Some of the 1000-strong crowd at the Wyandra stopover on Thursday night.
The tiny town of Wyandra, midway between Cunnamulla and Charleville hasn’t seen a crowd like it and isn’t likely to again – the community catered for up to 1000 people last night when the Burrumbuttock Hay Runners rolled into town.
Mobile phone networks overloaded and Russell and Paula Dawson at the Gladstone Hotel had a steady stream of customers as people came to wish the convoy of 250 trucks well on their trip north to western Queensland.
It was a mood of excitement and anticipation for truck drivers from all over Australia as they reflected on Day One of the operation to bring hay relief to western Queensland.
Brendan Farrell congratulated Wyandra publicans Paula and Russell Dawson, with Jan Lucas, as the convoy rolled out of the town on Friday morning.
