Between September 2025 and April 2026 Tarkine Quad and Side by Side Adventures raised $140,000 for the NWRH Pediatric ward with their Rocky Cape Charity Ride fundraiser.
The funds were used to purchase $90,000 worth of adult sleepers chairs, two electric cots, four deluxe cots and an ergonomic bed for the isolation room. These replaced items that were at the end of their life on the ward.
$35,000 was also injected into creating a family entertainment room for the children who are undergoing treatment, and their families.
The remaining funds are being used to create mural themes in the rest of the ward rooms, to create some magic in those rooms. This will be a work in process.
The Rocky Cape Charity Ride fundraiser had eight major sponsors: Saputo Dairy Australia, Cowbiz, Fifteen Mile Pty Ltd, Independent Oils, Summers Earthmoving, Leading Reign, On Track Machinery Services and Muddy Boots Cafe. Sponsorship was also received from over 100 other local businesses.
Tarkine Quad and Side by Side Adventures held a major raffle, Bunnings sausage sizzles, and held an ATV/UTV Adventure Ride weekend in April where they had 100 off road vehicles, and 145 participants out in our local bush lands for adventure riding. This was held over three days.
A lot of hard work was put in to this outstanding fundraiser including 250km of tracks for the buggies and quad bikes to use, catering for 200 people, camping facilities, setting up at the Milabena Equestrian Centre where the event was staged plus all the major and minor sponsors who contributed to its success.
A handover of the funds took place at the pediatric ward on 22nd July and was attended by our entire committee, representatives from our major sponsors, the executive health team at NWRH, the Hon Gavin Pearce, Teeny Brumby and local artist Amy Morrow who completed the family room mural and will complete all other art work.
First published in Edition 57 — August 2026.