POSTPONED - OneWave's 7th Birthday and all Fluro Friday events

Coronavirus I Keeping ourselves safe and well

Updated Tuesday 17th March 2020

Out of caution and concern for the safety of the OneWave community, family and friends, OneWave has made the decision to postpone OneWave's 7th Birthday World Fluro Wave event this Friday 20th March and all Fluro Friday’s, because of the risks of Coronavirus (COVID-19).

There is a lot of fear and uncertainty right now and a lot of people are isolated, so looking after our mental health is more important than ever. We may not be able to create a World Fluro Wave for mental health at the beach this Friday, but we can create a World Fluro Wave online to show our support. 

Thanks to you good people we haven't missed a week of getting fluro for mental health in 7 years - that's 364 weeks of showing up in fluro for the people who need it most. Hard times bring people together, so this Friday lets show people around the world that they are not alone and give them some hope by posting a fluro selfie at home in your brightest attire, with your arms outstretched and tagging @onewaveisallittakes #flurofriday #youarenotalone. 

Thank you for your unreal support! Lets ride this wave out and come back more fluro than ever.

Thank you for everything you do for OneWave and all the people you have helped over the last seven years of fluro. We know this is a stressful time so please take care of your good selves and stay safe. Let me know if you have any questions.

We will let you know as soon as we confirm a new date for the 7th Birthday World Fluro Wave and we will make it the biggest one yet!! 

We may not be able to hug people right now, but we can still smile at strangers, surf and throw shakas :)

Big love. 

POSTPONED - OneWave's 7th Birthday - World Fluro Wave for mental health

Pledge to attend a World Fluro Wave event

Help us turn the beach fluro for mental health by PLEDGING YOUR ATTENDANCE to our 7th birthday

Pledge to create a Fluro Wave in your local area

We would be so stoked if you created a fluro wave at your local beach/lake/school… to raise awareness of mental health. All it takes is two or more people dressed in fluro and linking arms along the shoreline.

To register your beach for the World Fluro Wave send an email to hello@onewaveisallittakes.com with your beach name, meeting location, start time and contact name/s. Or you can complete the registration form below.

Head to the links below for more information:

1. OneWave 7th Birthday Tribe Leader pack - provides more information for people organising the fluro wave at their local beach.

2. OneWave 7th Birthday Promotion pack - Press release, event posters and images to promote the event on social media are saved here. Once we have received your beach details we can create a poster for your beach.

WORLD FLURO WAVE POSTPONED - NEW DATE TBC

ARGENTINA:
- Argentina Santa Clara del Mar, California Beach, through Olas del Alma Argentina (time tbc - ask for Maira Pinto)
AUSTRALIA - NSW:
- Avoca Beach @ 7am (Meet on the beach in front of the surf club and rock pool - Ask for Anna Redmond

- Bondi Beach @ 6.30am (Meet on the beach at South Bondi - Ask for Sam Schumacher)
- Brighton Le Sands (Details tbc)
- Byron Bay, The Pass @ 7am (Meet on the beach at The Pass - Ask for Nina Hurr)
- Cabarita Beach @ 9.30am (Ask for Alaina Termenini - Surfing Australia)
- Green Island, Manyana (Details tbc)

- Macmasters Beach
- Manly Beach, South Steyne @ 6.30am (Ask for Mark Morgan)
- Maroubra Beach - time tbc (Ask for Brendan Murray)
- Merewether Beach, Newcastle @ 6.30am (Ask for Milly)
- North Wollongong @ 6.30am (Meet on grass next to Diggies Cafe - Ask for Bishan Rajapakse)
- Oatley Park Beach @ 6.30am (Ask for Jim Owens)
- Redhead Beach, Newcastle @ 6.30am (Meet outside Redhead Beach cafe - Ask for Jen Bailey)
- Rose Bay @ 6am (Meet at Tingira Memorial Park - Ask for Rozanne Green)
- Safety Beach @ 6.30am (Ask for Libby)
- Town Beach, Port Macquarie @ 6.30am (Meet on the beach - Ask for Meagan Van Aswegen)
- Umina Beach @ 6.30am (Kiddies corner (south end of Umina Beach - Ask for Tina Vella)
- Woopi Beach @ 6.30am (Meet on the main beach - Ask for Lisa Nichols)
- Yamba Beach @ 7am (Meet on the main beach - Ask for Rachel Mclean)


AUSTRALIA - QLD:
- Currumbin Beach (Details tbc)
- Greenmount Beach Saturday @ 5.30am QLD time (Meet on the beach at Greenmount point - Ask for Cherisa Bellis)
- Mooloolaba Beach @ 6am QLD time (Meet on Mooloolaba Main Beach - Ask for Berni Morris Smith )


AUSTRALIA - SA:
- Brighton Beach @ 6pm (Meet south side of brighton pier - Ask for Madeleine Spry)


