{"id":235549,"date":"2019-05-15T16:13:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T06:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=235549"},"modified":"2020-07-20T12:21:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T02:21:19","slug":"charity-ride-hits-the-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/05\/15\/charity-ride-hits-the-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity Ride Hits The Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_235574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235574\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-235574\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190515bikes4burns1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190515bikes4burns1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190515bikes4burns1-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the riders in this year&#8217;s Bike 4 Burns Emergency Services ride, which will be passing through the South Burnett on Friday and Saturday (Photo: Bike 4 Burns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>May 15, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A group of more than 50 cyclists will be heading through the South Burnett this week as part of the annual Bike 4 Burns charity ride.<\/p>\n<p>They plan to cover 660km in seven days, finishing next Tuesday at the Queensland Children&#8217;s Hospital in Brisbane.<\/p>\n<p>The riders left Bundaberg on Wednesday morning, heading towards their first overnight stop at Biggenden.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, they&#8217;re raising awareness and funds for research and treatment for children suffering burns injuries.<\/p>\n<p>This is the 13th year the charity ride has been organised.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The riders are all from the emergency services &#8211; firefighters, police and ambulance paramedics &#8211; that is, the people who see firsthand the devastating effect burns injuries can have on children.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, they are due to pass through the South Burnett, riding from Goomeri to Nanango via Kingaroy.<\/p>\n<p>They will spend the night in Nanango before heading off towards Crows Nest.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, more than 1300 children were treated at the Queensland Children&#8217;s Hospital for burns.<\/p>\n<p>Funds raised from Bike 4 Burns Emergency Services ride will fund new medical equipment and research through the Children\u2019s Hospital Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The Foundation is the official charity of the Queensland Children\u2019s Hospital and the Centre for Children\u2019s Health Research.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Donations to the Blazer Bear Children\u2019s Hospital Foundation team can be made by <a href=\"https:\/\/qld.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bc40de864c611dd173a42d2ea&amp;id=9dffa95dde&amp;e=2741785ed0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #006699;\">Route:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day 1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 May 15 &#8211; Bundaberg to Biggenden &#8211; 95km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day 2<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 May 16 &#8211; Biggenden to Goomeri &#8211; 108km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day 3<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 May 17 &#8211; Goomeri to Nanango (via Murgon &amp; Kingaroy) &#8211; 85km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day 4<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 May 18 &#8211; Nanango to Crows Nest (via Maidenwell) &#8211; 91km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day 5<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 May 19 &#8211; Crows Nest to Clifton &#8211; 97km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day 6<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 May 20 &#8211; Clifton to Ipswich \u2013 140km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Day 7<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 May 21 &#8211; Ipswich to Brisbane \u2013 44km<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_235559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235559\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190515burns1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-235559\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190515burns1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190515burns1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190515burns1-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The riders posed in Bundaberg on Wednesday morning before hitting the road (Photo: 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