Joh Dickens (Penrith Rotary) said “It was a beautiful sunny Sunday morning for the Great Rotary Whitewater Duck Race (at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium). The event was a great success, with so many families cheering on thousands of little rubber ducks, all speeding down the rapids and all for a great cause.

“This annual event raises funds for the amazing local charity organisations that support our community.

“We were lucky to have the fabulous Jess Fox OAM and Noemie Fox training at the centre from 9am, which started off our fabulous day. We also had some other local celebrities, including Royce Simmons and Luke Priddis heading the countdown and letting the ducks go, and the amazing Noemie showing us some magic in the rapids before the ducks were dropped.

“A huge thank you to our great team of Rotarians, working to make this a great event successful, our wonderful sponsors, St Marys Diggers and Band Club, Lower Mountains Air Conditioning, Outback Steakhouse, @Print Creative Solutions, Bunnings Warehouse and the Nepean News, along with the Rotary Club of Penrith and the Rotary Club of Nepean.

“We sold over 5,000 tickets with the help of our charity organisations, also selling tickets for themselves, A great initiative of what working together can achieve.”