10th Anniversary Baton Ride

WALL TO WALL

10^th YEAR ANNIVERSARY

AROUND AUSTRALIA BATON RE-RUN 2019

Wall to Wall commemorative batons were delivered to Canberra for a ceremonial presentation to founders Michael Corboy, Brian Rix and National W2W committee chair John Laird to be carried via motorcycle to Commissioners in each Jurisdiction. 

Brian Rix has been joined on the ride around the country by John Laird, Victoria’s LSCs Mark Vipond and Georg Berk, and retired Superintendent Luke Moore and Retired Inspector Stephen Hudson from NSW.

The purpose of the baton re-run is to:

• to highlight the 10^th Anniversary of the Wall to Wall ride;
• to promote the principles of the Wall to Wall ride
• to highlight among former and current serving police officers the work of Police Legacies
• Promote community interest in supporting Police Officers and their legacies

Proposed Itinerary May/June 2019

Sat May 18^th    Depart Melbourne to Canberra (666km)

Sun 19^th          Canberra – Ceremony at National Police Memorial to present batons to the riders and to present                             AFP baton to Commissioner.          

                        Travel to Sydney (290km) overnight in Sydney

Mon 20^th         Sydney –  NSW Baton presented to the Commissioner

                        Travel to Tamworth (377km) overnight in Tamworth 

Tues 21^st         Tamworth to Grafton (309km) overnight in Grafton

Wed 22^nd         Grafton to Brisbane (via Beaudesert) (322km) overnight Brisbane

Thurs 23^rd      Brisbane – Ceremony at QPS Memorial Botanical Gardens Brisbane Central to present baton to                              Qld Commissioner Stewart

                        Brisbane central to Roma Roma (477km) overnight Roma

Fri 24^th             Roma to Longreach (701km) 

Sat 25^th            Longreach to Mt Isa (646km)

Sun 26^th           Mt Isa to Tennant Creek or a roadside stop after Three Ways (663km)

Mon 27^th          Tennant Creek to Dunmurra (355km)

Tues 28^th         Dunmurra to Darwin (634km)

Wed 29^th         Darwin Ceremony to present Baton to NT Commissioner at NT Memorial

                        Rest Day – overnight in Darwin

Thurs 30^th        Darwin to Timber Creek (602km)

Fri 31^st             Timber Creek to Halls Creek (584km)

JUNE

Sat 1^st              Halls Creek to Broome (686km)

Sun 2^nd            Rest Day – overnight Broome

Mon 3^rd            Broome to Port Hedland (609km)

Tues 4^th           Port Hedland to Coral Bay ((745km)

Wed 5^th            Rest Day – Coral Bay overnight

Thurs 6^th          Coral Bay to Carnarvon (238km)

Fri 7^th               Carnarvon to Geraldton (480km)

Sat 8^th             Geraldton to Perth (414km)

Sun 9^th            Perth – Ceremony to present baton to WA Commissioner

                        Rest Day – Perth

Mon 10^th          Rest Day – Perth – tyre change, service, repairs

Tues 11^th         Perth to Kalgoorlie (593km)

Wed 12^th          Kalgoorlie to Balladonia Hotel/Motel (377km)

Thurs 13^th        Balladonia Hotel/Motel to Eucla (519km)

Fri 14^th             Eucla to Streaky Bay (601km)

Sat 15^th            Streaky Bay to Adelaide (701km)

Sun 16^th          Adelaide – Ceremony to present baton to SA Commissioner

                        Rest day or to leave for Melbourne

Mon 17^th          Adelaide to Melbourne (727km) – overnight on the road

Tues 18^th         Rest day Melbourne/Castlemaine

Wed 19^th          Melbourne Ceremony to present Baton to VIC Commissioner

                        Overnight on Spirit of Tasmania to Davenport

Thurs 20^th        Davenport to Hobart (255km)

Fri 21^st            Hobart – Ceremony to present baton to TAS Commissioner at TAS Academy Memorial

                        Rest day – Hobart

Sat 22^nd           Hobart to Sty Helens(178km)

Sun 23^rd          St Helens to Davenport (via Scottsdale) (354km)

                        Overnight on Spirit of Tasmania

Mon 24^th          Arrive Melbourne