Tour De Gracetown in Perth, Western Australia | Non-profit organisation

Tour De Gracetown

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9364 8626

Address: 48 Kishorn Road Applecross 6153 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.tourdegracetown.com.au

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25.01.2022 Photography by @Double Exposure Photography - Please support them ! Tag yourselves so others can see what the 2019 Tour de Gracetown was all about !

25.01.2022 Please tag and share these photos but remember to acknowledge @tourdegracetown when you do so. Mark the date for the 2021 TDG - 23rd Oct 2021 !

25.01.2022 If you are doing the 2020 MSWA Ocean Ride tomorrow please follow the same event management team for TDG who will hosting the largest cycling event in Australia this weekend. Road Operations update can be found on the Perth Integrated Events Team pages.

24.01.2022 We are famous ! Thanks Shane !

23.01.2022 Taking the middle ground with the Medio 90 km distance on the 31st Oct 2020? Check out the route.

23.01.2022 Why the E-bike revolution? It is a freedom machine for many people including our patients whom we encourage to increase fitness and activity through motion and ...the e-bike provides for that freedom; It allows many with orthopaedic and biomechanical as well as circulatory and neurological conditions to exercise while still assisting their cardio vascular systems to develop; It is a pathway for greater socialisation and networks for people who will otherwise have restrictions imposed on them; It allows for e-bikers to explore terrains, places, elevations that previously reserved only for serious recreational road cyclists. It is a very viable mode of transport and for commuting. It reduces the carbon footprint within the community. An alternate form of transport when so many of our arterial roads and highways are becoming clogged up and congested.

22.01.2022 Dear Shane, John, Larry and Ian, On behalf of the Board of The Ladybird Foundation, thank you for the most generous total donation of $8,000 from the Board of Tour de Gracetown Ltd in relation to the 2020 Tour de Gracetown bike ride event. The official receipt will follow shortly.... 2020 marks the fifth consecutive year in which The Ladybird Foundation has benefitted from this iconic social community charity bike ride and takes the total amount donated to our charity by the Board of Tour de Gracetown Ltd to $56,000. This year has been particularly challenging for most charities and medical researchers so your continued support has been invaluable for us. Your generosity has made a very significant difference to our capacity to continue funding excellent breast and gynaecologic cancer research taking place in Western Australia. Your support has also provided the opportunity for us to raise awareness about our cause within the WA public. Since 2016, The Ladybird Foundation has provided essential funding support that enabled completion of the very large ROLLIS breast cancer clinical trial which is currently awaiting publication of a very positive outcome. In the meantime, the findings have already led to a major change in best clinical practice for women undergoing breast cancer surgery at several major hospitals in WA and interstate. We are very proud of the researchers who have persevered to overcome many obstacles to complete this trial and we look forward to letting you know when the results are published. In addition, we are continuing to provide funding to the ctDNA Pilot Study which is a feasibility study of a blood test that could be provided by PathWest (the WA state pathology service provider) to monitor treatment and follow up of WA women with breast cancer that is nearing completion with very positive initial findings. The Ladybird Foundation has also made a grant of $30,000 to fund the WA component of a large multicenter WA investigator-led Ovarian cancer clinical trial looking at the best way to follow up women following completion of their primary treatment. This trial will commence patient enrolment in WA in January 2021. Most recently, we have granted funds to enable completion of a Gynae-Oncology pilot study currently under way at King Edward Memorial Hospital which will provide vital information about underlying malnutrition in women with gynaecologic cancers at the time they present for treatment. This very practical study has the potential to benefit women by improving treatment outcomes immediately the results are available. The Ladybird Foundation greatly appreciates and values the relationship we have developed with Tour de Gracetown Ltd and our volunteers enjoy assisting at the bike ride events. We look forward to a continued association into the future. Kindest Regards, Dr Pamela Hendry Director The Ladybird Foundation

22.01.2022 Golfers amongst Cyclists watch this space!

21.01.2022 Tom Hill is a hands on Director at Juniper, Margaret River and like many other enterprises in the South West - they are rebuilding from the closures that we had faced some months previously. A registration for TDG is also support for Juniper as we encourage you to sample and purchase their fine wines, partake of their excellent pizzas and enjoy their home grown hospitality that is the Hill Family. Join us in Oct 2020 !

