| AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT | We are very proud to announce that the Dept. of Health and Ageing have donated $10,000 to our total enabling us to reach our target of $100,000. |
| JUVENILE ARTHRITIS ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP | If you have a child with Juvenile Arthritis you may wish to join our chat group. CLICK HERE |
| TRIKE AROUND AUSTRALIA | Launched 23rd June 2004 by PM John Howard from New Parliament House Canberra. Completed 10th March 2006 Parramatta NSW. |
| SPECIAL THANKS | To all of our sponsors and to everyone who helped us along the way. |
| LARGEST DONATION FROM A SHIRE COUNCIL | Hawkesbury City Council NSW $750.
Emerald Shire Council QLD $500. Melbourne City Council VIC $500. |
| HIGHEST FUNDRAISING TOWNS | Mildura/Red Cliffs VIC $1,591.15.
Melbourne VIC $1,261.35.
Innisfail QLD $1,165.65.
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| TOTALS | Final Collection Total: $107,159.85
| Days on the Road: 566 | Total KM travelled: 67,219 | Number of towns visited: 408 | NSW Total: $42,763.40
| QLD Total: $32,560.70
| NT Total: $1,345.15 | WA Total: $5,479.95
| SA Total: $4,612.80
| VIC Total: $10,283.00
| ACT Total: $10,089.90
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Below is the Outback Motorbike Adventures
'Trike Around Australia' Event Itinerary for Victoria
- Australia:
VICTORIA - AUSTRALIA
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CITY / TOWN
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POPULATION
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INTERESTS
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| 2005-12-17 | Saturday | 342 | Portland | 11,000 | Time in town 9am-12pm
Old Steam Packet Inn 1842, Burswood 1856, Cottage Hently Park 1857, Vintage Car museum. | | 2005-12-18 | Sunday | 342 | Portland | 2,000 | Rest day
Fantastic seaside resort, a haven for beach lovers. | | 2005-12-19 | Monday | 344 | Warrnambool | 25,500 | Time in town 11.30am-5pm.
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum, Hopkins falls, Lake Petrobe Adventure Park. | | 2005-12-19 | Monday | 343 | Port Fairy | 2,505 | Time in town 9am-11am.
On Shipwreck Coast with historic working fishing port, 50 National Trust classified buildings.
| | 2005-12-20 | Tuesday | 345 | Port Campbell | 200 | Time in town 9am-12pm
Loch Ard Gorge, Twelve Apostles, Glenample Homestead, Rocket Shed 1878. | | 2005-12-20 | Tuesday | 346 | Apollo Bay | 2,000 | Time in town 1.15pm-5pm
Fantastic seaside resort, a haven for beachlovers
| | 2005-12-21 | Wednesday | 347 | Torquay | 4,887 | Time in town 9.15am-5pm
Bells Beach, Surfworld Museum, Tiger Moth World and Adventure Park, Bellbrae Carriages. | | 2005-12-22 | Thursday | 348 | Geelong | 145,335 | Time in town 10am-5pm
National Wool Museum, Woolstores and Customs House, Ford Discovery Centre, Old Gaol. | | 2005-12-23 | Friday | 349 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Rest Day | | 2005-12-24 | Saturday | 349 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Fly to Brisbane
| | 2005-12-25 | Sunday | 349 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Christmas Day
| | 2005-12-26 | Monday | 349 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Boxing Day
| | 2005-12-27 | Tuesday | 349 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Boxing Day Holiday
| | 2005-12-28 | Wednesday | 349 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Rest day | | 2005-12-29 | Thursday | 349 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Rest day | | 2005-12-30 | Friday | 349 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Rest day | | 2005-12-31 | Saturday | 349 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Rest day | | 2006-01-01 | Sunday | 349 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | New Years day | | 2006-01-02 | Monday | 349 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Fly to Melbourne
| | 2006-01-03 | Tuesday | 350 | Werribee | 88,000 | Full day and overnight stay.
