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2026 Burdekin Water Festival Junior and Senior Ambassadors (back) Judah Donald (Burdekin Christian College), Olivia Pavone (Feed Me Food), Ella Pirrone (Rotary Club of Ayr), Blaize Palmer (Burdekin Motors), Zylon Dallecort (Burdekin Neighbourhood Centre and CORES QLD), Lillea Levitt (Burdekin Netball Association), and Amara Boccalatte (BT Farms), (front) Jaxsyn Pearce (Ayr State School), Edith Innes (East Ayr State School), Ashlyn Pearce (Lower Burdekin Celtic Dancing Association), Aria Fiamingo (St Francis Catholic School), Amity Power (Campbell’s Jewellery), Amity Baxter (The Burdekin Academy), Evie Totorica (Ayr Motorcycle Club), and Mia Bojack (Burdekin Christian College). Photo credit: Shay Kratzmann Photography
Continuing a tradition that has brought the community together for almost 70 years, the 2026 Burdekin Water Festival season was officially launched on Friday 19th June, kicking off a new year of celebrations under the theme River Country, Burdekin Style.
Held at the Burdekin Theatre Forecourt, the Burdekin Water Festival Community Launch marked the official beginning of this year’s Festival program, bringing together community members, families, sponsors and supporters for an evening of entertainment and celebration.
The 2026 Festival will also make history, with several significant milestones achieved within the Ambassador Program. For the first time since the Festival began in 1958, two male Senior Ambassadors have been introduced, marking a major moment in the program’s long-standing history. This year has also seen a range of new community organisations joining as first-time supporters, strengthening the program’s ties across the Burdekin region.
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