20.01.2022 Breaking News! The Treasurer for the Board of Tour de Gracetown has announced that we are adding a further sponsorship of $3000 to each of our nominated charities for 2019 - the Ladybird Foundation and Pcahelp. This brings our collective sponsorship to both the charities in 2019 to be in excess of $20 000 which of course is due to the generosity of the many participants in our event as well as amazing sponsors that we have such as Juniper, Margaret River, Reids Meats & Delica...tessen. Belmont Rotary Club Perth Integrated Health ROYTEC The Good Grocer to name but a few of the amazing organisations that have made all of this possible. Our registrations for 2020 will be out shortly with the Early Bird registration so please commit and sign up knowing full well that we seed funds to our nominated charities as the funds roll in so they can carry on their amazing work in the community that we serve

20.01.2022 Breaking News from the Board of Tour de Gracetown for 2020. 1. Date will be Saturday the 31st October 2020. Pen it down as a definite date for this event now please. 2. Pcahelp and Ladybird Foundation have been identified as the two nominated charities for our cycling event in Oct 2020.... 3. An additional donation equally to both charities has also been decided upon which will shortly be announced when the final sum has been ratified by the Board Treasurer. 4. There will be THREE distances for TDG 2020 - a Petit 60 km, Medio 90 km and Grande 120 km 5. The Perth Integrated Events Team has been reappointed as the Event Managers for TDG 2020. Follow their Facebook page for ongoing developments as well throughout the year ahead.

19.01.2022 Make the 13th Sept 2020 the perfect weekend get away with more than a month out before the 2020 Tour de Gracetown with your family who love walking and or running as well as gourmet wine ! Our major sponsor Juniper, Margaret River is hosting this event in concert with our event managers Perth Integrated Events Team and we would like you to help spread the word and make it a weekend for yourself, your family and perhaps your cycle mates as you recce the routes we have in store for you for 2020 !

18.01.2022 The Board of Tour de Gracetown is pleased to present our nominated charities with a cheque of an additional $6000 EACH thus making our contribution to Pcahelp and the Ladybird Foundation a total of $8000 each for 2020. Alot of behind the scenes work has been done this year and already we are preparing for 2021 with the formal date of TDG announced as the 23rd Oct 2021! Pictured here is Chairperson Ken Bezant from PCaHelp, Shane Hawkins Treasurer for the Board and Dr Pam Hendry from the Ladybird Foundation.

17.01.2022 Save the date !

17.01.2022 Thai green curry #freshisbest #freerangechickens #spicy #reidsmeatsapplecross #smelltheflavour

14.01.2022 Guess who is getting ready for November!?!

13.01.2022 Breaking News - our Early Bird Registrations for 31st Oct 2020 are now OPEN ! https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?E=37229

13.01.2022 Don't forget to use your discount code!

12.01.2022 Pre-Christmas Garage Sale Bonanza 8 till 4 THIS SATURDAY 21st and SUNDAY 22nd NOVEMBER at 28 GENEFF ST, INNALOO. Message from Mr & Mrs C: WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED... A HUGE AMOUNT OF NEW AND NEAR NEW DINNERWARE, KITCHENWARE, CRYSTAL AND KNICK KNACKS AND NOW HAVE EVEN MORE GOOD ITEMS FOR SALE : CLOTHES, LADIES & GIRLS' SHOES, MANCHESTER, BOOKS INCL. LOTS OF KIDS’ BOOKS, TOYS, JEWELLERY, IRONING BOARDS, SMALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, PLASTICS, KITCHENWARE, CUTLERY, CROCKERY, GLASS WARE, BOARD GAMES, JIGSAW PUZZLES, CHRISTMAS GOODS, STATIONERY, AND LOTS MORE... HAND SANITISER PROVIDED AND DISTANCING PLEASE. ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE LADYBIRD FOUNDATION TOHELP FUND LOCAL CANCER RESEARCH. WE HAPPILY ACCEPT CASH OR BANK TRANSFERS See more

12.01.2022 What a fantastic day for our fourth consecutive year of involvement at the 2019 Tour de Gracetown today! The weather cleared up just in time for the start follo...wed by midway refreshments and the finish on the green lawn at picturesque Juniper Estate Margaret River winery. Now in its 15th year, this event truly lives up to its reputation as the iconic social community South West bike ride. BIGGEST THANKS to our Ladybird Foundation volunteers who made the trip to help out at early morning sign-in and the Juniper Pizza stand at the finish. #2019tourdegracetown #junipermargaretriver See more

12.01.2022 So cool to have Ricky Morris Music as part of our Event line up for TDG 2020. Check out his FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/Ricky-Morris-Music-719464608173201

11.01.2022 The official photos of TDG 2020 are here! http://www.tourdegracetown.com.au/wp/tour-de-gracetown-2020/

09.01.2022 Dear John, Ian, Shane and Larry, Thank you so much for the very generous donation presented to us by Shane today and for the wonderful, professionally hosted and extremely successful Tour de Gracetown 2020. It was a pleasure to be included as one of your beneficiaries again this year and we look forward to the opportunity of joining you again in 2021. ... Feedback from our riders and volunteers was extremely positive and without exception they sincerely enjoyed being involved. The riders are all keen to do it all again and the volunteers will be back. Thank you so much for the opportunity of working with you. We, as you must be, are very proud of the outcomes. The funds raised will be put to very good use helping us raise awareness of prostate cancer to ensure men are tested early (and hopefully reduce the current drastic death rate) and in providing education and advice to all prostate cancer support groups in WA and their members. In addition to the funds donated to us by TdG our riders fundraising efforts added just over $10.7K to ensure we can continue to provide services for 2021. That means so much to us in these difficult times. Kindest Regards Ken Bezant Chairperson Pcahelp

09.01.2022 The scene is set and we are ready to go for the 2020 Tour de Gracetown. Got your tickets? Got your accommodation? Booked the tours in the region? So much to do in the South West on the weekend of TDG 2020 !

