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….
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…
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 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…
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…
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….