The Opal Festival has finished for 2012…
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.
| Raffle | Winner | |
| 1st | Gold Nugget | Steph Hammer |
| 2nd | Tommy Crow Artwork | Col Irving |
| 3rd | 150cm Stretched Canvas- Peter Rowe | Yanni -Umoona |
| 4th | Stirling Silver Opal Inlaid Heart | Kayleen Patterson |
| 5th | 2xCarved Howlite Elephants | P.Foster QLD |
| 6th | 15 min Scenic Flight (3 people) | Elsie |
| 7th | Aboriginal Painting | Sipuvia Lippit Germany |
| 8th | $50 Voucher Bulls Service Station | Wearhouse Arcade |
| 9th | Opal Doublet Earrings | Krys Dunne |
| 10th | Fantasy Creature | J.Aslamatzis |
| 11th | $25 Voucher Opal Cave | Yanni -Umoona |
| 12th | $25 Voucher Opal Cave | Caltex Kypros |
| Novelty Events | Winners |
| 100mtr Sprint 16 & over Girls | Nicole Harry |
| 100mtr Sprint 16 & over Boys | Corey Edwards |
| Tug o War – 1st | The 300′s – Tracy, Olga, Alex, Julian, Paul & Patrick’ |
| Tug o War – 2nd | CAAMA |
| Volleyball- 1st | The 300′s – Tracy, Olga, Paul & Alex |
| Volleyball- 2nd | Josh Britton, Arthur Kyrlzaliotis, Kelsey Reynolds & Georgina Musolino |
| 100mtr Sprint Under 10 Boys | Leonardo Politzi |
| 100mtr Sprint Under 10 Girls | Chelsea Bowman |
| 100mtr Sprint Under 16 Boys | Jai Holtman |
| 100mtr Sprint Under 16 Girls | Evanna Williams |
| Opal King1st | David Gilbey |
| Opal King 2nd | Andrew Digaman |
| Opal King 3rd | Esperiot Musolino |
| Opal Queen – 1st | Olga Trouptsis |
| Opal Queen – 2nd & 3rd (Tied) | Jasmine Richards & Kristy Hasting |
| Sacks of Opal – Mens | Esperino Musolino |
| Sacks of Opal – Ladies | Sheri Schulack |
| Toss the Sausage – Mens | Jack Duncan |
| Toss the Sausage – Ladies | Nadia Lyons |
| Street Parade | Winners |
| Overall Winner | CFS |
| Originality | Out of School Care |
| Best Costumes | Fairy Float |
| Best Colour | Lions Club |
| Most Creative | Umoona Community Child Care |