Forsayth Turnout

Being "Johnny-come-lately" Queenslanders we didn't know what a 'Turnout' is. Do we stay in town for another day or drive away like so many others did? We were told it is like a Show Day. "Like the EKKA?" we asked. No not quite that grand but 'everybody' will be there. We thought we better book into the caravan park or we will be homeless! Friday afternoon came and all we saw at the Turnout site was a couple of marques and a few temporary market shelters. We were thinking, this is going to be a "BIG" day out. But as it eventuated, it was a brilliant day of continuous activities. The crowds of families there totally enjoyed themselves. Full credit to the organising committee for a fantastic day.

Log cutting with a 'Crosscut Saw'. The winning pair, one male and one female, sawed the log in 13 seconds.

The greasy pig chase. This is the second release, the first time the pig ran into the exhibits shed scampering under the tables.

You can just make out the pig running behind the marques, it bolted through the cattle yards and back into the bush.

Girls sprint final.

Boys sprint final.

Girls whip cracking. This is the winner, same girl as in the sprint above.

Boys whip cracking, the winner.

Tossing water filled balloons, drop it and you are OUT.

Dog high jump. Some smart animals ran around to the side of the ute and jumped in!

This is the eventual 'Runner-Up' clearing the hurdle.

The eventual winner showing his style.

Apollo Bay Agricultural Show

The home of the Annual Apollo Bay Agricultural Show is the Recreation Reserve. We and many others are camping in the large area of the Reserve, that meant that we had a frontline view and access to all the proceedings. We were very fortunate indeed to be able to take in all the events and the atmosphere of the Show.

One of the featured 'exhibits' at the show was the live creation a massive timber sculpture by the chainsaw artisan, Rob Blast from Seville, Victoria. Comments as to the eventual finished appearance ranged from Hammerhead Shark to Dolphin but not Whale. This is strange from people who live on the ocean coast with migrating whales passing close by.

This South American Macaw was also in attendance.

An overall photograph showing the colour and action of the Main Arena.

Beside the Main Arena, squeezed in to every corner were supplementary activities such as sheep handling with dogs and childrens' high slide.

This young female Koala was lapping up all the attention from many children wanting to pat her.

The delicate finishing touches to the Whale.

The finished article. The whole project took about 8 hours to complete. The piece was later auctioned and fetched a price of $800.00

The final event at the Show was the canine fence jump. This Whippet was the 'Runner-Up' contestant, seen here scaling a height of around 2.35 metres.

The winner of the canine fence jump was this keen contestant, seen here scaling the height of 2.4 metres, the only contestant to achieve that feat.