September 28 th - October 1 st 2018 Bundaberg Sportfishing Festival
BUNDABERG SPORTFISHING FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 2018 PROGRAM OVERVIEW ACTIVITY Arrive & setup camp Burnett Heads Lighthouse Holiday Park Opening & Briefing Lighthouse Hotel Burnett Heads TIMES+DATES From Friday 28 th September Friday 28 th September 5:30PM Bundy Top4 Fishing Comp Burnett Region Day 1 Spit roast & awards night Bundy Top4 Fishing Comp Burnett Region Day 2 Presentations & BBQ Annual General Meeting Break Camp & head home Public Holiday on Monday Saturday 29 th September 5:30AM-3PM Saturday 29 th September from 5PM 5AM-11AM 12:30PM 1:30-3:30PM Monday 1 st October Queens Birthday
(BUNDABERG SPORTFISHING FESTIVAL) Guests Arrival Friday 28 th September, the meet & greet will start at 5:30pm at the Lighthouse Hotel Burnett Heads on Zunker st during this time capture sheets for the weekends fishing competition will be handed out & a briefing of fishing locations, what s biting, things to do while in Bundaberg if there are people not fishing & any other general information. Food & beverages will be self-funded during this time. SATURDAY 29 TH Fishing will commence at 5:30AM & finish at 3pm Saturday. After the days fishing, guests can relax, have a shower & make there way down to located on Zunker st in Burnett Heads for the start of the evening presentations & dinner. Bundaberg have arranged local chef & BSFC member Matthew Buwalda to take care of the evening spit roast meal including the combination of Lamb, Pork, & Beef to satisfy the desires of even the fussiest taste buds. If that s not good enough then Matt plates up some of the best desserts known! We are paying him for his services and that is a very minimal cost that will be incorporated into the weekends registration fees. ANSA Presentations will commence after dinner plus all Daily fishing prizes are handed out and the BSFC will be running some raffles included in that are two watches valued at $800 each! End of evening 10pm SUNDAY 30 th, Fishing will commence at 5am and finish at 11am. We have a large oval to utilise so a big long range surf casting comp will be arranged and small prize. Fishing competition presentations will commence once all final capture sheets have been handed in & the totals have been calculated. BBQ lunch & can of softdrink will be provided for gold coin donation. The ANSA Statewide AGM and all final ANSA related presentations will be finalised and the trip weekend closed.
ACCOMMODATION We are lucky to have a vast array of accommodation not far from home, we recommend anyone with caravans, or looking for a cabin to book in at the Burnett Heads Holiday Park being only 100 metres from the pub & the hall where we will be hosting the festivities. Holiday Park- (07) 41594313 If you are after something better well look no further then Bargara for great swimming beaches, shopping and a great range of cafes & restaurant s they have a few holiday parks to choose from and apartments to suit your needs. 10 min from Burnett Heads Bundaberg also has lots of accommodation to offer plus the benefits of the large shopping centres & plenty of things to keep the kids out of mischief if they don t want to go fishing. AGM & CONFERENCE, Sunday 1:30PM to 3:30PM THE FISHING! We have offered the choice of inshore & offshore categories both in senior & junior. (TOP 4 FISH ESTURY SENIOR) (TOP 4 FISH ESTURY JUNIOR) (TOP 4 FISH OFFSHORE SENIOR) (TOP 4 FISH OFSHORE JUNIOR) (MYSTERY LENGTH COMBINED SENIOR & JUNIOR IN BOTH ESTURY & OFFSHORE.) (MOST TAGGED FISH) according to monitoring plan list COSTS ANSA QLD will cover costs of Hall Hire Saturday Spit Roast and Fishing Prizes for the first 100 members who register. Festival price is $25 if more than 100 register for late entries. Online Registration: http://www.ansaqld.com.au/bundaberg-sportfishing-festivalregistration-page/
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION QUEENSLAND SPORT - CONSERVATION - INTEGRITY Est.1967