Well the Opal Festival is over for another year.  Despite a rain delay all who attended had a great time.  The novelty events were popular as was the band and the circus act at the beginning of the festival.  Time changes for events were necessary and unfortunately some events/entertainment was cancelled.  Thank you to all the fantastic volunteers, stall holders, parade entries and competitors for making it a very successful day.

Opal Festival 2013 Results

Opal Festival Raffle

The raffle was drawn on stage at the Oval on the 31^st March 2013.  The winners are listed below:

1st Prize               Gold Nugget – Maxine Hoad

2nd Prize             Dianne Williams Artwork – Yanni – Umoona Mine

3rd Prize              Peter Rowe Photographic – Peter Rowe – kindly redrawn, C.Oerzmann

4th Prize              SS Opal Pendant – Michael Smefau

5th Prize              Carved Elephant & Blower – Philip Lewis

6th Prize              Umbertos Restaurant Voucher – Sarah Pearce

7th Prize              Aboriginal Painting – B.Bockison, Qld

8th Prize              $50 Bulls Voucher – Dawn Jones

Opal Walk

The Opal Walk was drawn on the 2^nd April 2013 at the District Council of Coober Pedy council chambers by Deserey Jones and witnessed by Kezia Manning.  The winner was Lucy Lloyd-DeVizio from Vale Park.

Street Parade   

Best Float, Dawn Jones – Fairies
Best Use of Colour, Catacomb Church
Best Costumes, OSHC (Karen Jones)
Most Creative, Lego Club (Monique Harding)
Inspired by Opal, Joan Andrew

No entries for the Best Dressed Push Bike

Novelty Event Results

Congratulations to all the winners of the novelty events at the Opal Fesival this year.

Sacks of Opals  

Ladies 1st Place – Nicola Crisa
Mens 1st Place – Ess Musolino

CFS Water Slide

Mens Open – Luke Kenny
Boys U15 – Arthur Kyrtzaliotis
Womens Open – Bindi Simpson
Girls U15 – Cancelled

Back hoe Challenge       

Open – Patrick Keanemeu

50m Sprint         

Girls Under 10 years – cancelled
Boys Under 10 years – Sebastian Coesch

100m Sprint       

Girls 10 – 16 years – cancelled
Boys 10 – 16 years – Clint Andilacato
Ladies 1st Place – Stacey Mibus
Mens 1st Place – Corey Edwards

Water Balloon Toss       

Under 15 years – Steven & Sebastian
Parent & Child – Tanya & Stepheney
Open Pairs – Dylan & Cameron

ALF Challenge   AFL

Boys – Cancelled

Netball Challenge

Ladies 1^st place- Georgina Musolino
2^nd place – Charissa Murray
Mens 1^st place- Paolo Bulotano
2^nd place- Lachlan Rogers

Toss the Sausage            

Ladies 1st Place – Nadia Lyons
Mens 1st Place – Brad Jones
Under 15yrs Girls – Ayla Foreman
Under 15yrs Boys – Jye Burgess

Opal King           

1st – Arthur Kyrtzaliotis
2nd – Ess Musolino
3rd – James

Opal Queen      

1st – Bindi Simpson
2nd  – Nicole Nikoloudis

Tug O War          

1st Place – CAAMA Radio
2nd  Place      – Coober Pedy CFS

This year will see the return of some favourite attractions with the usual street parade from 1pm and novelty events including the tug-o-war and Opal King and Queen competitions at the oval from 2pm. To add to the line up there will be an AFL and netball challenge.

Mining type machinery will be on display and utilised during the backhoe competition where anyone can have a go at moving golf balls around with a spoon attached to the backhoe!

There will be a slip and slide competition and water balloon contest for those who want to get wet.

The kids will be able to compete in the Child Community Links box car races with an additional new category for under 2 year olds being added this year.  After the box car race the Kids Fun Tent and jumping castle should keep the little ones occupied.

A new youth tent will help to keep the older kids busy this year.

Art and craft stalls will once again be selling their crafts.

An opal cutting display will show you what opal cutting involves and give everyone a chance to ask their opal questions.

Entertainment will include the hilarious comedian Troy Kinne, juggling acts, a fire show and fireworks.

Dance to the fantastic music of Adelaide band “Keep the Change” until the festival closes at 10pm.

Oval Entry Price: $7 per Adult, $3 per child under 18. (Children under 2 Free).

Open your calendars and save the 30th March 2013 for all the fun, colour and excitement of the 2013 Coober Pedy Opal Festival.  Planning is underway with comedy acts, a great band, novelty events and many other attractions getting set to bring Coober Pedy alive on Easter Saturday.

Well the 2012 Coober Pedy Opal Festival is over.  It was a great weekend with a huge community involvement.  The parade was fantastic as were all of the stalls and events at the oval.  Thank you to everyone involved in the event and everyone who attended.

Here are the raffle and Novelty Event results.

The CrackUp Sisters are coming to The Coober Pedy Opal Festival – get excited …cause they sure are.

These two rascally far western Queensland characters S.T Ruth ( better known as Struth) and little sister B-Ute will have you in stitches as they strut, crack and tumble their way through incredibly physical shows. They smash together slapstick acrobatic comedy, stunts, dance, jokes, liberty horse-sheila-ship and some world class stock whipcracking in ways you’ve never seen before.

The sisters have a burning passion for the Australian Stockwhip and will love to share ways the audience can integrate stock whips into everyday life. Their other passions to share will be eating meat pies, becoming female bull riders and professional windmill construction – yep these two are masters of the ridiculous.

The CrackUp Sisters have performed their very unique, Australian bush humour across the country from Freemantle Street Festival in WA, to Winton Outback Festival from The Perth Royal to Brisbane Royal. They’ve hosted the John Williamson Great Australian Muster, been a hit at a 50th birthday party and featured at The Calgary Stampede in Canada.

They are classic Aussie chicks with a whole lot’a grit and wit, you won’t believe their antics but you’ll love watching them get away with it!

The Coober Pedy Opal Festival celebrates the end of a long hot summer and the commencement of what many hope is a very prosperous opal mining season.

Coober Pedy, Opal Capital of the World, not only produces an estimated 80% of the worlds opal, it boasts over 45 different nationalities and is one of the most multicultural towns in Australia.

The Opal Capital of the World is also unique for its underground living lifestyle and famous landscapes featured in many films.

The Opal Festival celebrates all these features and is the biggest local event of the year.

This years festival is set to once again bring the colour and festival atmosphere to Coober Pedy. The weekend will kick off with the Opal Festival Ball at the Desert Cave with the Flaming Sambuccas. Saturdays attractions will include a street parade, Volleyball competition, sumo suits, kids fun tent, pony rides and whip cracking comedy with The Crackup Sisters , . Xtreme Trials motorbike trials show returns, tower of terror, fireworks, music by the Flaming Sambuccas, food and drinks and Arts and Crafts. Scenic flights are available again all Easter weekend with Wrightsair.

See this link for more 2012 Opal Events