Drovers Camp Festival

22nd - 24th August 2008

About the Drovers Festival...

Come and join us for a fun-filled weekend. Friday opens with a riotous street parade including humorous floats, musicians, horses and coaches culminating in a fun-filled night full of entertainment. All this takes place in the Ellen Finlay Park so bring your chair, rug or swag and lie back or join in the fun.

During the weekend, wander through our historical town and view the displays at the old Shire Hall and Freckletons Historical Store. Enjoy the top class art and photographic exhibitions and competition. Be entertained at the new Drovers Campsite, enjoy the traditional camp cooking, have a yarn with an old drover, listen or enter in with the bush balladeers and story tellers. To liven up the action, a Bronco Branding competition is on all weekend. There is plenty of fine food, company and entertainment for all!

2007 Festival Competition Results

The festival was a great success again in August—even though we didn't get the Festival Grant, we broke even in the end. It was great to see so many drovers from near and far - 69 registered this year compared to 54 last year. A great feat to have 11 registered drovers over 80 present.

TALENT QUEST

Junior 1st - Ben Allan, 2nd - Colin Rayment, 3rd - Rayment Children
Seniors 1st - Slim Jones, 2nd - Ross Brown

Bush Poetry

Bronze Spur Awards 2007

First - Ellis Campbell "Temptress Of The Outback"
Second - Colleen McLaughlin "Silver and Gold"
Third - Joyce Alchin "Combaning Harvest"

TEMPTRESS OF THE OUTBACK

Beyond the far Paroo, where the russet kangaroo
and emus stalk across the dusty plain,
a drover loitered slow by the spreading Warrego
and rode his horse with slackened bridle rein.

Festival Talent Quest

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