And it is not so much as roaring — more of a bit of puttering, as 40 small-engine postie bikes will slowly wend their way through Victoria’s High Country next February.
Riders will take to the switchback alpine roads around Mt Buller to back local cancer services — raising critical funds for health providers including Echuca Regional Health.
The three-day charity ride will base itself out of Mansfield, taking participants on a scenic journey through the sweeping surrounds of the mountains.
Organised by registered charity Horizon Committee, every dollar raised flows directly into cancer support infrastructure across regional communities — with Mansfield District Hospital and Echuca Regional Health as the primary beneficiaries for the 2027 ride.
Which builds on the success of last year's journey through Warragul, which raised $100,000 for regional oncology care — a milestone underscoring the ride's growing community impact.
That event split its proceeds evenly between Echuca Regional Health and West Gippsland Health Group.
A Horizon Committee representative noted the additional $20, 000 contribution to Echuca Regional Health comes on top of the charity's long-standing funding for Sarina Morley’s position, backed by Echuca-Moama's Biggest Blokes Lunch.
Since its founding in 2004, the Horizon Committee has raised more than $3.1 million through grassroots community efforts — a remarkable two-decade legacy of regional health support.
These funds have backed breast and prostate cancer care across hospitals in Albury, Echuca, Rochester, Bendigo, Hobart, and Launceston.
The committee has also funded 58 national oncology nursing scholarships supporting men facing prostate cancer, and continues to back the Otis Foundation — a charity that provides free retreat accommodation for those living with breast cancer.
Riders from Victoria, NSW, Tasmania, Queensland, and South Australia will join the 2027 ride, supported by a nine-person ground crew.
Each rider commits to raising at least $2 000 in tax-deductible donations or corporate sponsorship to take part.
Beyond the fundraising, the ride is a celebration of regional life — taking participants through the warm hospitality and rich local history of the high country towns they are riding to support.
Donations and sponsorships for individual riders can be made at horizoncommittee.au.
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