Council waives fees for children's triathlon

Gosford Council has waived hire fees and operational costs amounting to $11,517 for a children's triatholon event run by a breakfast cereal company.

The triathalon will be held at the Peninsula Leisure Centre, James Browne Oval and the waterfront cycleway at Woy Woy on January 23.

The event is part of a trans-Tasman series for children aged seven to 15 years who can swim, cycle and run for fun, with 600 children expected to participate in the event and an estimated audience of 1800 people.

As well as the triathalon events, attractions will include a "village" which will incorporate a petting zoo, jumping castle, sponsor displays, Sanitarium product sampling and vegetarian barbecue.

The event broke a world record last year as the largest triathlon series for children under the age of 16 with 29,500 children participating.

Participants take home a medal and certificate for having a go regardless of how good they are at sport with an emphasis on being involved and doing their best.

If the initial event is successful, it is proposed that the event will be held annually for the next five years and could be moved to different areas of the Gosford local government area.

Council Agenda CIT.58, 7 Dec 2010