Birdsville Races

[1] As Birdsville is very remote, many travellers come by air and hundreds of aircraft fill the town's airstrip.

[2] The town of Quilpie celebrates the event by welcoming travellers who are heading westwards to Birdsville by road.

[3] In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Birdsville Races were announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as an "event and festival".

[5] The 2009 event attracted a crowd estimated at around 7,000, requiring 20 extra police to be temporarily posted to the small town.

The vice-president of Birdsville Race Club, Gary Brook, said: "... more than 85 per cent of ticket holders hailed from locations unable to currently travel to regional Queensland due to lockdowns or government advice.

Horses flying past on the Birdsville Racetrack, circa 1926
Weighing in at the Birdsville Races Queensland, circa 1926