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Darling Downs Harley Owners Group’s annual Cruise for Cancer to raise funds for Cancer Council | photos

Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter members and their magnificent machines raised funds to help out cancer patients across the region in their annual Cruise for Cancer. See the motorcycles here.

Helen and Paul Hempstead before Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Helen and Paul Hempstead before Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter. Picture: Kevin Farmer

The distinctive roar of Harley-Davidson engines may have woken some Toowoomba residents from their sleep-in on Sunday morning, but it was all in the name of raising money for cancer patients across the region.

The annual Cruise for Cancer organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group saw 60 bikes – 90 riders and their pillions – take off early on Sunday morning from Queens Park to enjoy a ride through the picturesque Lockyer Valley culminating in lunch at the Fairways Tavern in Hattonvale.

The riders from the Downs, Gold and Sunshine Coasts were aiming to raise funds to sponsor a room at Cancer Council Queensland’s Olive McMahon Lodge in Toowoomba.

Other events on the weekend included a show and shine on Saturday at Darling Downs Harley-Davidson and a dinner to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the cruise held at Burke and Wills Hotel.

Photo Gallery:

Aaron Henkel before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Aaron Henkel before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Stuart and Leanne Love before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Stuart and Leanne Love before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Ken and Ann White before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Ken and Ann White before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Bill and Rachel Edwards before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Bill and Rachel Edwards before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Rachel and Bill Edwards before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Rachel and Bill Edwards before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Andy Ryan before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Andy Ryan before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Ken and Karen Dawson before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Ken and Karen Dawson before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Michelle and Wayne "Biso" Bisman before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Michelle and Wayne "Biso" Bisman before the Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Helen and Paul Hempstead before Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Helen and Paul Hempstead before Cruise for Cancer 2024 organised by Darling Downs Harley Owners Group chapter, Sunday, August 25, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer

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