SIX WEET-BIX SURFGROMS HAVE THE
EXPERIENCE OF
A LIFETIME
ON THE GOLD COAST
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Weet-Bix SurfGroms were special VIP guests to the Gold Coast in March when they met and surfed with
some of world’s top surfers at Snapper Rocks at the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro. Quiksilver and Roxy are proud
partners of the Weet-Bix SurfGroms program and gave the kids an experience dreams are made of.
The day included a backstage tour with four-time World
Champion Mark Richards in the competitors’ area where the
kids had a chance to see how their heroes prepare for a heat.
Nikon provided the group with their new amazing
KeyMission 170 camera to capture all the action.
“The Weet-Bix SurfGroms is a surfing program for 5 to
12-year-old girls and boys and is a wonderful introduction not
just to surfing but the ocean,” Richards said on the day.
A Weet-Bix SurfGroms lesson in Rainbow Bay put the icing
on the cake for the kids who were put through their paces
in clean, perfect learner conditions from the likes of Bianca
Buitendag and other professional athletes.
“My favourite part about Weet-Bix SurfGroms is you get to
have a go and they help you go onto bigger waves which is
really fun,” said grom Sari Bridgemen.
Weet-Bix SurfGroms is the world-first national junior surfing
program which offers 5 to 12-year-olds an opportunity to
develop strong ocean awareness and beach safety skills, while
also developing a proficiency in surfing.
More than 55,000 children across Australia have enjoyed the
program since it started in October, 2011.
Every registered participant had a chance to win a ‘money
can’t buy’ trip by providing a photo of themselves enjoying
the program through the Nikon KeyMission competition.
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THE SIX WINNERS WERE:
Christopher McKay, 6 – Surfing Services (QLD)
Julian McKay, 8 – Surfing Services (QLD)
Sari Bridgemen, 9 – Port Stephens Surf School (NSW)
Summer Robertson, 9 – Go Ride A Wave (VIC)
Jesse Robertson, 8 – Go Ride A Wave (VIC)
Khai Cowley, 8 – Surf & Sun (SA)
The prize included: flights and transfers to Coolangatta
Airport for one child and one adult; one night’s accommodation
at Coolangatta for one child and one adult; Weet-Bix pack;
Quiksilver or Roxy merchandise pack; exclusive behind the
scenes tour of the Snapper Rocks event site; and a Nikon
KeyMission 170 camera to capture all the fun; not to mention
the opportunity to meet and surf with some Quiksilver and
Roxy surfing ambassadors.
Weet-Bix SurfGroms programs are continuing through the
Surfing Australia Surf Schools Network of 78 delivery centres
around the country.