In April, Stuart Thomas, Luke Randall, Marco Carelli, and Terry Cuskelly cycled more than 400 km over two days from Forbes to Manly, raising an incredible $10,954 for Royal Far West. Stuart’s son, Andrew, joined them for the final leg from Blackheath.
Stuart said, “It was a big day on Friday in lovely weather and a generous tail wind, but the hills made it a 15 hour day. On Saturday, once we climbed out of Lithgow, we flew down the mountains and had a lovely ride along Parramatta River. We then
rode over Gladesville and Anzac bridges with a detour to the Opera House and rolled into Royal Far West in Manly at 5pm having covered 409km and climbed 5134m.
We had a hero’s welcome with the Royal Far West team and Board there to greet us. We had a great tour of headquarters and heard all about the fantastic work they do for rural communities.”
Stuart and team, congratulations on your extraordinary achievement—and our heartfelt thanks for making a difference for country families. Thank you also to FINDEX and the Forbes community for your generous support of Stuart’s fundraiser.

