National BUACA launch a success 2 august 2004

National BUACA launch a success 2 august 2004

The national launch of Bikers United Against Child Abuse (BUACA) in Canberra went off smoothly yesterday amid the news that there has been a dramatic increase in the number of child abuse-related reports in the ACT. BUACA.

 BUACA founder Pete Geary and members rode from Queensland to join their local ACT counterparts, along with local bikers, politician Jacqui Burke, patron Arthur Veno and a representative of the children's charity Barnardos Australia, Annette Kelly-Eggerton.

A quote from the press release:"We are a motorcycle social club, we are not vigilantes, we are not an Outlaw club, our focus is the welfare of the children of this country and the help that they require in a realm of those that would abuse them.
Our focus is the lack of governmental support and funding where attention to the cries of children has been largely ignored and wrapped in bureaucracy. 

We make no apologies that we ride and live in the fraternity of motorcycle riders, and this should not be open to innuendo nor ignorance from anyone. We are concerned people who intend to make a difference no matter how small or extensive or difficult that may be"

BUACA chapters enjoy support from all facets of motorcycling including enthusiastic backing from most of the mainstream motorcycle clubs around Australia.