Dirt n Dust Festival

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Dirt n Dust Festival
GenreVarious
Location(s)Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia
Years active1994–2019
Websitewww.dirtndust.com

The Dirt n Dust Festival was an annual sporting and music festival held in the rural town of Julia Creek, 646 kilometres (401.4 mi) west of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was one of the biggest annual events of its type in Queensland.

The festival took place over a three-day weekend in mid-April each year. It featured triathlon, horse races, bull rides, bog snorkelling, Australia's Best Butt Competition and live country music artists. The triathlon was renowned for being one of the toughest triathlons in Australia, particularly because of its extreme, tough conditions. About 3,500 patrons attended annually over the weekend for a full, authentic festival experience.[1]

The triathlon was the festival's main event. It featured an 800-metre creek swim, a 25-kilometre bike ride on the Flinders Highway and a five-kilometre run around the town.[2] The triathlon was won five times by Brisbane triathlete .[3] World-renowned triathletes like Brad Bevan, Courtney Atkinson, Loretta Harrop and Emma Jackson have also competed in the event.

The event received funding under Tourism and Events Queensland's Regional Development Program.[4] The non-for-profit organisation spent a considerable amount of time lobbying for sponsorship and funding through various sources each year.[citation needed]

The event was easily identifiable through its logo usage of the Roobock Man, which was designed by Julia Creek-local Sharon Fayers.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 and 2021 festivals were cancelled.[5][6]

In July 2021, it was announced that due to a lack of volunteers and there being no committee to run the event, the Dirt N Dust Festival would be permanently discontinued and there would be no more festivals held.[7][8]

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  1. ^ "Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Festival 2014". Katter's Australian Party. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. ^ Kate Stephens (20 April 2015). "Dirt n Dust Festival: Winner makes it five in a row in tough outback Queensland triathlon". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Betten wins Dirt n Dust Triathlon". Townsville Bulletin. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. ^ "$1.5 million funding boon for regional Queensland events". The Morning Bulletin. Capricornia Newspapers. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. ^ Campbell, Samantha (16 March 2020). "Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Festival cancelled due to COVID-19 fears". The North West Star. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ^ Campbell, Samanatha (20 January 2021). "Julia Creek Dirt N Dust Festival cancelled for 2021". The North West Star. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. ^ Brown, Trudy (2 July 2021). "DONE N DUSTED: Lack of committee ends popular festival". Townsville Bulletin. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  8. ^ Barry, Derek (2 July 2021). "Julia Creek Dirt N Dust Festival has had to close down". The North West Star. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

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