08.01.2022 An offer from our kind sponsor Juniper, Margaret River not to be missed !

08.01.2022 Feedback: Dear Ian, I have been meaning to put finger to the key board since Sunday to thank you and your Board for the terrific event last weekend. This is the second time I have had the pleasure of riding the TDG and I am looking forward to next years event.... I saw some of your feedback earlier and frankly I cannot imagine why you would need any more signage, I am the worlds worst navigator and even I managed. Quite a few people did a 77km (approx) option by doing the first segment of the long ride - I suspect that could be a popular option for many. I raise it as you might like to think about offering it more formally. Again congratulations on a great event and best wishes as you start to prepare for next years. Yours sincerely Ro Hogan

08.01.2022 Order your Tour de Gracetown jerseys now and in time for our event! https://www.blackchrome.com.au/cycling/tour-de-gracetown/ Profits directly aid and assist our two nominated charities the Ladybird Foundation and Pcahelp.

06.01.2022 Secure your accommodation early for the upcoming Tour de Gracetown event !

06.01.2022 Can't wait to be back here on the 31st Oct 2020 for the 2020 edition! Thank you to the many who have already signed up and YES we have contingency plans as always for this event! Sign up and secure your accommodation before its too late ! Thanks to Juniper, Margaret River our major sponsor who are hosting our Event Village for another year running !

05.01.2022 Tour de Gracetown - Saturday 31 Oct 2020 - Not To Be Missed! https://mailchi.mp//tour-de-gracetown-saturday-31-oct-2020

05.01.2022 The 2020 Tour De Gracetown finished at beautiful Juniper, Margaret River where Ladybird Foundation volunteers assisted the amazing Hill family Juniper Pizza cre...w in serving gourmet handmade pizzas to hungry cyclists and supporters. We also provided personal quality control assurance for the product! See more

04.01.2022 Feedback from NZ!: Hi Ian Just a quick note to say I enjoyed your well organised event last week We travelled from Dunedin New Zealand to ride in this event and were very happy with how it went... Great people, great roads Regards, Larry Greene See more

04.01.2022 Whether its the Piccolo 60 km Medio 90 km or Gran 120 km - the choice is yours. Sighed up yet?

04.01.2022 Join us next Sunday for Perth’s biggest community ride, the 2020 MSWA Ocean Ride Powered by RetraVision! Check out the course maps, choose your distance and secure your spot today. You’ll have to be quick though, online registrations close at midnight Wednesday, 18 November. www.MSWAOceanRide.org.au Another event managed by the Perth Integrated Events Team who bring to you TDG, CAGF and much more each year!

03.01.2022 We have done it! The Board for Tour de Gracetown 2020 has met and we are pleased to formally announce a sum total of $16000 to be donated equally to our nominated charities Ladybird Foundation and Pcahelp! With $2000 already donated before the event to each charity this means that they will receive an additional $6000 each before this Christmas. The Board also announces that the 2021 TDG will be held on the 23rd Oct 2021 with a new distance for the Gran being 130 km and with... the Medio 90 km and Piccolo 60 km being the same. Save the dates and look out for the Early Bird registration coming out in Dec 2020! From John Sofield, Larry Cavallo, Ian Wee and Shane Hawkins (on speakerphone) - Salut!

03.01.2022 Quick note to THANK everyone for being involved with TDG 2019. The Event Director's Report should be out within the next 24 hours and with it also the official photos of TDG 2019. Stand by - meanwhile lots of photos taken have been uploaded so please TAG yourselves so others can see what we got up to on the Saturday the 2nd Nov 2019 !

02.01.2022 TDG Board Director and Treasurer Shane Hawkins presenting our additional allocated funds from 2019 to our two charity beneficiaries - Pcahelp and the Ladybird Foundation. We are pleased to have generated in excess of $20 000 from TDG 2019 in direct aid and assistance of these charities! Bring on Year 2020 !

01.01.2022 The team from Pcahelp one of our two charity beneficiaries will be at hand to support us for the planned pre-event Sundowner on the Friday from 4 pm to 6 pm and also on the Registration Desk at Gracetown Hall on the Saturday morning!

01.01.2022 With the 2019 TDG over join the events management team Perth Integrated Events Team for the 2019 MSWA Ocean Ride coming up this morning. The 60 km riders from TDG should do the 70 km and the 120 km TDG riders the 120 km route which we will take over from Fremantle to Yanchep!