September 6, 2021
More than 300 motorbikes rolled into Wondai Sportsground on Monday to camp over on the first night of a 3500km fundraising run.
The five-day Southern Cross Association Poker Run is raising funds for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Queensland (SBH Qld).
Association secretary Barb McKinnon, from Tamborine, said the annual run was first held in 1998 and aims to raise between $30,000 and $40,000 for SBH Qld every year.
A total of 367 people have registered for the 2021 run, which began in Calliope on Monday morning.
Fundraising will continue along the ride with raffles, auctions and bar takings adding to donations collected.
After Wondai, the riders will head to Roma, Blackall, Emerald and then finish at Nebo.
Like other poker runs, riders will collect a playing card at each stopover. The rider with the winning hand will receive a $1200 prize.
It’s not the first the SCA has visited the South Burnett … previous poker runs have visited Maidenwell, Kumbia and Kingaroy.
Riders for the latest run have come from all of Queensland, as well as one from Darwin.
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