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2016’s Face Of The Relay Allen Bassett, president Rowena Dionysius and patron Carl Rackemann are ‘over the moon’ about this year’s record-breaking fundraising effort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 10, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

The South Burnett’s Relay For Life entered its second decade of fundraising at the weekend with a new set of records under its belt.<\/p>\n

On Sunday morning the total amount already banked for cancer research for stood at $148,216.06.<\/p>\n

But more cash is expected to roll in over coming weeks, and organisers expect this year’s total could reach as high as $160,000.<\/p>\n

This is the sixth time in the 11-year history of the South Burnett Relay For Life that more than $100,000 has been raised.<\/p>\n

Fifty teams turned out at the Kingaroy Showgrounds on Saturday afternoon to take part in this year’s Relay, another record.<\/p>\n

After speeches by South Burnett Relay for Life president Rowena Dionysius and 2016 Face Of The Relay Allen Bassett, South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell officially opened the Relay.<\/p>\n

Relay Patron Carl Rackemann then read the Relay Ode, and after this the traditional Survivors and Carers Walk lap began, followed by the remainder of the 500 registered walkers.<\/p>\n

The walking paused at dusk for the Candlelight ceremony, which honours friends and family members who have died of cancer, before resuming throughout the night.<\/p>\n

By early Sunday morning, a smaller number of walkers were still plodding – and much more slowly – around the Showgrounds’ arena.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But spirits remained upbeat right up to 9:00am when all the walking came to and end with the Relay’s official closing ceremony.<\/p>\n

The Bank Of Queensland Team was presented with the Sandy Freeman Memorial Shield for being the biggest fundraiser (more than $22,000).<\/p>\n

Taabinga State School ($4022) was presented with the Hope Shield for the most funds raised by a school.<\/p>\n

New team, the Kumbia Vikings, were presented with a Spirit Of The Relay Award for being the team that most exemplified the best qualities of Relay participants.<\/p>\n

Relay For Life president Rowena Dionysius said she was astonished and humbled at the amount of money raised this year, and congratulated everyone who took part or helped in any way.<\/p>\n

Carl Rackemann said this year’s fundraising total amounted to around $5 per head for every man, woman and child in the South Burnett.<\/p>\n

This was more than five times the national Relay For Life average, he said, and was a testament to the generosity of people in the South Burnett.<\/p>\n

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The Relay began at 3:00pm on Saturday with the traditional Survivors and Carers lap of Kingaroy Showgrounds’ arena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Other marchers joined in from the second lap onwards … in all, 50 teams took part in this year’s all-night Relay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Saturday’s hot weather soon had grateful walkers accepting free bottles of water from Relay organisers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Well-known local resident Jason Ford, a long-time supporter of the Relay, brought along his drone for aerial shots of the proceedings …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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… which produced this stunning shot of the Kingaroy Showgrounds after dark (Photo: Jason Ford)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On Sunday morning, Allen Bassett and Rowena Dionysius chatted with Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington and one of the Relay’s volunteer comperes, Darren Schmidt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Bank Of Queensland team was this year’s top fundraisers, winning the Sandy Freeman Memorial Shield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Taabinga State School was the top school team, raising more than $4022 …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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… while Kumbia Vikings won the Spirit Of The Relay Award for best exemplifying the spirit of Relay For Life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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After the closing ceremony, all the walkers gathered one last time to wave goodbye to Jason’s drone (Photo: Jason Ford) …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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… and this is what they looked like at ground level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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