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Mildura
Waves
.... our new aquatic headquarters. This is where we
catch up and play with friends enroute to the serious
business of getting fast & fit in a world-class
training facility. Chat up the Track girls at reception
(Tania, Kumara, Jo, Michelle....) then proceed to
RPM, the gym, or pool deck for some hard yards. Watch
out for our triathlon clinics and 2008 aquathon action. |
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Air Vanuatu
.... our travel aspirations into and around Vanuatu are only possible with the support and generosity of this world-class airline. Timely departures and arrivals combined with the friendliest air crew we have ever had the pleasure of flying with. Just makes you want to explore.
Beyond the terminal, Katie Urrutia is our fave person in the entire travel industry, effortlessly handling our group booking madness. |
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Sea
to Summit
... quite remarkable to find ourselves partnering
Australia's number one provider of quality outdoor
products. Our businesses share common ground in a
love of mountains and wild places, and more importantly
a desire to tread gently around planet earth. Funny
to look back on my old video Sea to Summit
and now find ourselves in such great company. Our
Tanna Traverse proudly wears the Sea to Summit
badge, and we'll be doing our best to ensure quality
images come home from the mountains of Vanuatu.
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Le
Lagon Resort VANUATU
... the place we call race headquarters for all manner
of Vanuatu sport and adventure. Think ocean swims,
round island relays, or remote exploration of the
archipelago. Whichever way you look at things, there
is no better place to kick back and enjoy true South
Pacific hospitality, quality dining, and the relaxed
atmosphere that 75 acres of tropical gardens fringing
a postcard-blue lagoon bring to a tired body.
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MAKO
Sunglasses
... our chosen eyewear in all fields of endeavour.
Outstanding lens quality across the range, good looks,
and a really great company to partner our team. A
seventh year in sponsorship just about makes them
family. |
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Fishers
IGA
... with marathon-man Alan at the helm the link to
running and sport is always strong but only goes part-way
to explaining the Fishers committment to local communities
in regional Victoria and NSW. First man on board with
support for the Mallee 12 and an integral part of
anything that goes swim, ride, run in our district. |
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Atlas Sheds
... a couple of life's little pleasures are talking
up the prospect of a Hawks v Kangas footy grand final
with Mark & Geoff, and laying out the maps on
a big workbench in our Atlas Shed. Either way, we
thank the Stevens Family for their generous support
to Mallee 12. Hawks by 5 points. |
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Timbercorp
... Australia's leading agribusiness manager and a
super-friendly Mildura team partner our Mallee 12
endeavour. Think almonds, olives, grapes, mangoes,
avocados, eucalypt plantations, and Steve Moneghetti
(!), and you'll understand why we are so delighted
to have Timbercorp on board. |
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Athlete's
Foot
... nobody works harder at Track than
Peter from Athlete's Foot (Mildura) before handpassing
us over to Lachie and the Centro shop team for great
prices on the fastest shoes in the Murray Mallee.
Brand range is excellent and the service first-class.
When the shoe shopping is done we move next door and
play with the superballs and crazy toys. |
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Organics
on Eleventh
... certified delicious! Everything from sweet potatoes
to sweet treats. Doubles as HQ for Mr slartibartfast,
web-build guru, high-speed runner, and ridiculously
nice bloke. |
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Visual
Strategy Design
... if you need someone to turn your concept into
a stunning logo, banner or poster, Brad at VSD is
the one man to speak to. We walked in with a mallee
leaf and came out with artwork that said so much about
our race and our place. His patience and ability to
interpret our crazy ideas made the whole thing great
fun too. |
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Australian
Bureau of Meteorology
... product disclosure time. Yeah, yeah, these guys
pay the Wilgar bills. Having said that, an astonishing
diversity of weather data is just a mouse-click away.
Go here for radar imagery, forecasts, or a recent
observation from Marble Bar. |
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Zoos Victoria
... good friends in the conservation world. Our team gently fund-raises through Mallee 12 beanie sales for the the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect and the zoo crew channel our dollars into the hugely successful captive breeding program of this hardy critter. Nice work. Nice bug. |
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Smartraveller
... "it's a must see destination". |
