Cloncurry has an action packed day ahead as the town and shire celebrates Australia Day on Thursday, January 26.
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Cloncurry’s Australia Day Awards start at 9am at the Cloncurry Community Precinct.
Australia Ambassador Dr Tim Baker will be special gust with a free barbecue brunch after the ceremony.
It is followed by an Australia Day sports event at 2pm at the Cloncurry Recreation Grounds with bush cricket, a tug-of-war competition with $500 for the winning team and some old Australia Day games.
You must nominate teams for tug-of-war and cricket with Cloncurry council by January 24.
Celebrations conclude that evening with a free Australia Day Dive in Movie at Cloncurry Swimming Pool.
Entry is at 7pm with the movie to start 7.45pm.
There will also be a free sausage sizzle.
Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
