CLARENCE VALLEY CAMP
OVEN FESTIVAL (NSW)
The Camp Oven Festival,
running from August 19-21,
will feature camp oven
cooking competitions and
demonstrations, live music,
a bush dance, a bush poetry
competition, markets, great
food, traditional dance
performances, dog trials
and even alpaca shearing.
There are also fun activities
for the kids including
games, competitions and
workshops. Visit: http://www.
nymboidacampovenfestival.com.A TASTE OF EYRE
PENINSULA (SA)
This event held on the Eyre
Peninsula has evolved from a
simple farmer’s market to a
massive food and wine festival.
Held this year from August
9-11, the event will showcase
an eclectic mix of food and
wine, live music and amazing
views. Guests can indulge in a
delicious selection of seafood,
meats, smallgoods, wine,
baked items, olives and olive
oil, honey, condiments, fruit
and nuts and more. Visit:
http://www.exploreeyrepeninsula.
com.au.INNAMINCKA PICNIC RACES &
GYMKHANA (SA)
Held on the Saturday and
Sunday prior to the Birdsville
Races in late August, the
Innamincka Picnic Races and
Gymkhana is an entertaining
warm-up for the Birdsville
extravaganza. The Gymkhana
provides a unique opportunity
to witness outstanding displays
of outback horsemanship,
while the picnic races provide
an insight into the way bush
racing used to be. Check out:
http://www.birdsvilleraces.com.GYMPIE MUSIC MUSTER (QLD)
Australia’s largest charity
festival is celebrating its 35th
anniversary this year! This
community-driven festival
will be held in the Amamoor
Creek State Forest – only a
two-hour drive from Brisbane- and will feature more than
120 artists including Kasey
Chambers, Luke O’Shea and
newcomer Fanny Lumsden.
Ticket prices range from
$85-$370 per person. Visit:
http://www.muster.com.au.
IMINTJI STORE &
CAMPGROUND (WA)
The Imintji Store on the GibbR
Su
veg
only
Just a couple of hundred
metres away is the all-new
campground with toilets,
showers and green grass to
entice passing travellers.
Phone: (08) 9191 7699 or visit:
http://www.imintji.com.au.CAMOOWEAL DROVERS CAMP
FESTIVAL (QLD)
The town of Camooweal will
celebrate the 20th anniversary
of the Drovers Camp Festival
from August 26-28. Visitors
can enjoy top-class art and
photographic exhibitions, be
entertained at the new Drovers
Campsite, enjoy traditional
camp cooking, have a yarn
with an old drover, and chat
to bush balladeers and other
storytellers. To liven up the
action, a bronco branding
competition is on all weekend.
There is plenty of fine food and
entertainment for all. Check
out: http://www.droverscamp.com.au.QUEEN OF THE DESERT
FESTIVAL (SA)
Paint your wagon, get your
friends and family together,you to The Marree Hotel,
William Creek Hotel and
The Pink Roadhouse in
Oodnadatta. It will then
pass through the Painted
Desert to arrive at
Coober Pedy in time for
the local Opal Festival.
For more details: http://www.
queenofthedesertfestival.
com.au.TYRE & MECHANICAL REPAIRS
ON THE GRR (WA)
The only place you can now
get any mechanical repairs
while travelling the Gibb
River Road is at Over The
Range Tyre & Mechanical
Repairs, located about 28km
south of Mt Barnett. They
have an impressive range
of spare tyres, shock
absorbers, batteries, trailer
parts and more. Just don’t
expect any computer analysis
equipment, though there’s a
recovery service they will
contact if you have a major
computer malfunction.
Call Neville and Leonie on:
(08) 9191 7887.RON AND VIV MOON’S LATEST NEWS AND INFO
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