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from What's On Southern Riverina - Winter 2023

Stay and play… ACCOMMODATION GUIDE

One of the biggest events on the Aussie calendar, the Deni Ute Muster, is offering even more over two days in 2023.

The famed gates of the Deni Ute Muster on Conargo Rd, Deniliquin will open Thursday, September 28 for early access to the campgrounds. The official action is then held Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30.

The musical line-up features some of Australia’s biggest names in country and pop music. The Aussie legends gracing the main stages this year are (in alphabetical order): Adam Harvey & Beccy Cole, Andrew Swift, Casey Barnes, Catherine Britt, James Johnston, Jayne Denham, Jessica Mauboy, John Williamson, Lee Kernaghan, Missy Higgins, The Whitlams, Black Stump Band, Travis Collins and Deniliquin artist Zara Lindeman.

But the Deni Ute Muster has always been about more than just music and utes. This year there will be more entertainment than ever before, activities and competitions fit for the whole family will be scattered across the show grounds.

Returning for 2023 are the hugely popular driving competitions, bringing the sights and sounds of supercharged utes competing across the GME Circlework, Just Country Barrel Races and Go to Wo competitions, together with some exciting new attractions.

For the youngest Musterers there’s the Rev It Up Racing Junior Racing Experience, where kids, teens and their parents get to race to see who the fastest driver is in their family.

If speed isn’t your thing, come and experience a Monster Truck Ride and see what it’s like to be a passenger in the back of ‘Bear Foot’ the monster truck.

The team from Black Snake Productions will also be visiting with a huge range of animals in their Mobile Zoo. There will be wildlife talks, venomous snake safety and first aid talks and a chance to get up close and personal with dingoes, possums, bettongs, crocodiles, pythons, lizards, turtles and more. Highly venomous king browns, taipans, tiger snakes, death adders and others will be safely on display in their new 6m long venomous snake pit.

Another new attraction this year is Whitey’s Ferret Racing. There will be five races each day with prizes up for grabs, and proceeds going to Deniliquin CanAssist. The Circus Dropzone will give people of all ages a chance to try their hand at trapeze, juggling, unicycling, hula-hoops and more.

Also new for 2023 is ice skating, with a synthetic ice rink to be set up at the muster site, and Bottle & Brush Painting Workshops will be offered to a limited number of patrons. Workshop spots must be pre-booked at www.trybooking.com/CGUGW and www.trybooking.com/CGUGU

For all those grey nomads, and those not so grey, come and catch up on all things Aussie camping, caravanning, 4WD-ing with all-round legend Craig ’Macca’ McGown on the Friday.

For all the littlies, there is some extra special entertainment. Six time Golden Guitar winner and the current Female Artist of the Year Amber Lawrence will be bringing her Kids Gone Country show to the SunRice Day Stage.

The team from the Bendigo LEGO® User Group will be on hand to help create a masterpiece made from thousands of pieces throughout the weekend, and don’t forget to stop by for a bounce with everyone’s favourite characters on the Paw Patrol themed, 12m long jumping castle.

Also making their Muster return this year are the Berkley Supertank, Australia’s Biggest Bogan Bingo, the rock climbing wall and muster sandpit, Peter Hodge Camel Rides, whipcracking, wood chopping, the ARB Bullride Spectacular, the Decentralised Demountables Family Centre and Carnival Corner, the Mini Muster Mobeel Competition and helicopter rides. And that’s just some of the list of things to do. Tickets and reserved camping for the 2023 Deni Ute Muster are on sale now. Go to www.deniutemuster. com.au for more details.

Nestled between the 9th fairway of the Deniliquin Golf Course and the Deniliquin State Forest, the Deni Golf Resort provides comfortable, a ordable accommodation.