17/07/2026
💙🥋 **THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS!** 🥋💙
The **2026 Warrnambool Open Border Challenge** was an incredible success, and it simply wouldn't have been possible without the generosity of our local businesses, organisations and community supporters.
From exciting raffle and auction prizes to thoughtful competitor showbag donations, your contributions helped create a memorable experience for every competitor and their families. Your support demonstrates the incredible community spirit that exists throughout Warrnambool and the surrounding region.
On behalf of Warrnambool Kyokushin Karate Club, thank you for believing in our event and helping us showcase Kyokushin Karate to more than 500 visitors from across Victoria and interstate.
A special thank you to the following businesses and organisations for their generous support:
🥋 **Auction & Raffle Donors**
• Bamboo Juice
• Barbeques Galore
• Capitol Cinema Centre
• Deep Blue Hotel & Hot Springs
• Gorge Chocolates
• Ichiban Izakaya Japanese Restaurant
• Intersport Warrnambool
• Koroit Pet Resort
• K Street Bagel & Coffee Co
• Lot 17 Restaurant
• Materia Bros Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
• McCutcheon Potatoes
• Mini Golf By The Sea
• MOPA – Museum of Play and Art
• Ocean View Photography
• Overdrive Cleaning
• Peppers Pizza
• Provincial Home Living
• Rebalance Osteopathy
• Robertsons Furniture
• Something For Me
• Taylor's Surfodesy
• Warrnambool Toys & Baby
• Water Lily House
• Woodfired Pizza Co
• Worn Gundidj Nursery
🥋 **Competitor Showbag Donors**
• Aqua Zone
• Caramens Kitchen
• Dan Tehan MP
• Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village
• MacKillop Family Services
• Wannon Water
• Warrnambool City Council
• Woolworths Dennington & Warrnambool
👏 **Please show your appreciation by supporting these outstanding local businesses and organisations whenever you can. Their generosity helps make community sporting events like ours possible.**
Thank you once again for helping make the **2026 Warrnambool Open Border Challenge** such a fantastic success.
**OSU!** 🥋
**Please support our generous donors:**
Aqua Zone
Bamboo Juice
Barbeques Galore Australia
Capitol Cinema Warrnambool
Carman's Kitchen
Dan Tehan MP
Deep Blue Hotel & Hot Springs Warrnambool
Hill Maritime Village Warrnambool
G.O.R.G.E. Chocolates....
Izakaya Japanese Restaurant
Intersport
pet Resort
Street Bagel & Coffee Co
17 Restaurant
Mackillop Family Services
Materia Brothers Fruit & Veg
Potatoes
Warrnambool Mini Golf by the Sea
of Play and Art (Geelong)
Ocean View Photography
Cleaning
Pizza Warrnambool
Provincial Home Living
Rebalance Osteopathy
Robertsons Furniture & Design
For Me
Taylor's Surfodesy
Wannon Water Water
Warrnambool City Council
Toys and Baby
Water Lily House - Traditional Thai Massage
Pizza Co Warrnambool
Woolworths Dennington
Woolworths Warrnambool
Worn Gundidj Nursery
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