HU Travellers Meeting Queensland 2025
HU Queensland Travellers Meeting 2025
May 2-4 2025
Details to come as we finalize "the details".
In the meantime, click here to add your name to the Updates List for HU Queensland.
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Comments about HU Queensland
"What an awesome event and great value."
"What a fantastic meeting! A big thank you to the organizers and presenters - we had a lot of fun and enjoyed everything!"
"Great opportunity to hear travel stories and talk logistics with those that have travelled. So much information available and wonderful people willing to share it."
"It was FANTASTIC and so well organised. Such interesting talks and great food and wonderful people."
"The atmosphere was relaxed and I liked the networking opportunities."
"...so much inspiration and awesome adventure stories. It will make you believe anything is possible... And it probably is, these people have done it."
"...well run event, care with detail to ensure everyone was having a good time."
Highlight: "Meeting Shirley & Brian Rix (my heroes) and Dream racer. In awe."
Read press reports from Australian Road Rider, Adventure Rider and Australian Motorcyclist Magazine about the HU Australia meetings!
Be a Presenter
We're inviting submissions for presentations, so whether you're attending the event or exploring a distant continent, if you've got a story to tell or expertise to share we'd like to hear from you.
We love to hear stories about your travel adventures, especially if you have great pics! Also, practical how-to sessions such as roadside cooking, navigation / GPS, trip prep and planning, adventure motorcycling medicine, packing light, setting your bike up, communications / blogging from the road, self-publishing your story, yoga for bikers, bodging / bike maintenance, self-defense, photography, videography, tire repair, safe riding techniques, how to pick up your bike, off-road riding, all are of interest.
There are 45 minute and 100 minute sessions available for talks, workshops, demos and live web chats.
Click here to submit your ideas
PLEASE NOTE:
Submitting a Presenter registration DOES NOT mean you will automatically be included in the schedule, as we can have more presenters than available presentation slots. We will confirm one way or the other as soon as we can (but not immediately!)
Book your Exhibitor Stand space
Over the course of four days, this Horizons Unlimited event offers a unique opportunity to build awareness of your brand and talk directly to potential customers.
The Adventure Travel Zone occupies a central position at the event site and is exclusive to trade stands representing the overland adventure travel market.
Choose between our Premium and Standard packages, both of which include on-site advertising and can include a presentation about your products and services. Be sure to let us know you want to do a presentation when you register.
You can help!
If you have a few minutes, please download the poster (Adobe pdf format) and print off a few and hand them round your club or your local bike shop or anywhere seems like a good place.
Poster in pdf format (305kb) full colour A4 Event poster:
Hi-Res Poster (727kb)
POSTCARD - NEW!
Postcard in pdf format (353kb) full colour Event postcard, can be printed 4 to a page:
You may need to right click and choose "save target as..."
Thanks!
Join the Volunteer Crew
From welcoming travellers at the gate, to taking care of the campsite and making sure all the presentations run smoothly, the success of every HU event relies on the enthusiasm of its volunteer crew.
"What a wonderful bunch of people. I had no idea how much fun I'd have by helping out!"
"It was my absolute pleasure to be able to give something back to the HU community and working with such great folks really made the event special."
Volunteering is a great way to make new friends, get more involved with Horizons Unlimited and have loads of fun! You can sign up to volunteer when you register for the meeting, OR click here if you have already registered and want to add volunteering.
Departing or Returning?
If you're planning an expedition, why not make the Horizons Unlimited meeting your official start point? Or maybe you're nearing the completion of a journey and would like a very public welcome home? Of course you might just be passing through and fancy marking a key stage of your travels?
We'd love to make you a big part of the meeting, so feel free to get in touch and tell us your plans.
Queensland 2025 Location
Kokoda Park
213 Mulgowie Road, Thornton
Queensland
GPS coordinates:
27.81589 South, 152.38003 East
(NOT CAMP Kokoda)
Directions to Kokoda Park:
From Brisbane
From Toowoomba
From the Gold Coast
Distance To Kokoda Park From:
Brisbane - 105 km, 1:30 hours
Sydney - 914 km, 10:48 hours
Melbourne - 1638 km, 18:30 hours
Other Accommodation
The onsite accommodation is targeted for people travelling on motorcycles and is not suitable for larger vehicles such as cars, caravans, small trucks and recreational vehicles. Furthermore, there is an unpaved track from the front gate to the event area and so some consideration will need to be given to this.
