There's no doubt that an event like the Long Ride inspires people to get involved, in fact as I've planned what I'll be doing on the way to Cairns and even more so the way home I have been amazed by the support of so many local communities, but no more so than that of the Charters Towers Regional Council.
At almost 2500 kilometres away from Melbourne you probably can't get much further than Charters Towers and yet they are really keen to help the Long Ride raise as much money as possible and have made a fantastic pledge to help.
Through the help of the Mayor, Frank Beveridge, the local council will present the Long Ride riders with their donation on May 9 and then a few locals lead by Cr Beveridge will join us for the ride to Townsville showing even greater support.
I personally can't wait to get to Charters Towers to meet the people of this greatly generous town and show that we will also support their local community. It's this support from many local communities that really show what a great country Australia is, and especially it's people.
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