Mansion at Werribee Park, built in the 1870's, Victoria's Open Range Zoo, RAAF Museum, B52. | | 2006-01-04 | Wednesday | 351 | Bacchus Marsh | 13,500 | Full day and overnight stay.
Avenue of Honour 281 North American elms, Historical town with many buildings from 1800's. | | 2006-01-05 | Thursday | 352 | Ballarat | 63,802 | Full day and overnight stay.
Sovereign Hill, Avenue of Honour, Kryal Castle, Gold Museum, Aviation Museum. | | 2006-01-06 | Friday | 353 | Colac | 12,000 | Full day and overnight stay.
Historic Town Walk, Historical Centre, Lake Colac, Botanical gardens. | | 2006-01-07 | Saturday | 354 | Mortlake | 1,200 | Time in town 9.15-12pm.
Historic settlement with a History Trail that takes in 20 historic buildings. | | 2006-01-08 | Sunday | 354 | Mortlake | 1,200 | Rest day. | | 2006-01-09 | Monday | 355 | Hamilton | 9,500 | Full day and overnight stay.
Pastoral Museum, Monivae Homestead , Sir Reginald Ansett transport Museum. | | 2006-01-10 | Tuesday | 358 | Edenhope | 1,000 | Time in town 3pm-5pm
Monument to the first Aboriginal Cricket team who toured England | | 2006-01-10 | Tuesday | 356 | Coleraine | 1,039 | Time in town 9am-10.30am
| | 2006-01-10 | Tuesday | 357 | Casterton | 2,000 | Time in town 11am-2pm
| | 2006-01-11 | Wednesday | 359 | Horsham | 13,300 | Full day and overnight stay.
Winner of Australia’s tidiest town (in 2001), Horsham Wool Factory. | | 2006-01-12 | Thursday | 361 | Warracknabeal | 2,687 | Time in town 12.30-5pm.
The Historical Centre, Black Arrow Tour, Agricultural Machinery Museum, Historic Buildings. | | 2006-01-12 | Thursday | 360 | Dimboola | 1,700 | Time in town 9am-12pm.
The Canoe Tree, Mechanics' Institute 1877, Victoria Hotel, Ebenezer Mission. | | 2006-01-13 | Friday | 362 | Stawell | 7,000 | Full day and overnight stay.
Caspers World In Miniature, Pioneer Hill and Memorial, Stawell Gift Hall of Fame Museum. | | 2006-01-14 | Saturday | 362 | Stawell | 7,000 | Rest Day | | 2006-01-15 | Sunday | 362 | Stawell | 7,000 | Rest Day | | 2006-01-16 | Monday | 363 | Ararat | 8,300 | Full day and overnight stay.
Gum San Chinese Heritage Centre, Shire Hall (1871), J-Ward Gaol, Langi Morgala Museum. | | 2006-01-17 | Tuesday | 364 | Beaufort | 1,200 | Time in town 9am-12.30pm.
The Country Garden, Historic Courthouse 1863, Ercildoune Homestead. | | 2006-01-17 | Tuesday | 365 | Avoca | 1,032 | Time in town 1.15pm-5pm
| | 2006-01-18 | Wednesday | 366 | Maryborough | 7,850 | Full day and overnight stay.
Maryborough Railway Station Complex, Worsley Cottage & Museum, Bristol Hill Lookout. | | 2006-01-19 | Thursday | 367 | Creswick | 2,800 | Full day and overnight stay. | | 2006-01-20 | Friday | 368 | Daylesford | 3,500 | Full day and overnight stay.
Hepburn Springs Spa Complex, Central Springs Spa Reserve, Central Highland Tourist Railway. | | 2006-01-21 | Saturday | 369 | Kyneton | 3,950 | Time in town 9am-12pm.
30 National trust buildings, Steam Mill. | | 2006-01-22 | Sunday | 369 | Kyneton | 3,950 | Rest Day | | 2006-01-23 | Monday | 370 | Castlemaine | 7,140 | Full day and overnight stay.
