Day 8 2022 – RideWest Wrap Up
220km Blackall to Longreach As we rose for the final day and wished each other a good morning, it didn’t seem quite right, as it was...
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- Apr 29
Day 7 2022 – RideWest Wrap Up
218km Augathella to Blackall We were up before dawn this morning to prepare for a big day, 218km from Augathella to Blackall. As the sky...
- Apr 27
Day 6 2022 – RideWest Wrap Up
88km Charleville to Augathella Everyone was pleased to wake up to dry skies this morning. With a shorter day of just 88km, it meant we...
- Apr 26
Day 5 2022 – RideWest Wrap Up
183km Mitchell to Charleville Oh, the internal conflict today… normally we celebrate when rain falls in regional areas, but today as we...
- Apr 25
Day 4 2022 – RideWest Wrap Up
87km Roma to Mitchell The 25th of April, Anzac Day, a day when we all stop to pay our respects to those who have served, suffered, and...
- Apr 25
Day 3 2022 – RideWest Wrap Up
220km Chinchilla to Roma We woke to a magnificent sunrise this morning. The clouds stunning shades of pink, yellow and orange – a sign of...
- Apr 23
Day 2 2022 – RideWest Wrap Up
174km Oakey to Chinchilla Spirits were high this morning after the triumph of a successful first day. With water bottles filled, sun...
- Apr 23
Day 1 2022 – RideWest Wrap Up
133km Amberley to Oakey Nervous energy, doubt- filled minds, “Will I be good enough?” “Will I make it?” “Will I let the team down?” ...
- Dec 14, 2021
Save the date - 11th March 2022
Before our riders and support crew hit the road, we host a gala long lunch event to support their fundraising efforts and wish them well...
- Apr 23, 2021
RideWest 2022 Dates Release
Woohoo!! 1 year to go!!! We are excited to announce the official dates for RideWest 2022: 22 to 29 April. We are going bigger and better...
- Dec 2, 2020
RideWest donates $400,000
We did it – $400,000!!! On Friday 27th November, our 2020 RideWest crew visited the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Brisbane...
- Oct 12, 2020
Day 7 2020 – RideWest Wrap Up
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...
- Oct 9, 2020
Day 6 2020 – Wrap Up
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...
- Oct 8, 2020
Day 5 2020 – RideWest Wrap Up
Day 5 Mitchell to Augathella 189km We were expecting a hot one today, so everyone was keen to get on the road early, but not before we...
- Oct 7, 2020
Day 4 2020 – RideWest Wrap Up
Day 4 Roma to Mitchell 87km As day 4 is our ‘short’ day of only 87km, we enjoyed a little sleep in before rolling through Roma to Pumps...
- Oct 6, 2020
RFDS – Impact Statement October 2020
A message from Meredith Staib, Chief Executive Officer Despite the challenging circumstances in recent months, we have continued to...
- Oct 6, 2020
Day 3 2020 – RideWest Wrap Up
Day 3 Chinchilla to Roma 219km On day three we have one of our ‘big 3’ days, with a 200km+ ride, so it was an early start out of...
- Oct 5, 2020
Day 2 2020 – RideWest Wrap Up
Oakey to Chinchilla 188km It was a beautiful crisp morning in Oakey today and with the wind behind us as we took off, it made for an...
- Oct 4, 2020
Day 1 2020 – RideWest Wrap Up
Amberley to Oakey After many, many months of training and preparation it was finally time for our riders to put it all on the line and...
- Jul 10, 2020
RideWest 2020 – It’s On!
RIDEWEST 2020 IS BACK! With QLD’s Stage 3 easing of restrictions officially underway, we are super excited about confirming that RideWest...