Catch up with the fun of the road train as it heads down the coast from Far North Queensland to visit regional centres along the way.
Royal Darwin welcome
We celebrated our arrival in the Top End with a stop at the Royal Darwin Show on Friday, July 27. Fun abounded with Today show weatherman, Steve Jacobs, getting up close and personal with the Nackeroos, as they are known locally, a unit of mounted troops who patrolled the north coast of Australia during World War II, relying on the local knowledge of the large proportion of indigenous soldiers among their number. Meanwhile, The Weekly’s Editor-In-Chief, Deborah Thomas, went for six and enjoyed a game with children from the Commonwealth Bank’s cricket clinic. We got to meet Ellyse Perry and Lisa Sthalaker, members of the Australian women’s cricket team, the Southern Stars, which is sponsored by the bank. The team had just triumphed in the Top End Series 2007 against New Zealand.
Welcome aboard!
The road train will be spending September bringing fantastic food, fashion, beauty, finance and live performances to our friends on the Queensland coast. If we’re in your neighbourhood, come and see us!
- Innisfail, Saturday, September 1
10am-1pm: Cooking with The Weekly’s Food Director Lyndey Milan, fashion and beauty.
- Townsville, Sunday, September 9
10am-1:30pm: Beauty, Sussan fashion parade and cooking with The Weekly’s Food Editor Alex Elliott.
- Mackay, Saturday, September 15
11am-2pm: Beauty makeovers, cooking with Belinda Farlow from the Test Kitchen team, plus an interactive finance workshop.
- Yeppoon, Friday, September 21
10am-2pm: Cooking with Lyndey Milan, beauty and fashion.
- Rockhampton, Sunday, September 23
10am-2pm: Cooking with Lyndey Milan, fashion and beauty.
- Gladstone, Wednesday, September 26
11am-1pm: Interactive finance workshops, plus beauty makeovers.
- Bundaberg, Sunday, September 30
11am-2pm: Cooking with Test Kitchen Director Pamela Clark, beauty makeovers, plus interactive finance workshops.
What’s on: supporting local communities
As part of its Community Spirit fundraising initiative, the Commonwealth Bank has donated more than $40,000 so far at road train destinations across Australia. In Darwin, the bank donated money to the Futures Program at Palmerston High School, which gives students the chance for a better future with support from business. So, come along and get into the spirit of your community, support your local charity and don’t miss the fun, interactive finance sessions and great prizes at our next road train event.
For details of road train locations and times, visit our website at www.aww.com.au/roadtrain or email [email protected]
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