The Australian Pigeon Council Ltd is organising

The QLD One Loft Boutique Event

Limited Entries.

The Lofts will be located in the Scenic Rim township of Kalbar in SE Qld, approx. 1 hour from Brisbane Airport and 30 mins South of Ipswich.
The TiPes Electronic Timing System will be used to determine the results with decisions split down to the 100th of a second.
The Electronic Pads will be only located directly under the Trap's entrance to the loft, thus ensuring first across the finish line is the Winner!
All Thoroughbreds will be housed, trained and maintained together ensuring no advantage is given to any individual. (this means hens and cocks are housed in the same sections and all birds are trained (Loft Flying and Road Trained) together.
It is a 3 distance Event, with the Main Event from approx. 500kms.
There are Individual State Section Prizes and Trophies, (International, SA, VIC, NSW +ACT, QLD, NT, WA & TAS)
An ACE Bird Prizes (Best Performing bird over the 3 Event distances)
There is an ACE Bird Teams Prize (the first 2 birds recorded for any Individual or Syndicate) over the 3 Events.
Loft intakes will be from 1st November 2026 to end of January 2027.
Freight/Transport to the Loft or Brisbane Airport is the responsibility of the Entrant.
Entry Fee: $440 per pigeon (GST included where applicable). A $40 Perch Fee, credited towards the total entry fee, is payable from 1 July 2026 to confirm and secure your entry.

Homing pigeon events, often referred to as pigeon racing, have been part of Australian communities for more than a century. The Australian Pigeon Centre promotes responsible pigeon keeping, animal welfare, education and participation through heritage homing events and community engagement.

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