We did it – $400,000!!! On Friday 27th November,  our 2020 RideWest crew visited the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Brisbane base to present the cheque of this year’s incredible fundraising efforts. Seeing the joy on the faces of everyone at the RFDS and the Wellbeing Out West team was the pinnacle for us […]

Day 7 Blackall to Longreach 216km Emotions were running high this morning as we woke to our final day.  Although we knew we had another long, hot day ahead, somehow it seemed more achievable today knowing there was going to be reunions with family and friends at the end and we would be celebrating the […]

Day 6 Augathella to Blackall 219km Well what can we say about day 6?! It was officially the hardest day in RideWest history.  It was hot – 38.9 degrees at one point. It was hard – there was a headwind the whole way.  It was long – our riders were on the road at 6:30am […]

Day 5 Mitchell to Augathella189km We were expecting a hot one today, so everyone was keen to get on the road early, but not before we were fed a hearty breakfast provided by the P&C of the local school in Mitchell, certainly one of the hits was the muffins cooked by the local Mitchell Bakery […]

Day 4 Roma to Mitchell87km As day 4 is our ‘short’ day of only 87km, we enjoyed a little sleep in before rolling through Roma to Pumps and Solar where we were treated to a BBQ breakfast. A multi-course feast cooked lovingly by Rhonda and her team was appreciated by all the riders and support […]