SteamPunk rocks Nimmity

Nimmitabel’s SteamPunk at altitude Festival ‘come What May’ is a chance to have some fun, laugh a little, take some photos, catch up with friends and make new ones.

held this year on Saturday May 6 and Sunday May 7, SteamPunk has become of the region’s great weekends. You can see the fantastical outfits of others, support local businesses, peruse the markets, add to your outfit, learn more about the genre, meet some artists with their crafts.

Enjoy the Victorian Era inspired activities of tea duelling, the riding of penny farthings, vintage style games for adults and children. Experience a time that never was, here and now.

SteamPunk@altitude brings fictional times and places combined with modern to the Monaro village of Nimmitabel. SteamPunk is where the steam Victorian Era and the Wild West meet with the fantastical style of Punk; with family friendly activities, everyone is welcome.

Free entry with on street activities, market stalls, delicious food and plenty to see in a unique whimsical village atmosphere. as always coming in steampunk costume is popular, but attendance is encouraged even in everyday wear, come what may… See steampunk.in or fb: Steampunk at altitude for more details.

Saturday 6th May

10am to 4pm street activities & markets

4pm to late evening activities

Sunday 7th May

9am to 3pm street activities & markets

Phone: 0497 261 605 (text welcome)

Email: steampunkaltitude@yahoo.com

Website: steampunk.in

Facebook: Steampunk at altitude

The iconic event of the bush, The Man from Snowy River Bush Festival is returning in April. Now in its 60th year, the event will drawn in stockmen and women from across the country, eager to test their mettle in one of the Australia’s most prestigious competitions in horsemanship.

The Man from Snowy River Challenge is the showcase event for the festival, aiming to find the modern-day Man from Snowy River.

“The big change we’ll see coming in this year is that the Cross-Country and our Whip-Crack events will be coming together as the ‘Cattleman’s Crack’,” Challenge Coordinator Jasmine Pierce said.

“The essence of the Cross-Country will still be very much alive in this section. Our course is going to be shortened but you’ll still be required to be able jump a metre. There’ll be some sections with jumps and targets, some sections with just jumps and some sections with just targets, so prepare for an all-round section.

“The format for our stock handling section has also changed down to a single beast campdraft format.

“Our new event, The Stockman’s Cut-Out will be a working. Cow based event. You’re only required to do the beast work, not the dry work, so you’ll be doing your boxing, down the fence and then into your figure-of-eight to finish that off.”