Bushfire

Oakbank Race Day To Support SA Families Impacted By Bushfires

This Oakbank Race Day later this month will raise funds for the SA Bushfire Appeal by donating all money earned from tickets sold and a live auction.

The Oakbank Racing Club are pairing up with Thoroughbred Racing South Australia (TRSA) for the O’Leary Walker Bushfire Relief Race Day on Wednesday 22 January.

The SA Bushfire Appeal was set up this month by the SA Government to raise funds for those affected by the bushfires at Cudlee Creek and on Kangaroo Island.

As fires have impacted the property, livestock and possessions of hundreds of SA families, this is an important opportunity to come together in spite of what has been lost, and raise some necessary funds for the families, assisting their recovery effort.

The race day will include a live auction that will accompany seven individual flat horse races, with 100% of the auction sales going to the SA Bushfire Appeal.

Any sum of donations will be of great assistance who have lost a lot this past month, so with an entry of only $10 per person and under 18’s are free, it’s an inexpensive way to show your support and have a fun family day out. A selection of food vans, local wine and beers and a novelty Pimm’s bar will be lovely supplement to your BYO picnic.

The kids will be kept entertained with a variety of activities including waterslides, and live music from Malibu Drive, an eight-piece band guaranteed to bring the tunes.

For those sport fanatics, the celebrations coincide with the end of the Santos Tour Down Under, so you can enjoy the remainder of the TDU, then join in the fundraising effort trackside.

So get to Oakbank, bring the family, and rally together to support those unfortunate to have lost loved ones, houses and animals in the SA bushfires.

The gates for the O’Leary Walker Bushfire Relief at Oakbank Race Day will open at 12:30pm and will finish at 5:30pm on Wednesday 22 January.

More details are available via Oakbank’s website.

Oakbank Racecourse is located on 46 Oakwood Road, Oakbank SA 5243

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