{"id":205780,"date":"2018-04-05T23:49:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T13:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=205780"},"modified":"2020-08-05T12:53:15","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T02:53:15","slug":"kids-have-a-cracking-time-out-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/04\/05\/kids-have-a-cracking-time-out-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids Have A Cracking Time Out West"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Katelyn Wheeler waits with other students for the Tent show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 5, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

A bunch of tired but happy families returned to the South Burnett on Thursday after enjoying a whip-cracking time in western Queensland over Easter.<\/p>\n

The group of students and parents from St Mary’s Catholic College, accompanied by teacher Lauren Arrell, left Kingaroy on Good Friday in a convoy of private vehicles for their outback adventure.<\/p>\n

There were eight families and 10 whipcrackers – a total of 28 people – in the travelling party.<\/p>\n

The students ranged in age from Year 1 to Year 10.<\/p>\n

Lauren, who teaches whipcracking at the school, said it had always been one of the ambitions of the whipcracking team to go to Longreach.<\/p>\n

They spent their first night in a caravan park at Mitchell where the students experienced the artesian spa baths and put on a show around the campfire for other travellers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They then stopped off at Morven for morning tea at Gidgee’s Bush Camp where they put on another impromptu performance.<\/p>\n

The convoy then headed to Ilfracombe where they spent the night at the Wellshot Hotel which was hosting a Speed Shears competition.<\/p>\n

“They performed at the hotel that night and were a huge hit,” Lauren said.<\/p>\n

On Easter Sunday, the convoy travelled on to Longreach where they stayed at Outback Pioneers and explored the heritage experiences offered by the Kinnon family for a couple of days, including stagecoach rides, a riverboat cruise, an old-time Tent Show, smoko and scones and a campfire dinner featuring billy tea, damper and a camp oven stew.<\/p>\n

They even experienced what going to the movies used to be like … watching the 1956 Aussie film “Smiley”, which was shot in Augathella, in canvas deck chairs.<\/p>\n

The whipcrackers performed to about 80 guests at Outback Pioneers on Monday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“They had fun wherever they went, and it was educational,” Lauren said.<\/p>\n

“They learned about artesian water and what it’s like to be in sheep country, which was an experience for them because most come from cattle properties.<\/p>\n

“And they met a lot of different people along the way.”<\/p>\n

She said it was “more than just the whipcracking”.<\/p>\n

“The kids get the confidence to get out in front of people, and they put their own bit of Aussie humour into it as well,” she said.<\/p>\n

Along the way, a couple of the young whipcrackers also picked up a new skill – how to crack a bullock whip – which they have incorporated into their performances.<\/p>\n

“Whipcracking performances and confidence go hand-in-hand, but most of all, I want them to have fun!” Lauren said.<\/p>\n

[Photos: Lauren Arrell]<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Members of the St Mary’s whipcracking team in Longreach earlier this week<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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At the Ilfracombe artesian spa … Darcy Williamson, Giaan and Liam Zammarto, and Jack Maudsley<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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The Saint Mary’s whipcrackers fastened LED lights to their whips to add some special effects at night<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Connor Le Du, Darcy Williamson and Jack Maudsley waiting outside the Kinnon & Co store<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Giaan Zammarto<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Liam Zammarto<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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On board the Outback Pioneers Thompson River sunset cruise … operator Jeremy Kinnon with students Emily and Katelyn Wheeler and Hugh Seiler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Warren Wernecke with daughters Meg and Molly on the Cobb & Co-style stage coach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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