AUSTRALIA - TASMANIA:
- Bellerive Beach, Derwent St end (Thursday time tbc. Contact Alison Merridew)

AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA:
- Lorne Beach @ 7am (Meet in front of HAH (Health and Hire) - Ask for Larnie Hewat)
- Point Leo or Shoreham (details tbc)
- SEDA College
- Torquay beach (details tbc)

AUSTRALIA - WA:
- City Beach, WA @ 6.30am (Meet in front of the surf life saving club - ask for Emily or Alex)
- Trigg Beach, Perth @ 6.15am (Meet at car park south of Surfing WA rooms - ask for Ellen D'Çruz)
- Wobiri Beach, Exmouth @ 7am (Meet on Wobiri beach - ask for Tom or Zoe)


AUSTRIA
- Donaukanal, Vienna @ 9am (Meet next to Adria Wien Cafe - ask for Victoria Mautner Markhof)


COOK ISLANDS
- Location TBC (contact @charlottepiho)


COSTA RICA
- Details TBC


DENMARK
- Copenhagen (details tbc)


FRANCE
- Cote des Basques Beach, Biarritz @ 6.15pm (Ask for Marie Nicolas)


INDIA
- Udupi - details tbc (contact @shakasurfclub)


INDONESIA
- Canggu, Bali - details tbc (ask for Agatha)


IRELAND
- Kilclief Beach, Shore Road (details tbc - ask for Natasha McShane)
- Second Ireland location (details tbc)


MEXICO
- Details tbc

NETHERLANDS
- Scheveningen Beach (details tbc)


NEW ZEALAND
- Hahei Beach @ 6.30am (Meet at Hahei Beach Reserve - ask for Kaitlyn Gooch)
- Herne Bay, Auckland
- Lyall Bay, Wellington @ 7am (Meet in front of Maranui, Lyall Bay - ask for Ryan Crawford)
- St Clair Beach, Dunedin @ 7am (Meet by the big sandbags - ask for Maddi from Silverline)
- Takapuna Beach, Auckland @ 7am (Meeting at Takapuna Beach Cafe - ask for Sarah-Jane Cansdale)
- Tay St, Mount Maunganui @ 6pm (Meet on the beach at Tay St - ask for Lou or Megan)


NICARAGUA
- Details tbc (contact Kris Primacio)


NORWAY



UK
- Polzeath Beach @ 6.30am (Meet at George's Surf School - ask for George)
- Sidmouth Beach @ 6.30am (Ask for Evie or Guy)
- Southport UK


USA
- 69th St, Rockaway Beach, New York (details tbc)
- Cardiff State Beach, Encinitas @ 6.30am (Check out @coffeebythesea and join us at Cardiff reef! 3rd pick-nick table down from the state parking lot entrance. You'll see coffee hot and ready for ya! Ask for Molly)
- Folly Beach, South Carolina @ 8am (Meet at Folly beach pier - ask for Erin Jones)
- Kirkwood Mountain (Contact Natasha Buffo - details tbc)
- Linda Mar Beach, Pacifica CA, 10am (Meet in front of Taco Bell on the beach - ask for Misia Bruski)
- Manhattan Beach, LA
- Newport Beach, Tower 22 @ 6.30am (Meet at Tower 22, Blackies Beach - ask for Kaylee or Bri)
- North Avenue Beach, Lake Michigan (details tbc) - Ask for Kristin Rogers
- South Shore Beach, Little Compton, Rhode Island @ 12pm ( Meet on South Shore Beach - ask for Chris Antao/Gnome Surf)
- Venice Beach, LA (details tbc)


PERU
- Huanchaco, Groundswell Casita - time tbc (ask for Natalie Small)
- Peru second location (details tbc)


PHILIPPINES
- Siargio Island, Bamboo Beach @ 6am (Ask for @thesuncrew)
- Baler (details tbc)
- La Union (details tbc)


SCOTLAND
- Belhaven Bay, Scotland - time tbc (Meet at Shore Rd - ask for Sally Harris)


THAILAND
- Chiang Mai (This is an 'in-school' event for Prem Tinsulanonda International School)

How the event will run?

We will start off with a quick talk to the community to share the OneWave story and why we believe everyone should have the chance to ride waves and talk about mental health without being judged. We will then hold hands along the shoreline and do one minute silence to remember all the people we have lost to suicide. Then we will create a fluro wave along the shoreline to show people around the world they don't have to face mental health challenges alone.

Everyone is welcome to join the fluro wave and you don't have to be a surfer to be involved. The bigger we make this fluro wave the more people we can help get their stoke back, so lets bring down all our family and friends.

What if you can’t make it to a beach?

We would be super stoked if you created a fluro wave for mental health wherever you are in the world. Whether you are at school, the gym, in the snow…the more colour we can bring to mental health, the more people we can help get their stoke back :)