Camping Details- the Nanango Showgrounds are only available from Monday 15th September thru to Monday 22nd September for use by our Quilty Event. Outside these times other arrangements need to be made if anyone wishes to camp extra days before or after the event. Contact can be made at Blackbutt Showgrounds (40km south of Nanango) . Peter Farrell 0741700983 or Bev Pascoe 0741630090
OR Wendy & Scott Matthews, Nanango who have offered an alternative option 0741637200 / 0417717330.
Free Live Entertainment
This is your chance to be part of the Quilty Nanango Celebrations. Thursday Night 18th September Venue Nanango Showgrounds. This sees the official beginning of the Quilty Celebrations. The AERA Awards night will be held incorporating live entertainment by Dean Johnston and his band. Full bar and food facilities will be operating till late.
The Rising Star of Australian Country.
Plus
Sunday night is the official closing "Quilty Dinner" where Dean and his band will perform again. Bookings essential for Sunday 21st September, Nanango Cultural Centre.
Update No 2. The Quilty date seems to be coming around awfully quickly and this is to let everyone know what is happening at the present.
It seems the cost of fuel is going to rain on our parade, this is something that I guess no one really predicted, and there is buggar all that can be done about it except wear it. The only consolation for all interstate competitors is that here in sunny Qld there is no state fuel tax so once you cross the border the price of fuel will drop, depending on where you are as to how much it drops, but it is significant.
My advice for those competitors travelling thru country NSW is to cross the border at Goondiwindi, there is a Shell servo at Boggabilla that sells fuel at Qld prices, from Goondiwindi follow the signs to St George/Moonie, then Moonie, Dalby, Kingaroy, Nanango. Word of advice, don’t take the shortest route via the GPS as it will take you over roads you wish you hadn’t come! The above mentioned route is good roads with little traffic.
As the Quilty course will be in a ticky area, spraying post ride will be a requirement, these protocols will be issued closer to the time. A waybill is required to travel horses in Qld, this is not new and has always been the case, these are available for downloading off the Qld DPI website.
A course description is currently on the website, the Quilty will be 6 legs with the longest leg being 38kms. We are expecting more younger, and less experienced horses competing this year, the first 2-3 legs are of moderate difficulty. The aim of this Quilty Committee is to obtain a 70% completion rate, whilst allowing the competitors to still ride a “true” Quilty course. Research overseas has shown definitely that horses cope much better and have a greater chance of completing events with shorter legs and more rest periods.
The Chief Steward Team will be led by the ever unflappable and very experienced
The Veterinary Team will be headed by the very experienced international and national veterinarian Dr
On the lighter side of things, this TQ committee have engaged
The Living Legends will begin arriving in town from the Thursday onwards, legends namely, Erica
The TQ Committee also wishes to gratefully acknowledge our major sponsors, who are ensuring this Quilty will be a huge success. The Queensland Events Regional Development Program (QERDP), QERA Inc. Sample and Partners, Heritage Nanango Community Branch, South Burnett Regional Council, and many more sponsors from both within endurance and locally. We would like all endurance riders and the crews who visit our town during Quilty week to ask that you all support those local business houses that are supporting this Quilty, without all the large and smaller sponsors this simply would not happen, all sponsors of whatever amount are all listed on the website and will be acknowledged in the Quilty booklet, (not sure why this is referred to as a “booklet” it’s a glossy mag and costs heaps to produce!)
Re iterating, all general enquiries to Secretary,
All inquiries to do with ride entries, camping etc to
jarviebay@bigpond.com
Keep checking the website for updates www.tomquilty2008nanango.com as all forms for everything is available for download plus merchandise now in stock and thank you to
Update No 1. As most endurance riders are aware, this show has only been on the road officially since March 1st,when the AERA granted Nanango Heritage Endurance Riders Assoc. Inc. (NHERA) permission to stage the Quilty.
Since then a dedicated group of some 8 people consisting of local Nanango folk and local endurance riders, plus a larger local community, have been rather busy gathering information and hitting the road with many submissions for sponsorships, and fortunately some have been most successful.
Quilty Ride Week;
Venue: is the well appointed
Official Quilty celebrations and the serious business of ride entries will commence on Thursday 18th Sept. The AERA distance and point score presentations, will be held in the early evening and followed by a dinner with country and western music and party night.
Friday 19th will continue with acceptance of entries and pre ride vetting, followed by the pre ride briefing in the evening.
Saturday 20th Ride day
Sunday 21st, BC workouts, presentations and the fabulous Quilty dinner in the evening, four days of experiencing the great event
Interesting additions this year will a visit to the Quilty from people who, in the past have been responsible for, firstly having the foresight and grit to get this event off the ground against much opposition in 1966, and then to have the determination to ensure its place in history, not only in Australia but worldwide. Thanks to the AERA and NHERA, there will be an opportunity to meet the “Living Legends” of the Quilty, more on the actual Legends later, however NHERA feels that, following the EI outbreak and the subsequent recovery, it brought home to us how much we owe those who were responsible for getting endurance riding started in Australia some 42 years ago and how EI nearly put an end to endurance riding life as we know it, this is a time and a year to celebrate and recognise our legends and our history.
The Course: Suffice to say it is befitting a Quilty course, not too hard but challenging,
President 2008
The Tom Quilty 2008 committee are proud that this event is also supporting other local community organisations. We thank the following for their eagerness and positive approach to this event.
