Tom Quilty Cup to return to the Sunshine Coast Hinterland

The annual 160km horse race for endurance horse riding, The Tom Quilty Cup and which is in its 57th year will once again return to the Sunshine Coast Hinterland for 2023. The 160 kms are ridden in one day with strict veterinary supervision.

The 2023 Tom Quilty will be held at Imbil between June 23rd and 25th. It has previously been held at Kenilworth. It is expected that over 1500 people and 300 horses directly associated with the running of the cup will descend on Imbil.

This event is an international event with competitors coming from a number of overseas countries. The holding of the Quilty is held from state to state in rotation.

The Tom Quilty Gold Cup is one of a handful of iconic rides around the world, along with the Tevis Cup in California which originally inspired R.M. and Erica Williams. As a result R.M. Williams and West

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Australian horseman and cattleman, Tom Quilty started to sponsor the cup in 1967.

The original gold cup permanently stands at the Longreach Stockman’s Hall of Fame in Queensland.

The Tom Quilty has been run in the KenilworthImbil areas a number of times since the held there in 1970.

Former Maleny resident Bob Sample, helped pioneer endurance riding in the ImbilKenilworth area.

Bob along with his sons, Matthew and Brook, hold a total of 20 Tom Quilty Cup titles.

Australian National Volunteer Week 2023

No Australian community could survive in their present form if it was not for the many volunteers who make local community organisations resilient without their dedication to volunteering for their organisation.

It is estimated that over five million people volunteer through an organisation annually, while an additional 6.5 million provide informal volunteering support within their community.

Volunteering can mean different things to different people and may be and may be influenced by factors such as faith and culture the desire to do something worthwhile and their own lifestyle are all primary motivations.

National Volunteer Week is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering and will be held on 15 – 21 May 2023.

Volunteers are Change Makers, taking action to make the world a better place by contributing as the often- invisible workforce that supports the nation every day.

Thank you to all our volunteers!

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