Wow!! What an exciting few weeks the Burdekin has seen. Since the start of April the Burdekin has hosted the Shane Muspratt Cup, Burdekin Rags to Runway, Burdekin Sugar Rush, Home Hill Canefield Ashes - Cricket, Home Hill Sugar Bowl – Tennis, Burdekin Junior Eisteddfod, Burdekin Craft Spectacular, Intercity Tenpin Bowling Tournament (the longest running teams event for bowling in Australia which is pretty amazing) and the Justin Scott Fishing Classic just to name a few!
This weekend will see the Burdekin Grower Race Day bring thousands to town. Now in its 26th year, this event is a fantastic showcase of what can be done by a great club and amazing volunteers. The fashions on the day rival any race day in Australia as does the operation, organisation and execution of what is no doubt a mountain of work.
This event, and all the ones previously mentioned (apologies as I’m sure I missed some) are all a reminder of how the mighty Burdekin punches well above its weight when it comes to delivering events of the highest quality. I personally attribute this to the Burdekin’s amazing volunteer base. All these events would not survive without the volunteers who run them and the people and businesses that support them.
I’d like to thank all the clubs and volunteers for all that they do. We certainly can’t say we are starved for entertainment in the Burdekin.