HU Travellers Meeting Queensland 2025
HU Queensland Travellers Meeting 2025
May 2-4 2025
Details to come as we finalize "the details".
In the meantime, click here to add your name to the Updates List for HU Queensland.
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Comments about HU Queensland
"What an awesome event and great value."
"What a fantastic meeting! A big thank you to the organizers and presenters - we had a lot of fun and enjoyed everything!"
"Great opportunity to hear travel stories and talk logistics with those that have travelled. So much information available and wonderful people willing to share it."
"It was FANTASTIC and so well organised. Such interesting talks and great food and wonderful people."
"The atmosphere was relaxed and I liked the networking opportunities."
"...so much inspiration and awesome adventure stories. It will make you believe anything is possible... And it probably is, these people have done it."
"...well run event, care with detail to ensure everyone was having a good time."
Highlight: "Meeting Shirley & Brian Rix (my heroes) and Dream racer. In awe."
Read press reports from Australian Road Rider, Adventure Rider and Australian Motorcyclist Magazine about the HU Australia meetings!
You can help!
If you have a few minutes, please download the poster (Adobe pdf format) and print off a few and hand them round your club or your local bike shop or anywhere seems like a good place.
Poster in pdf format (305kb) full colour A4 Event poster:
Hi-Res Poster (727kb)
POSTCARD - NEW!
Postcard in pdf format (353kb) full colour Event postcard, can be printed 4 to a page:
You may need to right click and choose "save target as..."
Thanks!
Join the Volunteer Crew
From welcoming travellers at the gate, to taking care of the campsite and making sure all the presentations run smoothly, the success of every HU event relies on the enthusiasm of its volunteer crew.
"What a wonderful bunch of people. I had no idea how much fun I'd have by helping out!"
"It was my absolute pleasure to be able to give something back to the HU community and working with such great folks really made the event special."
Volunteering is a great way to make new friends, get more involved with Horizons Unlimited and have loads of fun! You can sign up to volunteer when you register for the meeting, OR click here if you have already registered and want to add volunteering.
Be a Presenter
We're inviting submissions for presentations, so whether you're attending the event or exploring a distant continent, if you've got a story to tell or expertise to share we'd like to hear from you.
We love to hear stories about your travel adventures, especially if you have great pics! Also, practical how-to sessions such as roadside cooking, navigation / GPS, trip prep and planning, adventure motorcycling medicine, packing light, setting your bike up, communications / blogging from the road, self-publishing your story, yoga for bikers, bodging / bike maintenance, self-defense, photography, videography, tire repair, safe riding techniques, how to pick up your bike, off-road riding, all are of interest.
There are 45 minute and 100 minute sessions available for talks, workshops, demos and live web chats.
Click here to submit your ideas
PLEASE NOTE:
Submitting a Presenter registration DOES NOT mean you will automatically be included in the schedule, as we can have more presenters than available presentation slots. We will confirm one way or the other as soon as we can (but not immediately!)
Departing or Returning?
If you're planning an expedition, why not make the Horizons Unlimited meeting your official start point? Or maybe you're nearing the completion of a journey and would like a very public welcome home? Of course you might just be passing through and fancy marking a key stage of your travels?
We'd love to make you a big part of the meeting, so feel free to get in touch and tell us your plans.
Book your Exhibitor Stand space
Over the course of four days, this Horizons Unlimited event offers a unique opportunity to build awareness of your brand and talk directly to potential customers.
The Adventure Travel Zone occupies a central position at the event site and is exclusive to trade stands representing the overland adventure travel market.
Choose between our Premium and Standard packages, both of which include on-site advertising and can include a presentation about your products and services. Be sure to let us know you want to do a presentation when you register.
Queensland 2019 Location
The Outlook Training & Resource Centre
4001 Ipswich-Boonah Road
Boonah QLD 4310
(07) 5463 1900
-27.988988, 152.700271
Directions to Boonah:
From Brisbane
Head west from Brisbane along the Ipswich Motoway (M2). Follow the signs to Warwick turning onto the Cunningham Highway (M15). At Yamanto, take the Ipswich – Boonah Road Exit (Route 93). When you reach the outskirts of town, The Outlook is on the left at the bottom of the hill after the Boonah Valley Motel.
From Toowoomba
Follow the directions toward Brisbane along highway 2. Take the Haigslea – Amberley (Route 13). Turn left onto the Cunningham Highway and then right onto the Ipswich – Boonah Road (Route 93) When you reach the outskirts of town, The Outlook is on the left at the bottom of the hill after the Boonah Valley Motel.
From the Gold Coast
In Nerang follow Beaudesert-Nerang road (route 90) turning left onto Ipswich-Boonah Road (Route 93). When you reach the outskirts of town, The Outlook is on the left at the bottom of the hill after the Boonah Valley Motel.
From Warwick
Take the Cunningham Highway (A15) through Aratula then turn right onto Boonah- Fassifern Road (Route 90). When you enter Boonah take the second exit at the first roundabout onto Coronation Drive (Ipswich - Boonah Road). Follow for approx 1.6km and turn right into The Outlook.
