David VK4MDL talks with one of the competitors. The competitor is mounted on their horse. The horse is brown with white around the muzzle. The rider is wearing a green bib. They are standing in the middle of a dirt road with forest behind them.

Dingo Creek Horse Endurance Ride

Dingo Creek was a challenge from a radio perspective, but was a really well-organised event and a joy to help out with. Far-a-way and Stirling’s Crossing could learn a lot from this group! This has got to be one of the best-organised horse endurance ride events I’ve been involved with….

Competitors arriving back at base at Southbrook. The view is along Southbrook-Felton Road looking south, a bitumen road disappearing into the distance along undulating hills of yellowed grass. A powerline and fence extend into the distance on the left of the photo. In the distance, a couple of competitors on horse back can be seen headed towards the viewer.

Toowoomba Endurance Horse Riders Hip Pocket Challenge

Brisbane WICEN came out to the freezing cold town of Southbrook to assist the Toowoomba Endurance Horse Riders Association in the running of this year’s Hip Pocket Challenge. This normally takes place in March, and is usually one of the first events on our calendar, however Cyclone Alfred totally blew…

Kokoda Challenge Sunshine Coast

Brisbane WICEN was invited to assist this year in helping the Kokoda Youth Foundation run the 2025 Kokoda Challenge event at Kenilworth in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. This was a unique event for us as it was more traditional message passing rather than counting bicycles or checking off horse endurance…

Competitors arriving through Coonangibber Checkpoint operated by John VK4IE

Far-a-way Easter Endurance Carnival

After a few years hiatus, we returned to Imbil to assist Far-A-Way Horse Endurance Riders with their Easter Endurance Carnival. This is a full-on 4-day long event, running over the Easter long-week-end with the first events starting early on the Friday morning, and the final day’s events starting even earlier…

Kilkivan (March 2025) Horse Ride checkpoint, operated by Gary VK4ZGB.

Kilkivan Endurance Blue Ride

The first event for Brisbane WICEN to support this year was the Kilkivan Endurance Blue ride, which was being run by Kilkivan Endurance Riders Club raising awareness for mens’ health issues. We were to support an event at Southbrook a few weeks beforehand, however Cyclone Alfred knocked that idea on…

The day of the event at Southbrook, all the campsites of the operators with the WICEN base seen in the distance.

Toowoomba Endurance Horse Riders Hip Pocket Challenge 2024

Brisbane Area WICEN Group (Inc.) once again assisted at Southbrook (approximately 26km west-south-west of Toowoomba, as the crow flies) with the running of the Hip Pocket Challenge, run by the Toowoomba Endurance Horse Riders Association. This was done in collaboration with Ipswich WICEN. Brisbane and Ipswich WICEN had assisted here…

A horse is given a cooling hose-down after a challenging ride in the heat.

Stirling’s Starter 2024

Brisbane WICEN’s first Emergency Communications Exercise of the year took place this last week-end at Stirling’s Crossing, assisting them with the running of the Stirling’s Starter. This is an annual horse endurance ride event organised by Stirling’s Crossing Endurance Club and is the first such event on their annual calendar….