Darkan Sheepfest

A good old country show with all things sheep and more!

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🏆 BEST PET SHEEP COMPETITION

We are back again for Sheepfest 2024!
Categories are:
🐑 Best Name, Best Looking, Best Behaved
and then maybe being 'Supreme Pet Sheep Champion'.
Simply post a photo below of your pet sheep, it’s name, age and home town. Entries close 1st Feb.

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Calling all shearers, wool handlers and shed staff! Entries for our 2024 Act Belong Commit Darkan Sheepfest Shears is now open. See the entry form below or contact Sarah Buscumb 0418445879 for further details.

Know someone who should be in the spotlight? Tag them below!

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🐑 Exciting news! 🐑

Get ready for Act Belong Commit Darkan Sheepfest 2024! This year it's all about igniting the passion for sheep and wool among the next generation.

Are ewe part of the next generation?

#thenextgeneration #darkansheepfest

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Please help us make wool go viral! Act Belong Commit Darkan Sheepfest would love you to join our #WOOLWORKFORCE social media campaign. It’s very easy to join! All you need is a photo or video of you supporting or working in the sheep and wool industry and hashtag #WOOLWORKFORCE

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HOT OFF THE SHEEPFEST PRESS! Thanks to @woolinnovation Iris & Wool @SteveNoa10 and Zaine for contributing to our article #darkansheepfest #puttingwoolbackonthetable #woolworkforce

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@pc602 Tam’s Tree on the Coalfields Road is spreading the mental health message to as many passers by as possible. It’s permanent home will be at the Darkan Playground. You can read more about Tam’s story and The Blue Tree project on Darkan Sheepfest Facebook page. Thanks for caring😊

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The future of sheep in Australia is secure... if these little sheep farmers are left in charge! #sheep #bestpet #bestbehaved #bestlooking #darkansheepfest

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TAMs Tree - Talk About Mentalhealth brings towns together and keeps the Blue Tree Project conversation going https://t.co/mgbu1Qb2vQ

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This year in rural Australia conversations about how we are holding up are more important than ever. So Darkan Sheepfest will now be shouting it from the treetops! Thank you Blue Tree Project for letting us spread your important message. #bluetreeproject #mentalhealth

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Kate Hannah, an upcoming Perth Fashion designer recently showcased P’Junk at LA Fashion Week and has now brought her range back to her hometown and Darkan Sheepfest. Who knew wool could be so cool?! #pjunk #wool #fashion #socool #darkansheepfest

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Rural push for resurgence of Young Farmer Challenge events in WA. Dowerin Field Days and now Darkan Sheepfest have well and truly set the challenge! Which WA rural town is next?! #youngfarmerchallenge #farming #youth #fun #darkansheepfest

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Farmer vs Footballer: Farm Boot Foot Race proves farmers are faster! Dan, farmer son in respectable time of 13.92sec. Mackenzie, farmers daughter 16.31sec. 68 year old farmer made it, 49 year old farmer pulled hammy at 25m mark! #farmer #footballer #AFL #rossi #darkansheepfest

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Breaking Sheepfest news! 9 year old Milo in2Cricket kid knocks Shire President Ray Harrington off his perch in the 1st ball into dunk tank which wins $300 pledged for @dollysdream_aus #doitfordolly #dunkfordolly #darkansheepfest #milo #cricket

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So who has ever worked with one of these in their hands? #wool #woolbale #stencil #balehook #aaam #notbatteries #woolshed #darkansheepfest

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Darkan Sheepfest to Dunk for Dolly’s Dream. Shire President, School Principal, Fire Chief, Local Shearer and many more to go down in the Dunk Tank! #doitfordolly #dollysdream #dunkfordolly #RuralMatters #darkansheepfest

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Did you know a group of sheep is called a mob? They mob together to feel safe and protected and become family. Maybe we should have human mobs instead of human gangs? #sheep #wool #Australia #findyourmob #darkansheepfest

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Darkan Sheepfest wins Community Event of the Year! Now that’s worth tweeting about!! #AustraliaDay #award #proud #community #darkansheepfest

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After you shear a sheep is it sheared or shorn?! #sheep #wool #shear #shearing #shorn #shearer #darkansheepfest #Australia

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After you shear a sheep is it sheared or shorn?! #sheep #wool #shear #shearing #shorn #shearer #darkansheepfest #Australia

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Farmer vs Footballer: Farm Boot Foot Race. Not since Cliff Young won his ultramarathon has there been a more exciting race with farm boots! #afl #footballer #farmer #farmboot #sprint #whoisfaster #darkansheepfest