January 27, 2024
South Burnett Regional Council, the Nanango Business Alliance and Nanango Show Society hosted a big crowd at Nanango’s exuberant Australia Day event on Friday.
Activities got under way early in the day with bush poetry led by Bruce Webb and a medley of Australian songs led by Peter Thomson.
After this, volunteers served up a hearty free breakfast of bacon, baked beans, sausages, scrambled eggs and toast for a crowd of about 300 who patiently queued up near the Showground’s undercover canteen.
Cr Jane Erkens recognised of Nanango’s winners at the 2024 South Burnett Australia Day Award winners: Joe Skok (aka Charlie Spagalli) and Sue Wallis.
Local singer James Webb performed the National Anthem during the flag-raising.
At 9:00am, attention switched to the main oval for the day’s athletic challenges.
These included the popular dog-jumping competitions (one for small dogs, another for bigger pups), senior and junior gumboot and thong tossing, and tug-o-wars.
This year, senior and junior contestants also had the opportunity to take part in two-truck pulling competitions where they tried to shift fire engines.
The day’s activities wound down about 11:00am with a formal thank you to the sponsors, community groups and volunteers who had made the day possible.
There were also Australia Day functions held at two of Nanango’s hotels and the Nanango RSL Club.
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