Distance To Boonah From:
Brisbane - 85 km
Sydney - 860 km, 10 hours
Melbourne - 1630 km, 17.5 hours
Other Accommodation
Camping
Boonah Show Grounds
Camping and powered sites available
8 Melbourne Street,
Boonah (07) 5463 4080
Local Motels and B&Bs
Boonah Valley Motel
3908 Boonah-Ipswich Road,
Boonah, QLD 4310
(07) 5463 4738
Boonah Motel
1 Mount Carmel Road
Boonah QLD 4310
(07) 5463 1944
The Australian Hotel
32 High Street
Boonah QLD 4310
(07) 5463 1444
Brook Cottage Boonah
4 Brook Street
Boonah QLD 4310
(07) 5463 1705
Mt Carmel Apartments
1 Coronation Drive
Boonah QLD
0407 636 429
The Old Church Bed & Breakfast
438 Milford Rd
Milford QLD 4310
(07) 5463 2558
Information about the area
ATM
There are a number of ATM’s on High Street, Boonah including Commonwealth Bank and Westpac.
Mobile Phone and Internet Access
Telstra and Optus mobile phones and Internet work fine at The Outlook
Local Shops and Fuel
IGA Supermarkets – High Street
Petrol – BP is on High Street
Bottle Shops - Cellarbrations can be found in High Street
Closest Restaurants/Eateries
Harry’s Café & restaurant (07) 5463 2687
Eagle Boys Pizza 13 14 33
Wild Grain Restaurant (07) 5463 2830
Bowls Club 42 Coronation Drive (07) 5463 1293
The Australian Hotel (07) 5463 1444 – High Street
Commercial Hotel - High Street
Boonah Tourism has lots of information about what to see in the area.
Any info you have on the area, rides etc, please let me know.
Local Hosts
Helen Black is the local host for this event, ably assisted by Andrea Brosnan, David Hessey, Craig Iedema, Evangeline Kannis and a great bunch of volunteers!
We're VERY grateful to them all for stepping up and really making it happen with a lot of legwork and effort.
Contact Helen with rideout registration, vendor, venue and speakers questions.
We can always use help on the day - please volunteer to help out for a couple of hours when you register (above)!
HU Events Refund Policy
Like adventures, life can throw surprises our way. Stuff happens. While we would love for you to join the fun and connect with everyone at our events, we understand that you (and the funds) may be needed elsewhere. We'll catch up later!
On our side, we know you appreciate that we have financial commitments to venues and caterers!
The best way to let us know that you're unable to attend an event is to reply to the Registration Confirmation Email you got from us when you first signed up.
Up to 30 days prior to event start, we will refund all fees in full less a $10 (or €9 or £8) handling fee and PayPal charges. At your request, we can apply your Event Registration and all fees to any subsequent HU event you wish in that year or following year.
Up to 15 days prior to event start, we will refund only the camping/accommodation and food packages in full less a $10 (or €9 or £8) handling fee and PayPal charges. At your request, we can apply your Event Registration fee (with no handling fee) to any subsequent HU Event you wish in that year or following year. If you purchased a t-shirt, we will ship it to the mailing address you provide.
Within 15 days of the event start, there will be no refunds. At your request, we can apply your registration fee (with no handling fee) to any subsequent HU event you wish in that year or following year. If you purchased a t-shirt, we will ship it to the mailing address you provide.
If WE cancel an event:
We are constantly evaluating the situation for every event, and very much err on the side of caution. We will endeavour to announce "Final" decision one month or more before the event, but the situation COULD change closer to time, and we could be required by law to cancel.
If we are forced to cancel for COVID or natural disaster, we will roll your registration over to next year automatically.
If you want to transfer your existing registration to any other HU event in the world, just let us know.
Need a full refund? PLEASE REPLY to your original Registration Confirmation email to make it easier for us to find. If you can't find it, please email a request to: events-c (AT) horizonsunlimited(-)com with the subject line: "Refund event-name event-year"
Next HU Events
HU Event and other updates on the HUBB Forum "Traveller's Advisories" thread.
ALL Dates subject to change.
2024:
- California: April 18-21
- Virginia: April 25-28
- Germany Summer: May 9-12
- Québec: May 17-19
- Bulgaria Mini: July 5-7
- CanWest: July 11-14
- Switzerland: August 15-18
- Ecuador: August 24-25
- Romania: August 30-Sept 1
- Austria: September 12-15
- France: September 20-22
- Germany Autumn: Oct 31-Nov.3
2025:
- Queensland is back! May 2-4 2025!
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New to Horizons Unlimited?
Horizons Unlimited was founded in 1997 by Grant and Susan Johnson following their journey around the world on a BMW R80 G/S motorcycle. The website, HUBB forum and regular events across the globe have inspired thousands of people to follow their dreams and take the road less travelled.
Membership - Show you're proud to be a Horizons Unlimited Traveller!
Horizons Unlimited is not a big multi-national company, just two people who love overland adventure travel and have grown what started as a hobby in 1997 into a full time job (usually 8-10 hours per day and 7 days a week) and a labour of love. To keep it going and a roof over our heads, we run events such as this one (18 this year!); we sell inspirational and informative DVDs; we have a few selected advertisers; and we make a small amount from memberships.
You don't have to be a Member to come to an HU meeting, access the website, the HUBB or to receive the e-zine. What you get for your membership contribution is our sincere gratitude, good karma and knowing that you're helping to keep the motorcycle travel dream alive. Contributing Members and Gold Members do get additional features on the HUBB. Here's a list of all the Member benefits on the HUBB.
You can join at a reduced rate as part of your meeting registration. Note that new Memberships with your Meeting Registration are applied as of the Meeting date or as soon as possible thereafter, not earlier, unless you make a special request in the Comments box when you register.