Possible offsite accommodation options. Be sure to consider the distance from the off site campground to Kokoda Park when working out travelling times.
Camping
Lake Dyer Caravan and camping park. 134 Gatton Laidley Rd E,
Laidley Heights QLD 4341
Phone: 0439 368 561
Laidley Creek Falls remote bush camp. https://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/parks/main- range/camping/laidley-creek-falls-remote
Centenary Park Camping Ground https://www.luvyalockyer.com.au/centenary-park-camping-ground
Local Hosts
Shane Kuhl is the local host for this event, and he needs volunteers to help!
We're VERY grateful to Shane (and you!?) for stepping up and really making it happen with a lot of legwork and effort.
Contact Shane with rideout registration, vendor, venue, speakers questions and to volunteer!
We can always use help on the day - please volunteer to help out for a couple of hours when you register (above)!
HU Events Refund Policy
Like adventures, life can throw surprises our way. Stuff happens. While we would love for you to join the fun and connect with everyone at our events, we understand that you (and the funds) may be needed elsewhere. We'll catch up later!
On our side, we know you appreciate that we have financial commitments to venues and caterers!
The best way to let us know that you're unable to attend an event is to reply to the Registration Confirmation Email you got from us when you first signed up.
Up to 30 days prior to event start, we will refund all fees in full less a $10 (or €9 or £8) handling fee and PayPal charges. At your request, we can apply your Event Registration and all fees to any subsequent HU event you wish in that year or following year.
Up to 15 days prior to event start, we will refund only the camping/accommodation and food packages in full less a $10 (or €9 or £8) handling fee and PayPal charges. At your request, we can apply your Event Registration fee (with no handling fee) to any subsequent HU Event you wish in that year or following year. If you purchased a t-shirt, we will ship it to the mailing address you provide.
Within 15 days of the event start, there will be no refunds. At your request, we can apply your registration fee (with no handling fee) to any subsequent HU event you wish in that year or following year. If you purchased a t-shirt, we will ship it to the mailing address you provide.
If WE cancel an event:
We are constantly evaluating the situation for every event, and very much err on the side of caution. We will endeavour to announce "Final" decision one month or more before the event, but the situation COULD change closer to time, and we could be required by law to cancel.
If we are forced to cancel for COVID or natural disaster, we will roll your registration over to next year automatically.
If you want to transfer your existing registration to any other HU event in the world, just let us know.
Need a full refund? PLEASE REPLY to your original Registration Confirmation email to make it easier for us to find. If you can't find it, please email a request to: events-c (AT) horizonsunlimited(-)com with the subject line: "Refund event-name event-year"
Next HU Events
Be sure to join us for this huge milestone!
ALL Dates subject to change.
2025 Confirmed Events:
Virginia: April 24-27
Queensland is back! May 2-5
Ecuador June 13-15
Germany Summer: May 29-June 1
CanWest: July 10-13
Switzerland: Date TBC
Ecuador: Date TBC
Romania: Date TBC
Austria: Sept. 11-14
California: September 18-21
France: September 19-21
Germany Autumn: Oct 30-Nov 2
Add yourself to the Updates List for each event!
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New to Horizons Unlimited?
Horizons Unlimited was founded in 1997 by Grant and Susan Johnson following their journey around the world on a BMW R80 G/S motorcycle. The website, HUBB forum and regular events across the globe have inspired thousands of people to follow their dreams and take the road less travelled.
Membership - Show you're proud to be a Horizons Unlimited Traveller!
Horizons Unlimited is not a big multi-national company, just two people who love overland adventure travel and have grown what started as a hobby in 1997 into a full time job (usually 8-10 hours per day and 7 days a week) and a labour of love. To keep it going and a roof over our heads, we run events such as this one (18 this year!); we sell inspirational and informative DVDs; we have a few selected advertisers; and we make a small amount from memberships.
You don't have to be a Member to come to an HU meeting, access the website, the HUBB or to receive the e-zine. What you get for your membership contribution is our sincere gratitude, good karma and knowing that you're helping to keep the motorcycle travel dream alive. Contributing Members and Gold Members do get additional features on the HUBB. Here's a list of all the Member benefits on the HUBB.
You can join at a reduced rate as part of your meeting registration. Note that new Memberships with your Meeting Registration are applied as of the Meeting date or as soon as possible thereafter, not earlier, unless you make a special request in the Comments box when you register.