Everything is locked and loaded for another awesome Bentleys Australian Outback Rowing Regatta.
We have got 4 Thynne + Macartney Bush Boats, 3 Orphan Crews, 5 New South Wales Crews and Qld Club Crews from Rockhampton to Brisbane.
This year we are staging our first State of Origin Sprint with crews randomly selected from Queensland, New South Wales and the Rest.
For all the regatta and event details visit the Program page on the Outback Website.
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Cunnamulla Crew star in the Queensland Country Life
The Cunnamulla Bush Boat crew, supported by the Paroo Shire Council starred in the pages of the Queensland Country Life this week. Great story and a good reminder to the metro crews about travel times with some of the rowers covering 400km each paddle. After the Outback Regatta the newly christened Tambo coxed four will make Cunnamulla home to keep the crew on the water.
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Head of the Brisbane postponed but Outback Orphans still hit the Brown Snake
Some of our Outback Orphans from Western Australia and Tasmania arrived in Brisbane this week keen to take on the Head of the Brisbane. The weather was not in their favour and the event was postponed but keen for a row the crew still hit the water. Big thanks to the Vikings for lending us a boat.
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Bus Bookings
Flying in and out of Longreach? Bus bookings are now open on the Outback Shop. There is a bus to take you to your accom, to Barcaldine and back, to the Thompson and back to the airport after lunch on Sunday.
There is also an Emerald (all stops) option for those wanting to join the convoy. Catch the redeye Qantas flight from BNE to Emerald or stay Thursday night in Emerald. The bus will then take you to all the events and back to Emerald to catch the 5.20 flight from Emarald to BNE on Monday. Accommodation in Barcaldine on Friday and at Longreach Station on Saturday and Sunday can be added. Just contact the Outback Crew once you have purchased your bus seat. Only 20 seats available and flights to and from Emerald are about 1/3 of the price of Longreach.
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| Outback Convoy ready to hit the road. |
The Longreach Toyota and iOR Outback Convoy will leave the West End rowing precinct at about 7.30am this Wednesday.
The Northern crew will head hard for Rockhampton while the Southern crew will head for Chinchilla with a stop in Toowoomba along the way.
If you would like to tag along meet at the sheds or feel free to just catch us in Rockhampton or Chinchilla.
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Thynne + Macartney Bush Boats
The Thynne + Macartney Bush Boats have hit the water in Longreach, Cunnamulla, Chinchilla, Toowoomba and on the Brisbane River (the Barcoo Boys). All the club crews are on notice that these crews have been training hard, both in the boat and the gym. The Chinchilla crew are sponsored by and working out at Max Fitness. While they are still learning the finer points of the rowing stroke they will be dangerous in the sprint events. The Cunnamulla crew are supported by the Paroo Shire Council and are currently the most Outback crew, being more than 800km from the coast. The Barcoo Boys are made up of the Churchie 1988 alumni and sponsored by Laguna Bay Food & Ag.
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Tree of Knowledge in Barcaldine
On Saturday morning at 7.30am local Barcaldine Mayor, Rob Chandler, will host all the Outback Regatta crews at the Tree of Knowledge. Rob was instrumental in the planning and building of the memorial and has some great yarns. For those people staying in Barcaldine, on Friday night, breakfast will be available from 7am. For rowers coming from Longreach we need you to have breakfast before you leave as the volunteers will not be able to cater for everyone.
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