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Old and new … former Nanango residents Pat McNamara and Vicky Cross, who both now live in Brisbane, chatted with Nanango residents Brenda Fleming and Lola McNamara at the reunion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 22, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

A much-loved annual reunion of past and present Nanango residents quietly celebrated its 58th birthday on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The reunion had been held at New Farm Park in Brisbane for most of its life, but two years ago it moved to Nanango’s Ringsfield House.<\/p>\n

This change proved so successful that organisers decided to make the new location permanent.<\/p>\n

But this year – with the threat of wet weather looming large on the horizon – a sudden relocation to nearby Nanango Showgrounds was made at short notice.<\/p>\n

Chief organiser Vicky Cross said she’d arrived a day early to help set up this year’s get-together.<\/p>\n

But after a wet drive through the Brisbane Valley she discovered the local weather outlook was just as bleak.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The Weather Bureau was forecasting a high chance of heavy showers on Saturday, which would have left us with a washout if we’d followed our original plan.”<\/p>\n

Fortunately, though, help wasn’t far away.<\/p>\n

Well-known Nanango resident Des McCallum took pity on Vicky’s plight and suggested she consider moving to Nanango Showgrounds instead.<\/p>\n

He told Vicky the large canteen area offered plenty of space for her guests, and more than enough shelter from the weather.<\/p>\n

“Des put in a call to Show Society president Les Schloss and it was all arranged pretty quickly,” Vicky said.<\/p>\n

“Les told us the Show Society had to cancel the Nanango Campdraft they’d planned to hold last weekend because of the weather, too.<\/p>\n

“That meant they had the space and we had the people, so it all worked out pretty well for everyone in the end.”<\/p>\n

Vicky was full of praise for Ringsfield House.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“They were really wonderful about it, and brought over the food they’d prepared so it didn’t go to waste.<\/p>\n

“Naturally, we’ll be back at Ringsfield next year when we hope the weather will be kinder.<\/p>\n

“It’s such a beautiful place and we just love holding our reunion there.”<\/p>\n

This year’s reunion attracted a bumper roll-up of 142 guests, made up of a mixture of current and former Nanango district residents.<\/p>\n

Guests spent the day chatting over morning tea and lunch or browsing collections of photos and other memorabilia some had brought along.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, a few took trips around the town to see how much had changed.<\/p>\n

Vicky said next year’s event will most likely be held on the same weekend, and any past or present Nanango resident who’d like to come is very welcome.<\/p>\n

To join the reunion’s email list, send her an email<\/b><\/a> or phone her on 0407-279-015.<\/p>\n

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Pat McNamara kicked off the annual Nanango reunion in 1961, and organised it until recently when Vicky Cross took over the reins … both women love the quirky event, which has seen attendance numbers rise steadily over the past few years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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