September 16, 2022
There’s twice as many exhibits for visitors to browse – and probably drool over – this weekend than at a regular Kingaroy & District Vintage Machinery Club rally!
That’s because the club, which is celebrating its 25th birthday, is also hosting the 9th Biennial Queensland Heritage Rally at its grounds next to Kingaroy Airport.
Exhibitors and visitors have come from all over Australia to take part.
Trucks, tractors, vintage cars and old farm machinery have been arriving at the club’s grounds all week.
The rally officially got under way on Friday morning but the main day is Saturday, with events running from 8:30am to 5:00pm.
Visitors on Saturday will get the opportunity to view parades of cars, motorbikes and tractors; watch raking, baling and hay-loading demonstrations; and the ever-popular tractor pulls and slow tractor races.
There will also be mobile sawmill displays, corn threshing and hammermilling and a peanut threshing demonstration.
More events are scheduled from 8:00am to 11:00am on Sunday (see Rally Program, below).
Queensland Heritage Rally event secretary Charmaine Osborne said there were 235 registered exhibitors but most had brought along multiple items for display.
There were also 40 stallholders selling everything from ice cream, coffee, chips and hamburgers to tools, craftworks and music CDs.
But the main highlight, of course, are the rows and rows of tractors, trucks, cars and machinery, including a very large display of working stationary engines.
The rally has a theme of “Anything and Everything Australian Made” which means there are more than a few Chamberlain tractors taking part, but all the other popular marques also have strong representation.
Charmaine said she was very happy with the number of exhibitors.
“It’s massive. The amount of vehicles is crazy!” she said.
Entry into the grounds is $10 a head on Saturday (under 12s free) and free on Sunday morning.
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Rally Program
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