Lockyer Race Club
The Basics
| Type: | Country |
|---|---|
| Region: | South East Queensland Country |
Tags
| Contact: | Melissa Meldrum |
| Street Address: | Spencer St Burgess Park Gatton 4343 |
| Postal Address: | PO Box 63 Gatton 4343 |
| Telephone: | (07) 5462-2850 |
| FAX: | 7) 5462 1698 |
| Email address: | lockyerraceclub@bigpond.com |
| Website address: | www.racenet.com.au/gatton |
| Type: | Country |
| Facilities Track: | TAB, bookmakers (local and southern), BBQ, canteen, bar, hospitality tents, catering. |
| Facilities Town: | Local B&Bs, motel, equestrian centre, skydiving, hot air ballooning, local farm and eco tours, farm stays. |
| How to get to race track: | McCafferty’s bus serves Gatton from Brisbane. The racecourse is a 10 minute walk or short taxi-ride. Take the Warrego Highway into Gatton, go straight across at the major intersection to Toowoomba (this is Spencer St). Follow Spencer St and it ends at Burgess Park. |
| History: | There has been racing in the Lockyer Valley at Burgess Park Gatton for 100 years. The Lockyer Race Club conducts 12 midweek race meetings a year. Situated in the heart of South East Queensland, the Lockyer Valley is one of the seven most fertile areas in the world. |
| Racing Information: | Radio 4WK Toowoomba, Star 106.9 FM Gatton Star, Toowoomba Chronicle |