Massive Murray Paddle - Awards & Trophies

Awards, Trophies & Results

Giving back to the communities and respecting the river and country is at the very heart of the Massive Murray Paddle.

Paddling 415km down this great river is a major achievement for anyone and is also a cause for celebration.

The award / trophy system is based on how well you paddle, how well your fund-raising efforts are and your contribution to the event.

To reflect on one of the Dreamtime creation stories of Dhungalla (River Murray); The great hunter Ngurunderi, paddled his Yuki (Canoe) down the river chasing the giant fish Ponde (Murray Cod).

Ngurunderi paddled a Yuki and so do we. As paddlers we have a direct relationship to the story and therefore we have a responsibility to use our Yuki to help sustain the communities along the river; the same way that Indigenous Australians have done for over 10,000 years.

The River Trophy / The Overall Massive Murray Marathon Champion

This award celebrates the paddler (s) that paddle fast, paddle fair as well as contributing to your chosen cause.

2021 Winners

Will be announced shortly

2020 Winners

RACE NOT HELD

2019 Winners

1st male Individual Paddler Glen Sheeky 25 hours 44 minutes (4 day race)
1st female Individual Paddler Brodie Camborne 27 hours 57 minutes (4 day race)

2018 Winners

1st male Individual Paddler Sean Murphy 30 hours 13 minutes
1st female Individual Paddler Brodie Camborne 33 hours 09 minutes

2017 Winners

1st male Individual Paddler Steve Dawson 30 hours 29 minutes
1st female Individual Paddler Kate Dawson 32 hours 51 minutes

2016 Winners

1st male Individual Paddler Kristian Parkhill - 33hrs 29mins 40secs
1st female Individual Paddler Adele Walker - 38hrs 1min 44secs

The YUKI Trophy / The fastest single Canoe (Male & Female)

This award celebrates the paddler (s) that paddle fast, paddle fair as well as contributing to your chosen cause.

2021 Winners

Will be announced shortly

2020 Winners

RACE NOT HELD

2019 Winners

1st male Individual Paddler Tyler Creed 30 hours 56 minutes (4 day race)
1st female Individual Paddler Kelly Honess 31 hours 24 minutes (4 day race)

2018 Winners

1st male Individual Paddler Tyler Creed 37 hours 14 minutes
1st female Individual Paddler NOT AWARDED

Ponde Trophy

This trophy is awarded to the leading overall craft based on handicap time.

There are also 2 sub 'pennants' for this awards - 1) Canoe (Double) & 2) Stand Up Paddle Board (Single).

2021 Winners

Will be announced shortly

2020 Winners

RACE NOT HELD

2019 winners: Lisa and Andy Singleton (SLR2) (4 day race)

2019 Double Canoe Achievement: N/A

2019 SUP Achievement: N/a

2018 winners: LR Tom Simmat

2018 Double Canoe Achievement: Rod Clark / Nicole Rice-Owens

2018 SUP Achievement: NorthWest paddle Boarders - Allistair Swinsco / Alison Rennie

2017 winners: TK2 Team Robin and Ross Bingle

2016 winners: TK2 Team Steve and Kate Dawson

The Bill Dunn Trophy

This trophy is awarded to the leading overall craft used by a relay team, based on handicap time.

It is open to any relay team, from a 2 person relay in a single through to the K4 teams.

Who is Bill Dunn?
Well the Murray wouldn't be a race with out him. 38 Murray Marathons / 33 SOLO and 5 Relay.

8 Times Full Distance in Canoe Kneeler. He has also paddled in Mixed, C4s, Solo, Doubles and as a Dilligaf.
With Rod Clark they smashed 30 hours in a C2 (29hrs.10min.09sec).
He is a true legend and gentleman of paddling and we are honored that his family has allowed us to name this important trophy after him.

2021 Winners

Will be announced shortly

2020 Winners

RACE NOT HELD

2019 winners: Footscray Living Fossils (4 day race)

2018 winners: Team Wooden Eye / Cairnso & Kreis - Greg Cairns / Stanley 'Tim' Kreis

Mark Thornthwaite Awards (Individual & Team)

* This long standing award has evolved to celebrate an individual and team (paddlers & crew) that raises the most funds (inc volunteer time) for their chosen cause.

2021 Winners

Will be announced shortly

2020 Winners

RACE NOT HELD

The 2019 winners

Individual: Kelly Honess with $7200

Team / Group: Blue Datto with $51,150

The 2018 winners

Individual: Greg Roberts with $23,839

Team / Group: Wandering Dragons with $27,839

The 2017 winners

Individual: Dean Phelan with $10,545

Team / Group: Blue Datto with $33,760

The 2016 winners

Individual: Greg Roberts with $18,730

Team / Group: Team Shuzoku with $8967

Other amazing fundraising efforts that must be mentioned for 2019:

Aquastooges $14,064.00

Wild Blue Family $12,447.00

Party Boat OC6 Team $12,200.00

Mission to Seafarers Sydney $10,750.00

James and Rod $10,000.00

Phase Zero Safety Team $ 9,340.00

Don / Lisa / Steve / Julie (k1 Relay) $ 8,000.00

Chicks With Attitude $6,521.00

Blue Mountains Grammar School $6,500.00

UNCLE CARY (Cary Sandall) $6,000.00

Forge Though $5,900.00

Mission of Seafarers / Port of Brisbane $5,803.00

KWAUSSIES and Wooduck $5,602.00

CREEDS and Darren Neff $5,500.00

Mad Hungarians & Ynots $5,000.00

Wooden Eye $5,000.00

and the many other amazing people that helped raise $258,878.

Dhungalla Award

The tag line of the Massive Murray Paddle is 'Connecting People, River & Country'.

It is an event that has been redesigned to highlight the overall spirit and motivation of 48 years of paddlers.

The Dhungalla Award will be awarded to the individual or team that expresses the spirit of why we paddle the River Murray and how we best associate with the events tag line.

The Dhungalla Award will be decided by The O'Brien Family, Staff members (SHK / Mirage) and by submissions by the Volunteers and other Competitors.

2021 Winners

Will be announced shortly

2020 Winners

RACE NOT HELD

2019 winners: Uncle Cary / Cary Sandell

2018 winners: The BIG Guns

2017 winners: Dungulayin Mileka

2016 winners: Team Shuzoku

Nyerna Trophy

This trophy will be presented to the high school or Youth Group that best expresses the spirit of youth, spirit of your school and enthusiasm for being out on the river.

Nyerna is a word from the Wemba Wemba language and it means - to sit, to listen, to hear, to remember-.

The winning school team will be judged on several areas:

How well you compete and how well you encourage your team mates to paddle well;

How well you engage with and encourage other schools and competitors;

How well your team contributes to the event with a sense of fun and respect.

This award is not based on your teams overall time.

2021 Winners

Will be announced shortly

2020 Winners

RACE NOT HELD

2019 winners are Dungulayin Mileka

2018 winners are Trinity Grammar School