"State of Origin" - Coffs Harbour to Hervey Bay 22 - 28 October 2000

Submitted team photos..

Class act

Kiwi Leigh's Photos..

DAY ONE

• The Recycled McHumpalots pipe their way into dinner
• What a clan!
• The Class Act Boys
• Oh dear! Not a pretty sight, Harry Maas and Glen Mundell
• Bobby Mundell and Paul "Hasto" Hastings get aquainted
• "Class Act" in strife already with the Coffs Harbour Water Police.
• Day One Brief at Jett Beach Coffs Harbour
• Red Rock Refuel point.
• Oh No! PWC 119 Amanda Harry realises that she's soon to take the adventure of a lifetime.

• Toga night at Ballina
• Nicholas Ellenbrook waves the start flag at Ballina
• VMR Ballina - take Channel 7 aboard - thanks guys
• What a pretty picture, it doesn't get much better than this
• Trekkers and the kids from Coolangatta Special School enjoy lunch at Brunswick Heads
• Lunch at Brunswick Heads
• kids at play, Rain bow Beach Community School
• Mick Brown PWC 17 awaits lunch
• How the kids got to us
• Principal Charmaine Driver gets a massage to releve a headache.
• Steve Harry PWC 118, can'rt get the smile off his face
• kids watch the PWcs come in at Bells Beach
• Bells Beach and the Darling Point Special School welcome the Trekkers to lunch
• Special Children from Darling Point Special School hop aboard
• Josh Rubach and Elsey Cooper (not Grogan) try out their Dads' PWC for size
• Buck Rogers lands eye in the sky Channel 7 Bells Beach

• "BeBe" "Baxter Bloore" Joins the crew - (wasnt us Hammer - honest)

• Buck watches over his precious work vehicle
• Can rare thing Carswell prepare for his ski leg
• Dave Churton presents book voucher to Charmaine Driver from Darling Point Special School
• Macca McMillan AJSBA President, plays party games
• Elvis P for Presley
• Ruby relaxes
• Banana is a present
• Justine our Event photographer helps Dough Guy Dave with the "scoring"
• The Meerkats donate their entertainment fee back to the Variety Club of Queensland
• Turtle gives himself up
• Meerkats sing up and crowd goes wild!
• Pete and Justine, one pretty, one not so pretty

• Tewantin Special School
• Groom aarrives at the Pontoon at Tewantin
• Bride arrives
• Doreen the lucky Bride
• Bride and Groom (No points for falling for that old trick Gary!)
• Fireworks top off the ceremony to celebrate the wedding
• PWC 118 and 119 Hervey Bay Whale Trekkers doing Abba
• Our judges for Red FACES
• ZZ Top Live! Good One - Tosser, Mini Tosss and Nads
• and our entertainment for tonight is "Blousey"
• The "Class Act" teamwork balancing Act
• Tom Jones aka Mick Brown

• Oh No...Ron Ipsen throwing a leg over Colleen Collier
• Oh What a Feeling! Chris on board PWC 66 enjoying the morning sun at Noosa
• "Yellow Cap" Ron Ipsen
• "Brow" the Bash Car 888 Policeman doing his job on Steve Harry
• Is this wear they go? Karen Benedet tries her present from "Class Act" on for size
• Shelley "I can do anything Jones" from Rainbow Beach P&C

• MV Islander kindly donated the boarding fee and their services to help the kids, thanks guys!
• The Clowns come to town
• PWC21 the ski bros enter Hervey Bay
• Dazza doubles Micelle into Hervey Bay
• Brad Morre contemplating his navel
• Coming in to land
• The Humpback Whale Team and Dave Churton
• Colleen and Blackie doing the merchandise thing
• let the music play at the Hervey Bay Boat Club thanks Henk
• Off to School Aunty Leigh Lerigh packs the entrants some little lunch to board "Discovery One" thanks Syd
• The Clowns enjoying their meal gives a whole new meaning to "peel me a grape"
• Back to School "Blues" for Hash Brown PWC 17
• Glen and Bobbie Mundell
• Leave your books Gary Fletcher, you'll be back
• Humpback whale team and their trophy - thanks guys!
• JP1 aka David MacNamara had a shave before school
• Ruby, Ruby, Ruby...what can we say
• The Sweeneys look great in school uniform
• "Kaptain Karl" present TVTJ with the Chairmans Award