management and I spend much of my time now in paddling either on the…

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Read more about the article Dave McConkey • Taking the Plunge, no matter what!

Dave McConkey • Taking the Plunge, no matter what!

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  • Post published:18 June, 2018
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Tell us a little bit about yourself?My name is David McConkey I am the commodore of the Power dinghy racing club of Western Australia and have been for the past…

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Read more about the article Terry Russell • Paddler

Terry Russell • Paddler

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  • Post published:7 June, 2018
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Tell us a little bit about yourself?I work in GIS for the mining industry, drone surveying/mapping and fieldwork like sampling, away in the WA bush about 3 months every year.How…

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Read more about the article Rookie Racing Team 098

Rookie Racing Team 098

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  • Post published:24 May, 2018
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Racing to Raise Money for the Telethon Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre Tim Newton and Luke Buttersfield are first time Avon Descent competitors raising money for a worthy cause. What makes…

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Read more about the article AMBASSADOR TRAINING UPDATE

AMBASSADOR TRAINING UPDATE

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  • Post published:14 April, 2018
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Find out what our ambassadors have been up to in the lead up to the 2018 Avon Descent! Want to do the 2018 Avon Descent? Take the Plunge and get…

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Read more about the article 2018 Avon Descent Event Launch!
Chairman Greg Kaeding announces the 46th annual Avon Descent on the foreshore of the Swan River.

2018 Avon Descent Event Launch!

  • Post author:Avon Descent
  • Post published:25 March, 2018
  • Post category:Front Page News

Northam’s Avon Descent Association announced the 46th annual edition of Western Australia’s longest running annual multi-sport adventure race at the 2018 Event Launch on 21 March at the spectacular riverside…

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The Avon Descent is a two-day river event in Western Australia; beginning in Northam, and proceeding 124km downriver to the finish line in Bayswater. 

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