Griffith University have resigned as Paradise Regatta naming rights sponsor for the 3rd straight year. Australias most exciting university has backed this creative and exciting sports tourism TV project from its earliest days and assisted greatly in bringing the project to fruition as an international broadcast in 2009.
The news was celebrated over a glass of champagne by the Paradise Regatta Organising Team as this critical base funding will cover the costs of the TV broadcast ensuring an attractive event to both sub-sponsors, crew sponsors and competitors.
"Its really exciting to have Griffith on board again. Investing in this event is just one example of Griffith's commitment to developing and stimulating the Gold Coast ecconomy by funding the creation of another mass participation event like the Gold Coast Marathon - but on water." Dr David Houston said.
The benefits to the region from the Griffith University Paradise Regatta will be numberous and mulitlayered:
- An expected 300 sports tourist plus family and friends from the rowing and dragon boat community
- A sensational social day down by the river at the Gold Coast Arts Centre for the local community
- A minimun half hour nation wide sports telecast on Free to Air TV
- A minimum four replays nation wide on fox sports
- Distribution throughout Asia Pacific cable TV to an approximate 350 million households.
- Gold Coast City Council Special Event (2008 sponsor)
- Queensland Events Corporation Regional Development Programme
- Banking and Finance
- Health and Fitness
