{"id":34519,"date":"2013-05-27T00:21:43","date_gmt":"2013-05-26T14:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=34519"},"modified":"2020-12-18T13:17:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T03:17:51","slug":"goomeris-on-a-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/05\/27\/goomeris-on-a-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"Goomeri’s On A Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chris “Corky” Corcoran and Georgia Maclaren, from CROW-FM, swapped rock’n’roll for pumpkin roll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 27, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Goomeri Pumpkin Festival is on a roll after 17 years … and why not? It’s always a lot of smashing pumpkin fun!<\/p>\n

The warm autumn weather drew a good crowd to Goomeri on Sunday to enjoy a whole lot of pumpkin-flavoured activities.<\/p>\n

There was a pumpkin shotput, pumpkin bowls, giant pumpkins, decorated pumpkins, a pumpkin pageant, a pumpkin pull … even a pumpkin patchwork challenge.<\/p>\n

But there were also lots of other entertainment, including markets, a show’n’shine, belly dancing, bush poetry, a reptile show and live entertainment on stage.<\/p>\n

The crowd lined Boonara and Moore streets for the Heritage and Outback Street Parade.<\/p>\n

But the highlight of the day – as always – was the Great Australian Pumpkin Roll where pumpkins of all shapes and sizes were sacrificed on Policeman’s Hill in a bid to win cash prizes.<\/p>\n

The roll offered a $350 first prize in the adult category and $100 in the juvenile class, plus a $1000 lucky spot prize.<\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Busker<\/strong>
\n1. Chris Treuerkauf, Murgon
\n2. Rowam Edwards, Murgon
\n3. Tori Somers, Nanango<\/p>\n

Decorated Teatowel <\/strong>
\n1. Sheila Corps
\n2. Dawn Reardon<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Patchwork Challenge Quilt<\/strong>
\n1. Dawn Reardon
\n2. Sheila Corps<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Patchwork Challenge Quilt (Juvenile)<\/strong>
\n1. Peta Barkle
\n2. Richelle Bunt<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Pageant – Junior<\/strong>
\n1. Ruby Cavanagh, Goomeri
\n2. Natasha McArthy, Burpengary<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Pageant – Adult<\/strong>
\n1. Brenda Cavanagh, Goomeri
\n2. Dean & Chelsea, Tin Can Bay<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Mash Raffle<\/strong>
\nPeter Young, Maryborough<\/p>\n

Visitor Registration<\/strong>
\nPam Bloomfield, Kairi<\/p>\n

Sportsground Camping Prize<\/strong>
\nJohn Sanderson, Bribie Island<\/p>\n

Dinner Dance Lucky Door<\/strong>
\nAngela Kelly, Murgon<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Roll – Juvenile (243 rollers)<\/strong>
\n1. Meg Mason from Toowoomba
\n2. Ryan Leaman<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Roll – Adult (400 rollers)<\/strong>
\n1. Dave Eiser
\n2. Kevin Knight, Goomeri<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Roll – Sponsors (16 rollers)<\/strong>
\nKayla – FoodWorks<\/p>\n

Shot Put<\/strong>
\nJuvenile – Sophie Tiver, Woombye, 13.34m
\nMen’s open – Dave Arthur, Rainbow Beach, 25.18m
\nWomen’s open – Karin Larter, Nerang, 14.14m<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Pull<\/strong>
\n1. Steven Larter, David Eiser, Michael Larter (same team that won last year) 16.4 sec
\n2. Jason Tooley, Trent Osborne, Shay-mus O’Giles 17.6 sec<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Bowls<\/strong>
\nBrook Spicer, Murgon<\/p>\n

Giant Pumpkin<\/strong>
\nRick Laherty, 220kg, Kingaroy<\/p>\n

Decorated Pumpkin<\/strong>
\nPrep to Year 2 – 1. Eli Richards; 2. Connor McCouat, Connor Richards; 3. Maddison Richards, Hannah Dascombe, Kayla Dascombe
\nYears 3-5 – 1. Jacinta Rockemer, Renee Gillard; 2. Carissa Dascombe
\nYears 6-7 – Kaylee McKewen
\nOpen – 1. Damian Green, 2. Fiona Richards<\/p>\n

Whipcracking<\/strong>
\n8 years & under – 1. Clayton Reimers, Murgon; 2. Kadel Herton, Kyora
\n9-12 years – 1. Jordan Reeves, Caboolture; 2. Heath Reimers, Murgon; 3. Will Schasser, Goomeri
\n13-15 years – Teana Reeves, Caboolture
\n16 years & over – Colin Erbacher<\/p>\n

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And the Great Australian Pumpkin Roll for 2013 kicks off with the Sponsors Challenge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Daniel Villamon, 6, from Goomeri, with Sarah Hooper, from Murgon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Gwendolen Rooks-Naylor, 4, from Nanango, was ready to roll<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Pumpkins come in all shapes and sizes …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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… and off it goes, leaving most of its smaller cousins in its wake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Some of the large crowd that queued patiently waiting for their chance to roll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Men and their pumpkins … Gympie Regional Council’s Cr Mick Curran, Mayor Ron Dyne and Deputy Mayor Tony Perrett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Brenda Rooks, from Goomeri, was dressed for the occasion<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Kiera Mickelo, 10, and Celeste Purcell, from Murgon, were having a ball<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Bob Youngman, from Burpengary, was “assistant pumpkin roll judge”, helping Deryck Smith, from Boondall, who has been looking after this important task for 14 years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cooper Dimmick, 2, from Toowoomba, was imagining life as a fireman in ‘L’il Squirt’<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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The Smashing Bumpkins drew a good crowd to the stage in Dickinson Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Donna McLean, Owen Johnston and Karen and Marc Davis, from Hervey Bay, brought over vehicles for the car show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Robert Lingard, from Gympie, with his 1925 Chevy hotrod which he built 11 years ago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At the car show were Glenn and Karin Bryan, and Terry and Rhonda Mackrell, from Nanango<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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