Hear the Bush Beat

Julie:

A wonderful festival was held in Condobolin last weekend for rural people from all over the state. Called Hear the Bush Beat it was organised by a local committee and had lots of activities for women, a men's shed with lot of health checks as well as interesting information and activities for the kids. A free concert was put on in the evening and it was a bit of a blast from the past for me to see Jon English on stage again. The catering for the weekend was done by the Salvation Army who were trialing their big new emergency catering vans and their contingent of 30 did a fantastic job.

On the Sunday morning the local churches and the group from the Salvation Army conducted an ecumenical church service and we used some of our funds to supply the food for the breakfast. Despite the freezing cold temperatures and miserable weather over 100 people turned out for the service and it was a beaut time of worship and fellowship. The Salvation Army provided a band and their young people performed a very meaningful piece of drama. Folk from the Uniting Church and the Catholic church set up the space and provided the technical equipment and other churches participated in readings, prayers and other parts of the service. It was certainly a time of blessing.