What's Behind Noosa Endruro

Noosa Shire Council has a charity called ‘The SHINE project’. This charity is purely to support the provision of services and infrastructure to assist victims of Domestic and Family Violence on the Sunshine Coast. To date they have built three houses in one week-end with the amazing support of community workers. The Noosa Enduro aims to raise money in support of the SHINE project with a view to building more facilities and providing additional services throughout the Sunshine Coast. Bottom line we thought running a mountain bike race far better than selling cakes and cups of tea at the local markets. As it stands the Noosa Council, the SHINE committee, local police, local mountain bikers, Noosa Trail Network gurus and sports marketing legends ‘USM Events’ have put their heads together and come up with a fantastic ride.

SHINE Background

In May 2004, Noosa Council and Zonta held a Forum on Domestic and Family Violence in Noosa Shire.  More than 80 people attended the Forum, including a large number of men, and other ordinary residents whoe were concerned about the impact of violence on the community in general.  Past experience indicates that in this type of event, it is usual for the audience to be largely made up of funded service providers.

In response to the indicated level of community concern, Council formed a Domestic and Family Violence Working Group. This group consists of around 30 representatives from government, and community agencies, and business, including representatives from specialist domestic violence services on the Sunshine Coast Region and the Department of Communities Sunshine Coast Office. Noosa Police and the Court Registrar are also members of this Working Group. The mission of the Working Group is to provide a "whole of community response to the issue of domestic and family violence in Noosa Shire". 

To read more about the SHINE project click here