Despite bad weather threatening to completely derail plans for this year’s Brisbane Convoy For Kids, trucks showed up in force to raise money for a great cause – with a date now set for the truck show awards, which had to be postponed due to the storms.
The Brisbane Convoy for Kids took place on Saturday November 1, with 778 trucks participating in the convoy.
Taking pole position as this year’s Lead Truck was Polytec’s Brisbane Convoy for Kids billboard truck, raising a whopping $100,025.
Brisbane Convoy for Kids has once again selected Hummingbird House Foundation to be its 2025 fundraising beneficiary, for the 10th year running – with all proceeds going to the charity, that provides short break stays, family support services, creative therapies, and care at the end of life, for children with life-limiting conditions and their families.
For the convoy, trucks entered from Logan Motorway at Paradise Road, travelling through Larapinta, onto the Gateway Motorway, then down the Deagon Deviation, across Hornibrook Bridge, down Oxley Avenue, and into the Redcliffe Showgrounds.
Although the truck show awards had to be postponed, all of the judging was still completed at the event, with winners to be announced during a special presentation this coming weekend.
The huge auction – tipped to the biggest in the event’s history, with around $80,000 worth of items going under the hammer – was also postponed, although part of the auction took place on the day.
The truck show award presentation and remainder of the auction will be held on Saturday November 15 at Yatala Truck Wash. For those unable to attend in-person, it will also be live streamed via the Brisbane Convoy For Kids Facebook page.
Dana Browne, from Brisbane Convoy for Kids, told Big Rigs, “The weather made things a little hectic, but we were able to turn something that had the potential of being a complete failure it into something incredible.
“All the drivers who were involved in the convoy were stoked to be a part of it. They set off at 7.30 in the morning and were already rolling into the showgrounds from 9am. The convoy itself ran so smoothly and the feedback was all positive.
“The storm definitely deterred people from attending the showgrounds, but all the stall holders and sponsors still showed up and gave their absolute best.”
As the storm really set in by late afternoon, organisers had to come up with a quick solution for the scheduled live entertainment. “We still had the live entertainment but that was hosted in our bar instead of the main stage,” said Dana.
“Liam Maihi did a killer set with his band, followed by Travis Sinclair who also did an incredible set. Then we had our fireworks behind the Trailer of Hope.”
