Lake Burley Griffin will play host to a festival of aquatic sports and fun next month that will also double as a fundraiser for Triathlon ACT member Kate Molineaux, who is recovering from serious injury.

Triathlon ACT, Water Polo ACT and Canberra Aqua Park, in conjunction with naming rights sponsor SportsCare Canberra, will present the SportsCare Oz Day Aqua Fest at Lake Burley Griffin on Wednesday 26 January.

From 2pm on the Australia Day public holiday, Canberra’s Black Mountain Peninsula will come to life for a celebration of all that is wonderful about the outdoors and the water in Australia.

An action-packed afternoon with aquathlons, water polo and aqua park fun will be complemented by food and beverage stalls, music, face painting and more.

The SportsCare Oz Day Aqua Fest will feature the first leg of the ACT Aqua Series as well as the Beach Water Polo Fours – the twenty20 Cricket of water polo. Event partner Canberra Aqua Park is offering a $10 discount into the Aqua Park, for all those who attend between 2pm and 6pm.

The event will double as a fundraiser to support the recovery of Triathlon ACT member Kate Molineaux, who has suffered multiple broken ribs and fractures to her C2, C3 and T4 vertebrae, following a cycling accident earlier this year.

“The opportunity to collaborate with Water Polo ACT and the Aqua Park was something Triathlon ACT wasn’t going to pass up. We all want everyone to enjoy being active whilst making the most of Lake Burley Griffin,” says Triathlon ACT Executive Director, Geoff Bartlett.

“We’re really excited to bring together our communities in what promises to be a fantastic day out, for the entire Canberra community.”

Come along – bring the whole family, join the festivities, and help raise funds to support the recovery of Kate Molineaux. 

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