THURSDAY 4 - FRIDAY 5.05.2017: Trundle Lagoon Post Office opened on 1 May 1889 and was renamed Trundle in 1892. The town is noted for its unusually wide main street. At 60 metres, it is one of the widest main streets in the country. The Trundle Hotel also claims the second longest hotel balcony in NSW. The little town of Trundle certainly makes an effort to ensure its' future. Since 2006 the town has annually hosted a B&S Ball. In 2011, Trundle took part in "Country Town Rescue" for the ABC. Old farmhouses were rented out for a dollar per week to encourage new residents to the town. A TV documentary about the scheme was broadcast on 27 March 2012.
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| OVERFLOW AREA! |
The town's annual festival called "Bush Tucker Day" is held every September, when Trundle's small population is usually increased 2 to 3 fold. The main event is a bush tucker cook off, where contestants strive to make the best tasting bush food. In 2012 the inaugural Trundle ABBA Festival (Australia's first dedicated ABBA festival), was held in the main street of Trundle, Trundle Memorial Hall, Trundle Hotel and Trundle Services Club in Forbes St, Trundle. In 2013, it won Event of the Year 2013 honours at the Parkes Shire Australia Day Awards, and features in the ABC Documentary "ABBA: Bang A Boomerang". The Showground fills with caravans and then the Racecourse is used as the overflow area - some 700 odd caravans!
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| CAROLE & CUBBY |
We are staying with Cathy Pearsall (aka Cubby), we both know Cubby from our softball days many eons ago! Cubby has a menagerie of animals that have been rescued, donated and adopted - an alpaca, hens, roosters, ducks, cats etc, etc. Loved meeting all the animals.
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