Over $30,000 raised for charity at inaugural Scenic Rim Truck Show

Danielle GullaciJune 6, 2025, 1:17 pmJune 6, 2025

A total of 120 trucks made their way to the town of Jimboomba in Queensland to take part in the very first Scenic Rim Truck Show, which raised money for a worthy cause.

Held at Jimboomba Primary School oval on Saturday May 31, the event was organised by long-time friends and Jimboomba locals Tracey Armstrong and Janet Smith.

As Tracey told Big Rigs, “I’ve wanted to run a truck show for a long time and I mentioned that to Janet over a cheese platter, and now we’ve made that dream come true.”

Brent Page’s Kenworth won the trophy for Best 1-5 years. Image: Ray and Angela at Ray Lawrence Photography

Tracey and her husband Steve run their own transport business called STA Trucking, also based in Jimboomba – and five of their trucks were on display.

“Steve was born into the industry and I’ve been in it for the past 13 years,” she said. “Janet and I wanted to put on a fun-filled event for the community, while being able to raise money for a charity – and we chose KIDS Foundation.

“We have a good friend heavily involved in KIDS Foundation. They do great work for kids in dangerous situations. She donates a lot of time helping run events and raise money for KIDS Foundation and also received help from them when she was a kid.”

Best Bonneted winner was this STA Trucking rig driven by Steve McCallum. Image: Ray and Angela at Ray Lawrence Photography

While Tracey has the trucking industry experience, Janet has the event experience. “She’s run a lot of the school fetes and markets at Jimboomba Primary School.”

The friends had set a fundraising goal of $20,000 but smashed that out of the park. Tracey happily revealed, “We’ll be donating $30,104 and we’re ecstatic with that result.”

The Best Fleet gong went to Bondwoods. Image: Ray and Angela at Ray Lawrence Photography

Though the weather threatened to put a dampener on the day, thankfully the rain held off until later in the day.

As Tracey explained, “Trucks had to pre-register to attend. We had 120 trucks booked in and had a lot more people wanting to come, but we had to close entries due to space.”

Michael Barnard at D & M Lucas and Sons won Best Euro. Image: Ray and Angela at Ray Lawrence Photography

There were also 22 truck show awards presented on the day, with Greg Wilson from Sanbella Holdings taking out Rig of the Show with his striking Kenworth, and Danny Hinds from Hinds Haulage winning the Charities Choice award.

Tracey says that while the date for the next show is yet to be confirmed, there are plans to run it at around the same in 2026.