Around 100 motorcyclists travelled through the South East last week to raise money for SA Police Legacy and to honour fallen Lucindale police officer, Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig.
The national Wall to Wall Ride for Remembrance left the Fort Largs Police Academy last Tuesday and travelled through Adelaide Hills, Murray Bridge, Lucindale and Mount Gambier before continuing on through country Victoria and New South Wales and arriving in Canberra on Saturday.
The ride is in its 15th year and in previous years over 2000 motorcyclists have made the journey, through dust, cold, rain, flood, hail and snow.
For the South Australian riders, the first day saw them travel to the majestic River Murray at Murray Bridge for breakfast which along with lunch at Lucindale, raised around $1300 to SA Police Legacy.
Riders stopped in at Daylesford where Brevet Sergeant Doig’s brother Brett thanked and addressed the riders.
They stopped at Mount Gambier overnight and gathered at the Mount Gambier Police Station on Wednesday morning at the Remembrance Wall for a short reflection where they were addressed by Superintendent of the Limestone Coast Local Service Area Cheryl Brown.
“Along with the financial input to the towns and localities we visit along the way, food and drink, breakfast, brunch, lunch and afternoon tea on most days, 100 plus people and motorcycles in regional locations assist the community economies,” Wall to Wall Ride for Remembrance organiser Senior Constable First Class Michael Klose said.
“Today, the significance of 9/11 is not lost on our riders either, 343 firefighters and 71 police officers lost their lives in their duties serving the community.”
The riders then headed into Victoria, and onwards to Canberra for the Wall to Wall Ride service at the National Police Memorial which is a short and poignant ceremony to reflect and pay tribute to fallen officers.
