Event Program

Wednesday

Outback Convoy, Brisbane to Rockhampton 

• 6.00am Trailers depart West End Brisbane. Self Drivers welcome to join or start whenever and meet later
• 2.00pm Onwards Check in to Criterion Hotel, 150 Quay St Rockhampton
• 4.00pm Boat trailers arrive in Rockhampton
• 4.30pm Participants arrive at Rockhampton rowing sheds. Unload / rig boats / go for a row / load boats
• 6.00pm Drinks and BBQ DInner at Rockhampton rowing sheds.
• 7.00pm Private cars to transfer people back to Criterion

Thursday

Outback Convoy, Rockhampton to Emerald

• 8.00am Bus pick-up from Criterion Hotel - 150 Quay Street, Rockhampton.
• 10.30am Mine Tour @ Jellinbah Mine. (Meet MIne Bus)
• 12.30pm Bus departs for Blackwater
• 1.00pm Lunch @ Blackwater Country Club - 2 Mulga Street, Blackwater
• 2.00pm Bus departs to go to Cotton Gin
• 3.00pm Cotton Gin Visit - Queensland Cotton Emerald Cotton Gin 22 Springsure Road, Emerald, QLD 4720
• 4.30pm Bus to Emerald 
• 5.00pm Check in @ Mayfair Hotel
• 6.00pm Dinner @ Mayfair Hotel

Friday

Outback Convoy, Emerald to Barcaldine

• 6.30am Bus departs for Fairbairn Dam 
• 7.00am Arrive at Dam, unload, rig boats and row 
• 7.15am Private car/s to Emerald airport to pick up passengers for 7.35am arrival 
• 8.30am Breakfast at the Dam 
• 9.00am Depart on buses for Citrus Farm tour - Redland Premium Fruit’s Bottle Tree Farm 5449 Gregory Hwy, Gindle, Qld, 4702 
• 10.30am Travel by Bus to Alpha
• 12.30 Lunch in Alpha at Showground Clermont Rd 
• 1.30pm Muster Dogs Demonstration 
• 2.00pm Bus to Barcaldine
• 3.30pm Check in to Barcaldine Country Motor Inn, 1 Box Street, Barcaldine 
• 4.30pm Welcome Drinks - Shakespere Hotel 
• 6.30pm Dinner - The Barcaldine Hotel

SATURDAY

Outback Sprints, Barcladine

• 7.00am Bus departs Barcaldine Rec Park
• 7.00am Gates open at Barcaldine Rec Park 
• 8.00am Competitor briefing 
• 8.30am Pink Boat welcome lap of course
• 8.45am Other boats on the water for regatta photo
• 9.00am Time trial (750m)
• 10.00am Outback Duel (750m)
• 11.00pm Lunch 
• 12.00pm Outback Gift (750m)
• 2.30pm Racing concludes, boats split and loaded onto trailers
• 3.30pm Bus and boats depart Barcaldine for Longreach
• 4.30pm Bus arrives in Longreach.Check in to Longreach Motor Inn, 84 Galah Street
• 5.30pm Bus departs to take rowers to Dinner @ Drovers Place, 69 Ilfracombe Road, Longreach Arrive at Drover’s Place 
• 9.30pm Bus departs for Longreach Motor Inn

SUNDAY

Head of the Outback, Longreach

• 6.00am Bus departs Longreach for Apex Riverside Park
• 6.15am Bus arrives at Apex Riverside Park and join boats
• 7:00am Breakfast at Apex Park
• 8.00am Competitor briefing
• 8.30am Boats on the water
• 8.45am Race starts
• 10.00am State of Origin Sprint
• 10.30am Fastest Crew in the West Sprint
• 10.45am Boats split and loaded onto trailers
• 11.30am Presentation lunch 
• 1.00pm bus departs for Longreach
• Free afternoon - 4.30pm Optional Qantas Founders Museum

• 6.30pm Dinner at Longreach Tavern

Monday

Outback Convoy, Longreach to Rockhampton

• 6.00am Bus departs Longreach
• 9.00am Alpha (Driver break)
• 11.15am Arrive Emerald Airport
• 1.15pm Duaringa (Driver Break)
• 3.00pm Arrive Rockhampton Airport