Hitting the road for cancer fundraiser

the Mount Gambier Motorcycle Club is incorporating the Cancer Council Cup feature races.

Far too many of their members have been impacted by cancer, and as a volunteer based club that receives a lot of support from the community, the club thought that this was a meaningful way in which to give back to the community that supports it.

In addition to all the regular classes, the meeting will culminate with the lightweight and heavyweight Cancer Council Cup feature races.

Final placings will be determined by a combination of a rider’s finishing position in the race, and a time bonus depending on how much money the rider raised for great spectacle, with a wide range of bikes of all vintages pushed to their limits by older riders who refuse to let age slow them down.

The public are invited to get involved as well, either by purchasing raffle tickets, or donating money to a particular rider, thereby increasing their chances of winning.

Qualifying takes place Saturday morning, with racing Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday, culminating with the Cancer Council Cup feature races.

Entry is $10 per day, $15 for the weekend, with under 16 free.

Full catering and bar facilities are available all day.

CAIRNS, THE GULF, BIRDSVILLE, MARREE & FLINDERS RANGES

Thursday 8th June 24 days

$11,120

Highlights: Bourke, Darling River, Charleville, Cosmos Centre, Blackall Woolscour, Longreach, Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Thomson River Cruise, Charters Towers, Magnetic Island, Paronella Park, Australian Sugar Museum, Green Island, Cairns, Barrier Reef, Daintree River Cruise, Kuranda Train and Sky Rail, Breakfast with the Birds, Port Douglas, Undara Lava Tubes, Gulflander Train Ride, Gulf of Carpentaria Sunset Cruise, Mt Isa, Birdsville, Marree, Lake Eyre, Flinders Ranges, Burra, Renmark.

CAIRNS, LONGREACH, MAGNETIC ISLAND & BARRIER REEF

Thursday 8th June 12 days

$6,710

Highlights: Bourke, Darling River, Charleville, Cosmos Centre, Blackall Woolscour, Longreach, Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Thomson River Cruise, Charters Towers, Magnetic Island, Paronella Park, Australian Sugar Museum, Green Island, Cairns, Barrier Reef, Daintree River Cruise, Kuranda Train and Sky Rail, Breakfast with the Birds, Port Douglas

CAIRNS & THE GULF COUNTRY INC BIRDSVILLE

Friday 16th June 16 days

$8,380

Highlights: Cairns, Green Island, Barrier Reef, Daintree River Cruise, Breakfast with the Birds, Port Douglas, Atherton Tableland, Georgetown, Undara Lava Tubes, Gulflander Train Ride, Normanton, Karumba, Gulf of Carpentaria Sunset Cruise, Mt Isa, Birdsville, Marree, Lake Eyre, Flinders Ranges, Burra, Renmark.

10 days

Splendid Singapore

Thursday 6th July $7,590

Highlights: Luxury Hotel Accommodation, Stunning Singapore, City Sights Tour, Botanic & Orchid Gardens, Singapore River Cruise, Fullerton Bay Hotel High Tea, The Singapore Zoo, Singapore Flyer, Marina Bay Sands Lookout, S.E.A Aquarium, Changi District, National Museum of Singapore, Gardens by the Bay, English Speaking Guides.

Darwin Via Central Australia

15 days

Monday 24th July

$8,590

Highlights: Central Australia, Coober Pedy, Ayers Rock, Kings Canyon, Alice Springs, West MacDonnell Ranges, Tennant Creek, Katherine Gorge Cruise, Kakadu, Yellow Waters Cruise, Darwin, Mindil Market, Litchfield National Park.

COOBER PEDY, AYERS ROCK, ALICE SPRINGS

9 days

Monday 24th July $5,540

Highlights: Adelaide, Port Augusta, Central Australia, Coober Pedy, Umoona Opal Mine, Ayres Rock, Kings Canyon, Alice Springs, West MacDonnell Ranges, Standley Chasm, Alice Springs Reptile Centre, Alice Springs Desert Park, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Alice Springs School of the Air, Alice Springs Telegraph Station.

Perth And South West Coast

15 days

Friday 25th August $6,830

Highlights: Perth, Gloucester Tree, Margaret River Chocolate Factory, Cape Leeuwin & Lighthouse, Pemberton Timber Mill, Valley of the Giants, Albany, Whale Watching Cruise, Esperance, Kalgoorlie, Super Pit Tour, Great Australian Bight, Nullarbor, Port Augusta, Adelaide, Mannum.

6 days

CANBERRA “FLORIADE”

Sunday 24th September$2,725

Highlights: Albury, Canberra City, Cockington Green, Australian War Memorial, Government House, Parliament House, Old Parliament House, Embassy Drive, National Museum, Telstra Tower, High Court of Australia, Royal Australian Mint, Floriade Festival, Wodonga.

Tasmania

10 days

Monday 2nd October $5,190

Highlights: Spirit of Tasmania, Grindelwald, Launceston, Ross, Swansea Bark Mill, Hobart, Hobart Grand Chancellor Harbour Views accommodation, Wrest Point Casino, Huon Valley, Port Arthur, Cascade Brewery, “The Wall”, Queenstown, Gordon River Cruise, Stanley, Burnie, Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden, Devonport.

17 days

Vietnam

Thursday 12th October$7,980

Highlights: Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, Hoi An, Danang, Saigon, Cu Chi Tunnels, Long Tan, Nui Dat, Mekong Delta, Bay of Descending Dragon, Floating Village in Halong Bay, English Speaking Guides, Hue Royal Fine Art Museum, Elaborate Khai Dinh Royal Tomb, Cham Museum, Marble Mountains, Thien Hau temple.

17 days

New Zealand Discovery

Sunday 29th October $8,890

Highlights: Kauri Museum, Dolphin/Hole in the Rock Cruise, Skyline Rotorua Gondola & Luge Ride, Agrodome, Thermal Mud Pools & Geysers, Te Puia traditional Maori Hangi and Concert, Cruise on the Interislander Ferry, TranzAlpine Rail Journey, Cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw, Lakes District Museum, Milford Sound Cruise & Lunch, Larnach Castle, City Sights tour of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch & Dunedin.

9 days

Sapphire Coast

Thursday 16th November$3,990 ac.care provides specialist homeless services to clients across the Southern Country regions of South Australia. The three regions covered are: Limestone Coast, Murraylands, and the Riverland. The issues regarding homelessness and housing affordability are similar across all three regions. ac.care’s homelessness services work closely with clients and real estate agents to ensure quality outcomes for those who are able to access private rental properties, and assist others to access SA Housing Authority and Community Housing properties. The homeless services also provide early Intervention and prevention strategies to assist those facing eviction to maintain and sustain their tenancy, and Supported

Highlights: Lakes Entrance, Gippsland Lakes Cruise, Buchan, Mallacoota, Merimbula, Merimbula Aquarium, Eden, Eden Killer Whale Museum, Cat Balou Cruise on Twofold Bay, Bega Cheese Factory, Mogo Town, Mogo Zoo, Eurobodalla Botanic Garden, Batemans Bay, Clyde River Cruise, Canberra City Tour, Government House, Wodonga.

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Transitional Housing to provide case management to address the issues which caused the initial homelessness.

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