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Goomeri Pumpkin Festival

PUMPKIN PULL

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Festival Car Parking
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Change in entry to school oval parking for $2 for the day

A pumpkin palooza of competitions for everyone!
Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Get into the pumpkin fun at the festival and 'have a go' at the novelty pumpkin competitions.

Entry date extended
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Moffatdale Ridge Winery is sponsoring the inaugural Battle of the Buskers. Entry deadline has been extended to 22 May 2013.

Goomeri Pumpkin Festival

Enter the Goomeri Pumpkin Festival  PUMPKIN PULL 

On festival day, if you have registered on line, teams, take your registration receipt and check in with the steward at 12.15pm.

REGISTERING ON LINE:
When you enter the on line registration website, choose the Create a Team option and put your three team members in there. If the three members are registering separately, one chooses the create a team and the other two members can go through the 'search for an existing team' window.

Teams of three test their strength, speed and strategy as they load and pull a sled of pumpkins

  • ON LINE REGISTRATIONS AVAILABLE NOW - LINK FROM THE HOME PAGE
  • Nominate on line or on the day 
  • Entry fee: $5.00 per team  
  • Great cash prizes to be won

This is a team event. The Pumpkin Pull Competition involves teams of 3 pulling a loaded sled of pumpkins along an uphill course. This is a timed event over a set course.  The team with the shortest time wins the prize.

CONDITIONS:
All competitors must be 15 years or older 

How strong do you think you and your friends are? Nominate your teams of three (3) either on line or on the day at the Festival.
Registration opens at 12.15pm. 

Event location: Look for the 'Pumpkin Pull' sign behind the Food Hall in Dickinson Park

TEAM PRIZES

1st Prize    Winning team = $210 + team members’ names on Perpetual Shield  (donated by L & J Harch)

2nd Prize     Second place team = $60

Pumpkin Pull sponsored by Les and Joanne Harch, Sydney


GOOMERI PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
PUMPKIN PULL COMPETITION WINNERS

Year Team Members Town Time
2008 Denis Williams, Shane Denmar Kilkivan
Cedar Pocket
68 secs
2009 Lance Stumm, Aaron McArthur, Ray Stimpson Goomeri 12 secs
2011 Sean Maloney, Trent Osbourne, Jason Tooley Brisbane 14.05 secs
2012 Michael Larter, Stephen Larter, Stephen Surman Brisbane 16.38 secs

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