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31 January, 2022

The great race is back

NOMINATIONS are now open for the region's most iconic race, The Great Wheelbarrow Race, as it makes a return this May.


Nominations are now open for the 2022 Great Wheelbarrow Race.
Nominations are now open for the 2022 Great Wheelbarrow Race.

Due to Covid, the last race was held in 2019, but now with restrictions eased, the race is set to return bigger and better than ever. 

The team behind the Great Wheelbarrow Race is hoping to fully revive the event in all its glory and is now asking for nominations.

The Great Wheelbarrow Race Committee chair Locky Benstead said it’s “all systems go” for this year’s race. 

“It’s all systems go, we’ve decided that we’re going to push this literally as far and as good as we can, making sure we still comply with regulations,” he said. 

“It’s all or nothing this year because the longer we don’t run the event, the higher chance of it not happening again. 

“We don’t want to lose this race, it is so important for not only the communities it goes through but the people who race.” 

Interested people can nominate for a range of different categories from social to competitive in teams, trios, duos or solos. 

Head to www.greatwheelbarrowrace.com to register for this year’s Mareeba to Chillagoe race to held from May 20-22.

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