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| Great Day Enjoyed by all at the Bush Bazaar! |
 After the rain on Friday, the weather was perfect Saturday afternoon for the Bonshaw CWA's Bush Bazaar at Goat Rock. A variety of market stalls and displays were on offer with a crowd in excess of 200 enjoying the festivities. Bush Poet, Jim Brown was our MC for the day and did a fantastic job. A large number of entries for the Texas Garden Club's Flower Show made a stunning display. Voting for the most beautiful blooms went into the afternoon, with QLD coming out as the victorious state in the battle between NSW and QLD to see who had the best blooms. A collection of great prizes were awarded to the winners of each section. Jenny Magner (QLD) scooped the pool winning the Red Rose, Multi Toned Rose, and the Any Other Coloured Rose sections, Eva Beard (QLD) won the Pink Rose, Judy Thompson (QLD) won the Specimen of Any Other Bloom and also tied with Jenny Magner for the Multi Toned Rose Section. Nola Dickinson (QLD) won the Stem of Multi Flowered Plant Section.
A line up of babies and toddlers entered in the Baby Show. Awards were handed out to Ava Morris for Little Miss Sunshine, Charlotte Krauss for The Girliest Girl, Harriet Williams for Little Miss Cutie, Mikayla Doherty for Little Princess, Byron Coultas was the Manliest Man, Tyler Krauss for Mr Chatterbox, Jackson Coultas for Mr Smiley, Mackie Krauss for Mr Personality, and Matthew Doherty for Little Prince. Jackson Coultas was awarded the People's Choice Award. All the money raised goes to the Australian Cord Blood Foundation for research. Special thanks goes to the Texas Wrigglers and Gigglers Child Care Centre for their sponsorship of the event.
A number of activities and demonstrations kept everyone busy. The Texas Line Dancers provided a great line dancing display during the afternoon. A number of teams entered the Egg Throwing Competition with Michelle and Michael Prenzler winning the event. The Rabbit Trap Throwing Competition was won by Will Phipps and the ladies winner was Amanda Anlezark. The Charity Auction in aid of the Texas P&C was a great success, drawing a large crowd of bidders.
A fantastic meal was served by the CWA ladies and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Live music provided by "Eleven 02" began after dinner and the dancing started and didn't finish until late! A great day was enjoyed by all with numerous charities and organisations benefiting from the event.
The organisers would like to thank the sponsors and supporters of the day especially Daryl & Dianne Rossiter, Paul Magner, the MacIntyre Gazette, The Stockman Hotel, Gooda's Wool, Inverell, Young's Variety, Texas Treats, Texas Wrigglers & Gigglers Child Care Centre, Goat Rock, Mick Collins and the Bonshaw Public School, Sandra Cox and the Ashford Central School, Jim Brown, the Texas Line Dancers, the Texas P&C, the Texas Garden Club, the Texas SES for providing lighting and traffic control, Kelvin Cox and Jacqui Press from "Eleven 02", Roma Bundock ? CWA Gwydir Group President, the Texas Lions Club, and the three young blokes who did all the washing up and helped clean up on the Sunday, it was greatly appreciated. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported the day and had a great time, we hope to see you at the next Bush Bazaar.
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| Christmas in July |
 On Sunday 5th July 2009, a small band of Goat Rock supporters enjoyed a scrumptious feast for the annual Christmas in July. A steaming hot lunch of Soup, Roast Beef, Turkey, Pork and Baked Ham with Vegetables, Pavlova, Christmas Pudding and Custard, and Trifle, was served by the girls, with everyone, in true Christmas style, eating way too much!
The Shed was transformed into a winter wonderland with snowflakes hanging from the roof and lots of decorated Christmas trees. With Christmas Carols playing in the background, it was a beautiful sight! Everyone was pleased with their present from Santa, a lovely candle and poem for the adults and decorated gingerbread men for the kids.
The kids loved climbing the rocks and had a great day. It was well into the afternoon when everyone decided they better go home, after such a fantastic day. Thank you to everyone that supported us and we hope to see you at our next function.
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| New Years Eve PARTY!! |
 Join us for a great New Years Eve Celebration at The Shed at Goat Rock on the 31st December 2009. Dinner, Music, BYO Alcohol. Send out the old year and bring in 2010 with style! Great atmosphere, great food, great time! |
| 2010 - Whats in Store for Goat Rock! |
 After a busy Christmas and our New Years Celebrations, 2010 will be here before we know it. 2009 has been a very productive year for us here at Goat Rock and we are very proud of the achievements we have made so far. Numerous successful events were held throughout the year including our annual Canadian visit, Shindig at The Shed and Brunch at Easter, Christmas in July, Father's Day Brunch and the Bush Bazaar. The kitchen at The Shed has received a new cupboard and bench. The storage sheds have been finished, which makes things a lot easier! A number of projects are planned for the coming months to make The Shed and Goat Rock even better!
Peter, Vicki, Amanda, Bec & Ashlee wish all our supporters and visitors a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We hope to see you out and about at Goat Rock soon! |
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| Goat Rock is on Facebook |
Become a fan of Goat Rock on Facebook
Goat Rock has recently developed a Facebook page. Please become a fan of Goat Rock and make sure you upload all of your Goat Rock pictures and videos onto the page. Share with everyone what a great time you had at Goat Rock. And make sure you tell all of your friends about us!!
Goat Rock's Facebook Page
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| The Shed |
A fantastic function centre for your next event! 
The Shed is a great place for all types of functions including birthday parties for young and old, weddings, get togethers, family reunions, any excuse will do! There is plenty of room for everyone! Kitchen facilities, tables and chairs are all available for hire. Catering can be provided or do it yourself!
Keep an eye out for upcoming events at The Shed at Goat Rock.
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| Mark it on your Calendars! |
Annual Canadian Visit 2010
The annual Canadian visit to Texas will be on the weekend of the 27th and 28th February. The Canadians will be experiencing some of the best of what Texas has to offer. They will be concluding their stay in Texas with a Spit Roast and Camp Oven Dinner on Saturday 27th February 2010 at Goat Rock. Bush Poet Jim Brown will be on hand to entertain everyone. This is a great chance for the locals and our international guests to mingle and learn something about each other. |
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