The fun-filled weekend is an annual event in Camooweal which begins on Friday August 25 with a lively street parade.

The infamous Ozzie Outdoor Mail Race is a staple event after the Street Parade, where the winner and runner up prize money has undergone a reform this year. 

The Secretary of the Drovers Camp, Ellen Finlay said the teams of four start at the Fire Station with their little carts, then call in to the Post Office to pick up the mail before stopping in at the pub to have a drink.

“They then race on down to Puma and grab a passenger and hurry back to the pub to deliver the mail and the passenger to a Drover.”

“This year we have changed the way the prize money is divvied out. The winning prize money is $500 so that whole amount still goes to the chosen charity but the team of four also get $500. In previous years the whole lot of money went to the charity.”

The runner up prize money is $500 which is halved to a chosen charity and the team of four.

On Saturday and Sunday the action moves to The Drover’s Camp site about 1 km east of Camooweal.

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The morning starts with Bronco Branding and a host of other events to tickle everyone’s fancy – music, poetry, camp oven demonstrations, an auction, a photographic exhibition and a race meeting.

The concert on Saturday night will showcase one of a handful of travelling Bush Balladeers still on the road full time – Tom Maxwell.

“We also have Bruce Lavender who is a singer of Ballads and Tim Sheed and Christine Middleton who are talented Singers, songwriters and storytellers,” Ms Finlay said.

The Drovers Festival promises to be an action-packed two-days.