- Joe Macqueen; NOVICE SADDLE RIDE – 1 - Sam Stanford, 2 - Joe Macqueen; U18 JUNIOR BARREL RACE – 1 - Jordyn O’Toole, 2 - Mia Diplock – Barron - Brandy Durbidge, 4 - Chelsea Burness, U18 JUNIOR BULL RIDE – 1 - Toby Daley, 2 - Matty Ahern, 2 - Nash Cameron 4 - Joe Macqueen; U15 MINI BULL RIDE – 1- Blake Croyden, 2 - Ethan Coster, 3 - Dylan Starr,

Above: Best Character float - Rockhampton Regional Council. Below: Meraki Circus.

age group while Jharal Hixon, finding the nugget in the 12-17 years age group. As the silver and copper nuggets were not found in the junior pit after an hour, the Festival Association decided to divide the second and third place prize money between the 10 children who were digging at the end. Joint placegetters were – Jaiden Coombes, Wyatt Coombes, Dylan Crane, Rebecca Harris, James Haris, Alex Harris, Savannah Latcham, Grace Donaldson, Ashtyn Donald and Lucy Crane. Second (silver) and third (copper) nuggets were found by Tyler Cowley and George Tucker respectively in the 12 -17 year old group. Best Overall Float – Country Club for Accommodation, Best Commercial – Mane Street Hair Studio, Best noncommercial – Mount Morgan Central State School, Most innovative – Country Club for Accommodation, Best Character – Rockhampton Regional Council, Best Scooter/Bike/Skateboard – George Tucker and Encouragement Saydi-lee Coombes. The Heritage Minerals Running the Cutter winners were the CQ Bulls, followed by the Wallys in second place and the Anchorman (NewsXpress) in third place. The Golden Mount Festival Raffle donated by

Above: All Fun Parties provided another source of activity for the young and young at heart.

Above: Members of the Louie, Shaw and Barnham (Alley) families got together for the Festival.

Above: Shane Charlton (Heritage Minerals) with the winning CQ Bulls Cutter team Mount Morgan Outdoors and the Railway Hotel were won by Mark and Rosie (1st), C. Wooley (2nd) and Brayden Sealy (3rd).