Multiple historic buildings including Buda 1861, Burke & Wills monument, Botanic Gardens. | | 2006-01-24 | Tuesday | 371 | Bendigo | 70,000 | Full day and overnight stay.
Bendigo pottery, Vintage talking tram, lots of old buildings | | 2006-01-25 | Wednesday | 372 | Wedderburn | 795 | Time in town 9am-10am.
Coach House Museum 1910, Mud-Brick and Stone Cottages from gold mining days. | | 2006-01-25 | Wednesday | 375 | Ouyen | 1,624 | Time in town 3.15-5pm.
Largest Australian Mallee Stump, Local history resource centre, Pioneer Park. | | 2006-01-25 | Wednesday | 374 | Birchip | 850 | Time in town 12.30pm-1.30pm
| | 2006-01-25 | Wednesday | 373 | Charlton | 1,400 | Time in town 10.30-11.30am.
| | 2006-01-26 | Thursday | 376 | Mildura | 17,990 | Australia Day
| | 2006-01-27 | Friday | 376 | Mildura | 17,990 | Full day and overnight stay.
Mildura Arts Centre built around the home of William Chaffey in 1899, Paddlesteamers. | | 2006-01-28 | Saturday | 376 | Mildura | 17,990 | Rest day | | 2006-01-29 | Sunday | 376 | Mildura | 17,990 | Rest day | | 2006-01-30 | Monday | 377 | Swan Hill | 9,600 | Full day and overnight stay.
Pioneer Settlement Park, Military Expo, Giant Murray Cod 11 metres tall. | | 2006-01-31 | Tuesday | 378 | Kerang | 4,400 | Full day and overnight stay. Lester Smith Lookout Tower, Kerang Museum, Memorial clock 1927. | | 2006-02-01 | Wednesday | 379 | Cohuna | 2,070 | Full day and overnight stay.
Popular tourist destination for waterskiiers, boating and fishing.
| | 2006-02-02 | Thursday | 380 | Echuca | 10,000 | Full day and overnight stay.
Port Museum restored paddlesteamers, CoachHouse Carriage Collection, Holden Museum
| | 2006-02-03 | Friday | 381 | Shepparton | 28,000 | Full day and overnight stay.
SPC Ardmona and Campbell’s Soups factory sales, KidsTown, Aquamoves, Furphy Foundry. | | 2006-02-04 | Saturday | 382 | Cobram | 4,600 | Time in town 9am-12pm and overnight stay.
Matata Deer Farm, Wineries, the town is best known for it's holiday activities.
| | 2006-02-05 | Sunday | 382 | Cobram | 4,600 | Rest day | | 2006-02-06 | Monday | 383 | Yarrawonga | 5,522 | Full day and overnight stay.
Tudor House Clock Museum, Old Yarra Mine Shaft. | | 2006-02-07 | Tuesday | 384 | Wodonga | 23,640 | Full day and overnight stay.
Stoneleigh Cottage 1857 oldest building, Hume Lake. | | 2006-02-08 | Wednesday | 385 | Beechworth | 3,700 | Full day and overnight stay.
Best Preserved Gold Town In Vic, Historic Park, Chinese Burning Towers, Gaol Cell. | | 2006-02-09 | Thursday | 386 | Wangaratta | 15,985 | Full day and overnight stay.
Museum, Pioneer cemetery, House In Miniatures, King George Gardens, Aviation museum. | | 2006-02-10 | Friday | 387 | Benalla | 8,700 | Full day and overnight stay.
Costume and Pioneer Museum, Ceramic Mural Garden. Bridge and Toll Gate 1874. | | 2006-02-11 | Saturday | 388 | Mansfield | 2,500 | Full day and overnight stay.
Has a unique and colourful character stemming from the early settlers of Devil’s River Country. | | 2006-02-12 | Sunday | 388 | Mansfield | 2,500 | Rest day | | 2006-02-13 | Monday | 389 | Euroa | 2,700 | Full day and overnight stay.
