Bundaberg will hold a special country race meeting to raise money for locals impacted by recent flooding, Member for Burnett, Stephen Bennett announced today.
Mr Bennett said a six race dual-code Queensland Sustain Country series meeting would be held on Saturday, April 6 at the Bundaberg Race Club and includes a $20,000 Flood Relief Sustain Series Cup.
The Bundaberg Greyhound Racing Club will host a five race greyhound program on the same day.
“The Newman Government is doing everything possible to get the devastated Bundaberg region back to business and this race day is another way for Queenslanders to show their support,” Mr Bennett said.
“Racing Queensland Limited (RQL) and Tattsbet will donate all wagering revenue from the feature race to the Bundaberg flood recovery.
“Given the scale of damage to Bundaberg’s sporting and recreation facilities I know it’s going to be a tough road to complete recovery, but I’ve already seen the determination and resilience of Queenslanders on display, with clean-up efforts now well underway.”
“The meeting will also be supported with a special City to Bush event spearheaded by the Brisbane Racing Club (BRC), which will attend with its corporate partners and hold several fundraising initiatives,” he said.
Mr Bennett said while both events would remain classified as non-TAB meetings, RQL has negotiated with Sky Racing to broadcast the $20,000 Flood Relief Sustain Series Cup feature race on Sky Racing 1.
“The flood relief meeting could not have been scheduled without the support of the Queensland industry”, he said.
“A lot of parties have come together to organise this race meeting and I encourage local businesses and racegoers to come along and support the Bundaberg clubs and community who were harshly affected by recent flooding. A dual code Bundaberg race meeting combined with the City to the Bush initiative will make for a great day’s racing.”
“It will be a great day out, and we are looking forward to raising plenty of money for those who need it most”.