The Surf City Project

To create world class urban river surfing and white-water recreation facilities for everyone to enjoy, every day.

The feasibility study for this project with Lucy Blake of Myriad Consulting is identifying likely locations and the feasibility of developing a white-water recreation facility for the greater Launceston region and more broadly. Other funding commitments (on top of the GRCC funds) valued at $20,000 have been made to the Surf City Project: The project team believe that the total of $30,000 will be sufficient to complete the research and create a robust report into the Economics and Market Demand for Whitewater and River Surfing Facilities in Tasmania.

They are also planning a strategic forum about the Surf City Project and to design a lobbying strategy for Paddle Tasmania’s approach to government and Hydro Tasmania. This will also cover water releases down Cataract Gorge and the health of the Tamar.