SATURDAY 16 AUGUST
Start time: 4pm
Venue: Street Party (Short St)
Ticket cost: $15 entry per team
Try your hand at the outback’s own version of the highland games! Teams of up to three will compete in three different events to showcase skills, strength and wits, to win the ultimate prize - drink tickets!
Events:
The Gidgee Caber Toss - The competitor (called a tosser) must lift and toss a gidgee post so that it flips end over end and lands in a straight line from where it was thrown. The goal is accuracy. The ideal toss makes the post flip once and land pointing directly away from the thrower.
The (water-bomb) Shootout - Competitors will be paired with each other through a random draw. Each competitor will hold two water balloons, after 5 paces away from each other they will turn and ‘shoot’. The first person to get wet loses.
Sheaf Throw - Each competitor will use a pitchfork to throw a
hay-filled bag as high as possible. Highest throw, over a
designated rope, wins.
Rules:
Each team can have up to three competitors
Each team member must compete in at least one event
The competitor will have ONE attempted at their chosen event/s
Judges rulings are final
The winning team will receive $200 worth of bar tickets to be used at the festival (RSA rules apply)