Here’s your chance to get creative for a chance to win!
We want you to write a poem with a Kilkivan Great Horse Ride theme.
You can read your poem at the Campdraft Bar on Sunday morning, or have our special guest poet, John Bidgood, read it for you.
The poem judged the best will be awarded a prize and be published on our website until the 2026 event.
Register your interest below.
The Kilkivan Great Horse Ride & Country Weekend Escape is delighted to bring John Bidgood, also known as The Baralaba Bloke, to Kilkivan to entertain everyone with good ol’ bush ballads and stories.
See John at the Campdraft Bar on Sunday morning.
The winner of the 2024 KGHR bush poetry competition was Sue Eley. Read her poem Kilkivan Great Horse Ride here.
Kilkivan Great Horse Ride & Country Escape 2025 is an annual event held in Kilkivan, South-East Queensland. The event is organised by the Kilkivan Great Horse Ride Inc., a not-for-profit community organisation run by volunteers.
PO Box 52
Kilkivan Queensland 4600