Farmers arms museum, Seven creeks sheep shearing demonstrations. | | 2006-02-14 | Tuesday | 390 | Seymour | 7,800 | Full day and overnight stay.
Old Log Gaol built in 1858, Royal Hotel 1849
| | 2006-02-15 | Wednesday | 390 | Alexandra | 2,200 | Full day and overnight stay.
Timber and Tramway museum with steam train rides. | | 2006-02-16 | Thursday | 391 | Healesville | 5,416 | Full day and overnight stay.
Sanctuary where wildlife roam with visitors, The Hedgend Maze . | | 2006-02-17 | Friday | 392 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Full day and overnight stay.
Observation Deck on top of the Rialto. | | 2006-02-18 | Saturday | 392 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Rest day. | | 2006-02-19 | Saturday | 392 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Rest day. | | 2006-02-20 | Monday | 392 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Full day and overnight stay.
Old Melbourne Gaol. | | 2006-02-21 | Tuesday | 392 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Full day and overnight stay.
Cooks Cottage. | | 2006-02-22 | Wednesday | 392 | Melbourne | 3,145,600 | Full day and overnight stay.
Crown Casino, Golden Mile Heritage Trail. | | 2006-02-23 | Thursday | 393 | Mornington | 14,150 | Full day and overnight stay.
Century old private changing huts on beach, historic buildings 1880's, Port nape an, military fort. | | 2006-02-24 | Friday | 395 | Cowes (Phillip Is) | 4,995 | Time in town 1pm-5pm.
Access from San Remo, Race Track, Fairy Penguins, Summerland Beach, Blow Hole, Seals. | | 2006-02-24 | Friday | 394 | Koo-wee-rup | 1,096 | Time in town 9am-12pm.
Observation tower overlooking wetlands, the Bunyip River, Westernport and French Island. | | 2006-02-25 | Saturday | 395 | Cowes (Phillip Is) | 2,400 | Rest day | | 2006-02-26 | Sunday | 395 | Cowes (Phillip Is) | 2,400 | Rest day. | | 2006-02-27 | Monday | 396 | Wonthaggi | 6,710 | Full day and overnight stay.
State Coal Mine Historic Reserve, Taberners Hotel, Wonthaggi Historical Society.
| | 2006-02-28 | Tuesday | 397 | Korumburra | 2,773 | Full day and overnight stay.
Coal Creek Historical village set in the original coal creek tunnel, bush tramway. | | 2006-03-01 | Wednesday | 398 | Warragul | 8,910 | Full day and overnight stay.
Lillco Garden Railway, Darnham musical village. | | 2006-03-02 | Thursday | 399 | Morwell | 17,000 | Full day and overnight stay.
Tours Powerworks museum, open-cut coal mines, power generation plants, rose garden. | | 2006-03-03 | Friday | 400 | Sale | 13,858 | Full day and overnight stay.
St Pauls Cathedral 1885, Our lady of Sion Convent 1892, Bon Accord Tea Rooms. | | 2006-03-04 | Saturday | 401 | Bairnsdale | 10,690 | Full day and overnight stay.
Hillman House Antique Museum, St Mary's Catholic Church (Murals) 1913, Historical Museum. | | 2006-03-05 | Sunday | 401 | Bairnsdale | 10,690 | Rest day | | 2006-03-06 | Monday | 403 | Orbost | 2,515 | Time in town 1.45-5pm.
Slab Hut information centre an authentic early settler's hut relocated from near Snowy River. | | 2006-03-06 | Monday | 402 | Lakes Entrance | 4,625 | Time in town 9am-1pm.
Nine Mile Beach and homestead 1892, Charma antique car & folk museum, lots more.
| | 2006-03-07 | Tuesday | 404 | Cann River | 338 | Time in town 9am-11am.
Tiny township on the junction of the Cann River and Princess Hwy. Continue on to Bombala in NSW then to Canberra and Sydney to complete event. |
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