News from Around the Region

The Central Desert Regional Council is proud to be associated with the 2015 Harts Range Bush Sports Weekend being held over the Picnic Day weekend in August (1 – 3 August). 

The weekend sees a huge range of family entertainment including stockhorse races, rodeo, gymkhana, sports events including running races, novelty races for kids, lizard race, ladies cow tail toss, high jump, tug o war and jumping castle for the little ones.

The Harts Range Racecourse is located 215km east of Alice Springs on the Plenty Highway and is adjacent to the Atitjere community.  For more information please see the Harts Range Amateur Race Club’s website: http://www.hartsrangeraces.org.au/aboutus.html (external link).

The weekend will also see the annual 'Central Desert Regional Council – Tom Cleary Stakes' a horse race in which local community members will be competing to see who has the fastest bush horse.  The event is named after Mr. Tom Cleary currently of Atula Station (and formally of Mt Riddock Station) who has been one of the clubs patrons for many years and an avid jockey in his time.

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