{"id":150181,"date":"2016-06-30T01:11:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T15:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=150181"},"modified":"2020-10-12T11:39:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T01:39:56","slug":"blue-liners-ride-for-police-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/06\/30\/blue-liners-ride-for-police-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Liners Ride For Police Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Don Johnson (Maclean), Len Roe (Brisbane), Vic Doe (Yamba), Mark Lesmond (Port Macquarie), Darren Williams (Yamba) and Mick Emanuel (Warregah Island) seemed none the worse for wear after their 632km bike ride from Springsure to Kingaroy on Wednesday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Retired sergeant Vic Doe proudly shows off the Blue Liners TMCC’s “colours”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 30, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingaroy played host to members of one of Australia’s least known motorcycle clubs on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The six men – from Brisbane, Maclean, Yamba and Port Macquarie – are all members of the Blue Liners Touring Motor Cycle Club, and are all either current or retired policemen.<\/p>\n

They are taking part in an epic 3500km ride from Port Macquarie to Townsville and back again to raise funds for Police Legacy.<\/p>\n

The Blue Liners TMCC started in 1992 when a group of police and friends decided to ride their bikes to Tamworth.<\/p>\n

The run turned out to be so enjoyable they decided to make it an annual event.<\/p>\n

The club has evolved from these humble beginnings into a national organisation, albeit one with a low profile.<\/p>\n

These days, members undertake runs to all sorts of destinations around the nation to raise money for good causes, which (for the Kingaroy visitors) have included Tamworth’s Mobility Link, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and hospital burns units.<\/p>\n

The six Blue Liners stopped off for the night in Kingaroy on their return journey after leaving Springsure early on Wednesday morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ride to Kingaroy by way of Roma totalled 632km, but none of the group seemed any the worse for wear when they arrived towards dusk.<\/p>\n

They were met by Officer-In-Charge of Kingaroy Police, Senior Sergeant Duane Frank and retired police inspector Barry Krosch.<\/p>\n

Senior Sergeant Frank gave the group an inspection of the new Kingaroy Police watchouse and police station construction site before the six adjourned to the nearby RSL for dinner.<\/p>\n

The group will rev their bikes up on Thursday morning for the final leg of their journey home.<\/p>\n