08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Melbourne's Matt Galvin performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Melbourne's Matt Galvin performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Melbourne's Matt Galvin performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Melbourne's Matt Galvin performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Brisbane's Lee Stojanovic performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Brisbane's Lee Stojanovic performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Brisbane's Lee Stojanovic performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Brisbane's Lee Stojanovic performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Townsville's Joel Farmer performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Townsville's Joel Farmer performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Townsville's Joel Farmer performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Brisbane's Mitch Langford, 15, performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Brisbane's Mitch Langford, 15, performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Gold Coast's John Henson performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Gold Coast's John Henson performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Gold Coast's John Henson performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Gold Coast's John Henson performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Brisbane's Aaron Bullock performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Brisbane's Aaron Bullock performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Brisbane's Aaron Bullock performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Brisbane's Aaron Bullock performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Brisbane's Aaron Bullock performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Sydney's Drew Ghantous performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Sydney's Drew Ghantous performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Sydney's Drew Ghantous performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD

08 JUL 2006 TOWNSVILLE, QLD - Sydney's Drew Ghantous performs at the Coca Cola Ross River Rampage national wakeboarding competition. It is part of a nine day program celebrating the opening of the Thuringowa Riverway project - PHOTO: CAMERON LAIRD