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Qld RSL Lavarack Barracks Open Day Hayden Oats, 11 doing the leopard crawl at last year’s open day Last year’s winner of the 17km race Sam Stedman They will be handicapped in the initial event based on the money their unit has raised for Legacy. The course runs over Mt Stuart and fi nishes with the obstacle course... not for the feint-hearted. The rivalry will be fi erce because the event is one of the eight that make up the Commander’s Trophy, the Brigade’s premiere inter-unit competition. Register for the fun runs at trybooking. com/Booking/BookingEventSummary or register on the day from 5am. The Qld RSL Lavarack Barracks Open Day concludes Legacy Week 2017. 12 | AUGUST 2017 Ethan Redgwell, 12 tackles last year’s obstacle course In the week leading up to it 3Bde soldiers will partner with Legatees from the Townsville Legacy Club at shopping centres around Townsville including: Annandale Shopping Centre, Willows Shopping Centre, Stockland Kmart, Stockland Nathan Plaza, Bunnings at Domain and Fairfi eld Waters, Fairfi eld Central, Hermit Park, and The Avenues shopping centres selling Legacy badges and taking donations. The fundraising allows the club to continue its support for the 694 widows and 34 wards in Legacy Townsville’s area of responsibility - south to Bowen, west to the Queensland border and north to Ingham.