Megan McNamara's house has been cut off by the flood
The Newcastle/Maitland Mini Trot Association has been forced to postpone the inaugural Ross Gigg Driver Challenge which was set down for Saturday evening. Due to the extreme conditions in the region the decision was made to defer the challenge and a new date will be announced shortly.
“At this stage six of our nominated ponies are unfortunately affected by the floods including Megan McNamara’s who are currently on a small island with rising waters,” Daryll Jackson said.
“Although the extreme weather conditions have eased in the lower Hunter, the backlog of water is just reaching Maitland and surrounding areas causing major concerns for the district with a number of roads now inaccessible.”
Jackson confirmed the decision to postpone the challenge had not been an easy one and hoped it would still be strongly supported when a new date is selected.
“We didn’t make this decision lightly, we are very excited about the concept and will put forward a new suitable date as soon as it is practicable and we still hope all of the participants can attend.”
“Those that nominated ponies did so to assist in the memory of Ross Gigg and with that support it is only fair we give everyone the chance to attend.”
The harness meeting this Saturday night at Newcastle is unaffected and will continue as programmed.
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