Planning for OAR2025 will start soon – please help us start that by telling us where you’d like to go in 2025, by clicking on the link below – thanks in advance for your great suggestions. After that we’ll look at options to ”join the dots” and come up with the route for OAR2025 https://forms.gle/QSXnzVGKMxopDFQj9 ..read more

The Outback Air Race is excited to announce The Lottery Office as their major sponsor for the 2022 event.  The Lottery Office is an Australian owned lottery provider that donates a portion of profits to Australian charities and has allocated over $1,000,000 to charitable causes over the last three years. The Outback Air Race raises much-needed funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service with over $3.5 million being donated from this triennial event since it began in 1996.  It is Australia’s most successful and enduring air safari and in 2018 this volunteer-run event was successful in ..read more

In less than two weeks the Outback Air Race has received over 42 entries with over 100 people eager to participate in the 2021 event, with more on the waiting list. The Outback Air Race raises much needed funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service with over $3.1m being donated from this triennial event since it began in 1996.  It is Australia’s most successful and enduring air safari, and in 2018 this volunteer run event was successful in several categories at the Australian Event Awards. Teams from WA, ACT, NSW, Qld and Vic will meet in Darwin for the start of the race on the 30th August ..read more

The winning ticket was 493, name John Rafferty from Sawtell in NSW ..read more

Your race committee has met and taken the decision, based on the best available health advice, to proceed with the Outback Air Race 2022 as planned.  We are cleared for take-off! There are now a few facts that each participant must consider in their decision to continue with our event: There is no need to respond to this notice unless you wish to withdraw There is now a seven day (until May 8th) grace period during which any teams or team members who don’t wish to proceed with the event may withdraw and receive a full refund.  Refer to our cancellation policy on the website for deta ..read more

Less than 6 months to go-time is flying for the 100 participants of The Lottery Office Outback Air Race and before you know it, we will be zooming across the skies. This is an adventure of a lifetime for most of our participants but the real purpose of The Lottery Office Outback Air Race is to raise over $600,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The RFDS provides vital health care and emergency medical aid and transportation for rural and regional areas of Australia.  They hold health clinics in the outback areas of Australia, bringing health initiatives to the towns that don’t have t ..read more

Due to ongoing uncertainty around COVID matters including state border closures and other travel restrictions, the race committee have decided to defer the event one full year. OAR2022 will follow the same route as planned for the 2021 event. Teams registered for the 2021 event can choose between a full refund, or to roll their registration straight over to the 2022 event. We have seen almost everyone do the latter, and so the 2022 event is fully subscribed at this time; however there is a wait list available. Please feel free to contact us for more info by email to info@outbackairrace.com.au ..read more

We have a very exciting update for the Outback Air Race 2021!   The planning for the 2021 Outback Air Race is well advanced.  The Race will commences in Darwin, NT on Monday, 30th August 2021 and finishes in Coffs Harbour, NSW, on Sunday.12th September 2021 with a gala Finale Dinner.   As it stands at the moment, the event plans to stop Jabiru(NT), Borroloola(NT, fuel stop only), Adels Grove(QLD), Karumba (QLD), Undara (QLD), Shute Harbour (QLD), Gladstone(QLD), Roma (QLD), Goondiwindi(QLD) before the finished at Coffs Harbour (NSW) Some stops ..read more