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Pancakes, anyone? Snappily attired chefs Kerry Dunn, Janet Powne, Deanna Citiolin and Kristine Vaulch gave the Pancake Stand a special style at this year’s St Joey’s fete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 9, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Joseph’s Catholic School in Murgon held its annual fete on Friday night and it was – as always – one of the biggest nights in town.<\/p>\n

Visitors came from Murgon, Cherbourg, Wondai, Wheatlands, Moffatdale and other localities all around the district to sample the delights of the fete’s many stalls, which offered everything from delicious home-cooked cakes and sweets to freshly cooked pancakes and hot chips.<\/p>\n

More adventurous souls could scale the multi-storey slippery dip which towered over the school’s oval for an ultra-rapid descent, or toss balls at the Dunking Machine’s bulls-eye to see if they could sink a succession of very wet volunteers.<\/p>\n

This year, Fr Michael Carroll was the first to sit on the target stand and he soon had cause to lament the deadly accuracy of local ball-throwers.<\/p>\n

There was also plenty to tempt punters, who could try their skills on the Lob-A-Choc Stand, or cast their fate to the winds with exotic Chook Lotto.<\/p>\n

The fete is a fundraiser for the school and parish and over many years has grown to become an icon on Murgon’s social calendar.<\/p>\n

Almost all the stands at the fete are run by local volunteers offering mostly local goods, many lovingly produced in home kitchens and others made and cooked fresh on-site.<\/p>\n

The fete is traditionally held in the first few days of Spring to avoid conflicting with preparations for important end-of-year exams.<\/p>\n

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Monique Pearson and Ryan Ramsey from Murgon Police wait for chips from Cherbourg Police’s Amy Dalton, center; Amy is also St Joseph’s official “Adopt A Cop”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fr Michael Carroll was the first victim of the dreaded Dunking Machine<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Trish Wiley, from Murgon, had fun glowstick snakes for sale at the fete<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Winner! Caitlyn Carney, 10, from Moffatdale, won a chocolate bar on the Lob-A-Choc Stand from operator Jenny Cran, who rang a bell to announce every prize-giving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Busy bakers Stella Miller, Patrice Jones and Linda Brown ran the Cake Stand<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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South Burnett Mayor Wayne Kratzmann and wife Eleanor came along to enjoy the fun<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Is life sweeter in Murgon? Lyn Kelly, Gaye O’Sullivan and Shirley Hickey spent weeks cooking up the sweet stand’s ample displays to prove it is<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The giant slide towered over the fete and proved popular with visitors<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Carol Nguyen, originally from Vietnam but now from Murgon, had Japanese sushi on sale<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Cr Kathy Duff and Murgon’s Ian Jones were kept busy selling tickets for the amusement rides<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Margaret Hobbs, Bernadette d’Arcy and Teresa Hodson, from Wondai, ran the Arts and Crafts stand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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