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Queens Maddi Gallagher, Sarah O’Shea, Sarah Shepherd and Julea Farry with the Home Hill Harvest Festival Committee. PHOTOS: Zeepaard Photos
Maddi Gallagher and Sarah O’Shea have been named Home Hill Harvest Festival Personality Queen and Charity Queen, respectively, before a crowd of 190 at last Friday’s Home Hill Rotary Gala Ball.
The ball was the culmination of a months-long Harvest Festival Queen Program, which saw four entrants—Ms Gallagher, Ms O’Shea, Sarah Shepherd and Julea Farry—each host a fundraising event for their respective supporting clubs and attend festival events.
Ms Gallagher hosted a record-breaking trivia night last month as part of her fundraising efforts, raising over $2,000 for the Rotary Club of Home Hill on her way to claiming Personality Queen honours.
A Rotary spokesperson said the club was “proud” of Ms Gallagher’s fundraising efforts, which helped the club to its second consecutive Personality Queen triumph.
Charity Queen Sarah O’Shea, meanwhile, hosted an Italian-style Long Lunch in conjunction with Burdekin Netball Association, headlined by a $10,000 major fundraising prize.
Burdekin Netball thanks Ms O’Shea for her dedication on Facebook, sharing: “We are so incredibly proud of Sarah and everything she has achieved throughout this experience. She has represented our club with such pride.”
Both winners delivered speeches on the night, thanking the contributions of family, friends, and their clubs.
The night also saw 2025 Personality and Charity Queens Eden Betteridge and Aliyah Gibson address the crowd, with Home Hill Rotary President Clive Williams also taking to the stage to mark the occasion.
“The Harvest Festival … brings people together, showcases what makes our region special and reminds us that behind every successful community are lots of people who quietly give their time, energy and effort to make these events so successful,” he said.
“Tonight is about much more than a beautiful evening, good food, music and dancing. It is about celebrating our community, recognising the people who make our region such a special place.”
Home Hill Rotary, which organised the evening, was “extremely pleased” with the turnout and thanked the Burdekin Shire council, sponsors, local businesses, community groups, volunteers, performers and suppliers for their contributions to the night.
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