Birdsville Races

And we're obviously on the coast now, but we've come from Birdsville in outback Queensland, so far west Queensland down near the NT border.

And there's an event every year called the Birdsville Races.

Yes, massive.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, right.

Just so happened that he decided that this was the year that he was going to tow his caravan up to the Birdsville Races.

He's down in Gullwing.

So him and Grandma are there and they've met up with Jesse.

These are free camps and a lot of people in those free camps.

So what's happening, in saying that too, talking to my mate that runs the park in Longreach, The Birdsville races were on the following weekend, which helped him, but it was booked out.

But the free camp spots were very, very busy.

And I guess what's happening, no one's told me this, I just presume that if you can save yourself, you know, a few nights in a caravan park and out in the bush, an average of about 40 bucks.

The Bureau of Meteorology says while the eastern seaboard can expect cooler weather from Sunday, it predicts above-average temperatures for much of the country over coming months.

To sport, and the Birdsville races in Queensland, which remains one of the biggest weekends on the Outback calendar, have raised funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

It began in 1882 when a group of 150 owners, managers and stockmen came together on the South Australian and Queensland border for the first and unofficial event.

This year's race has been run and done with New Zealand gelding Ray Teehee taking out the Melbourne Cup of the Outback, claiming the title from Hello World who won the Akubra Big Red Cup on Friday.