Race dates: Friday 9th – Sunday 11th May 2025!
Friday 9th May 2025 – Mareeba to Dimbulah, with an overnight stay and celebrations in Dimbulah
Saturday 10th May 2025 – Dimbulah to Almaden with a lunch stop in Petford and overnight stay and celebrations in Almaden
Sunday 11th May 2025– Almaden to Chillagoe with race presentations once the final competitor crosses the finish line.
For further information, please contact either:
Committee Chair
Cr Ross Cardillo
Phone: 0417 757 142
Email: RossC@msc.qld.gov.au
Council’s Corporate Communications Officer
Rochelle Harding
Phone: 07 4086 4606
Email: communications@msc.qld.gov.au
The committee is working through the logistics of the event. Competitors are encouraged to follow the event’s Facebook page to keep up-to-date.
Registrations close 30 April 2025.
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Great Wheelbarrow Race 2025
Fundraising Amounts
Year Amount
2007 $13,480
2008 $14,200
2009 $44,398
2010 $87,315
2011 $123,000
2012 $153,000
2013 $461,000
2014 $437,000
2015 $243,300
2016 $200,000
2017 $195,289
2018 $110,000
2019 $140,000
2020 COVID-19
2021 COVID-19
2022 $132,230
2023 $189,389
2024 $93,342
Total $2,636,943 which is outstanding for any sporting event.