Woolfest In Boorowa

About an hour or so outside Canberra is the small town of Boorowa. Every year they put on something called Woolfest, basically a big celebration of the mighty sheep. The highlight is, er, shall we say, the Running of the Wools!

The main drag of Boorowa is closed for the event and the sheep are penned at one end, prepped for their big sprint.

Big balloon sculpture of the celebrity of the day. Parade undercard, old tractors.

Cool demo, the still manual art of shearing. Did the shearer do the top of his head first?

Another cool demo, confident kelpie corralling some sheep. The sheep had no chance. Awww, automatic pet me critters, mad adorbs. If only possible to house break them.

Finally, the big event, the sheep sprint. Reality: a frantic run down the street to a roundabout and then back to the pen. The reality reality: down to the roundabout, get stuck turning around, jump over shrubs, send spectators for cover. Excellent show!

Bringing Your Worst To The Sh*tbox Rally

There's a great event in Australia that raises money to fight cancer. It's a sort of rally car race, lasting several days and the only requirement is that your vehicle must be worth less than $1,500. In other words, a real shitbox.

The rallies are held a few times a year with different starting, ending points. One race started in Canberra and going to see the collection of shitboxes proved to be an event in itself.

Mmm, morning steam and smog. Not quite F1.

A big part of the fun of Shitbox is customizing your crapmobile. Why spend $1,500 on auto gear when you can add a boat or a Thomas the Tank Engine front?

If you're going to cover your car in grass, make sure to bring the lawn mower. Nice vest.

Bring the noise. Shitbox logo and a surround of a million rocking artists. Barbie is ready to roll.

Bogan mobile, classic. The term Bogan is an Aussie word, used to identify, shall we say, white trash? A mullet wearing, beer guzzling, idiot. Shitbox and Bogan, a marriage made in road rage hell. Vroom!