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Stylish pumpkin hats on this team of Brisbane friends who have been dominating Pumpkin Festival competitions for the past few years … will they be back this year?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 29, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready, steady … roll! It’s time to climb up Policeman’s Hill in Goomeri again and send your pumpkins to their fate.<\/p>\n

The annual Pumpkin Festival will take over Goomeri on Sunday (May 31).<\/p>\n

Events get underway at 6:00am with a barbecue in the Food Hall at the Goomeri Community Building in Dickinson Park.<\/p>\n

The street markets will begin at 8:00am and run all day.<\/p>\n

South Burnett chef Jason Ford will be joining celebrity chefs Matt Golinski and\u00a0Glen Barratt on stage for a series of cooking demonstrations in Dickinson Park.<\/p>\n

There\u2019ll be free entertainment, whip-cracking displays, pig racing as well as all the usual pumpkin-themed fun, including decorated and giant pumpkin competitions, pumpkin bowls and pumpkin shotput.<\/p>\n

The Great Australian Pumpkin Roll is scheduled to begin at 2:00pm.<\/p>\n

Sadly, a familiar face at the top of the hill for many years will be missing this year following the death of former Kilkivan and Gympie mayor Ron Dyne in February.<\/p>\n

For years, Ron had always been amongst the first of the “rollers” to release their pumpkins.<\/p>\n

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