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Inverell Duck Race

In October each year the Inverell East Rotary Club host a Duck Race on the Macintyre River as part of the Sapphire City Festival celebrations.

The public purchase tickets with a duck number of them in the weeks leading up to the race and on the day the first three ducks across the line are the winners.

This event is a fundraising event for the benefit of Rotary’s many local community support initiatives.

2025 winning numbers were 325, 152 and 136

Winners: Karen Harding, Deborah Bartlett, Henry Dunk, George White, and Tyler Stasksay.

Corporate Race Winners: Inverell Transport Museum, L J Hooker, Top to Toe Beauty, Sapphire City Motor Inn, Inverell Caravan Park, Craze Dance Wear/Academy, G J Lavandar Auto Repairs, Inverell H Hardware, and Cameron Smash Repairs