COVID-19 & OUR 2020 BULL AND SELECT FEMALE SALE.

Based on current and projected restrictions on gatherings, we are hopeful that our 2020 sale will be able to proceed as per normal, in the live video auction format, with some adjustments made on site to accommodate social distancing regulations. As with previous years, we will also be interfacing the sale with AuctionsPlus to give those who do not wish to attend, or cannot make the sale the opportunity to bid. 
With this in mind, we will also be hosting an inspection day on FRIDAY 26th JUNE 2020 to give those not attending the opportunity to view the sale draft. We strongly encourage inspections during this time, particularly for those who are at risk or caregivers to those at risk. 
Inspections during the inspection day will be available by appointment, with appointment times allotted to attendees, so that we are able to better manage social distancing regulations. If you are unable to make this day, please get in contact with us to make other arrangements.
We will continue to monitor and adhere to the latest advice from the Australian Government regarding COVID-19. Updates will be made via our website and social media platforms if and when they are required. If you have any questions, or would like to make an appointment to view our sale draft, please feel free to give one of us or our selling agents a call!

The phenomenal success of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries has a great deal to do with the aesthetic of the TV show – 1920s Melbourne and a glamourous protagonist! This lecture looks at the dress in the 1920s, the designers who were influencing the style and the developments that were changing the way people thought about clothes. It is also a look behind the scenes, creating Phryne Fisher’s world and the flapper style so synonymous with the decade. It was a period that began to embrace sportswear, leisurewear, shortened hems as well as outrageous parties. It also looks at menswear of the period and the changes that were beginning to take place within the masculine wardrobe.

Webinar Series

The Expo gives your family the chance to discuss your educational needs directly with representatives of the school. Schools taking part in the Expo showcase the exceptional opportunities they have to offer, including full-time and weekly boarding, high academic standards, access to modern technology, a caring and supporting academic and boarding environment and a wide range of co-curricular activities.

Webinar Series

*** At this stage the upcoming 2020 Lightning Ridge Opal Festival remains on track for July 2020***

“Our committee has decided that we will make a finial decision as to whether it will go ahead or not by Monday June 8th 2020. Once we have made this decision we will notify all the necessary people involved”. Lightning Ridge Opal Festival Committee

Webinar Series

2020 Walgett Show Update

While there is still uncertainty with restrictions from COVID-19 a potential date for the 2020 Walgett Show has been found in the 19th-20th September 2020

"While we don't know what will be happening down the track, following discussions of options and also looking at the timing of other local events, the 19th and 20th September is the weekend we could find for a potential postponed Walgett Show this year.

We realise that things are uncertain with COVID-19 and it might  not be possible or safe for a Walgett Show to go ahead at that time, but for now we have a potential new date and will see how things go and keep you posted.

We are thinking of everyone during this challenging time and appreciate the encouragement and assistance from the ASC od NSW and Group 1 (North West Shows) our Showmen's Guild people, Walgett Shire Council and all of our valued supporters and participants and the community". 
Walgett Show Society.

The Killarney Bike Classic started six years ago to raise funds for our local cancer groups and also as a way to remember a local farmer and grazier, Mark Lampe who rode from Killarney Gap to Sawn Rocks with a group of friends for an Easter get together with their families. Less than three months later, Mark lost his short battle with cancer. Mark grew up in Narrabri and loved the district. He would be so proud of the effort and support from so many people that will help make other families lives a little bit easier when they have to face the battle with cancer.

At the start of the 19th century, Russia was still a newcomer to Europe's art scene. This lecture talks about the rise of a group of young painters known as the Wanderers who, from the 1860s onwards, forged a new and independent route for modern art. Their leading figure, Ilya Repin, evoked the realities of life through his paintings of people and landscapes. His major works would provoke admiration and controversy, establishing him as the most significant Russian painter of his time.