In 2009, the inaugural "61 Weekend" was held in Dubbo and Narromine in aid of the McGrath Foundation. If you drive from Dubbo to Narromine via Minore Road, Rawsonville Bridge, Burroway Road and Gilgandra Road, you will travel 61km. This just happens to be Glenn McGrath’s highest score in Test Cricket, made against New Zealand in 2004.

Glenn McGrath was born at the Dubbo Base Hospital and raised in Narromine. As a result of this bond that he has with the two communities, it was decided to run a sporting weekend with "61" as the theme. In 2009 there were five sports that participated - a 61km cycle between Dubbo and Narromine, a barefoot bowls evening, a tennis afternoon, a 2 day paddle from Dubbo to Narromine and a 7 a side cricket day held in Narromine.

The weekend was run again in 2010 and 2011, with the number of activities participating increasing to 12.

This year the weekend will be held from Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th March 2012. There will be 14 sports participating in and around the Dubbo and Narromine areas - all with "61" as the theme.

There will be touch football, tennis, cycling, canoeing, soccer, snooker, darts, lawn bowling, croquet, chess, euchre, swimming, indoor bowls and even jazz! - with participation being the key theme.