IN TRAINING: Drummer Maxine Reid, pictured at Gateway Lakes with many of those selected to represent Australia in dragon boat world championships in Thailand later this month. Pictures: JAMES WILTSHIRE
NORTH East dragon boat rowers are busy honing their skills ahead of an international competition.
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10 members from three clubs have been selected to represent Australia in world championships being held in Thailand from August 20 to 25.
The paddlers from the Bravehearts, Warriors and Mt Beauty clubs have been training for the event, which will see 4000 athletes from 30 countries participate.
The event will be a family affair for Dianne Edmondson and her granddaughter Charlotte Jones, who will take part in different divisions in Pattaya.
Charlotte's mother, Kellie, said she expects the competition to be "fierce".
"It's a very high standard on the water," she said.
"It's all very exciting."
