More than 3,000 Lego enthusiasts visit Queenscliffe Bricks

ORGANISERS of Queenscliffe Bricks 2019 at the weekend say they were blown away by the community’s involvement.

“More than 3,100 Lego enthusiasts enjoyed the wide range of exhibits, play area and masterclasses at Queenscliffe Bricks,” Karen Pecar from Rotary Club of Queenscliffe said.

“This year, 34 exhibitors from as far away as Tasmania and Mount Gambier brought exhibits ranging from Lego puzzles, Star Wars to ski fields, bugs to books, dresses to dragons and everything in between.”

Ms Pecar said local Future Lego Master Builder winner Thomas McGregor, 10, exhibited his Custom Chevy C10 with (very cute) dog in the back, and the other winners were Adam Matthews and Tom Winter with their huge build Incident City Queenscliff, which took out both the People’s Choice and Exhibitors’ Choice Awards. She said they transformed sleepy Queenscliff into a disaster zone requiring all sorts of intervention from the military and emergency services.

The community event run by the Rotary Club of Queenscliffe raised more than $20,000.

This year major beneficiaries are ShelterBox disaster relief, Barwon Health’s Volunteers Patient Transport service and Rotary’s End Polio Now initiative.

“Lego guru Travis Matheson again worked his Lego magic in the Masterclasses, introducing physics to the participants and supervising some amazing tower builds and one epic demolition,” Ms Pecar said.

“We can’t wait to see what will be at Queenscliffe Bricks 2020 – pencil in June 6 and 7 in your diaries now!”